Expecting to Fly

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"Expecting to Fly" is a melancholic, orchestral folk-rock song by Buffalo Springfield, written and sung by Neil Young and noted for its lush production and introspective lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Buffalo Springfield ⓘ
associatedAct Buffalo Springfield ⓘ
Neil Young ⓘ
characteristic introspective lyrics ⓘ
lush production ⓘ
melancholic tone ⓘ
composer Neil Young ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era late 1960s rock ⓘ
genre baroque pop ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
orchestral pop ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
piano ⓘ
strings ⓘ
hasNotableFeature intimate vocal recording ⓘ
prominent string arrangement ⓘ
studio effects and layering ⓘ
hasSection orchestral coda ⓘ
orchestral introduction ⓘ
quiet vocal verses ⓘ
inCatalogOf Buffalo Springfield recordings ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo Springfield

Neil Young compositions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Neil Young ⓘ
lyricQuality introspective ⓘ
poetic ⓘ
mood dreamlike ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
notableFor studio-crafted sound distinct from typical band recordings ⓘ
use of orchestral textures in rock context ⓘ
orchestralArrangementBy Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
performer Buffalo Springfield ⓘ
producer Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
recordedBy Buffalo Springfield ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
theme emotional vulnerability ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
lost love ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
vocalStyle soft, fragile lead vocal ⓘ
writer Neil Young ⓘ

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Buffalo Springfield → notableSong → Expecting to Fly ⓘ