Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song)

"Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) on their 1970 album Déjà Vu. Young played the song with The Band in the group's final concert with its original lineup, The Last Waltz, on American Thanksgiving Day 1976 at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, with Joni Mitchell providing backing vocals offstage.

Personnel

CSNY

• Neil Young – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• David Crosby – harmony vocals
• Stephen Stills – harmony vocals, electric guitar, piano
• Graham Nash – harmony vocals

Additional Personnel

• Greg Reeves – bass guitar
• Dallas Taylor – drums

References

External links

• Transcript of 1995 interview with MOJO magazine