The title 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' refers to Stephen Stills' former girlfriend, singer/songwriter Judy Collins, and the lyrics to most of the suite's sections consist of his thoughts about her and their imminent breakup. This style of tuning would later be used for the Déjà Vu songs '4+20' and 'Carry On'.ĬSN performed 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' at the Woodstock and Live Aid festivals, and their performance at the former is featured in the film Woodstock (1970). The recording features an acoustic guitar tuned to EEEEBE (' Bruce Palmer Modal Tuning' ) vs.
The song is a suite in the classical sense (i.e., an ordered set of musical pieces). The title is a play on words for 'Sweet Judy Blue Eyes'. In Canada, 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' peaked at number 11. The song is ranked #418 on Rolling Stone′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It appeared on the group's self-titled debut album in 1969 and was released as a single, hitting #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. ' Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' is a suite of short songs written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN).
