{"id":58079,"date":"2026-02-13T21:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/every-neil-young-song-mj-lenderman-has-covered\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:45:27","slug":"every-neil-young-song-mj-lenderman-has-covered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/every-neil-young-song-mj-lenderman-has-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Neil Young Song MJ Lenderman Has Covered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThis week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mj-lenderman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mj-lenderman\" data-tag=\"mj-lenderman\">MJ Lenderman<\/a> appeared on <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lbU3_IYhqYE\">The Adam Friedland Show<\/a><\/em>, where he proudly said he has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/neil-young\/\" id=\"auto-tag_neil-young\" data-tag=\"neil-young\">Neil Young<\/a> Archives app on his phone. This wasn\u2019t very surprising, since Lenderman has often drawn comparisons to the singer-songwriter, ever since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/wednesday-bleeds-album-review-1235432154\/\">Wednesday <\/a>guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/mj-lenderman-new-album-wednesday-1235087732\/\">broke through<\/a> with his 2024 solo album,<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/mj-lenderman-manning-fireworks-review-1235094784\/\"> Manning Fireworks<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI grew up believing that every band that I like somehow is influenced by Neil Young,\u201d he<a href=\"https:\/\/news.pollstar.com\/2025\/03\/26\/a-complete-unknown-mj-lenderman-is-blowing-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> said<\/a> last year. \u201cHe\u2019s my number one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLenderman performs his hero\u2019s songs quite often on the road. Here\u2019s every Young gem he\u2019s covered so far.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"song-lotta-love-album-comes-a-time-1978-times-performed-43\" class=\"heading larva \/\/      \">\n\t\tSong: \u201cLotta Love\u201d<br \/>Album:<em> Comes a Time<\/em> (1978)<br \/>Times Performed: 43 \t<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman - Lotta Love (Neil Young cover), live at the Garage, London, 18 Nov 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23NFJLT-BRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLenderman began covering \u201cLotta Love\u201d while on tour in Europe in the fall of 2024, and he\u2019s since performed it more than 40 times. The video above shows his sixth time singing it, at the Garage in London on Nov. 18. As he told the crowd, the song carried a different meaning following the U.S. presidential election, in which Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/donald-trump-defeats-kamala-harris-2024-presidential-election-1235154685\/\">defeated <\/a>Kamala Harris. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThis song, we always thought, was about an interpersonal relationship,\u201d Lenderman said. \u201cBut there\u2019s so much fucked-up shit going on in the world, and we\u2019re from America. [There\u2019s] so much fucked-up shit going on there. And once the election results came through, a Canadian friend sent me this song, and I thought about in a whole different light. So we\u2019d like to do it for you now. You guys probably need it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tYoung released \u201cLotta Love\u201d off <em>Comes a Time <\/em>in 1978, but it was made famous by his singing partner Nicolette Larson, who released it on her self-titled solo debut that same year. Larson, who died in 1997, achieved a No. 8 hit with the song. \u201cShe was absolutely fearless,\u201d Young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/nicolette-larson-lotta-love-neil-young-1286895\/\">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> of Larson. \u201cShe told me, \u2018I\u2019m the best one. I can follow you anywhere you want to go. No one can follow you better than I can.\u2019 And she could.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther<em> Comes a Time <\/em>material Lenderman should cover: \u201cGoin\u2019 Back,\u201d \u201cAlready One,\u201d and \u201cFour Strong Winds.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<h3 id=\"song-powderfinger-album-rust-never-sleeps-times-performed-7\" class=\"heading larva \/\/      \">\n\t\tSong: \u201cPowderfinger\u201d<br \/>Album: <em>Rust Never Sleeps <\/em><br \/>Times Performed: 7\t<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MJ Lenderman &amp; The Wind - Powderfinger (Neil Young &amp; Crazy Horse) - Live in Carrboro, NC - 1\/29\/2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wl1GAVTemvU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn \u201cPowderfinger,\u201d Young delivers a tragic American Western, in which a young man attempts \u2014 and fails \u2014 to protect his family from an approaching gunboat. It\u2019s regarded as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/100-greatest-neil-young-songs-1266840\/powderfinger-1269817\/\">greatest song ever<\/a>, containing his favorite themes of violence, mortality, regret, and above all, loneliness, against the backdrop of the American wilderness. It\u2019s a live staple for Young, which he originally released on <em>Rust Never Sleeps <\/em>with his band Crazy Horse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLenderman has performed \u201cPowderfinger\u201d seven times, most recently in the video above, at Cat\u2019s Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, in January 2025. Lenderman is supported by his bandmates (guitarist Jon Samuels, guitarist and fiddle player Landon George, drummer Colin Miller), and his ex and Wednesday bandmate Karly Hartzman, who delivers some killer backing vocals the same way Crazy Horse guitarist Frank \u201cPoncho\u201d Sampedro did all those years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther<em> Rust Never Sleeps <\/em>material Lenderman should cover: \u201cThrasher,\u201d \u201cPocahontas,\u201d and \u201cSail Away.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"song-on-the-beach-album-on-the-beach-1974times-performed-1\" class=\"heading larva \/\/      \">\n\t\tSong: \u201cOn the Beach\u201d<br \/>Album:<em> On the Beach<\/em>, 1974<br \/>Times Performed: 1\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tYoung once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/neil-young-the-rolling-stone-interview-123513\/\">described<\/a> 1974\u2019s<em> On the Beach<\/em> as one of the most depressing records he\u2019s ever made, and yet it\u2019s undoubtedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/neil-young-on-the-beach-anniversary-1235055965\/\">his best<\/a>. Wrestling with heartbreak and critics who didn\u2019t understand him, and trying to find his place in a post-Sixties Watergate America, culminated in eight brilliant songs that hardcore Young fans love to endlessly talk about \u2014 more than Young sure ever did. <\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLenderman tackled the title track at Zootown Arts Community Center in Missoula, Montana, in October 2022, performing an aching 12-minute rendition. Young has only played it 14 times over the last five decades, with his most recent public performance of it occurring in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/neil-young-on-the-beach-live-performance-857369\/\">July 2019<\/a>, at the Sportpaleis in Antwerpen, Belgium. There\u2019s no footage of Lenderman\u2019s cover, yet it\u2019s available here on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/mjlenderman2022-10-19.sbd\/15+On+the+Beach+(Neil+Young+Cover).wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Internet Archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"song-vampire-blues-album-on-the-beach-1974times-performed-1\" class=\"heading larva \/\/      \">\n\t\tSong: \u201cVampire Blues\u201d<br \/>Album:<em> On the Beach<\/em>, 1974<br \/>Times Performed: 1\t<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLenderman seemingly loves Halloween, having covered Warren Zevon\u2019s \u201cWerewolves of London\u201d several times and this <em>On the Beach <\/em>gem, days before the spooky holiday on Oct. 26, 2024, at Brooklyn\u2019s Music Hall of Williamsburg. I was lucky enough to catch this funky \u201cVampire Blues,\u201d Lenderman\u2019s only performance of it, alongside his bandmates and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/ryan-davis-louisville-mj-lenderman-new-album-interview-1235387025\/\"> Ryan Davis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther <em>On the Beach<\/em> material Lenderman should cover: \u201cSee the Sky About to Rain,\u201d \u201cAmbulance Blues,\u201d and \u201cMotion Pictures (For Carrie),\u201d the latter of which Young has never performed live.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"song-separate-ways-album-homegrown-2020times-performed-1\" class=\"heading larva \/\/      \">\n\t\tSong: \u201cSeparate Ways\u201d<br \/>Album:<em> Homegrown<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Times Performed: 1\t<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mj Lenderman - Separate Ways (Neil Young cover) live at The 40 Watt in Athens, GA 2\/11\/2026 \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLIM1icKbyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThere\u2019s a lot of lore that surrounds <em>Homegrown<\/em>, the album Young shelved in 1975 in favor of <em>Tonight\u2019s the Night.<\/em> It sat in the vault for 45 years \u2014 feverishly discussed among fans like a long-lost treasure \u2014 until Young finally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/neil-young-homegrown-review-1009692\/\">released it<\/a> in 2020. <\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIf Lenderman covering two <em>On the Beach<\/em> songs wasn\u2019t enough, he went even deeper into Shakey Land, delivering the deep cut \u201cSeparate Ways,\u201d at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on Feb. 11. It\u2019s an intensely raw and painful reflection of Young\u2019s breakup with actress Carrie Snodgress, where he sings lines like, \u201cI won\u2019t apologize\/The light shone from in your eyes\/It isn\u2019t gone\/It will soon come back again.\u201d Lenderman conveys this perfectly, despite having never played it live before. Hopefully, it won\u2019t be his last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther<em> Homegrown <\/em>material Lenderman should cover: \u201cTry, \u201cWe Don\u2019t Smoke It No More,\u201d and \u201cWhite Line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/mj-lenderman-neil-young-covers-1235515882\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, MJ Lenderman appeared on The Adam Friedland Show, where he proudly said he has the Neil Young Archives app on his phone&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}