Young seems to advocate for reparations when he sings, “I saw cotton and I saw black, tall white mansions and little shacks/Southern Man, when will you pay them back?” Many fans feel that the song inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” (“Well I heard Mister Young sing about her/Well I heard ol' Neil put her down/Well I hope Neil Young will remember/A southern man don't need him around anyhow”). In the lyrics, Young tells the story of a white man and how he mistreated his slaves. The song describes the racism towards Black people in the American South. Neil Young: His 79 Best Songs Ranked – Buffalo Springfield, CSNY + SoloĪnother one of Young’s most politically charged songs. We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon.” We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID since the start of the pandemic. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. Meanwhile, Spotify is taking the situation in stride with a spokesperson saying in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users.

Misinformation about COVID is over the line. Losing 60% of worldwide streaming income by leaving SPOTIFY is a very big deal, a costly move, but worth it for our integrity and our beliefs.

I was to personally thank Merck and HIPGNOSIS for standing with me. The company HIPGNOSIS now has part of my publishing and I am very happy with their support. My deal with Merck Mercuriadis and HIPGNOSIS began on January 1, 2021.

Young wrote, in part, via his official website, “I want to thank my partners for standing with me.

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