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Set that other Jerry straight. Expert indeed.
"Gerald Notaro (LIB)" wrote:
> >From Jerry Osbornes's column today:
>
> Question: I have a question about Crosby, Stills, and Nash's recording of
> Woodstock. In the chorus, what is the linethat follows, "We are stardust,
> we are golden?" The mystery lyrics are then followed by "and we've got to
> get ourselves back to the garden."
>
> Answer: Someone with the sheet music may come forth and enlighten us both,
> but I believe those muddled words to be "We are billion year old carbon."
> Interestingly, neither the hit remake by Matthews Southern Comfort nor the
> original by Joni Mitchell contain the "carbon" line. Both skip right to
> getting back to the garden. Since Mitchell, who wrote the song, does not
> sing those words, it is likely that CS&N decided to toss them in.
>
> Needless to say I've written to Mr. Music.
>
> Jerry
