What was the motivation behind Neil Young including the 'No Rain' quote from Woodstock during the Live Rust concerts?

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― def zep (calstars), Sunday, 28 January 2007 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

Love.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 28 January 2007 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

neil spotted a young shannon hoon in the crowd.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 28 January 2007 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

Um, cause a thunderstorm had moved in and his gear was gettng was soaked?

― Roy Kasten (Roy Kasten), Sunday, 28 January 2007 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

and my typing sux.

― Roy Kasten (Roy Kasten), Sunday, 28 January 2007 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

Rain causes rust?

― Still Life by Iron Maiden (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 28 January 2007 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

― am0n (am0n), Sunday, 28 January 2007 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

IIRC during the concert breaks on that tour the PA blared the stage patter from woodstock including the immortal "brown acid" warning.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 28 January 2007 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

If I recall correctly, the excerpt is played just before "The Needle and the Damage Done" - a song about the unintended consequences of the enthusiasm for recreational drug use among Young's contemporaries.

The quote ends something like: "Hey, maybe if we try real hard, maybe we can stop this rain! No rain! No rain! No rain!" I've always interpreted this as a reference to the wishful thinking and naivete behind the hype that drugs were a harmless, mind expanding panacea.

― Jose Isaza (blank frank), Friday, 9 February 2007 00:46 (nineteen years ago)

WATCH THE DAMNED FILM.

― be home by 11 (orion), Friday, 9 February 2007 01:36 (nineteen years ago)

Now that you mention the film, what's with the Ewoks? (or what ARE they supposed to be?)

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 9 February 2007 07:07 (nineteen years ago)

related to why he dresses so badly. creative precipitant?

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Friday, 9 February 2007 07:14 (nineteen years ago)

Not Ewoks: Jawas!

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Friday, 9 February 2007 10:41 (nineteen years ago)

OMG, you're right! I'm a bad nerd :-(

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 9 February 2007 11:01 (nineteen years ago)

Road-eyes.

― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Friday, 9 February 2007 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

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