Neil Young Slams Canada's Leaders, Big Oil for 'Killing' First Nation Communities

Billboard ^ | 1/13/2014 | Etan Vlessing

[Dr. Thorne]

I used to play coffeehouses back in the 70s and included a section in the show called "You Can Write a Neil Young Song!".

I asked the audience for three letters between A and G. Then, I asked them for a few random words.

Employing a typical Neil Young flat-picking style with lots of hammer-ons, I would play those three chords and make up a meaningless song using the random words and singing in a weird falsetto.

It always got big laughs because Neil Young is a joke.

[billorites]

Well...

Hey, hey, my, my...

[NonValueAdded]

Who knew Southern Man applied to Bas-Canada?

[areukiddingme1]

Neil Young? I thought he was dead.

[MrB]

I hope Neil Young can remember
a Canadian man don’t need him around anyhow.

[AppyPappy]

When I need advice on science, I always look to rock musicians first.

[Revolting cat!]

In after I thought he was dead!

[NeoCaveman]

I hope Neil Young will remember Canadian man don’t need him around anyhow.

[Bryanw92]

Beat me to it.

[gr8eman]

Neil Who?

[NorthMountain]

I have worked in some “First Nation” villages ... the denizens thereof are doing a good job of killing themselves with weed, meth, vodka and stupidity.

[Dr. Thorne]

Neil Young? I thought he was dead.

Only brain dead.

[PATRIOT1876]

“I hope Neil Young will remember an intelligent man don’t need him around anyhow”

[Revolting cat!]

Neil had better get back in the studio and record another progressive art double album of amplifier feedback! We are holding our breathing!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I’ve seen the LincVolt and the damage done...

[billorites]

This is kinda cool:

Neil Young has a 1959 Lincoln Continental hybrid.

He's spent about a million dollars on it.

[dfwgator]

Well I hope Neil Young will remember, a Canadian man don’t need him around, anyhow.

[billorites]

"I have worked in some “First Nation” villages ..."

Drill baby drill.

All the more gas to huff.

[lee martell]

Very creative. I recall Second City TV used to have satirical tributes to their Canadian heroes like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. I think the band Rush is also Canadian. All these people are talented, but, yes, they leaned heavily on formulaic song structures when they first became famous. Might have been afraid to change anything. I always liked the song Neil wrote for Nicolette Larson about 1977,’It’s Gonna Take A Lotta Love”. This was back when Blondie was briefly the biggest girl act in the states, before Madonna and her publicists stole the crown away.

[Red Badger]

As irascible and irrelevant as ever, I see.................