Roger Daltrey covers "Rockin in the Free World" by Neil Young - 8-24-26

Roger Daltrey
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Here is Roger Daltrey covering Neil Young's "Rockin in the Free World" at Yaamava Theater, Highland CA on  8-24-26.

And who could forget that time back in 1970 when The Who segued into Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl"  during the finale jam of "My Generation"/ "See Me Feel Me" ?!

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Shirt of the Moment: Colin in The U.K.

Colin in The U.K.

As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from Colin in The U.K..

Thanks for supporting TW Colin!  Enjoy.

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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Dolly Parton (1946 - 2026): "After The Gold Rush"

Dolly Parton: 1946 - 2026

From Late Show David Letterman in 1999, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt singing 'After the Gold Rush' by Neil Young.

A few items to note in performance.  The lyrics change on:

1. "in the nineteen seventies" changed to "in the twentieth century."

2. "And I felt like getting high" changed to "And I felt like I could cry.""getting high" 

(Quoting Wikipedia: "Parton also released a solo version of the song in 1996, though her version altered the line 'I felt like getting high' to 'I felt like I could cry' with the permission of Neil Young.") 

The Glass Harmonica (or Armonica) was played by Dennis James, who remembers the performance in an interview with Rich Bailey in 2002:

Rich Bailey: I remember when you appeared with her on Letterman and you discussed the Armonica a bit. How was that?

Dennis James: Well, it was a great surprise. A sort of unspoken message in the air to me before the broadcast was "Do not say anything on the air!”. After all, these things are Linda's appearances. When David L. leaned over his desk and directed a question to me I simply froze- on playback of the dub I can see myself caught and unable to speak. I received a glance from Linda that said to me it was OK and so when he tried again I called back a flip one liner and on things went from there.

 

Here is the original music video of the cover of Neil Young's 'After the Gold Rush' by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt Perform “After the Gold Rush” by Neil Young. 💘 pic.twitter.com/e79XSOPi99

— Dina Shakti 🇬🇧 🇱🇰 (@Dina_Shakti) August 27, 2026

Dolly Parton (1946 - 2026) ... gone but not forgotten.

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NEW SONG VIDEO: Neil Young's "Casting Me Away From You"

"Casting Me Away From You"by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts via Neil Young Archives.

The 2nd song -- "Casting Me Away From You" -- from the upcoming release by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts "Second Song" album is now posted on  Neil Young Archives.

The song "Casting Me Away From You"  was written over 60 years ago when Neil was in Winnipeg, 

Similar to the 1st  song released -- "Second Song"  -- from the upcoming release by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts "Second Song"  album, the video is from Broken Arrow ranch.  The footage was shot in the back of a jeep by David Meyers, who filmed "Journey Through the Past" around 1972.

The video features Neil with his dog Timer, driving a Jeep on newly paved ranch roads, while Carrie Snodgress rides along side on horseback.

More on VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives.

"Second Song"

by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts  

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WARMUP NYA PRESALES: NEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTS - September 22 & 24

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY 

ANDNEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTS  (Click photo to enlarge)     

Two warmup concerts prior to Farm Aid 2026 have been announced for Neil Young' & The Chrome Hearts:

• September 22, 2026 at Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, CT
• September 24, 2026 at TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann in Philadelphia, PA

The warmup concerts are with Willie Nelson and Family with Special Guest Ty Myers.  

The presale for Neil Young Archives annual members will start Wednesday, August 19 @ 10:00 AM EDT. General on-sale begins on Friday, August 21 @ 10:00 AM. 

More details on NYA.

More on Farm Aid 2026 in Virginia Beach, Virginia on September 26.

Farm Aid 2026 - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Shirt of the Moment: Berlin, Germany Rocks

Henrik in Berlin, Germany @Bonnie "Prince" Billy concert

As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from Henrik in Berlin, Germany at a Bonnie "Prince" Billy concert.

Henrik is a very special friend of Thrasher's Wheat in Berlin, Germany.  As you may recall from our epic journey back in 2013 -- the last Crazy Horse tour with Poncho -- Henrik generously hosted the TW Crew in Berlin for the Neil Young & Crazy Horse Europe 2023 Tour Kickoff at Waldbühne on June 2, 2013.

w/  Henrik, TW Crew, Uwe, Volume Drinker Paul, Ron (LAOL) & others

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Europe 2023 Tour Kickoff at Waldbühne, Berlin - June 2, 2013

Henrik has been a consistent supporter of TW for many years and we so value our international friends around the EARTH.

Henrik Flying the TW Colors in Berlin

Neil Young + Promise of The Real - Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany - July 3, 2019

Henrik @ Berlin Screening of 

 Neil Young: Coastal film

If you love music, and you're over in Berlin, look him up.  He'll be glad to show you the Berlin scene.

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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INTERVIEW: Tim Pope, Video Director on Neil Young, More

Tim Pope: ‘I Shoot Rock Stars’(Click photo to enlarge)

Tim Pope caught the video wave in 1981 and made hundreds of promotional clips, often three or four a week, edited at night and on-air days later, including videos for Neil Young.

For 15 years he was the man to call – inventive, caffeinated, risk-loving, clubbable – and “nothing was too mad or stupid”. He celebrates that magic age of big budgets and creative freedom in his story-filled memoir ‘I Shoot Rock Stars’, just out, and looks back @:

 

… Neil Young’s 2,000-acre Broken Arrow Ranch and the “burning fires of his eyes”

 

Taken by producer Bobbie Bray in Pearblossom, California. Pope is waking Young up on set with a broom he grabbed on the spur of the moment

Tim Pope on Neil Young's ranch @ ~~ 14:22 

Neil Young with "painted eyelids" & Tim Pope 

More on Tim Pope @

• Tim Pope: Neil Young Music Video Director | PODCAST by Adam Buxton
• Tim Pope: Making "Wonderin'" Video with Neil Young
• Making of "Touch the Night" Music Video by Tim Pope
• "People On The Street" ‏Music Video by Neil Young; Director - Tim Pope
• FILM PREMIERE: Neil Young Solo - London 2008 | NYA (directed by Tim Pope)
•  MUSIC VIDEO: "Weight Of The World" by Neil Young, Directed by Tim Pope

Frames from Neil Young music video "Wonderin'", 1983

Director Tim Pope

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Shirt of the Moment: "Brother Alan in Seattle"

"Brother Alan in Seattle"

As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from "Brother Alan in Seattle".

As so many of you know,  our "Brother Alan in Seattle" really needs no introduction. To say that our "Brother Alan in Seattle" is a prolific commenter here at TW would be a vast understatement.  A true music lover, consumer and concert goer to the utmost degree. We'll always treasure our pilgrimage out to Seattle to hang out with our "Brother Alan".

w/ "Brother Alan in Seattle" - 2023

We should note also that Alan has contributed quite a bit of original, exclusive content to TW for which we're quite grateful. For example:

• Brother Alan in Seattle Goes to Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse in San Diego - April 25, 2024 
• CONCERT REPORT: The Third Mind @ Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA - 3/14/26
• A Tribute to Mark Lanegan: 1964 - 2022
• CONCERT REPORT: Particle Kid @ Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA - Feb 6, 2026

If you love music, and you're out in Seattle look him up.  He'll be glad to show you the Seattle sounds.

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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Comment of the Moment: "Second Song" by Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

"Second Song" VideoNeil Young & The Chrome Hearts Reaction to Neil Young's release of a video for "Second Song," from his upcoming album with The Chrome Hearts has been nearly universally praised by fans and the music press thus far.

For so many, the nostalgia of the Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California is viscerally breathtaking. The video shot by Rick Rosas (AKA Rick "The Bass Player") on a drive into the ranch is simultaneously uplifting yet heartbreaking.

With that background, Neil's understated song melody, instrumentation and lyrics combine to bring some to smile, some to cry and everyone to wonder ... thrashers included.

Which brings us to a very special Comment of the Moment by Dan Swan.  

As you may recall, Dan has been on a sabbatical -- so to speak  -- from Thrasher's Wheat for awhile.  Often a thoughtful commenter, his words here have been missed.  His return -- for us -- is like the swallows of Capistrano.

Here is the TW Comment of the Moment on VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives by Dan:

I have been away for a really long time here. The reasons are multilayered and difficult to summarize here. But I couldn’t possibly not post about this new song from Neil.

My first reaction was an unmistakable feeling of comfort and reassurance. I fell under the spell of a road trip out to Neil’s ranch. Now; I don’t typically like music videos, but I make an exception in this case, because it truly serves the song. But as usual with Neil, the lyrics are really the focus here.

Neil has always had this tendency to write lyrics that feel more like a stream of consciousness, rather than a specific thing. In this case it plays to the strength of the musical tone of this song.

What it created here for me was a sense of nostalgia and purpose. Combining both without contradicting either one. Yet at the end of the song there’s a message that may seem contradictory. I’m not sure how else to explain it really. It may well be the point of the song to be unresolved in the end. Or perhaps just an open question left for each person to ponder.

All I know for sure is this Second Song affected me in a most profound way. I was drawn into that world, and it touched my spirit in an unexpected way. I felt his presence within the song. It wasn’t just him singing it, he was literally inside of it. And I was privileged enough to be invited in on his journey.

I was transported out of my current situation and spent just over eleven minutes somewhere I wish I could take up permanent residence. A place where perfect is a myth, and possibilities are infinite.

The word masterpiece has become a cliche. But if such a thing is still possible….this would be it.

Peace to All 🙏

Hey Dan, great to hear from you.

Especially for this new song from Neil.  You're right, the video of the drive into Broken Arrow ranch so captures the essence. The vibe. The whole feel of ranch world.

Rick Rosas film comes from the past.

Into the present.

Taking us to future.
Alchemy baby.

Welcome back Dan.

More reaction to  VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives.

Rick Rosas: 1949 - 2014

Liverpool, England - July 13, 2014

Photo by Paolo Brillo

And more on  Rick Rosas (AKA Rick "The Bass Player"): 1949 - 2014

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Shirt(s) of the Moment: California Coastal Dreamin'

Terry & Martin: California Coastal Dreamin' (Click photo to enlarge)

As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt(s) of the Moment are from Teri & Martin doing some  California Coastal Dreamin'.

As so many of you know,  Terry & Martin are concert animals.  Always at the venue early, always up front, always on their feet.  Always rockin' out to the music and scene.  Truly legend and always a joy to hang with.

Blossom Music Center @ Cuyahoga Falls - August 15, 2025

Farm Aid 2024 

Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) - Sept. 21, 2024

So see you guys down front soon ... Farm Aid 2026 in Virginia Beach, our hometown.

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives

Second Song | Neil Young Archives
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The title track of Neil Young's upcoming album with The Chrome Hearts, "Second Song," now has an official music video release. 

The video is shot by Rick Rosas (AKA Rick "The Bass Player") on a drive into the Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California.  It's unclear when the film was was shot, but the best estimate is sometime around 1990 when Rick was driving into record at the ranch studio. 

"Second Song" album will be released on September 18, 2026. 

More on Neil Young Announces New Album: 'Second Song'.

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T-Shirt of the Moment: Deep in The Heartland

Our Man John @

"a very famous building in the heart of Chicago, visited by billions & billions of locals & tourists"

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As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirt of the Moment is from deep in The Heartland by John in Chicago,  "the city where a mild mannered reporter for a daily metropolitan newspaper ekes out a meager existence."

As so many of you know, John has contributed a number of articles to TW over the years -- all of which have been properly compensated with our standard writing fees. As to say pretty much zero, aside from a beer or 2 along the way.

w/ Reporter John, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Sept. 20, 2025 

Farm Aid 2025 Report: Forty Days and Forty Nights and Forty Years

photo by thrashette

More TW contributions by John Kwit, our Music Correspondent via Chicago:

• Concert Report: Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts - Chicago, Milwaukee and the One That Got Away - August 27, 2025 
• CSNY Family Weekend Featuring The Our House Band and Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel 
• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Neil Young Reveals  Summer 2026 Tour Plans - April 1, 2026
• Undressing Rock & Roll's Most Famous Cover-Up: Stephen & Neil’s Shared Sweater (Serape/Poncho)
• Gentle Request From A Beleaguered Neil Young Fan

So thanks for the memories, support, articles and beer John! Long may you run...

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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Shirt of the Moment: More BARN! & Peace & Love

Brad "More Barn"Coastal Oregon
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Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirt of the Moment is from Brad "More Barn" out in
Coastal Oregon.

This is very special for us, as Brad "More Barn" is quite the legend in the Neil Rust world.

As so many of you know, the famous Graham Nash & Neil Young "More Barn" story has reached an almost mythical status -- what with t-shirts, hats and who knows what else blaring the call.

Brad "More Barn"Back In his Younger Days - 1996

So Happy 30th Anniversary to Brad and "More Barn"!

And if that's not enough, we're reminded of those hazy, hot summer days back in the last decade seeing Neil Young Solo @ Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Il on June 30 & July 1, 2018 with our buddy Brad "More Barn".

w/ Brad "More BARN!"

Neil Young Solo: Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Il - June 30, 2018 

 

More on Neil Young Solo: Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL - June 30 & July 1, 2018. 

More photos we've been sent of fans flying the TW colors around the EARTH.

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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Neil Young Radio Coming Soon

Neil Young Radio NYA | Members
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Neil Young has announced that he will launch a radio station on Neil Young Archives.

Subscribers will be able to experience Neil's entire musical output. This was announced in a press release published on their website. The service will be completely via the NYA app or in the car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The launch is set for next month or so.  In the meantime, how can forget to mention the beloved, long running Rust Radio, started in 2003. (Long may you run, Roel!)

More on Neil Young News: Rust Radio Redesigned & Goes 24/7!

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FINAL UPDATE: Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts Shipping Complete

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026
Design by Silver Moon Art & Design

Shirts Hand-dyed by artist Zach Wright, InnerLightTieDye

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Here's the final update on the status of Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts shipping. Per earlier updates, the production run of tie dye shirts has been completed, the shirts have been shipped from Hawaii, received at TW Global HQ.  

As of Wednesday July 29 ALL shirts have been shipped, so expect in the coming couple of weeks.  As promised, everyone will have their shirts by early August.

"She came dancing across the water ..."

Down By The River w/ Thrashette

As we noted earlier,  2026 is the year that we here at Thrasher's Wheat celebrate our 30th anniversary of archiving Neil Young's musical talents and the rustie fan communities. (BTW, we had a lot of fun reviewing all the photos we've been sent of fans flying the colors around the EARTH!)

"Still separating the wheat from the chaff..."

This is really all about you cowboys & cowgirls out there -- our loyal and faithful readers here on Thrasher's Wheat and the entire Neil Young fan community.  So glad that so many folks got in on all the fun and adventure of being a "rustie-grain"  (as Neil refers to us).

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

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Neil Young Appreciation Society's Broken Arrow: “Here We Are In The Years” + Comment of the Moment

MEMBERS COLUMN | Neil Young Archives
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We realize posting has been a bit sparse here on TW lately.

The good news is that we finally managed to pack up all of the Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts orders and prepare for shipping.  With any luck, we'll make a run to the post office tomorrow and get the first wave of shirts in the mail with the remainder to follow later in week.

In other Neil news, as most long time Neil Young fans know, the demise of the Neil Young Appreciation Society's Broken Arrow magazine was a real loss to our community.  Over on MEMBERS COLUMN | Neil Young Archives, David Clarke has filed two articles on "The History of Neil Young Appreciation Society's Broken Arrow magazine."

Thankfully, Sugar Mountain has archived all of the print editions of Broken Arrow magazine for posterity and we're immensely grateful to those dedicated to keeping the flame burning.

Which brings us to our Comment of the Moment by Dionys:

This early digital biosphere named Hyperrust was my entrance gate to the Neil Young underworld. 

I remember being a digester and lurker for a long time until I dared to contribute something myself. There were "Rusties of the month", a crown was sent around, a "More Barn" banner, too. People reminded each other that there was a "pledge of peace and rust" and commented on "flaming wars" elsewehere. 

I was lucky to get in touch with rusties in the Netherlands, completists apparently, who generously shared what before existed as very expensive vinyl bootlegs beyond my financial means. I was aware of "Broken Arrow" and NYAS at the time, but did not have any spare money to spend on a membership or subscription. 

Much later on and out of curiosity I bought a few copies at Ebay. Being a user of digital technology since 1987 currently I am weeding out a lot of digital surrogates and junk (replacing CDs by Vinyl again, being tired of of these gazillions of photos made with my mobile phone, therefore re-activating my analog cameras). 

But decades ago, Hyperrust was something when the internet was young, a promise somehow, not that the world's a village, but being online was somehow like being on a journey, meeting like-minded humans. This being an illusion I learnt here on TW. 

Not that there are no like-minded humans or humans who are differently minded to learn from, but...

Thanks for the comment here on the ground breaking and cutting edge Hyperrust site Dionys!

The 1990's seem so long ago, but not really.  Oh the early days of the Internet when things were text only.  Folks may chuckle at "ground breaking and cutting edge Hyperrust", but things were quite primitive back in the day.  And we here @ TW can not deny its huge influence on what would eventually become Thrasher's Wheat.

So again, gone but not forgotten ... thanks to those who remember the past to preserve our future.  Definitely a shrinking crew and a real shame that younger generations have been so captured.

Someday, maybe there'll be a need for Neil Young Preservation Society? And who will be there to pick up the flag, take on the cause and march on after the elder statespeople move along?

More on the gone but not forgotten of Neil world ...

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UPDATE #2: Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts Shipping

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026
Design by Silver Moon Art & Design

Shirts Hand-dyed by artist Zach Wright, InnerLightTieDye

(Click photo to enlarge)

Here's an update on the status of Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts. The production run of tie dye shirts has been completed, the shirts have been shipped from Hawaii and now have arrived @ TW HQ.  

Shirt shipping to begin this week, so expect in the coming couple of weeks.  Hopefully everyone will have their shirts by early August.

As we noted earlier,  2026 is the year that we here at Thrasher's Wheat celebrate our 30th anniversary of archiving Neil Young's musical talents and the rustie fan communities. (BTW, we had a lot of fun reviewing all the photos we've been sent of fans flying the colors around the EARTH!)

"Still separating the wheat from the chaff..."

This is really all about you cowboys & cowgirls out there -- our loyal and faithful readers here on Thrasher's Wheat and the entire Neil Young fan community.  So glad that so many folks got in on all the fun and adventure of being a "rustie-grain"  (as Neil refers to us).

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

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Comment of the Moment: Mick Jagger on Politics in Music

Mick Jagger
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Something a little different here.

Our Comment of the Moment is from thread "Neil Young Patron ZOOM Call Update: Archives Volume 4 Release + More" by Knowledge Nomad:

There's a really good interview with Mick Jagger in the New York Times that was posted this week (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/magazine/mick-jagger-interview.html) Definitely worth a listen. But, for the purposes of Neil Young fans, there's a few times when he mentions that getting political in your songs is probably best dropping hints at and being tangential to your writing because the public doesn't want to hear it.

"Interviewer: I want to put the question in slightly different terms. There’s a movie performance of yours that I love, in “The Man From Elysian Fields.” You play a middle-aged man who runs an escort service. That performance has a lot of regret in it, and I assume that you wouldn’t have been able to give a performance like that earlier in your life. So, similarly, are there things that you can do in a song or did on the new album that make you think, Oh, I wasn’t capable of inhabiting that lyric earlier?

Mick: That’s a good question. It requires a lot of thought to give a good answer. I wouldn’t have written any of these songs when I was 30, honestly. And I’ve also gotten into this habit of doing songs that are about personal relationships and then I throw a verse about politics in there. That’s a trick that I’ve learned from other songwriters, because nobody wants to hear a whole song about politics or social comment. A blues song like “Rough and Twisted,” you talk about women and everything, but then you throw in stuff that’s obviously political: “The only club was called conspiracy.” “What they wanted was tyranny.” So you find yourself using these tricks."

And again:

"Interview: There are a handful of political lines sprinkled throughout the new record. You sing about scuttling billionaires “scrambling to their bolt-holes in the sky,” about dirty rat autocrats and rubber-stamping judges. I find it heartening to know that Mick Jagger sees the same problems as the rest of us. Can you tell me more about what you’re seeing when you look around the world?

Mick: It’s not the first time I’ve done songs with social comment. I like doing it, but in small doses. It’s pop music, you know. “Ringing Hollow” is completely social comment. But even then, I had two songs that were on the same subject, which is my love of America."

So, clearly Neil takes a different approach. As do many other great musicians both contemporary and historically. But, does Mick have a point? Certainly the formula that has worked for the Stones is to eschew much social commentary, and Mick, at least, is aware enough [how many rock stars have attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and read Kant?] that he most certainly could do more social commentary.

My own take is, which isn't particularly deep, there is indeed an audience for music with social commentary, but also that it's understandable that even those with a taste for social commentary in their music also like music that doesn't fit that description. I've got room in my collection for the Stones, Neil, Nina, Jesse Welles, Shinyribs, etc.

Thanks for the comment Knowledge Nomad. That's two CotM's in the past week, so congratulations. We very appreciate the thoughtful observations here on TW. Especially on one of our long running topics -- Politics in Music.

We watched the interview, as well and encourage others to as well.  Mick gets a bit into Bruce Springsteen and his audience.  Essentially, Mick says The Stones "don't lecture their audiences."

Mick Jagger Says It’s Not His Job to Lecture Rolling Stones’ Fans on Politics

NYT: “Bruce Springsteen clearly sees his job as engaging in a meaningful back and forth.”

MICK JAGGER: “My job in the live music world is for those people that come to have the best time … And you… pic.twitter.com/PmNaTgLjs7

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 11, 2026

Good advice Mick. While we here @ TW may have lectured our audiences on occasion in the past, we feel that temptation has been squashed more recently -- for better or worse -- depending on your perspective.  That is, if you're picking up on what we're putting down.

Also, see: 

• The Politics of Music or the Music of Politics?
• Why is our protest music stuck in the past?

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