[1] The song appears on Crosby, Stills & Nash's critically acclaimed eponymous debut album.
The song is notable for its serene yet pointed melody and its unique lyrics, which compare Queen Guinevere to the object of the singer's affection, referred to as "m'lady".
"[2] According to Robert Christgau, the song was based on a three-note motif from the 1960 Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain.
[3] The album CSN (box set) contains a demo version of the song played by Crosby on guitar, Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane on bass, and Cyrus Faryar of Modern Folk Quartet on bouzouki.
These facts correlate to the "Nancy Ross" theory: in the song, Crosby sings that Guinnevere "drew pentagrams," and that "peacocks wandered aimlessly underneath an orange tree.