JohnFB
She was born to belong to the lines of a song...
Just as in SUPERSTAR they could have changed the lyrics - damned could have become darned (although I admit it doesn't have the same tough impact) - and you might be right - the lyrics are fairly "rough" and "masculine" for even "tom-boy" Karen...I'm not sure she'd want to sing about getting smashed in the face...be that as it may, I really do like her drumming on this, proving once again that even if she didn't have the "power" of some pro studio drummers she did have all of the nuanced "chops" you would expect from a jazz-oriented and accomplished drummer.......
... I don't really see Karen singing a lead on "Clancy". I read somewhere that Karen wouldn't sing Damn/Damned (2:47). I just gave another listen to "Get Together" and I can definitely hear Karen owning this song.
Here's what Wiki has to say about Neil Young's "Clancy" :
"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" is a song by the Canadian-American folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, released as the group's debut single in 1966. Neil Young wrote the song in Yorkville in 1965 shortly after returning from a series of performances in Toronto, during a period when his bid at a solo career had been met with little positive response. The lyrics reflect metaphorically on Young's frustration toward his stalled career in music, and was inspired by Ross "Clancy" Smith, an aberrant classmate who incited awe in his school. Commentators recognize "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" as one of Buffalo Springfield's signature songs, as well as a milestone in Young's progression as a songwriter.
The song was the lead single to Buffalo Springfield's self-titled debut album, bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100 at 110. Buffalo Springfield played "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" at many concerts during their stay in Los Angeles where it found regional success.