Posted on 04/14/2006 9:13:32 AM PDT by slowhand520
Neil Young, Son of Famed Reporter, Records "Impeach the President" Song
By E&P Staff
Published: April 14, 2006 11:40 AM ET
The 60's relics are so precious ain't they? Is this guy even American?
NEW YORK As an E&P "Pressing Issues" column recently noted, rock star Neil Young is the son of a famed Canadian journalist, so it should not surprise many that he recently recorded a song in California with a very reportorial -- or at least pundit -- feel to it.
It’s called “Impeach the President,” so there can be little question what it is about.
Apparently it was recorded with a 100-voice choir. Rumors have circulated the past few days on the Web, but E&P has tracked down the strongest confirmation in a blog kept by Sherman Oaks, Ca. musician/singer Alicia Morgan.
Previous reports quoted hints by Young and Jonathan Demme (who directed the new documentary “Heart of Gold”) that Neil was working on a hard-rocking political or “anti-Bush” CD.
Last Friday, Morgan wrote on her LastLeftB4Hooterville blog that she had been “summoned” to a local studio to sing on the new record with 99 others. “I'm not going to give the whole thing away, but the first line of one of the songs was ‘Let's impeach the President for lyin'!’ Turns out the whole thing is a classic beautiful protest record. The session was like being at a 12-hour peace rally. Every time new lyrics would come up on the screen, there were cheers, tears and applause. It was a spiritual experience. I can't believe my good fortune at being a part of this.
“We finished the session by singing an a capella version of 'America the Beautiful' and there was not a dry eye in the house.
“Neil said it should be out in 6 to 8 weeks."
Harp magazine reported on its Web site Thursday that Demme had confirmed in an e-mail, “Neil just finished writing and recording -- with no warning -- a new album called 'Living With War.' It all happened in three days… It is a brilliant electric assault, accompanied by a 100-voice choir, on Bush and the war in Iraq… Truly mind blowing. Will be in stores soon.”
The magazine continued: “Details are pretty scarce, but the featured track, titled ‘Impeach the President,’ features a rap with Bush’s voice set to the choir chanting ‘flip/flop’ and the like.”
Young has always been a maverick politically as well as musically. Although he has recorded a few songs with a "liberal" slant, he also drew criticism from the left for pro-Reagan comments many years ago. Most of his albums contain few if any political songs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E&P Staff (letters@editorandpublisher.com)
There's a lot of truth in the old saying, "Sooner or later, you get the face you deserve".
Todd Beamer was the man's name.
But remember, EVERYBODY was a 'patriot' in the days following 9/11. Even the America hating leftists gave positive lip service to the strength and direction of President Bush.
For a few months.
Until they realized that being a salt-of-the-earth American meant that we could no longer just didn't sit on our hands playing pud pud pokeman.
Then they reverted right back to their lib suicidal ways, leaving the real work of Freedom to the righteous right wingers.
I liked Everybody Knows this in Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, but I don't really like Harvest that much. Only a couple of good songs on that one. I agree After the Gold Rush is a work of art and I never get tired of that one, however, he has not done anything worth a dern since the early 70s.
That being said, he should shut up and sing.
It's time that AC/DC come back with more anti-big government, anti-democrat songs. And Ted Nugent...Kid Rock...Alice Cooper.
um, he carried them...
If you are going to rely on song lyrics, you should check out "Ronnie and Neil" by the Drive-By Truckers.
And MY pet peeve is Southerners who like to stereotype Yankees as "idiots".
Practice what you preach.
Neil has seen the needle and the damage done...
That was Todd Beamer, I believe.
I would like to amend that song...
Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin,'
We're finally on our own,
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio
By moonbats who were
stupid enough to throw rocks, bottles,
and tear gas cannisters at cornered armed National guards.
How famous can a sports writer in Canada be? What the Color guy for Curling? Nice to see his son stayed out of Rehab long enough to make another protest album.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
I'm saying that those lyrics summed up how I feel about Neil Young.
Neil's had some good ones and some bad ones. Nothing more to say about it.
In Texas....we'd rather listen to guys that don't sing soprano!
Kinda weird that he would record hi song eight years late.
Neil Young is so "Down By The River" he should jump in.
A local Radio Station sponsored an appearance here last year, they lost $15,000. Had to give tons of tickets away to make it look good.
Your post has me LMBO.
My favorite by Young is "Gonna Give You Til the Morning Comes." It's not really a whole song. Brings back some good memories. Too bad he's a schmuck.
Harvest Moon is pretty sweet. And I like the message of Needle and the Damage Done.
Sounds like the sixties again - seduce the people with music.
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