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Apr 19, 2021
Songs for Insomniacs 23: Buffalo Springfield, “Out of My Mind”
Early (1966) Neil Young, but on a par with his more complex later solo works: an exploration of derangement that’s more wistful than frightened (“Happy to find / that I don’t know what I’m smiling for”). Amused, laconic, and utterly captivating — years ahead of its time.
