Sugar Mountain
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"Sugar Mountain" is a beloved Neil Young song, written when he was a teenager, that nostalgically reflects on the loss of youth and innocence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistCareerPhase | early Neil Young period ⓘ |
| composer | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | B-side of The Loner ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became emblematic of Neil Young's reflective songwriting style ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Sugar Mountain (live at Canterbury House)
NERFINISHED
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Sugar Mountain (live at the Riverboat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood |
bittersweet
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melancholic ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | acoustic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
But you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
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Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain ⓘ You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain ⓘ |
| hasReception |
cult favorite
ⓘ
fan favorite ⓘ |
| hasSubject | transition from adolescence to adulthood ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
innocence ⓘ loss of youth ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Decade
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Live at the Riverboat 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Neil Young turning 20
ⓘ
closing of a youth club ⓘ |
| isBelovedBy | Neil Young fans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsFeature | refrain You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | Neil Young live concert repertoire ⓘ |
| performedLiveSinceDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| performer | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | B-side release ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| writtenWhenAgeOfAuthor | 19 ⓘ |
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