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    Neil Young gives Tim Walz permission for his song – after he sued Trump for using it


    Neil Young gives Tim Walz permission for his song – after he sued Trump for using it

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/neil-young-tim-walz-song-permission-trump-b2600350.html

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    2. LuvKrahft on

      Good, people should be able to understand why letting Nazis and rapists and democracy haters use your music is bad. GOP can have kidrock.

    4. a9JDvXLWHumjaC on

      Remember hearing Neil on a radio interview one time. He bought a vintage 4D Lincoln gas guzzler to convert it into an electric car – before electric was popular. He was always one of the good guys and this very nice gesture shows him well.

    5. odorous_doxy on

      NPR had an article on the history of presidential music yesterday morning. “Nixon’s the One” was the last original composition. It (the article) is about seven minutes long.

    8. G24all2read on

      Ironically, the song is not about patriotism. There is some optimism in the last verse.

      “Rockin’ In The Free World”

      There’s colors on the street
      Red, white and blue
      People shufflin’ their feet
      People sleepin’ in their shoes
      But there’s a warnin’ sign
      on the road ahead
      There’s a lot of people sayin’
      we’d be better off dead
      Don’t feel like Satan,
      but I am to them
      So I try to forget it,
      any way I can.

      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world.

      I see a woman in the night
      With a baby in her hand
      Under an old street light
      Near a garbage can
      Now she puts the kid away,
      and she’s gone to get a hit
      She hates her life,
      and what she’s done to it
      There’s one more kid
      that will never go to school
      Never get to fall in love,
      never get to be cool.

      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world.

      We got a thousand points of light
      For the homeless man
      We got a kinder, gentler,
      Machine gun hand
      We got department stores
      and toilet paper
      Got styrofoam boxes
      for the ozone layer
      Got a man of the people,
      says keep hope alive
      Got fuel to burn,
      got roads to drive.

      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world,
      Keep on rockin’ in the free world

    12. Mcboatface3sghost on

      I think the trump campaign playing “Fortunate Son” by CCR was the height of hypocrisy, but the day ain’t over yet…

    15. billyjack669 on

      “Waaah waah, it’s not fair, they let him do it but I can’t? How is that fair? I should be able to do whatever I want all the time and have people praise me for it!”

      -The last bit of surviving neural circuitry before it gets garfed by Trump’s dementia on the way out the mouth.

    16. No-Attitude-6049 on

      As a fellow Canadian, I applaud Neil for his lifetime of support for the good people of this world.

    17. fellowuscitizen on

      Me owns a vinyl version beside a CD version of Neil Young’s “Harvest” Album.

    29. Due-Egg4743 on

      “Small Town” is a both a great song and fit for his image. Republicans don’t even realize he’s so much more like them than both Trump and Vance combined. A guy with a rural upbringing, who didn’t come from money, attended public schools and public universities, owns no stocks, was a 24 year military man, was a public school teacher, and was a winning football coach sounds like the kind of dream Republican candidate that could only be a fictional caricature. 

    32. dweebers on

      Neil is more American than Don could dream of being. Check out his song “Already Great,” which is basically what he thought of the MAGA movement. Haha obvious Neil doesn’t write hits like he used to, but I always listen to the new music and the message

    33. peacefinder on

      It’s a really high-energy song, but goddamn the lyrics are rough for the usage as an outro last night. It seemed a pretty poor choice for the moment when they’re trying to project optimism.

    35. CaptAlexKamal on

      Somebody had to clean ketchup off the walls of mar-a-lago again when he heard about this!

    37. Seeksp on

      So surprising, Neil Young isn’t a rabid right-wing nut. He’s never supported liberal causes before. /s

      How about some real news?

    38. SaggitariuttJ on

      Somehow his song “Piece of Crap” needs to be linked to Trump.

      Figure it out folks. 😁

    39. boner79 on

      It was such a joy watching the DNC this week knowing that they had the blessing to use all these great songs from great artists while the RNC was stuck playing Kid Rock on repeat.