Neil Young Gets It

Originally posted by Blake Hurtik on 1/21/08

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Hello all. I’ve kind of established myself as the resident old man of the group, so most of my posts will pertain to the music I know best. Anyway, if you know me at all, you know I’m a giant Neil Young fanboy and he just released a new single on his website about a week ago. Props to fellow MEC-er Chris Burchsted for bringing it my attention.

If you don’t know anything about Young, he’s had about as diverse of a career as possible, and lately has emerged as sort of a sage voice of reason and protest in these turbulent times. His new album will have a song about electric cars. He’s converting his ’59 Lincoln Continental to all-electric. He’s the fucking man.

His new song fits perfectly with the mood of the inauguration and also the cold realities that are being felt in its wake. He basically rips Bush and Wall Street a new asshole. Gotta love his black humor. I personally love his jab at the iPod. I’ll be getting his new album on vinyl, for sure.

Neil Young- “Fork in the Road”

Lyrics:
Got a pot belly. 
It’s not too big. 
Gets in my way 
when I’m driving my rig.
 Driving this country
 in a big old rig, 
things I see
 mean a lot.

My friend has a pickup.
 Drives his kid to school.
 Then he takes his wife
to beauty school.

 Now she’s doin’ nails.
 Gonna get a job.
 Got a good teacher.

There’s a fork in the road ahead.
 I don’t know which way I’m gonna turn.
 There’s a fork in the road ahead.

Forgot this year, 
to salute the troops. 
They’re all still there
 in a fucking war. It’s no good.
 Whose idea was that?

I’ve got hope,
 but you can’t eat hope. 
I’m not done. 
Not giving up. 
Not cashing in.
 Too late.

There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for me. 
It’s for all those creeps watching tickers on TV. 
There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for me.

I’m a big rock star.
 My sales have tanked,
 but I still got you.
 Thanks!
 Download this.
 Sounds like shit.

Keep on bloggin’ ’til the power goes out,
 and your battery’s dead.

Twist and Shout. 
On the radio.
 Those were the days.
 Bring ’em back.

There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you.
 It’s for all those creeps hiding what they do.
 There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you.
 Bailout coming but it’s not for you.

Got my new flat-screen.
 Got it repo’d now. 
They picked it up.
 Left a hole in the wall.
 Last Saturday.
 Missed the Raiders game.

There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you.
 There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you.
 It’s for all those creeps hiding what they do.