Neil Young

Welfare Mothers

Written by: Neil Young

(Lyrics) (Quotes) (Chords on songx.se)

From the album:

Rust Never Sleeps, Weld, Official Release Series Discs 22, 23+, 24 & 25, Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987

Times played:

First performance:

1978-09-18, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, USA

Last performance:

2016-10-08, Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, USA

Shows recorded:

Shows not recorded:

First recording:

1978-09-19, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, USA

Last recording:

2016-10-08, Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, USA

Electric guitar:

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1978-09-18, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-19, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-21, Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-22, Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-23, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-25, Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-27, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-28, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-09-29, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-01, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-04, Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-05, Community War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-07, William & Mary Hall, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-08, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-10, The Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-12, Athletic And Convocation Center - Notre Dame Unive, South Bend, Indiana, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Sugar Mountain / I Am A Child / Comes A Time / Already One / After The Gold Rush / Thrasher / My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) / When You Dance, I Can Really Love / The Loner / Welfare Mothers / Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown / The Needle And The Damage Done / Sedan Delivery / Powderfinger / Cortez The Killer / Cinnamon Girl / Like A Hurricane / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) // Tonight's The Night

1978-10-14, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-15, Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-16, Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-19, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-22, Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-23, The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1978-10-24, The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1984-02-06, Early Show, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Rock / So Tired / Violent Side / I Got A Problem / Stand By Me / Your Love (Is Good To Me) / Powderfinger / Barstool Blues / Welfare Mothers / Touch The Night / Tonight's The Night // Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

1984-02-06, Late Show, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Rock / So Tired / Violent Side / Stand By Me / I Got A Problem / Your Love (Is Good To Me) / Powderfinger / Barstool Blues / Welfare Mothers / Touch The Night / Tonight's The Night // Cinnamon Girl / Homegrown

1984-02-07, Early Show, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Rock / So Tired / Violent Side / Stand By Me / I Got A Problem / Your Love (Is Good To Me) / Powderfinger / Homegrown / Welfare Mothers / Touch The Night / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) // Cinnamon Girl

1984-02-07, Late Show, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Rock / So Tired / Violent Side / I Got A Problem / Stand By Me / Your Love (Is Good To Me) / Powderfinger / Barstool Blues / Welfare Mothers / Touch The Night / Tonight's The Night // Cortez The Killer / Cinnamon Girl

1991-01-25, Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Crime In The City / Blowin' In The Wind / Love And Only Love / Cinnamon Girl / Days That Used To Be / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Powderfinger / Love To Burn / Rockin' In The Free World // Welfare Mothers / Like A Hurricane

1991-01-26, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Crime In The City / Blowin' In The Wind / Love To Burn / Cinnamon Girl / Days That Used To Be / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Powderfinger / Love And Only Love / Rockin' In The Free World // Farmer John / Welfare Mothers

1991-01-28, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-01-29, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Crime In The City / Blowin' In The Wind / Love To Burn / Cinnamon Girl / Mansion On The Hill / Cortez The Killer / F*!#in' Up / Powderfinger / Love And Only Love / Rockin' In The Free World // Like A Hurricane / Welfare Mothers

1991-01-30, Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Crime In The City / Blowin' In The Wind / Love To Burn / Cinnamon Girl / Mansion On The Hill / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Powderfinger / Love And Only Love / Rockin' In The Free World // Welfare Mothers / Tonight's The Night

1991-01-31, Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-02, Auburn Hills Palace Arena, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Crime In The City / Blowin' In The Wind / Love To Burn / Cinnamon Girl / Days That Used To Be / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Powderfinger / Mansion On The Hill / Rockin' In The Free World // Welfare Mothers / Like A Hurricane

1991-02-04, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-05, Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-08, Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-09, Houston Fieldhouse - Rensselaer, Troy, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-13, Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-16, Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-17, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-19, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-20, Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-22, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-02-27, Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-03-03, The Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-03-09, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-03-14, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1991-03-19, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

1996-06-20, Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
w/ Crazy Horse

1996-06-23, Badesee Düren-Gürzenich, Düren, Germany
Open Air '96
w/ Crazy Horse

Down By The River / Powderfinger / Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Big Time / Drive Back / The Needle And The Damage Done / Welfare Mothers / Music Arcade / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Slip Away / Like A Hurricane / Rockin' In The Free World / Pocahontas

1996-06-25, Sjöhistoriska Muséet, Stockholm, Sweden
w/ Crazy Horse

1996-06-27, Festival Site, Roskilde, Denmark
Roskilde Festival
w/ Crazy Horse

Down By The River / Powderfinger / Drive Back / Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Big Time / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Slip Away / Like A Hurricane / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Rockin' In The Free World

1996-06-28, Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland
w/ Crazy Horse

Down By The River / Powderfinger / Barstool Blues / Stupid Girl / Big Time / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / The Loner / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Slip Away / Like A Hurricane / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Rockin' In The Free World

1996-06-30, Kalvøya Festivalen, Oslo, Norway
w/ Crazy Horse

1996-07-03, Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
w/ Crazy Horse

Pocahontas / Powderfinger / Big Time / Slip Away / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / I Am A Child / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Rockin' In The Free World

1996-07-04, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
w/ Crazy Horse

Powderfinger / Down By The River / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / The Loner / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Welfare Mothers / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery

1996-07-09, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Powderfinger / Pocahontas / Big Time / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / The Loner / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // Sedan Delivery / Rockin' In The Free World // Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll

1996-07-12, Olympiahalle, München, Germany
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Powderfinger / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Welfare Mothers / Like A Hurricane // Sedan Delivery / Rockin' In The Free World

1996-07-20, SECC, Glasgow, Scotland
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Bite The Bullet / Barstool Blues / Big Time / Pocahontas / Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Long May You Run / Four Strong Winds / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // Welfare Mothers / Danger Bird / Sedan Delivery

1996-08-09, Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Pocahontas / Big Time / Bite The Bullet / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery / Powderfinger / Welfare Mothers

1996-08-12, Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery / Welfare Mothers // Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Drive Back

1996-08-16, Sony Music Entertainment Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Welfare Mothers / Rockin' In The Free World // Roll Another Number (For The Road)

1996-08-25, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Cinnamon Girl / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // Sedan Delivery / Danger Bird

1996-08-26, Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, New York, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Cowgirl In The Sand / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery // Roll Another Number (For The Road)

1996-09-14, The Gorge, George, Washington, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Long May You Run / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // Sedan Delivery / Tonight's The Night / Welfare Mothers / Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Rockin' In The Free World

1996-10-31, Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
w/ Crazy Horse

1996-11-07, Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
w/ Crazy Horse

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Powderfinger / Slip Away / Don't Cry No Tears / Big Time / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Helpless / Scattered (Let's Think About Livin') / Cinnamon Girl / When You Dance, I Can Really Love / Cortez The Killer / F*!#in' Up / Music Arcade / Rockin' In The Free World / Welfare Mothers / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery

2001-01-10, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Sedan Delivery / Don't Cry No Tears / Love And Only Love / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Like A Hurricane // Big Time / Powderfinger / Welfare Mothers / Bite The Bullet / Down By The River // Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

2001-01-11, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Sedan Delivery / Don't Cry No Tears / Love And Only Love / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Rockin' In The Free World // Big Time / Welfare Mothers / Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown / Hold Back The Tears / Like A Hurricane // Tonight's The Night

2001-01-20, Cidade do Rock - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rock In Rio
w/ Crazy Horse

Sedan Delivery / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Love And Only Love / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Like A Hurricane / Rockin' In The Free World // Powderfinger / Down By The River // Welfare Mothers

2001-07-13, Vila Nova da Cerveira, Minho, Portugal
w/ Crazy Horse

Don't Cry No Tears / I've Been Waiting For You / Love And Only Love / Piece Of Crap / Goin' Home / When I Hold You In My Arms / From Hank To Hendrix / Heart Of Gold / Pocahontas / After The Gold Rush / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Like A Hurricane // Rockin' In The Free World / Powderfinger / Welfare Mothers / Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Tonight's The Night

2001-07-17, Vienne Antique, Vienne, France
w/ Crazy Horse

Don't Cry No Tears / I've Been Waiting For You / Love And Only Love / Piece Of Crap / Standing In The Light Of Love / When I Hold You In My Arms / From Hank To Hendrix / Don't Let It Bring You Down / Pocahontas / After The Gold Rush / Gateway Of Love / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Like A Hurricane // Down By The River / Welfare Mothers / Rockin' In The Free World // Goin' Home / Roll Another Number (For The Road)

2001-07-19, JazzFest Wiesen, Wiesen, Austria
w/ Crazy Horse

2003-07-26, The Joint - The Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Love To Burn / Sedan Delivery / Goin' Home / Cowgirl In The Sand / Welfare Mothers / Mr. Soul / Country Home / Homegrown / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Rockin' In The Free World // Sun Green / Be The Rain / Sun Green / The Loner // Powderfinger / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

2003-08-06, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas, USA
w/ Crazy Horse

Falling From Above / Double E / Devil's Sidewalk / Leave The Driving / Carmichael / Bandit / Grandpa's Interview / Bringin' Down Dinner / Sun Green / Be The Rain // Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Sedan Delivery / Powderfinger / Love And Only Love / Rockin' In The Free World / Welfare Mothers / Roll Another Number (For The Road) // Country Home / Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll

2013-03-15, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
w/ Crazy Horse

Powderfinger / Love To Burn / Born In Ontario / Walk Like A Giant / Hole In The Sky / Heart Of Gold / Twisted Road / Singer Without A Song / Ramada Inn / Cinnamon Girl / Cortez The Killer / F*!#in' Up / Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll / Welfare Mothers / Sedan Delivery / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) // Mr. Soul / Roll Another Number (For The Road)

2013-06-08, Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
w/ Crazy Horse

Love And Only Love / Powderfinger / Psychedelic Pill / Walk Like A Giant / Hole In The Sky / Comes A Time / Blowin' In The Wind / Singer Without A Song / Ramada Inn / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze / Welfare Mothers / Mr. Soul / Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) // Roll Another Number (For The Road) / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

2016-09-18, The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Outlaw Music Festival
w/ Promise Of The Real

Heart Of Gold / Out On The Weekend / Unknown Legend / Human Highway / Harvest Moon / Hold Back The Tears / Powderfinger / Welfare Mothers / Cowgirl In The Sand / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / Cortez The Killer / F*!#in' Up / Rockin' In The Free World

2016-10-04, USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, Utah, USA
w/ Promise Of The Real

2016-10-08, Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, USA
Desert Trip
w/ Promise Of The Real

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