buffalo springfield - mr. soul - stereo remix

Edit for headphones, June 2021. A song of the album "Buffalo Springfield Again" (Atco reissue 7567-90391-2). "Mr. Soul" was the b-side to "Bluebird" in 1967, a nr.38 chart hit in Canada, nr.58 in the USA.
Neil Young wrote the song after he fell due to an epileptic fit during a performance with Buffalo Springfield. He wrote it while he was staying at Los Angeles University Hospital. In the text he is critical of the star status of artists. For example, the mucus of fans, false emotions in the music industry and show business itself. The guitar run is in fact an inside-out adaptation of Satisfaction. Says Dutch Wikipedia on this song.

Neil said: "A lot of songs take a long time to write. Generally they take an hour and a half, two hours to write. But this one took only five minutes."

Neil Young: vocals & lead guitar. Backing vocals & rhythm guitar: Stephen Stills & Richie Furay.

MR. SOUL
(Neil Young)

oh, hello mister soul
I dropped by to pick up a reason
for the thought that I caught that my head
is the event of the season
why in crowds just a trace of my face
could seem so pleasin'
I'll cop out to the change
but a stranger is putting the tease on

I was down on a frown
when the messenger brought me a letter
I was raised by the praise of a fan
who said I upset her
any girl in the world
could have easily known me better
she said, you're strange
but don't change, and I let her

in a while will the smile on my face
turn to plaster?
stick around while the clown who is sick
does the trick of disaster
for the race of my head and my face
is moving much faster

is it strange, I should change?
I don't know, why don't you ask her?
is it strange, I should change?
I don't know, why don't you ask her?
is it strange, I should change?
I don't know, why don't you ask her?
is it strange, I should change?
I don't know, why don't you ask her?
is it strange, I should change?
I don't know...

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