Neil Young - Midnight On The Bay Lyrics






It's midnight on the bay
And lights are shinin'
And the sailboats sway
And that cool ocean breeze.
Blowin' down through the keys
I think I'll call it a day
Oh, midnight on the bay.
Sure feels good to me.

What's this I see
There's someone comin'
Walkin' right up to me
She tells me I know your name
And if it's all the same
I'd like to spend some time.
And midnight on the bay
Sure feels good to me.

And now it's midnight on the bay
Lights are shinin'
On the sailboats that sway
In the cool ocean breeze
Blowin' down through the keys
I think I'll call it a day
Oh, midnight on the bay.
Sure feels good to me.





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  1. E.... S....

    ❤️❤️❤️ Neal keep surprising me

  2. A.... S....

    The People of Earth have lit up^ the entire night-time sky, it is like a signal being sent out to any Aliens in their Star-ship, passing by: Here, we are, Here we are, please stop in just to say Hello!

  3. P.... P....

    Listening to this... sure feels good to me. I guess being a rock star can be pretty sweet, sometimes.

  4. H.... L....

    I was listening to that song (poor quality though) some 100 years ago in arugam-bay (east sri lanka) supported by some joints just before midnight. went for a swim and got lost in night-dreaming ...

  5. D.... W....

    I've loved this song for 40 years. lol.. oh gawd... 40 years. haha

  6. b.... m....

    Neil's yacht rock song love it !!

  7. A.... K....

    Criminally disgusting song.

    A.... K....

    you don't really mean that, do you?!

    A.... K....

    @Herbert Lüthe I do.

  8. L.... C....

    BRIVIDI 😍

  9. T.... C....

    Best 70s soft rock I've ever heard!

  10. T.... T....

    Still’s touch - la patte de Stephen.

  11. A.... H....

    just read my comment just below... i still have the same mindset today whenever i play this song... enjoy..

  12. c.... o....

    Try Red House Painters version of this song which may possibly be (shock horror😱) better than the original

  13. d.... ....

    broke up with a girl who went to hawaii to this song

  14. S.... P....

    Always listen before bed for good dreams..

  15. Z.... ....

    I love all the comments about how nice this song is and how they’d love to be on the bay and by the sea; When in actual fact this song is written about the Miami hotel Mutiny on Sailboat Bay where all the drug barons used to mingle with celebrities and CIA spies and people went to score drugs and casual sex

  16. D.... O....

    So unheard of

  17. d.... s....

    Underrated song!!

  18. a.... v....

    I was born to rock I'll never be an opera star

  19. a.... k....

    Yay area

  20. J.... J....

    Music from the soul

  21. C.... ....

    I recently boat a new sailboat and named her "Midnight on the Bay". Such a great song.

  22. K.... W....

    Really. Very thought provoking . Kind of a little window on the heart off Neil . Look into it...

  23. A.... B....

    Thumbs down? have no words.....

  24. C.... B....

    Stills laying down some serious licks as it fades out. Very underrated song--As is a custom among Neil Tunes.

  25. T.... M....

    i need to get back to the west coast and live there before i die but in the back of my mind i know it will never happen and i arrived at this song through pure luck and now i am going to go buy some beer and get drunk

  26. D.... C....

    Love this song and album from my senior year in high school!

  27. D.... A....

    i m just pleased that he is alive and keep on rocking in the free world............!

  28. z.... ....

    A criminally under credited Neil Young song....

    z.... ....

    Really, the whole album was sadly overlooked. Some very good performances from Stills and Young. Sometimes, I think that they should have called it a Buffalo Springfield reunion just to draw more attention to it.

    z.... ....

    Criminally uncredited guitar player also thanks for noticing you’re a good man

    z.... ....

    here there Is a great Stils too

    z.... ....

    Like many of his other songs. I feel blessed to be introduced to Neil at such a young age. Never looked back. I will always carry his music with me. He's a one of a kind

  29. F.... D....

    Neil's contribution on this album is outstanding. The rest of the band are very good of course, but... This track is so beautiful.

    F.... D....

    his songs on it are the best. I sort of wish he was the only singer on it

  30. j.... c....

    gazing down at Oriental Bay Wellingon NZ - this song does it every time.

    j.... c....

    jon coutts northern California Bay Area music

  31. I.... B....

    Always REALLY loved this song. Not the conventional style of Neil at all, especially that vocal call n response groovin' at the end yet is is so right for this one. More like Neil does Jimmy Buffett! It does capture a beautiful set of visual images and creating a really lovely 'peaceful easy feelin'.
    To make a really good song that people will continue to relate to and enjoy down the decades, sometimes that's all you've got to do.

  32. M.... W....

    on écoute Neil Young et on s'y croit vraiement . Superbe !!!

  33. j.... ....

    I liked this song a lot in Santa Cruz..... but it's even mo better on the north shore of oahu.. add this to your surf music..yah !!

    j.... ....

    john California music bruh

    j.... ....

    Northern California Bay Area

    j.... ....

    Santa Cruz!!!!!

  34. G.... ....

    perfect song while I spin glass

  35. D.... J....

    ein traum ein traum ein traum

    oh hoooohoooo

    midnight on the bay.... so unschuldig......

    wir
    waren

    hehe

  36. A.... H....

    the bay is where i want to not only be, but to hear this music behind me. i'm sure there is someone special that would like to join me

    A.... H....

    👍 👍

  37. B.... A....

    My raw cover of midnight on the bay :)

    https://soundcloud.com/astradelic/midnight-on-the-bay-neil-young

    B.... A....

    That's pretty good man :)

    B.... A....

    cheers!

  38. A.... H....

    i already have my canoe ready and that bay sure looks calm and sweet to me. i can see 2 moons, one in the sky and another one reflecting from the water.. beautiful. i don't want to open my eyes....

    A.... H....

    You sure didn't have it ready when I needed a lift!! Lmao

    A.... H....

    @laurel zebe  who the hell would when you know your destination was Toledo Ohio? why would ANYONE want to go THERE???? iyiyiyiyiyiyiy

    A.... H....

    You!!!!

  39. f.... b....

    A very beautiful song ! I also love Buffalo Springfield a lot ! Maybe  I go to America  in the future for a holiday .  greetings from Germany and Holland

  40. s.... s....

    AWESOME NEIL LOVE IT

  41. M.... H....

    I  got  this   album today  so  awesome LOVE   YOU  NEIL

  42. t.... ....

    Released as a single in Dec 1976. Almost charted...made it to #105  Real good song 

  43. r.... c....

    Takes me back to Kapiolani Park in Oahu...acoustic or electric nobody does this like Mr. Young ...Stills guitar work is magical .

  44. @.... ....

    Great track bruh.

  45. r.... y....

    another unheard neil song

    r.... y....

    I've known it since 1976 and I was only 11 years old. Thank God I had such cool older sisters.

    r.... y....

    @Each21  I have loved this song a long time / its not new or unheard of//

    r.... y....

    From Stills and Young album. Long May You Run

    r.... y....

    I can only wish I could hear it for the 1st time again. wonderful song,

  46. D.... J....

    1979 - krankenbett - alle hüpften durch den sommer,
    und ich höre das hier!
    ein traum...!

  47. W.... S....

    Thank u love this song

  48. L.... ....

    so beautiful and peaceful, thanks for the post . . . <3

  49. D.... M....

    Anyone that has slept on a Sailboat can Relate

  50. O.... ....

    thank you for posting this.. i was so angry i could not find the original online... i listen to this over and over and over... classic!

  51. c.... ....

    The Bay has a unique vibe that I've never felt anywhere else. Midnight or mid-day. The best two week of the year are usually the last two of October.

  52. K.... M....

    can't believe he's only played it 5 times in concert, amazing song. would love to hear a live version

    K.... M....

    Ken Marcum Couldn't agree more. Just like a TON of other Neil songs. Rev. Blues, On the Beach, Last trip to Tulsa, etc.

  53. C.... W....

    U R A BLESSED MAN NEIL YOUNG...PEACE 2 U :)

  54. d.... ....

    Thank you Bigdadda20

  55. t.... ....

    He also shot his woman dead after telling her she had nothing to worry about. Down by the river.

  56. E.... S....

    pra vc ....ney....both of us...on the bay....S2

  57. P.... ....

    For the life of me, I don't know why neil doesn't include more congas with your acoustics.
    I add percussion to some songs, and I hear it sounds real good. Wooden music babe.

  58. w.... r....

    whoever you are thanks for this i have been looking for it a long time

  59. D.... M....

    what beautiful memories that will never come again

  60. j.... m....

    One of the great songs from "Stills-Young Band" in 1976. Reminds of the 1 year I lived in South Eastern Florida outside Fort Lauderdale. Beautiful weather all the time. Very overlooked album.

    j.... m....

    Yes, l've always enjoyed this one as well as Campiagner ( Deacade) and Little Wing, Union Man, Comin' Apart at Every Nail and Captain Kennedy from Hawks & Doves. These last few are bit like the second set on Comes A Time but different - a little harder in their sound maybe, and with a bit more swagger in the feel. It seems on these albums Neil was trying something a little different in his approach and got somewhat away from the straighter country feel he had going with his better know work on Harvest/Comes a Time/Harvest Moon. These lesser known albums have their own rewards.

  61. C.... Z....

    Sooooo smoooooth.

  62. K.... ....

    Wow I seem to find a different wonderful piece of Neil Youngs music every time i am listening to him on youtube. Great song.

  63. M.... ....

    If it was pouring rain then midnight on the bay would be a load of pooh pooh.

  64. G.... ....

    Good point - That album has nothing else to really offer - it's an easy song to fly under the radar. I think only real true Neil fans know of it - it's not one th casual fan would probably even know of.

  65. B.... S....

    I think the reason the song missed by the general public, was the fact it was one of the rare gems in an otherwise disastrous album. Steven Stills stuff really just isn't good at this point. So it largely got ignored at the time. I remember hearing it on the radio and LOVING this song. I still do.

  66. N.... ....

    NAN Merrill I so want to spend time with you out on the bay at midnight....

  67. G.... ....

    one of the most relaxing, melodic, underrated and under-appreciated Neil Young songs, and maybe of anyone 's songs.

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

    so smart! thanks for inspiration!

  69. d.... ....

    One of my favorite Neil Young songs, grew up listening to Neil, times were good then

  70. R.... ....

    love love this song! finally found it! thank u very much! ..
    long may he run!!

  71. M.... ....

    Neil Young looks very old in this picky and during the recording of this record I heard Steven couldn't keep still.

  72. R.... M....

    been there did that ; my sailboat in washington state see my vid

  73. J.... L....

    thx also been lookn 4 a long time 4 the origional...not the mac mall rap sampled version of the courus...million thx 2 u

  74. D.... ....

    One of my favourite Neil Young songs...got another 300 faves of his lol!....great posting Bigdadda20. : )

  75. O.... ....

    @Bigdadda20 I was wondering about that and also in shock that I couldnt find it. THANK YOU VERY MUCH..... this completed a long search and now my 'want' can is now fulfilled... PEACE!!

  76. R.... B....

    THANK YOU for posting this great song!!!!

  77. B.... ....

    @delta3garcia Mhm, it's amazing that the original wasn't on youtube before I posted it.

  78. d.... ....

    Great song.