Listen to Fiona Apple's moving cover of Neil Young's Heart of Gold
The song was released as part of a new tribute album
Neil Young's song Heart of Gold was first released in 1972 and became a classic: the track is his only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and has been covered by artists including Johnny Cash, and now, Fiona Apple.
Apple's version of the song appears on the newly released tribute album, Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Volume I. It is very faithful to the original, with Apple singing over piano and soaring strings.
Other artists on the album include the Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder and Mumford & Sons.
All proceeds from the project will go to the Bridge School, a non-profit co-founded by Young's late ex-wife, Pegi Young, which supports children with severe speech and physical impairments.
Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Volume I is the most recent Young tribute album, however a number of others have been released over the years, including 1989's The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young, 1994's Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young, and 2007's Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young.
Recently, Young has been performing as he prepares to kick off a tour with the Chrome Hearts in June. Earlier in April, he performed Rockin' in the Free World at Bernie Sanders's Fighting Oligarchy rally in Los Angeles alongside Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers.
He was also the subject of Neil Young : Coastal, a documentary about his 2023 solo tour. The film was released on April 17 and was directed by his wife, Daryl Hannah.
