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Neil Young Has a Message for Monsanto

By Shawn Drury, Blue Nation Review

27 April 15

ou have to give it to Neil Young. He’s nobody’s patsy. Back in the day he wrote a song (“This Note’s for You”) slamming the commercialization of popular music. Even today, while many musicians sell their songs to television shows and advertisements to make up for the collapse of the album market, Young has stayed true to his principles.

He’s no Neil-Come-Lately either. He’s spoken his mind since 1970’s “Ohio,” which protested the National Guard’s killing four protesters at Kent State University. Last year, Young released an environmental protest song.

 

Now comes word that Young has his sights set on ag giant Monsanto. Rolling Stone reports Young and his band The Promise of the Real will release an album called “The Monsanto Years” in June.

 

Young has been “railing against (Monsanto) for years,” and the rest of the album will feature songs aimed at making a political point.

 

Monsanto is routinely ranked as one of the most hated companies in America, which is somewhat puzzling because a company that intends to “feed the world” ought to at least get the benefit of the doubt. But… if you know Monsanto, you know why they’re so loathed. Whether it’s the genetically-modified seeds or the lawsuits against farmers, Young has plenty of material from which to work.