NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE

I caught you knockin' at my cellar door I love you, baby, can I have some more Ooh, ooh, the damage done. I hit the city and I lost my band I watched the needle take another man Gone, gone, the damage done. I sing the song because I love the man I know that some of you don't understand Milk-blood to keep from running out. I've seen the needle and the damage done A little part of it in everyone But every junkie's like a settin' sun.

Like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springs teen, Neil Young is one of the venerated cantautores more of the North American music of the last four decades. In August of 2005, just afte to have turned 60 years and in the occasion of the first public presentation of his disc Prairie Wind, this trovador notable was the reason for a documentary one that it is to the measurement of his immense talent and sensitivity. Young is Neil: Heart of Gold, an exquisite registry that great director and music lover who is the New Yorker Jonathan Demme did both of shows that the artist did in the mythical Ryman Auditorium de Nashville. After becoming a surprising success of critic and public the North American cinemas, this documentary of gorgeous 103 minutes the next Wednesday by seal AVH will be sent here directly in DVD. Demme is not an unexpected one in musical questions. It not only filmed tens of videos for artists of the stature of Springs teen, The Pretenders and New Order, but that has filmed gems of the documentary musical comedy like Stop Making Sense (1984), on one already legendary performance of the Talking Heads, and Storefront Hitchcock (1998), dedicated to that musician of cult that is the London Robyn Hitchcock. In the case of Neil Young: Heart of Gold, begins with mini interviews to the protagonist and her musicians of all the life in way to the Ryman Auditorium soon to concentrate itself in the 19 songs that they interpret. Between song and song, Young tells anecdotes and offers felt dedications to his daughter of 21 years and to his father recently passed away

1.Listen to the song and underline the word or phrases that refer to some drugs. a.What are the musician’s feelings about that? b.What are the group’s feelings about the song? Explain why? c.What’s the song about? 1.Look for information about the rock band. a.Did they have any problems with drugs? b.Listen again and number the piece of advice the song give you.

1) a. It is sadness. b. The feeling is remember the man, who died. Because he was part of the band. c. It’s about drugs, the damage done by it. 2) a. No, they didn’t. b.The singer is just telling us about his experience with drugs, he is not giving any kind of advice. However, we can do it. Drugs are not healthy for our body: they can cause bad effects such as illness, depression. They are also illegal, which means they are not suppose to consume them if you don´t want to have problems or go to jail. If you care about yourself and your family, you won´t do it, because you are not going too be the only one who will we damage.

Me mbe rs : • Carla Palacios • Melisa Ferreyra • Luciana Lehmann

NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE

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