Back in the 60's there was a guy who used to play here in Boston quite a bit. He was a folk singer by the name of Phil Ochs. He along with many others including Tim Hardin, wrote Reason To Believe that I did a minute ago. He was great, these were some great artists that wrote some beautiful songs. It was a beautiful thing. I'm glad I was watching from a distance and enjoying it. I met some people at ... somebody made a movie about these kinds of people, you know these artists - making fun of them. It was kind of weird. Anyway, they had a kind of a movie about these people and there were two people in it called Jim and Jean. And Jim and Jean were kinda like - they make fun of them and make fun of Jean - for some reason in the movie. I guess they thought folk music wasn't funny enough. SHIT. Funny to laugh at. Oh well, the movie was a stiff anyway. I never heard of it either. I can’t even remember the name of it. But Phil Ochs wrote some great songs....... Actually, Jean told me about this song. "This guy Phil Ochs is so good. You have to hear this song he wrote. Jim and I do all of his songs, but this is a great song. Unique." And she was so excited. [After the song] Sorry about those changes Phil. I forgot the changes to Changes. I couldn't do it. It's OK, it's all right, those things happen. The thing to remember is the songs. It's a great song. A beautiful song. It's a great product here too. One more time. It's not fracking, it's water. Neil Young Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA October 5, 2014

Phil Ochs was one of the very greatest writers of the folk era, along with Tim Hardin and Bob Dylan. Phil wrote this song, ‘Changes.’ It’s a beautiful melody and lyric. The folk duo Jim and Jean introduced me to Phil Ochs back in the sixties and ‘Changes’ is my favorite song of Phil’s. Great lyrics. Give a listen. It’s from ‘A Letter Home.’ Neil Young NYA - Now Showing in the Hearse Theater October 8, 2020

Written by the great Phil Ochs, CHANGES is one of the first songs that showed me what a song could be. I think Phil Ochs was one of the greats - right up there with Lightfoot and Dylan. Neil Young NYA - Now Showing in the Hearse Theater January 26, 2023