| Neil Young – American Dream Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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This song is about Gary Hart, disgraced US Democratic Presidential nominee. His tumultuous campaign ended in March of 1988. This album was released in November. “Used to see you on every TV” references Hart’s ubiquitous media coverage at the time. The ambiguous lyrics refer to reporters “Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds.” This signifies the extra-marital affair Hart was having with Donna Rice, and the media frenzy that ensued, resulting in reporters following the candidate around incessantly. “People’s money piled on the floor” most likely refers to the $1.3 million dollar debt Hart had racked up during his 1984 presidential bid. The lyric “Don’t know when things went wrong / Might’ve been when you were young and strong” may be up for interpretation. ‘You’ may be Hart, or America itself. Perhaps Neil Young was asking if America went wrong long ago when it was young and strong, and indeed whether the American dream had died long ago. |
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| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – American Dream Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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This song is about Gary Hart, disgraced US Democratic Presidential nominee. His tumultuous campaign ended in March of 1988. This album was released in November. “Used to see you on every TV” references Hart’s ubiquitous media coverage at the time. The ambiguous lyrics refer to reporters “Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds.” This signifies the extra-marital affair Hart was having with Donna Rice, and the media frenzy that ensued, resulting in reporters following the candidate around incessantly. “People’s money piled on the floor” most likely refers to the $1.3 million dollar debt Hart had racked up during his 1984 presidential bid. The lyric “Don’t know when things went wrong / Might’ve been when you were young and strong” may be up for interpretation. ‘You’ may be Hart, or America itself. Perhaps Neil Young was asking if America went wrong long ago when it was young and strong, and indeed whether the American dream had died long ago. |
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