Tuesday October 6, 2020 “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” Crosby Stills & Nash”
Any discussion of harmonies would of course need to include Crosby Stills & Nash.
Stephen Stills, one of the frequently overlooked great guitarists, wrote this song about his then-girlfriend, folk singer Judy Collins. Stills said: "It started out as a long narrative poem about my relationship with Judy Collins. It poured out of me over many months and filled several notebooks. I had a hell of a time getting the music to fit. I was left with all these pieces of song and I said, 'Let's sing them together and call it a suite.
Another often overlooked asset in this group is David Crosby who brought an amazing harmonizing ability that helped create the sound that was CSN.
The last verse is in Spanish and is about Cuba. It was sung in Spanish because Stephen Stills didn't want it easily understood since it had little to do with the theme of the song. Stills said he put that part in simply because the song had gone on forever and he didn't want it to just lay there at the end.
Here's the rough translation:
"How nice it would be to take you to Cuba, the queen of the Caribbean Sea I only want to visit you there, and how sad that I can't, damn!"
Stay safe and well...and get ready for this live nine minute version of the song.
