Déjà Vu is one of the best-selling records of all-time and makes most of the best-of lists out there. It hit #1 virtually everywhere in ’70 and continues to resonate; a 50th anniversary edition was released in 2021 (a year late, for obvious reasons). It spawned four singles: “Woodstock” (written by Joni Mitchell, sung and arranged by Stephen Stills who collaborated on the arrangement with Jimi Hendrix – my favorite line is “And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes riding shotgun in the sky, turning into butterflies above our nation) and the album opener “Carry On,” both of which I love, plus “Teach Your Children” and “Our House,” both written by Nash, neither of which I’m a fan of. Totally sappy and overplayed. Crosby’s contributions are the title track “Déjà Vu” which is super-trippy, proggy and complex – I’ve always liked this one – and “the anti-war “Almost Cut My Hair.” I also love Young’s song “Helpless.”

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