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"Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. [2] It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills 's "Find the Cost of Freedom", peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 in ...
But whatever he goes on to do, we can trace his development as a musical activist to the day in 1970 when he came back from a trip to the woods with a song in his head called “Ohio.”
Jul 5, 2024 · In May 1970, Neil Young came to his bandmates David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills with a powerful new song: "Ohio." After three days of agitated student-led protests of the invasion of Cambodia, the already incendiary situation at Kent State University exploded on the afternoon of May 4, 1970, when 28 National Guardsmen fired as many ...
- Jennie Thomas
- 2015
Immediately after the Kent State shooting (sometimes referred to as the "Kent State Massacre") on May 4, 1970, Neil Young composed the song "Ohio" after looking at photos appearing in Life magazine and then taking a walk in the woods.
Apr 26, 2022 · The chorus to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY)'s ferocious protest song "Ohio" is so well-known that many listeners may have been singing along for years without being aware of its origin and meaning. Even a glance at the song's lyrics (via Genius) reveal that "Four dead in O-hi-o" is rhythmically satisfying and melodically simple: Like many ...
- Sophie Brookover
Jun 7, 2022 · “Ohio” is a protest song written by Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970. It was recorded almost instantly after Young wrote it and it was released some 10 days...
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According to Songfacts.com, "Ohio" is a song written by Neil Young, a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. This song is about the events of May 4, 1970, when the US National Guard shot four unarmed students at Kent State University in Ohio.
