Released : 1991
Aficiandos who mentally hoarded British pop cultural ephemera, on forming St.Etienne friends Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs decided their first gift to post-tripping ravers would be in the form of an unlikely cover version. Taking Neil Young’s original – written by the Canadian for Graham Nash in 1970 following his break up with Joni Mitchell – they then vividly reimagined it, adding in some pavement cafe cool and a recherche sense of 60’s innocence.
The bleary eyed were to be serenaded by Moira Lambert – Sarah Cracknell joined the duo later – whilst the shuffling break and child-like piano only added to the song’s dream-like quality. Half way through a giant sounding kick drum, maybe played by Asterix himself, came as a thunderclap to wake up the heavy lidded daysleepers, but most of them, seeing galloping white horses in the waves, slumbered on.
The Voice Of Unreason 
I like their cover better than Young’s original.
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