Crosby & Nash - Lee Shore Lyrics






Wheel gull spin and glide... you've got no place to hide
'Cause you don't need one

All along the lee shore
Shells lie scattered in the sand
Winking up like shining eyes, at me
From the sea

Here is one like sunrise
It's older than you know
It's still lying there where some careless wave
Forgot it long ago

When I awoke this morning
I dove beneath my floating home
Down below her graceful side in the turning tide
To watch the seafish roam

There I heard a story
From the sailors of the Sandra Marie
There's another island a day's run away from here
And it's empty and free

From here to Venezuela
There's nothing more to see
Than a hundred thousand islands
Flung like jewels upon the sea
For you and me

Sunset smells of dinner
Women are calling at me to end my tails
But perhaps I'll see you, the next quiet place
I furl my sails





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  1. D.... ....

    Fucking incredible. So happy to be alive to hear it.

  2. T.... C....

    He's been my least favorite ... but my most favorite! Hope you can relate. This is the best CSN Lyrics & Vocals ... but the 'tides' change my friends!

  3. t.... ....

    Beautiful af

  4. k.... b....

    David Crosby has the best voice and vocal range!

  5. J.... W....

    Thank you for posting this. One of my favorites.

  6. M.... P....

    four way street version to me just a hair better, that album is in my top 5 of all time. MAGIC

  7. b.... h....

    Strange no one gives credit to the marvelous solo guitar from Stills.

  8. A.... M....

    Sublime...why was this never released as a single I wonder. Such a strong Crosby tune. Take me away...

  9. G.... S....

    This is what you could call the miracle of musical evolution. Three musicians from buffalo Springfield, the birds and the hollies joining forces and becoming the best harmony group ever.

  10. k.... ....

    Oh those voices!  They will never come our way again.  Pure magic.

  11. R.... ....

    David has one of the most beautiful angelic voices in music history

  12. T.... D....

    Amazing work of geniuses.

  13. L.... P....

    still the best and i'm singing! remembering my friends in college 1977-1982. i still love it and captivated my soul. tanx for publishing.

  14. b.... s....

    this reminds me of some Doors songs that were released in the late 90's....HOW DID THIS NOT MAKE IT ONTO AN ALBUM???? Great song and recording!

  15. F.... ....

    This version is very nice, I live it! The song is a perfect one. The Four way street version though is the best.

  16. R.... ....

    This should have been on a studio album. But turmoil within the band scuttled a lot of good things (see Neil Young's song "Thrasher")

  17. H.... ....

    I bought the album that had this song and let it play whilst going for a long drive. Immediately fell in love with the song. It paints a picture using words. David Crosby's lyrics and voice are so captivating and immersive

    Dove beneath my floating home down her graceful side in the turning tide to watch the sea fish roam.

    It's older than you know, it's still lying here forgotten long ago by some careless wave.

  18. S.... ....

    Check out the 1974 Live album track for this song. Crosby and Nash's harmonies are mesmerizing

  19. D.... H....

    Fantastic version.

  20. t.... j....

    this one should have gone on the first or second album for sure big mistake not to include this little gem on one of those albums

  21. l.... ....

    To me this song is about death. I don't know why. But it is. I listened to it over and over when both my dog and a good friend died. I think it is the sincerity and seriousness of it.

  22. q.... ....

    Dallas Taylor

  23. R.... S....

    Let's see this is 10/17/2018 these guys are toast ~ Not talking to one and other ~

  24. M.... M....

    One of my favourite David Crosby songs. Love it on 4 Way Street, but this Version is perfect. For more good music take a look at my Playlists. ;-)

  25. M.... S....

    Beautiful rhythm and groove. Love it. Stills guitar not be underestimated.

  26. S.... R....

    Try the live version from "The Best of Crosby & Nash: The ABC Years", pretty awesome..

  27. G.... s....

    Love it..

  28. H.... T....

    This is the most beautiful and favorite of all their songs for me. I love it. It reminds me of a time in my life when someone dear to me left me a compilation of CSNY at the hospital I woke up in in the 70's after I'd been hit by a car. I listened to it over and over again...and in my rehabilitation, after being told I'd never walk un-aided...I showed them though. Good prevails out of awesomeness...this song and Simple Man...there's nothing to say except they are the diamonds in my life...And life has been VERY good to me...!

  29. K.... C....

    They Don't Make Music Like this Any More. :(

  30. a.... c....

    Moby dick

  31. C.... B....

    Play Steven.

  32. t.... b....

    Wow. Great version. At their best. I will miss seeing them live but am grateful for all the CSN (Y) concerts of the past.

  33. C.... ....

    extremely beautiful version of this song

  34. S.... ....

    Crosby such a cool dude

  35. V.... H....

    I think neil

  36. V.... H....

    Who does the solo? Neil? Or graham?

  37. a.... ....

    Find the 4way street version much more of a haunting soulful version. this is nice in its own way, but it lacks the wistfullness of 4 way street.Enjoyed the video along with this one.

  38. e.... ....

    Great, great, great, when Crosby sings "EMPTY AND FREE".
    Before, never belived in american romantism.
    So much touch this song.

  39. S.... B....

    your songs here are indentical to a mix tape i made many moons ago and to happen upon your channel today is like a happy gift of timeless memory and refreshing reassurance in this new year 2018

    S.... B....

    "mix tapes" ... I grew up on them and still have them in a box under the spare bed.

  40. N.... ....

    Gorgeous

  41. r.... ....

    Beautiful job with the visuals!

  42. J.... H....

    David's songs are my favorites

  43. D.... S....

    My favorite CSN song...beautiful lyrics

  44. B.... S....

    I love this!

  45. D.... L....

    This is the BEST!!

  46. G.... S....

    close. your eyes relax , and picture the part where music and the written word transport you to a place you can see in your dreams, all this without drugs.

  47. a.... ....

    this song takes you somewhere...just close ur eyes and go.

  48. T.... S....

    The Best!Post 215🏆

  49. M.... P....

    Never heard this version, great rearrangement.

  50. M.... T....

    This is the best version of this beautiful song !!!

  51. T.... R....

    nice version. never heard this cut before.

  52. g.... ....

    thats what you call singing

  53. P.... m....

    love this song. brings back memories of days sailing in Bahamas and keys, Sweat.

  54. J.... R....

    If the last thing I hear in my mind as I am leaving this world I will go out happy.

    J.... R....

    Completely agree - I'm going to put this on the sound track that will be played at my memorial service, along with "Desperado".

  55. R.... F....

    One of David's best songs.

    R.... F....

    If not the best.

  56. c.... j....

    Perfection. No music around like this these days.

    c.... j....

    Here you go:
    https://youtu.be/JgHpHv7CQz0
    https://youtu.be/DT-dxG4WWf4
    https://youtu.be/9xPOEWvE-5o?t=349
    https://youtu.be/oSarZ7g1F-g

  57. J.... C....

    Still resonating

  58. C.... D....

    Thank u

  59. r.... ....

    Don't hear this too often...that's a shame

  60. t.... ....

    This is the definitive version of the song. It was originally recorded for Deja Vu album but didn't make it to the final product. It was then finally released on the CSN box set after David sang the beautiful new vocals in '91. Also Stills' and Nash's harmonies were added then. Although the original vocals were amazing, they completely lacked the dynamics and the drama of the '91 vocals and obviously David wasn't happy with the original take.

  61. P.... v....

    Close to perfection!

  62. R.... F....

    A surprisingly difficult song to sing and get exactly right like David Crosby does. This version is so smooth with some great guitar solos.

  63. D.... w....

    my favourite,love the 4 way street version

  64. P.... H....

    OOooo , beatifully !

  65. W.... D....

    Don't make music like this no more too bad

    W.... D....

    they do, you just gotta look a little harder :)

    W.... D....

    you look hardest when you're in your 20s

    W.... D....

    William Daley that's a double negative.

  66. O.... F....

    niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

  67. R.... ....

    this has to be one of their top 3 songs, but didn't make it onto a studio album! A shame.

  68. M.... d....

    I could wander around for years on the lee shore..

  69. M.... d....

    there's an other Island .... empty and free sunset smells a dinner....

  70. S.... H....

    Very interesting, however I prefer the stripped down version on CSNY 1974. Love the pics!

  71. S.... S....

    This song is perfection. It gives me the shivers every time I hear it. Croz's voice just soars, doesn't it?

  72. K.... K....

    Thank you, this is one of my favorite songs, never heard this version...love it!

  73. H.... S....

    By far the best song written by Crosby and one that stands up to the standard set by Stills and Nash. A classic.

    H.... S....

    +Howard Shapiro I'd be happier if it were about 55 minutes longer. The best by far, you're so right.

    H.... S....

    Errr, uhhh... Although I love this song... I point you to... david crosby if i could only remember my name (Play the whole album,not just the song).

    H.... S....

    Howard Shapiro well said

  74. J.... J....

    Perfection.

  75. S.... U....

    Such a beautiful song, with soul and harmony.  As a sailor this one speaks to me. 

  76. P.... H....

    This is my favorite version and the hardest to find!! I've already played it 10 times already!! I don't know why but it just takes my mind somewhere else!! I just love it!!!

    P.... H....

    Me too!!

    P.... H....

    Yes, distinctly better version than the one I originally downloaded, and more to the point: I completely agree, I'm transported to somewhere "between here and Venezuela" with the breeze filling the sails.

    P.... H....

    def best version from the 1991 box set, which has some GREAT CSNY unreleased tracks (homeward through the haze...almost cut my hair long version......taken at all.... they have some other great tracks they never released, such as CSN's cover of How Have You Been... Crosby's stuff with the dead etc... too many great songs to count

    P.... H....

    professormacdeezy thanks for the info! Agree with all the comments here about this version. Listening to this takes me to a distant beach at sunset

  77. R.... B....

    I like how lee shore sounds like leisure, because this song is so chill! 

  78. T.... ....

    This here is a version from CSNY rehearsals for the 1970 European tour. I believe this was done on Dec. 28, 1969 at the house Stills rented from Peter Tork....I'm pretty sure this was done outside....could be wrong about that though.  They were at The Royal Albert Hall In London on Jan 6. I never have heard of them ever doing this style live version...although I do recall hearing a real shitty version at Oakland in 74...but then just about everything they did that tour was shitty. They must be really sugarcoating that live record Nash is putting together........think I'll skip it.

    T.... ....

    28/12/69 was my husband's 18th birthday...he loves this too!

  79. s.... ....

    They keep changing their versions, and that's keeping them inspired!! 

  80. R.... A....

    Holy shit! That's beyond words. Different than Crosby-Nash Live 1977.
    That was a great backup band with David Lindley and such.
    But this is mind blowing! The harmonies toward the end of the lyric could be the best ever in my opinion. Thank you for the natural high!

    R.... A....

    Well put, Robert! It is sensational!

    R.... A....

    Pure skill, genius and beauty all rolled in one

  81. B.... A....

    All kudos to David Crosby for writing and singing this marvelous song. I loved it since I was 16. :)

  82. n.... ....

    bonne annee 2014 et tout ce que l'on peut espérer pour avoir la paix !! immense .....

  83. n.... ....

    Géant  ! top +++

  84. G.... ....

    First heard this special song on Four Way Street. Enjoy seeing the photo of Laura Nyro at 2:15 helping in the studio. Great harmony.

  85. B.... M....

    Henry Diltz with his trusty camera...giving us all these wonderful memories from the past

  86. e.... d....

    where are they now ? really miss them.....

  87. d.... ....

    a beauty

  88. K.... M....

    Gorgeous!

  89. t.... ....

    Actually, the backing track is from 28 of december 1969. Here you can hear it with Crosbys original '69 vocals: (that he was obviously not happy with.) /watch?v=RD_qaDqXklg

  90. t.... ....

    Yes it's true that Crosby sang this lead in '91 to a '70 backing track (from the Deja-Vu sessions). Also all the other vocals by Nash and Stills were recorded in '91. The C & N live version from '76 is pretty good but this is the definitive version, absolutely.

  91. J.... M....

    My awesome jack Russell is named Crosby. Nuff said :) x

  92. J.... ....

    Yeah it's totally him. Just listened to it at full volume, haha.

  93. J.... ....

    Is that really Neil saying that?

  94. K.... N....

    Oooooh, just the best ever,....

  95. a.... ....

    On what album is this version of the song ( not the one from 4 way street) except on the box set edition?

  96. q.... ....

    best ever.deep emotions

  97. B.... T....

    I got very emotional when i read your note, I guess because I have felt the same way about Crosby for a long time. CS&N music has been an intimate part of my life for a long time. thanks for your comment.

    Bill

  98. S.... ....

    And no, I don't want to read a book. My imagination reading an author's words wouldn't do me justice towards just watching a film play out.

  99. S.... ....

    I'm not the biggest fan of these guys -- HOWEVER -- I've always been extremely curious about them and had always wished someone would've done a film on them.

  100. q.... ....

    this is evil. must be.you cannot describe it otherwise :) ´´sunset smells of dinner