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[[File:Placeholder|video|right|300px]] [[File:Placeholder|right|300px]] <p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">"'''Like a Hurricane'''" is a song written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young Neil Young] in 1975 and first released on the album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Stars_%27n_Bars American Stars 'n Bars]'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_in_music 1977].</p> <p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> </p> ==Contents== <span class="toctoggle" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:11px;"> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane# hide]] </span>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#History 1 History] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#Cover_versions 2 Cover versions] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#Personnel 3 Personnel] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#References 4 References] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#External_references 5 External references] <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> </p> ==History<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Like_a_Hurricane_(Neil_Young_song)&action=edit§ion=1 edit]]</span>== <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">The song was written in July 1975 with friend and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Honda,_California La Honda] neighbor [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taylor_Phelps&action=edit&redlink=1 Taylor Phelps] in the back of his car, (a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_Suburban DeSoto Suburban]), when Neil Young was unable to sing because of an operation on his vocal cords. Driven by Young's trademark fierce guitars, the song has been played on nearly every tour Neil Young has done since. It has also appeared on the compilations ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decade_(Neil_Young_album) Decade]''and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Neil_Young_album) Greatest Hits]'' and on the live albums ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Rust Live Rust]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weld_(album) Weld]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unplugged_(Neil_Young_album) Unplugged]'' (this last rendition is played almost entirely on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_organ pump organ]).</p> <p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">An edited version of "Like a Hurricane" was released as a single on August 8, 1977, with "Hold Back the Tears" as B-side.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#cite_note-1 [1]]</sup></p> ==Cover versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Like_a_Hurricane_(Neil_Young_song)&action=edit§ion=2 edit]]</span>== <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Recorded for music release</p> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Music Roxy Music] released two live versions, one on the 1983 EP ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Road_(EP) The High Road]'' and a second on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Still_Beating Heart Still Beating]''. *The song was also covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_UK The Mission] on their second single "Garden of Delight". It was later included on the album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Chapter_(The_Mission_album) The First Chapter]'' (a compilation of their first singles) and ''Ever After - Live''. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Farrar Jay Farrar], backed by country-rock band Canyon, covered this song on his live album ''Stone, Steel, & Bright Lights''. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Nova Heather Nova] recorded the song at a 1995 concert in Hiroshima, released on import-only CDs ''Maybe An Angel'' (Japan) and ''Truth & Bone'' (Germany). *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Healey Jeff Healey] covered the song on his 2008 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess_of_Blues Mess of Blues]''. *The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Porters Coal Porters] covered the song on the 2010 album ''Durango''. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Bachman Randy Bachman] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Cummings Burton Cummings] perform the song on their album of cover songs "Bachman-Cummings Jukebox" released 2008 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sandler Adam Sandler] covered the song on the 2009 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covered,_A_Revolution_in_Sound Covered, A Revolution in Sound]'', of Warner Brothers artists performing cover songs. He also performed the song on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman Late Show with David Letterman], to promote the release. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Isbell Jason Isbell] and The 400 Unit covered the song on the 2012 album ''Live From Alabama''. <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Recorded for film release</p> *New Orleans singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Andersson Theresa Andersson] sings it in the 2006 film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Music_in_Exile New Orleans Music in Exile]'' which follows the events after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina Hurricane Katrina]. <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Other known performances</p> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_(band) Placebo] covered a part of the song on a few occasions (live) as a part of the Placebo song 'English Summer Rain'. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_and_Colour City and Colour] covered the song to end their performance at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Bonnaroo_Music_Festival 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival]. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widespread_Panic Widespread Panic] performed the song at a 2010 concert at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre_at_Encore_Park Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpharetta,_Georgia Alpharetta, Georgia].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Hurricane#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup> ==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Like_a_Hurricane_(Neil_Young_song)&action=edit§ion=3 edit]]</span>== *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young Neil Young] – Lead guitar and lead vocals *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_%22Poncho%22_Sampedro Frank "Poncho" Sampedro] – Stringman synthesizer and background vocals *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Talbot Billy Talbot] – Bass guitar and background vocals *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Molina Ralph Molina] – Drums and background vocals [[Category:1977 singles]]
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