"Heart of Gold" is one of the songs I’m not tired to listen. Young wrote this in 1971 after he suffered a back injury that made it difficult for him to play the electric guitar, so on the Harvest tracks he played acoustic. Despite the injury, Young was in good spirits (possibly thanks to the painkillers), which is reflected in this song.
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
With a straightforward metaphor and complete lack of pathos, this is not a typical Neil Young song. It finds him mining for a "heart of gold," which depending on your perspective, is either a touching and heartfelt sentiment, or a mawkish platitude. Rolling Stone took the churlish view, complaining that the album evoked "superstardom's weariest clichés." The listening public and Young's fans were far more accepting, and the song became his biggest hit. [https://www.songfacts.com/]
Searching for covers I found more than fifty, but I chose the versions you’ll find below:
Juice Newton and Randy Meisner - Heart of Gold
Diana Krall - Heart of Gold
Passenger - Heart of Gold
For the end Neil Young & Johnny Cash - Heart of Gold [mash-up]
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