<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Alabama" (8) </Td> <Td> "The Needle and the Damage Done" (9) </Td> <Td> "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" (10) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Alabama" (8) </Td> <Td> "The Needle and the Damage Done" (9) </Td> <Td> "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" (10) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Needle and the Damage Done" is a song by Neil Young that describes the destruction caused by the heroin addiction of musicians he knew . Though not specifically about him, the song was inspired by the heroin addiction of his friend and Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whitten . It previews the theme of the Tonight's the Night album that reflects Young's grief over the heroin overdose and death of both Whitten and Bruce Berry, a roadie for Young and Crazy Horse . </P> <P> "The Needle and the Damage Done" first appeared on the Harvest album in 1972 . Rather than rerecording it, he selected a live version from January 1971 that had him singing and playing acoustic guitar . It appeared on the compilation albums Decade and Greatest Hits . On the handwritten liner notes included in Decade, Young had this to say about the song: "I am not a preacher, but drugs killed a lot of great men ." </P>

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