Still "Living With War", v. 3.0 & "the most courageous album of 2006" by Neil Young

Living With War by Neil Young - 2006

And here we are still living with war in the 21st century.

It all started for us back in 2006 -- and nothing has been the same since -- when an obscure blog link popped up over in the right sidebar here on Thrasher's Wheat.

According to the blog Last Left Turn Before Hooterville, a new Neil Young album was being recorded. The blog, written by a member of a 100-voice choir, said the album would contain the lyrics: 

"Let's impeach the President for lyin'!". 

Once completed, Neil Young played the album for his label Reprise and then immediately gave a live interview to CNN. For many fans, this was Neil at his finest -- speaking truth to power.

Neil Rocks on CNN

Neil Young's album "Living With War" would go on to become music's "Fahrenheit 9/11" film equivalent. And the rest is history, as some say.

"If nothing else, Living With War was the most courageous album of 2006."

(Complete TW coverage of the Living With War controversary at Neil Young News: 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006 and Neil Young News: 05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006.)

In 2022, as the war drums started beating for War in Ukraine ("Living With War", v. 2.0), Neil Young penned an editorial on  Neil Young Archives: VIEWPOINT: The Apotheosis of War.

 

“The Apotheosis of War” by Vasily Vereshchagin(Click photo to enlarge)

 

In a followup, Neil Young writes "Streets are the Stage for Change" and asks:

"THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP FOR HUMANITY and let the whole world know who they really are."

With military madness continuing to kill our countries, what's the average citizen of the world to do?

Obviously, we're Still Living With War -- both in our minds and hearts -- because it's all just deja vu, all over again and again and again ...

As Neil Young has stated: "History is a cruel judge of overconfidence."

 

Neil Young Signs "PEACE"

More "Shock And Awe" was coming our way.

 "CSNY DEJA VU" Film Poster - 2008

 

Part performance, part documentary and commentary, the film CSNY Déjà Vu is a call to peace and remains relevant today. Because if we ignore the lessons of history, we do so at our peril and increase the likelihood of repeating the same mistakes.

 

From album "Living With War", the title track's lyrics continue their prescient revelations on today's times. so, carry on.

 

 

[Try to remember peace (visualize) ]

"I join the multitudes
I raise my hand in peace
I never bow to the laws of the thought police
I take a holy vow
To never kill again
To never kill again

I'm living with war in my heart
I'm living with war in my heart and my mind
I'm living with war right now"

Despite what the critics wrote negatively about the album -- if nothing else -- Living With War was the most courageous album of 2006.

No War
Greendale Film still

 

More on CSNY: Deja Vu Film.

Also, see:
- Premiere of 'CSNY Deja Vu' at 2008 Sundance Film Festival
- Deja Vu Preview Footage on YouTube
- Interview at Sundance: Bernard Shakey Explains CSNY Deja Vu
- Concert film 'Deja Vu' polarizes Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans
- 2006 Crosby Stills Nash & Young Freedom of Speech Tour

Crosby Stills Nash & Young - 7/6/2006 - Camden, NJ2006 Freedom of Speech Tour
photo by Buzz Person (via CSNY.net)

Also, see Crosby Stills Nash & Young Freedom of Speech tour comments. 

More at Commentary on Politics of CSNY Freedom of Speech Tour.  (Ah, those were the days.  If you think you're stressed today, you should've been here back in 2006. or is just deja vu all over yet again!?) 

And so here we are in 2026 with "Living With War", v. 3.0.  We are in a loop and we are not learning our histories and repeating the same mistakes.  Break the cycle. Make peace cool again. Now.

And we'll probably do this again in 2032 ("Living With War", v. 4.0) ... if only ... at the least, for our "Families".

peace 

ps- apparently, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts have been in the studio, with "8 songs recorded".  A "Living With War", v. 3.0 maybe?  Well, we shall see and hear eventually.  Hopefully the new songs provoke another generation to support peace. We are dreamin' people ...

pss - Note that LWW is now the default playback song of the day on NYA. thanks Jake!

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