Mr. Soul

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"Mr. Soul" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song by Buffalo Springfield, written and sung by Neil Young and noted for its introspective lyrics and fuzz-driven guitar riff.

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Mr. Soul canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Buffalo Springfield Again
associatedAct Neil Young
associatedBand Buffalo Springfield
composer Neil Young
countryOfOrigin United States
era 1960s rock
genre psychedelic rock
rock
hasCriticalReception considered one of Buffalo Springfield’s signature songs
praised for innovative guitar sound
praised for introspective and self-referential lyrics
hasInfluenceOn Neil Young solo repertoire
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Neil Young
hasLiveVersionOn Year of the Horse
hasLiveVersionPerformer Neil Young & Crazy Horse
hasLyricalTheme alienation
fame
identity
hasMusicalFeature fuzz guitar
riff-based main theme
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Neil Young
The Everly Brothers
The Guess Who
The Richie Furay Band
hasQuality fuzz-driven guitar riff
introspective lyrics
includedIn Buffalo Springfield song catalog
isNotedFor heavy fuzz-tone guitar sound
introspective lyrics about Young's reaction to sudden fame
similarity in riff to The Rolling Stones song (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
language English
leadGuitarist Neil Young
musicArtist Buffalo Springfield
originalMedium vinyl record
partOfAlbum Buffalo Springfield Again
performer Buffalo Springfield
recordingArtist Buffalo Springfield
recordLabel Atco Records
releaseYear 1967
side album track
vocalist Neil Young
writer Neil Young

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Night Beat precededBy Mr. Soul
Bluebird bSide Mr. Soul