There are a LOT of “After the Gold Rush” covers, and although a number of them are quite good and/or interesting, you really have to clinch every second if you’re gonna tackle this nugget and stand out from the pack of prospectors. Andrew Unterbergerĭolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, “After the Gold Rush”
Still, thanks to singer Margo Timmins’ elegiac vocals and Jeff Bird’s distant-memory flourishes of gorgeous harmonica and mandolin in the background, the Junkies’ “Powderfinger” turns one of Young’s most beloved story songs into a mournful lament of wasted youth - so devastating you don’t even notice the absence of the original’s signature guitar lick.
Neil Young Sells 50% of Song Catalog to HipgnosisĪny number of Neil originals would be a natural fit for the Cowboy Junkies’ trademark brand of narcotically languid dream-folk naturally, they opted to cover one of his most anthemic rockers instead.
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