Video: The Highlight of Buffalo Springfield's Reunion Set

The highlight of Buffalo Springfield's reunion set at the Bridge School Benefit was their performance of "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" — which was captured in HD by a member of the audience, as you can see above. The song, which predates the formation of Springfield, is one of Young's earliest fully-realized songs. In late 1964 he met future Buffalo Springfield bandmate Richie Furay in New York and taught him the track, which he added to his folk repertoire. A chance encounter with each other in Los Angeles a year later let to the formation of the band, but when it came time to record the song, Furay's more traditional voice was deemed by the label to be more commercial, and he sang it. Young has occasionally played it himself over the years, but at their first performance together in forty-two years Young and Furay take turns singing lead.

Related: Photos: Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam, Neil Young and More at the Bridge School Benefit

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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