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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — Deja Vu
Album: Deja Vu
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Released: 1970
Length: 4:05
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If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you
And I feel
like I've been here before
Feel
like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground, hmmm
Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
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So what is going on under the ground?
Posted 1 month ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Still striking after all these years. 
Posted 1 year ago by Dragonfly_Launch    [ Reply ]
I was literally six months old when this was released. It's part of the background music of my life.
Posted 1 year ago by ElCamoteLoco    [ Reply ]
Somehow this sounds British (and I mean that in every positiv way possible)
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
ahhhh

the vocals

the harmonies

I remember freaking out as a teenager when my mom said she liked their vocals. But she always had a good ear for vocals: Ella,  Billie,  Peggy,  Frank. 


   
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Nice acknowledgement of David Crosby's Life , William.  Very saddened - although not altogether surprised -- to learn of his passing. His solo and CSN(+Y) work among my favourite music, which were also touchstones for much of the 1970's and '80's for me.  And his autobiography...so many stories.  Amazing he lived as long as he did.  Thankful his music will continue to be with us...
Posted 1 year ago by Chwkbud    [ Reply ]
 obispo wrote:

RIP David Crosby.  We owe so much to him.




Yes. A real talent that one. 
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
What a life! Thank you for all the great tunes, David.
Posted 1 year ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
RIP David Crosby.  We owe so much to him.
Posted 1 year ago by obispo    [ Reply ]
 acolt wrote:

Meh.




If you don't like it, hit the SKIP BUTTON.   CASE CLOSED!!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Dapps wrote:

I so wish I had a Magic Carpet to take me back to those times  -  or a time machine -   either would be just fine.




Works for me!!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I so wish I had a Magic Carpet to take me back to those times  -  or a time machine -   either would be just fine.
Posted 2 years ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
The slideshow kept swapping the same 2 images. Brilliant ! 
Posted 2 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Meh.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
Forever reminds me of my trips through Kakadu and Barramundi Gorge, when my newest Ozzie mates and I would put away a tall stack of stubbies every night around the campfire, and, luckily, I had this on cassette, and I was urged to play it, every night, at sunset...
I MISS THOSE SMILIN' WILD TIMES DOWN UNDER, MATES!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Queue wrote:
I'm not particularly fond of the fast part in the beginning, but then when it slows down....  

It had to have somewhere to slow down from.
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
Late winter morning, 8 a.m. A perfect song to wake up to.
 
Ditto in 2021.
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
I'm not particularly fond of the fast part in the beginning, but then when it slows down....  
Posted 3 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
In the early 90s as a college frosh when everyone was rocking out to....everything else, I put on my cutoffs, my hand-dyed peasant blouses, and blasted this album I checked out from the library on full tilt so loud my eyes crossed. GORGEOUS album never goes out of style. 
Posted 4 years ago by MavenofMayhem    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:


And so unique and of its time that you will never hear its Godlike again.  So enjoy it bigly.  
 Godlike...hmm. Guess I differ with this adjective. It was a great album and still brings me back. Not reincarnation, however. Maybe flashback?!
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Every day, my brother would swap out a car battery into his room. He'd connect his removable 8-track player.

I'd listen to Deja Vu on $60 cans.

True hi-fi. Stereophonic. Unforgettable. Exquisite.

I'm having a deja vu, baby.
Posted 4 years ago by tomcool    [ Reply ]
 Johnny-smooth wrote:
This whole album is "Godlike"
 

And so unique and of its time that you will never hear its Godlike again.  So enjoy it bigly.  
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
I sometimes think C.F. Martin created his guitars with the prescience of CSNY coming along individually and collectively. They were made for each other.
Posted 6 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
Nice.  Where did the Crosbys play?
 
The wee Vogue theatre.
Cheers, westslope!
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Just saw Crosby last night in a small venue, accompanied only by his son (James?) on piano.
Excellent show, the main revelation being that his voice is still in great shape.
He was in good spirits and chatted extensively with the crowd between songs.
This was the last song of the show (before the encore).

 
Nice.  Where did the Crosbys play?
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I'm sure I have heard this before! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 7 years ago by semolinapilchard    [ Reply ]
Doo Doo Doo - so great to hear this again!
Posted 7 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 Johnny-smooth wrote:
This whole album is "Godlike"

 
I have found that David Crosby's songs really have grown on me the older I get.
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Thanks for pointing memory this way
Posted 8 years ago by Gupradiotill    [ Reply ]
This whole album is "Godlike"
Posted 8 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
Just saw Crosby last night in a small venue, accompanied only by his son (James?) on piano.
Excellent show, the main revelation being that his voice is still in great shape.
He was in good spirits and chatted extensively with the crowd between songs.
This was the last song of the show (before the encore).
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Awesome
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I forgot how much I liked this, then and still now{#Cheers}!  Thx RP
Posted 8 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Late winter morning, 8 a.m. A perfect song to wake up to.
Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Always and everywhere once again feeling the DejaVu contained in this, every time, and perhaps the best opening of any song, EVER.
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
magical
Posted 9 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:

And then get the facts:  https://evolver.fm/2012/10/04/guest-opinion-why-24192-music-downloads-make-no-sense/

 
Yes, very nice article.  I'll have to bookmark that for a quiet moment and a careful read.  

As for Neil Young....  Terrific artist with a modest amount of formal education who tends to blow hard on a few issues.  I love his work and passion. 

Oddly enough, I used to play After the Goldrush LP and  Journey Through the Past soundtrack LP before going to sleep during a period in high school.  Even though I noticed how 'rough' some of the studio work was.  
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Nash, Stills and Young took risks allowing Crosby's unorthodox open tunings and jazz inflections.
It made them all the better, but still. They could have played it safer, but did not.
Posted 9 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Not my fav. on this album, but still okay!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Tonight on Radio Paradise, we will play the Crosby Stills Nash & Young classic "Deja Vu," a song about that strange feeling we sometimes get that we've lived through something before, that what is happening now has already happened tonight on Radio Paradise, we will play the Crosby Stills Nash & Young classic "Deja Vu,".....
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Time to Go Home to Deja Vu. Deja Vu indeed.
Posted 10 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:

And then get the facts:  https://evolver.fm/2012/10/04/guest-opinion-why-24192-music-downloads-make-no-sense/

 
Ooh, nice article.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 dpvest wrote:

ask neil how he feels about digital...

https://evolver.fm/2012/11/29/neil-young-pono-music-ecosystem-inspired-by-a-girl-fixes-digital-music/

 

 
And then get the facts:  https://evolver.fm/2012/10/04/guest-opinion-why-24192-music-downloads-make-no-sense/
Posted 10 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
keep taking the drugs ...

Great song from a great and trippy album. 
Posted 10 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
My English teacher in Junior High played this record in class (the year it came out, thank you) and had us do class reports on the lyrics and music. It was awesome!
Posted 11 years ago by k1j2cat    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

jocelynsart, I just love comments like yours ........ that make me feel so old.  My only salvation is that I heard it when it was new, and man, did it blow my mind: "We have all been here before," in hauntingly perfect harmony.

 
Personally, I was a baby at the time. I still like this song, however.
Posted 11 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
 prophetzarquon wrote:


vinyl versus digital?

 
ask neil how he feels about digital...

https://evolver.fm/2012/11/29/neil-young-pono-music-ecosystem-inspired-by-a-girl-fixes-digital-music/

 
Posted 11 years ago by dpvest    [ Reply ]
 jocelynsart wrote:
Listened to this album of my Mom's many many times - loved it
 
jocelynsart, I just love comments like yours ........ that make me feel so old.  My only salvation is that I heard it when it was new, and man, did it blow my mind: "We have all been here before," in hauntingly perfect harmony.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 eswiley2 wrote:
I must have played that album a bazillion times "back in the day."

This sounds somehow different... 

It's not deja vu I'm experiencing, but presque vu.

There's just something that's "off."

 

vinyl versus digital?
Posted 11 years ago by prophetzarquon    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
God almighty..

Do ya mean that once upon a time, R n R use to have harmonies, melodics, with a little dissonance thrown in and...ya had vocals and instrumentals?

Na...that never happened way back when.

Let's listen to some Foo Fighters, or Nickelback, or Linkin park! That's real R n R!

 
Ah, to be young again...

In 40+ years nobody will know who Nickelback or Linkin Park were. 
Posted 11 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
 QuestionMark wrote:

Sorry I forget , the bass player is?

 
Stephen Stills on some tunes, Greg Reeves on the others, I believe.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
D A N K E  R.P. so viele schöne 70 er jahre Songs   Paßt gut für s Feierabend und Entspannungs feeling {#Daisy}
Posted 11 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]
Wish I could sing.
Posted 11 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]

Sorry I forget , the bass player is?


Posted 11 years ago by QuestionMark    [ Reply ]
Listened to this album of my Mom's many many times - loved it
Posted 11 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
great period for music,brings back memories of a simpler time.{#Chillpill}
Posted 11 years ago by atthetone    [ Reply ]
I must have played that album a bazillion times "back in the day."

This sounds somehow different... 

It's not deja vu I'm experiencing, but presque vu.

There's just something that's "off."
Posted 11 years ago by eswiley2    [ Reply ]
God almighty..

Do ya mean that once upon a time, R n R use to have harmonies, melodics, with a little dissonance thrown in and...ya had vocals and instrumentals?

Na...that never happened way back when.

Let's listen to some Foo Fighters, or Nickelback, or Linkin park! That's real R n R!
Posted 11 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny} TJS wrote:
This reminds me of hash and good times.
 


Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs that I cannot even imagine my life without. A perfect 10!
Posted 12 years ago by trissi    [ Reply ]
Timeless brilliance, just brilliant!
Posted 12 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of hash and good times.
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Must be a generational thing.  I feel waves of nostalgia washing over me when this tune comes on.
Posted 12 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Probably my most favorite CSNY tune. Just a masterpiece. Love the little drum pop part way in.
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
David Crosby is perhaps the most overrated rocker of all time.

 
certainly in the Top50...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Some of the best guitar work and vocal harmony....EVER! 
Posted 12 years ago by mcullers    [ Reply ]
Geeeereatness!
Posted 12 years ago by jen3005545    [ Reply ]
Just excellent
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Takes me back. Thanks Bill

Posted 12 years ago by watme    [ Reply ]
blowing my mind, as most of 'em !

Posted 12 years ago by talabao    [ Reply ]
Great album, great song!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
David Crosby is perhaps the most overrated rocker of all time.
 
Kidding? :)
Posted 12 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
The Halo theme music sounds similar... :)
Posted 12 years ago by MacCool    [ Reply ]
What a great laid back set to complement the amazing weather we are having in UK - it's about 25 degrees at the moment. Alas i am tied to a desk.
Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
Super great. {#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 CascadianPDX wrote:
One of the best bands ever. Period. It's a shame to think how much good music we were blessed with in past decades, and now we have Lady Gaga? Buncha divas, mega egos and "product". Of course there are exceptions, right? That's why I listen to RP, on the off chance I'll hear something extraordinary.
 
You know our parents and/or grandparents said essentially the same things about music of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, don't you?  Perhaps you've forgotten, but there were plenty of mega-egos, divas, and "product" commercial musicians during those days too.  There is a lot more than just Lady Gaga and there are still a lot of people making very good music and many of them are played here.
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Well, we have been here before....
Posted 13 years ago by Mita    [ Reply ]
Could be my fav. CSN&Y song..
Posted 13 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
 Johnny_Wave wrote:
Meh, it doesn't hold up.  Maybe you had to be there.
 
Yeah, maybe you did.  Guess we can't expect everybody to recognize the timelessness of powerful lyrics, vocal harmonies, and Steve Stills' subdued electric guitar riffs.

(Hey, wasn't the album cover dark brown faux leather, like an ancient photo album?)
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Dèja entendu - quelle barbe!


Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
In a word, TRIPPY!
Posted 13 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
This wasn't my favorite song on the album when it came out, but then, I was young and stupid. I liked "Carry On." The deeper stuff flew under my radar.  Now, hearing this from older, hopefully wiser ears, I can appreciate the message CSN was sending. Still, there are things that can only be understood under the influence of drugs, so I'm shut out there. Ironic - I live in a state where gambling and prostitution is legal and you can buy vodka in a grocery store, but marijuana is a felony. Guh.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Da-doobie-da-doodun-di-doo - instamute! That jazzy mouth music has always really, really irritated me. It just seems so....chi-chi and baroque and affected.
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 j7 wrote:
"What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?"
What's this about?
Anyone?
 
I think they were referring to the counterculture movement - this happened shortly after the 4 students were shot to death at Kent State, remember.  What's going on down under you, - what is in your soul, your heart perhaps?

Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 j7 wrote:
"What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?"
What's this about?
Anyone?
 

Hell if I know.
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 thebrit wrote:
When I bought this album in 1970 — listened to it non stop forever —— never get tired of it and the variety .... . like all good things , they were fro the time of the time — only Neil Young has really kept going and done many other great recordings
 
Stephen Stills has done one or two things since then that are pretty good. 

Posted 13 years ago by paraclete    [ Reply ]
This album had a couple of decent tunes on it.
Posted 13 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
 Johnny_Wave wrote:
Meh, it doesn't hold up.  Maybe you had to be there.
 
Yeah, intricate harmonies get old fast.

Posted 13 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Meh, it doesn't hold up.  Maybe you had to be there.
Posted 13 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
When I bought this album in 1970 — listened to it non stop forever —— never get tired of it and the variety .... . like all good things , they were fro the time of the time — only Neil Young has really kept going and done many other great recordings
Posted 13 years ago by thebrit    [ Reply ]

Released 40 years ago - hasn't aged at all! (Unlike me...)


Posted 13 years ago by pkahl    [ Reply ]
Dèja entendu - quelle barbe!
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 jtarp wrote:
One of the first compositions that I remember having used the bass as a lead instrument.  Back in about '73 I was jamming with a guitarist (acoustic) and on his original compositions I was playing pretty straight and he stopped in the middle of a song; "No, no, no" he said. He tried to explain what he wanted but couldn't really express it in words Then, for an example, he played this song for me on the stereo and said "Do that." It was an evolutionary step for me and I suspect for other bassists as well. The song I give a 9 but the bass riff gets a 20.


 


Greg Reeves on bass: Is that correct?
Posted 14 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:

Ya know what? 8 - > 9.  There, I feel better!{#Lol}


 
Not yet rated -> 9. I feel better too! {#Sunny}

My only complaint about this song is that it's about 10 minutes too short.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]

Ya know what? 8 - > 9.  There, I feel better!{#Lol}


Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Deja Vu" Live (1991)

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
One of the first compositions that I remember having used the bass as a lead instrument.  Back in about '73 I was jamming with a guitarist (acoustic) and on his original compositions I was playing pretty straight and he stopped in the middle of a song; "No, no, no" he said. He tried to explain what he wanted but couldn't really express it in words Then, for an example, he played this song for me on the stereo and said "Do that." It was an evolutionary step for me and I suspect for other bassists as well. The song I give a 9 but the bass riff gets a 20.


Posted 14 years ago by jtarp    [ Reply ]
 srose96 wrote:


It may be true that Papernapkin cannot be reasoned with, but can one delve into the depths of his soul to discover why on earth he went with "papernapkin" as his handle?  {#Think}
Is it because it's something you blow your nose in?
Or wipe yourself with?


Posted 14 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:

and again, and again, and again. Enough already. Let's move on.
 
It's awesome that you listen to this station.  It's good for a laugh, to start with.  And you stay, which means despite the hateful noise you try to spew on the forum, you enjoy the music.  And that is all that matters.

Posted 14 years ago by james_of_tucson    [ Reply ]
Great freekin song, man!!{#Clap}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
david crosby is a genius
Posted 14 years ago by spiritintosoul    [ Reply ]
 That_SOB wrote:


On_The_Beach wrote : . . . so if it wasn't released yesterday, we should never listen to it again? Gimme Lady Gaga but forget Mozart, Duke, Miles, The Beatles, and just for the sake of argument, CSNY? If it's great, it's timeless, so why should we stop listening to it?"
—————————
That_SOB
Well spoken. Listening to this song is like standing in front of a machine gun
of memories. CSN&Y touched the soul of many a baby-boomer.

 

Well spoken, by both of you.  The places this took me, and still takes me........{#Clap}


Posted 14 years ago by dedawson    [ Reply ]
A ten - just too important, too evocative, to timeless to rate it otherwise.
Posted 14 years ago by onomasticator    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

Papernapkin cannot be reasoned with. You waste your breath on this buffoon.

 

It may be true that Papernapkin cannot be reasoned with, but can one delve into the depths of his soul to discover why on earth he went with "papernapkin" as his handle?  {#Think}
Posted 14 years ago by srose96    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

. . . so if it wasn't released yesterday, we should never listen to it again? Gimme Lady Gaga but forget Mozart, Duke, Miles, The Beatles, and just for the sake of argument, CSNY? If it's great, it's timeless, so why should we stop listening to it?

 
Papernapkin cannot be reasoned with. You waste your breath on this buffoon.

Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
One of the best bands ever. Period. It's a shame to think how much good music we were blessed with in past decades, and now we have Lady Gaga? Buncha divas, mega egos and "product". Of course there are exceptions, right? That's why I listen to RP, on the off chance I'll hear something extraordinary.
Posted 14 years ago by CascadianPDX    [ Reply ]
All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.


Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
i love this album... have since i was oh, maybe 9 or 10.
Posted 14 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
I just can't get past the mustache.
Posted 14 years ago by glowingparis    [ Reply ]
 j7 wrote:
"What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?"
What's this about?
Anyone?
 
LSD
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
An album I've purchased several times on different formats as the years have gone by. One of the best albums ever. (imho) I think the sometimes cliche term classic truly applies here.
Posted 14 years ago by tom-kenna    [ Reply ]
"What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?"
What's this about?
Anyone?
Posted 14 years ago by j7    [ Reply ]
Brilliant!

Posted 14 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]


On_The_Beach wrote : . . . so if it wasn't released yesterday, we should never listen to it again? Gimme Lady Gaga but forget Mozart, Duke, Miles, The Beatles, and just for the sake of argument, CSNY? If it's great, it's timeless, so why should we stop listening to it?"
—————————
Well spoken. Listening to this song is like standing in front of a machine gun
of memories. CSN&Y touched the soul of many a baby-boomer.

Posted 14 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
Awesome tune from an awesome album :)
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Many years ago I used to stay at a friend's home - he was always hosted large parties and everyone was always welcome to stay.  His late night routine consisted of putting this album (8-track) on when he retired and having the volume loud enough to be heard in every room of the house.  There were many moonlight/twilight/dawn hours spent with these tunes circulating and recirculating throughout. This music is now in my soul.  Thank you Marty!
Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
I'm looking ot the same boring office window I was last time RP played this.  Deja View?

Love the fluidity of the guitar on thisand the usual beautiful vocal harmonies.  9
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajam}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 15 years ago by hellokitty98    [ Reply ]


Crosby, Stills, and Nash - "Our House" Live

Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]