Neil Young and Fiona Apple come from different generations, but they’re both part of a long and important lineage — artists who make big hits early in their career and who then spend the rest of their lives as major-label iconoclasts who get to do whatever they want. It’s not surprising that Apple would be a Young fan. It is a little surprising, however, that Apple has never covered Neil Young until this very moment. Granted, that’s not entirely true. In 2017, Apple took part in an all-star grand-finale version of “Rockin’ In The Free World” at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival. As far as I can tell, though, that was the only time she’s done it. So it’s cool to hear what Apple does when she gets into the studio and takes on Young’s 1972 classic “Heart Of Gold,” his only #1 hit.
