![]() ![]() “I just saw it for the first time half an hour ago,” Young says. “The way he edited in the film made it very topical for now,” he enthuses, and reveals that Moore has now made a four-minute video for the song. He’s clearly pleased with the way Michael Moore adapted the song for the soundtrack of his recent Fahrenheit 9/11. “But it depends on how you cut it and what words you leave in and what you take out.” “It seems to be resonating again,” he says. On the Vote For Change tour, it’s become a ‘stop Bush’ anthem, Young performing the song with the likes of Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band. To the left it’s a critique of ‘freedom’ American-style, with its litany of victims who fall between democracy’s cracks. To the right it’s a celebration of capitalism’s ultimate triumph. It’s also on the new ‘hits’ collection, and is one of those ambiguous songs claimed equally by both sides. ![]() At the end of the decade, as the Cold War was coming to an end and global communism was collapsing, he wrote “Rockin’ In The Free World”. But then in the ’80s he appeared to flirt with Reaganism. He made potent early socio-political statements with songs such as “Ohio” and “Southern Man”, both of which have a prominent place on his forthcoming best-of compilation (reviewed on p168). Politically, Young has often appeared an ambivalent figure. Then it would be a landslide, right?” he jokes. “Too bad you guys in Europe don’t get to vote. Neil Young is just back from playing several dates on the “Vote For Change” tour and he’s still sporting the button badge and a custom-made “Canadians For Kerry” T-shirt to prove it. ![]()
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