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We’ll write another day about Neil Young<\/strong> and our endless numbered nights and days spent lifted from the depths by his songs.\u00a0 Let’s just start with the looks on these Bridge School kids faces in the above photo. Wow, that hurts and heals all in one motion.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Recently we’ve noticed contemporary artists unabashedly making good use of Neil’s stirring melodies <\/strong>to open their songs, and yet ultimately making these songs their own.\u00a0 Put another way:\u00a0 these artists have great taste in music and honor Neil with their open use of his themes, and especially by creating stirring originals stirred up by Young’s original melodies.\u00a0 And no attribution is needed.\u00a0 As Neil titled his second album:\u00a0 everybody knows<\/strong>.\u00a0 And Young admitted long ago (in song) to using the same tactics–he calls it a “Borrowed Tune<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n Below are three recent examples of such use, coupled with Young’s originals.\u00a0 Please let us know of any other examples of others’ use of Young’s melodies in their songs.\u00a0 Keep in mind we’re not talking about cover songs of or by Young, but instead uses of Neil’s melodies in others’ songs.<\/p>\n First up is Gillian Welch’s<\/strong> song, The Way It Will Be, <\/strong><\/em>off her new album, The Harrow & the Harvest<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/em>Check out Gillian’s open use of Neil’s harrowing melody from the title song off his album, “On the Beach.” <\/strong>Welch and David Rawlings<\/strong> begin with Neil’s melodic theme, but then add thereto to give us a great new song for the ages.<\/p>\n Gillian Welch–<\/strong>The Way It Will Be<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-The-Way-It-Will-Be.mp3|titles=03 The Way It Will Be]\n Here’s a visual of that song:<\/p>\n