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Neil Young performs “New Mama” live for the first time in over 40 years: Watch

He dusted off the live rarity at this weekend's "Harvest Moon: A Gathering" event in California

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Neil Young, photo by Debi Del Grande

    Last week saw Neil Young share a new song called “Rainbow of Colors”. However, Young used the weekend to revisit his past. For the first time in 42 years, Young performed “New Mama” live during a charity event in Southern California, as Rolling Stone points out.

    Young dusted off the 1975 rarity toward the end of his appearance at Sunday’s “Harvest Moon: A Gathering,” a concert that benefits the Bridge School and Painted Turtle, a summer camp for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. In a white “Preserve” t-shirt, the Canadian songwriter gently rocked through the Tonight’s the Night selection, wind blowing through his hair, as though 1977 were just yesterday.

    (Read: The Top 10 Neil Young Songs)

    Catch fan-caught video footage below (scroll to the 52:58 mark).

    Young has a couple more dates in the near future, including Farm Aid in Wisconsin and a gig in Indianapolis. Purchase your tickets here. He and Crazy Horse will release their new album, COLORADO, October 25th through Reprise Records.

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