From Hank To Hendrix

From Hank to Hendrix er fra albummet Harvest Moon, der udkom i 1992. Young betragtede Harvest Moon-albummet som en slags efterfølger til Harvest fra 1972. Og faktisk synger Linda Ronstadt og James Taylor, der sang kor på Heart of Gold fra Harvest i 1972, her tyve år senere også kor på From Hank To Hendrix.

Young har siden 1992 ofte haft sangen på sætlisten, som åbningsnummer, og ofte med historien om, hvordan han erhvervede sig en af sine Martin D-28 guitarer, der tidligere var ejet af Hank Williams. Men den Hank, der refereres til i denne sang er slet ikke Hank Williams. Det er derimod Hank Marvin, guitarist i bandet The Shadows og en kæmpe indflydelse på Young.

Klippet øverst er en nyere live udgave i selskab med Promise of the Real, som Young har turneret med i nyere tid. Promise of the Real, der blandt andre tæller Lukas Nelson, søn af legendariske Willie Nelson.

You're constantly wondering which way things are going to go. Whether it's going to last or whether it's going to explode. That's part of the romantic relationship, certain amounts of turmoil.

— Neil Young

From Hank to HendrixI walked these streets with youHere I am with this old guitarDoing what I doI always expectedThat you would see me throughI never believed in muchBut I believed in you

Can we get it togetherCan we still stand side by sideCan we make it lastLike a musical ride

From Marilyn to MadonnaI always loved your smileNow we’re headed for the big divorceCalifornia-styleI found myself singingLike a long-lost friendThe same thing that makes you live

Can kill you in the end

Can we get it togetherCan we still stand side by sideCan we make it lastLike a musical ride

Sometimes it’s distortedNot clear to youSometimes the beauty of loveJust comes ringing throughNew glass in the windowNew leaf on the treeNew distance between usYou and me

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