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A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite (Live at Massey Hall 1971)

Neil Young
Track 113 on Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) 

Producers

David Briggs & Neil Young
Mar. 13, 20071 viewer

A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite (Live at Massey Hall 1971) Lyrics

[A Man Needs a Maid]
[Verse 1]
I was thinkin' that maybe I'd get a maid
Find a place nearby for her to stay
Just someone to keep my house clean
Fix my meals and go away

[Chorus]
Afraid
A man feels afraid
Afraid

[Post-Chorus]
It's hard to make that change
When life and love turns strange and cold

[Verse 2]
To live a love
You gotta give a love
To give a love
You gotta be part of
And when will I see you again?

[Verse 2]
A while ago somewhere I don't know when
I was watchin' a movie with a friend
I fell in love with the actress
She was playing a part I could understand
[Chorus]
A maid
A man needs a maid
A maid

[Heart of Gold]
[Verse 3]
I want to live, I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
It's these expressions I never give
That keep me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

[Verse 4]
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwoods
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

[Outro]
I want to live, I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
And when will I see you again

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Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) (2009)
  1. 1.
    Aurora
  2. 2.
    The Sultan
  3. 3.
    I Wonder
  4. 4.
    Mustang
  5. 5.
    I’ll Love You Forever
  6. 6.
    (I’m a Man and) I Can’t Cry (Missing Lyrics)
  7. 7.
    Hello Lonely Woman (Duet)
  8. 8.
    Casting Me Away from You
  9. 9.
    There Goes My Babe
  10. 10.
    Sugar Mountain (Elektra Audition 1965)
  11. 11.
    Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (Elektra Audition 1965)
  12. 12.
    Runaround Babe (Elektra Audition 1965)
  13. 13.
    The Ballad of Peggy Grover (Elektra Audition 1965)
  14. 14.
    The Rent Is Always Due (Elektra Audition 1965)
  15. 15.
    Extra, Extra (Elektra Audition 1965)
  16. 16.
    I Wonder (Alternate version)
  17. 17.
    Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
  18. 18.
    Flying on the Ground Is Wrong (Mono) [Demo]
  19. 19.
    Burned
  20. 20.
    Out of My Mind
  21. 21.
    Down, Down, Down
  22. 22.
    Kahuna Sunset
  23. 23.
    Mr. Soul
  24. 24.
    Sell Out
  25. 25.
    Down to the Wire
  26. 26.
    Expecting to Fly
  27. 27.
    Slowly Burning
  28. 28.
    One More Sign (Demo)
  29. 29.
    Broken Arrow
  30. 30.
    I Am a Child
  31. 31.
    Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It
  32. 32.
    Flying on the Ground Is Wrong
  33. 33.
    For What It’s Worth
  34. 34.
    “This Is It!” (Unreleased)
  35. 35.
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Single Version)
  36. 36.
    The Loner
  37. 37.
    Birds (Neil Young Outtake)
  38. 38.
    What DId You Do to My Life? (Remix)
  39. 39.
    The Last Trip to Tulsa
  40. 40.
    Here We Are in the Years
  41. 41.
    I’ve Been Waiting for You (Alternate mix)
  42. 42.
    The Old Laughing Lady
  43. 43.
    I’ve Loved Her So Long
  44. 44.
    Sugar Mountain (Stereo)
  45. 45.
    Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (Live at Canterbury House 1968)
  46. 46.
    Down by the River
  47. 47.
    Cowgirl in the Sand
  48. 48.
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
  49. 49.
    The Emperor of Wyoming
  50. 50.
    Emcee (Intro) / Sugar Mountain (Intro) (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  51. 51.
    Sugar Mountain (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  52. 52.
    Incredible Doctor Rap (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  53. 53.
    The Old Laughing Lady (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  54. 54.
    Audience Observation / Dope Song / Band Names Rap (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  55. 55.
    Flying on the Ground Is Wrong (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  56. 56.
    On the Way Home Intro (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  57. 57.
    On the Way Home (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  58. 58.
    Set Break / Emcee (Intro) (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  59. 59.
    I’ve Loved Her So Long (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  60. 60.
    Allen A-Dale Rap (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  61. 61.
    I Am a Child (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  62. 62.
    1956 Bubblegum Disaster (Live At The Riverboat 1969)
  63. 63.
    The Last Trip to Tulsa (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  64. 64.
    Words Rap (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  65. 65.
    Broken Arrow (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  66. 66.
    Turn Down the Lights Rap (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  67. 67.
    Whiskey Boot Hill (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  68. 68.
    Expecting To Fly (Intro) (Live At The Riverboat 1969) (Missing Lyrics)
  69. 69.
    Expecting to Fly (Live at The Riverboat 1969)
  70. 70.
    Cinnamon Girl
  71. 71.
    Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)
  72. 72.
    Round & Round (It Won’t Be Long)
  73. 73.
    Oh Lonesome Me (Stereo Remix)
  74. 74.
    Birds
  75. 75.
    Everybody’s Alone
  76. 76.
    I Believe In You
  77. 77.
    Sea of Madness
  78. 78.
    Dance Dance Dance
  79. 79.
    Country Girl: Whiskey Boot Hill / Down, Down, Down / Country Girl (I Think You’re Pretty)
  80. 80.
    Helpless
  81. 81.
    It Might Have Been (Live)
  82. 82.
    I Believe in You (Remix) (Missing Lyrics)
  83. 83.
    I’ve Loved Her So Long (Live)
  84. 84.
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
  85. 85.
    Winterlong (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
  86. 86.
    Down by the River (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
  87. 87.
    Wonderin’ (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
  88. 88.
    Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown
  89. 89.
    Cowgirl in the Sand (Live at the Fillmore East 1970)
  90. 90.
    Tell Me Why
  91. 91.
    After the Gold Rush
  92. 92.
    Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  93. 93.
    Wonderin’ (Bonus Track)
  94. 94.
    Don’t Let It Bring You Down
  95. 95.
    Cripple Creek Ferry
  96. 96.
    Southern Man
  97. 97.
    Till the Morning Comes
  98. 98.
    When You Dance, I Can Really Love
  99. 99.
    Ohio
  100. 100.
    Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Live Fillmore East 1970)
  101. 101.
    Tell Me Why (Live)
  102. 102.
    Music Is Love
  103. 103.
    See the Sky About to Rain
  104. 104.
    Don’t Let It Bring You Down (Second Pressing)
  105. 105.
    When You Dance I Can Really Love (Second Pressing)
  106. 106.
    Birds
  107. 107.
    On the Way Home (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  108. 108.
    Tell Me Why (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  109. 109.
    Old Man (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  110. 110.
    Journey Through the Past (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  111. 111.
    Helpless (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  112. 112.
    Love In Mind (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  113. 113.
    A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  114. 114.
    Cowgirl In The Sand (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  115. 115.
    Don’t Let It Bring You Down (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  116. 116.
    There’s A World (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  117. 117.
    Bad Fog Of Loneliness (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  118. 118.
    The Needle And The Damage Done (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  119. 119.
    Ohio (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  120. 120.
    See The Sky About The Rain (Live At Massey Hall 1971) (Missing Lyrics)
  121. 121.
    Down By The River (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  122. 122.
    Dance Dance Dance (Live at Massey Hall 1971)
  123. 123.
    I Am A Child (Live At Massey Hall 1971)
  124. 124.
    Heart of Gold (Live at Royce Hall)
  125. 125.
    The Needle and the Damage Done
  126. 126.
    Bad Fog of Loneliness (Harvest Outtake)
  127. 127.
    Old Man
  128. 128.
    Heart of Gold
  129. 129.
    Dance Dance Dance
  130. 130.
    A Man Needs a Maid
  131. 131.
    Harvest
  132. 132.
    Journey Through the Past (Outake)
  133. 133.
    Are You Ready for the Country
  134. 134.
    Alabama
  135. 135.
    Words (Between the Lines of Age)
  136. 136.
    Soldier (Remix)
  137. 137.
    War Song
Credits
Producers
Writer
Vocals
Piano
Recorded At
Massey Hall, Toronto (1/19/1971)
Released on
March 13, 2007
A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite (Live at Massey Hall 1971) Is A Live Version Of
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Rock
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