Blind Joe – I Will Not Comply (Country)
Tom MacDonald – Brainwashed (Rap)
Lukas Lion – 1984 (Rap)
Eric Clapton's Stand and Deliver
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The Slowhand & Van version of "This Has Gotta Stop"
Frankie Goes to Nowhere – Covid-19 (Musical)
The New Song (Spiritual)
Besides having a beautiful singing voice, Joan Baez was quite a patriot in her day.
Kiel, Germany Out On The Streets Again Tonight Protesting Against Covid Passports And Covid Mandates 01-13-2022
Half of his catalogue is owned by an investment fund with ties to BlackStone.
So, Neil Young. You know how he recently demanded that Spotify should deplatform Joe Rogan over “misinformation”?
Very disappointing for a rebellious artist, without a doubt… but there could be more to the story.
#1. In early 2021, Neil Young sold half his catalogue to an investment fund called “Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited.”
Neil Young has sold 50 percent of the worldwide copyright and income interests in his 1,180 song catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the U.K. investment firm founded by manager-turned-investor Merck Mercuriadis. The move comes days after Hipgnosis, which has spent the last year snapping up music catalogs left and right, announced it had acquired 100% of Lindsey Buckingham’s publishings rights as well as Jimmy Iovine’s producing royalties.
#2. Okay so what about this not very subtly named investment fund?
In October 2021 The Blackstone Group , an alternative investment management company, announced that it would partner with Mercuriadis to invest $1bn US to acquire song catalogues and music rights. It also announced that Blackstone would take an ownership stake in Hipgnosis Song Management .
Which, now, makes me wonder…. I used to think that the strange transformation of “rebellious artists” that started during the previous election cycle, was purely a result of the artificially created nervous breakdown (“TRUMP!!!!!”), peer pressure, and a misguided but sincere sense of justice. And it could still be the case for many—but it seems like at least in the case of Neil Young, money could also be involved in determining his position… Either that or his sense of morality just naturally aligns with Big Pharma!
A note to avoid confusion: BlackStone and BlackRock are different companies but they are very interwoven, seemingly by design.
I would like to add that to be fair to reality, Spotify is no beacon of freedom. In terms of how they treat artists, they are more or less satan, and if you look at who owns them, you’ll see all the familiar faces. So, this is all rather cynical.
By the way, for the sake of philosophical honesty, I believe that human beings are pretty temptable, and having a financial interest in a corrupt entity does change one’s sincere emotional bias. Which is to say that Neil Young might be very sincere, having sincerely convinced himself that his push for censorship is somehow virtuous. Human psyche is funny like that!
Shade Stone produced this incredibly powerful prayer, and song for all the truckers in Canada and around the world who have stepped up to the plate to spark the biggest global movement we have ever witnessed.
In the year 2025......
Lyrics:
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Uh-huh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all
War, huh, good God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
Ohhh, war, I despise
Because it means destruction
Of innocent lives
War means tears
To thousands of mothers eyes
When their sons go to fight
And lose their lives
I said, war, huh
Good God, y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War, whoa, Lord
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
War, it ain't nothing
But a heartbreaker
War, friend only to the undertaker
Ooooh, war
It's an enemy to all mankind
The point of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die
Aaaaah, war-huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it, say it, say it
War, huh
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Uh-huh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again y'all
War, huh, good God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
War, it's got one friend
That's the undertaker
Ooooh, war, has shattered
Many a young mans dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much to short and precious
To spend fighting wars these days
War can't give life
It can only take it away
Ooooh, war, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War, whoa, Lord
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
War, friend only to the undertaker
Peace, love and understanding
Tell me, is there no place for them today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way
Ooooooh, war, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
You tell me
Say it, say it, say it, say it
War, huh
Good God y'all
What is it good for
Stand up and shout it
Nothing
"Mamma do you think they'll drop the bomb?" - Pink Floyd
Thank-you. That was well-done.
I had a dream last night. Walking in a town with a few childhood friends, when suddenly we saw an explosion (from a missile) in the distance with the smoke and debris approaching us. We ran away in the opposite direction, but one of my friends strayed a bit off the sidewalk to run behind a building (was it a church?) and as I looked to see where she was going, and wondering why, I heard gunshots and her body flew up into the air being blown to pieces. To ease my mind, as the scene in the dream was very disturbing, there was a reset , another version of the dream where we all walked together with no war and my friend did not die.
