This one's for you Al Freed,
Wherever you go, whatever you do
'Cause the things they're doing today
Will make a saint out of you
Payola blues.
I've got the payola blues
Even though I already paid my dues.
Listen to me Mr. D.J.,
hear what I've got to say
If a man is making music,
they ought to let his record play.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.
Well, here's three thousand,
that ought to get it on.
Well, thanks a lot man!
I love your new song.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.
And it goes like this.
I got a brand new record company,
new manager too.
Got a great new record,
I can't get through to you.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.
How about this new Mercedes Benz,
that ought to get it on.
Well, thanks a lot man!
I'll play it all day long.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.
I've got the payola blues, payola blues
I'm paying those payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.
The lyrics PAYOLA BLUES of NEIL YOUNG is also present in the album Everybody's rockin' (1983)
Neil Percival Young, nato a Toronto, Canada, nel 1945, è un leggendario cantautore e chitarrista considerato uno dei pilastri del rock alternativo e folk-rock. Dopo aver iniziato la sua carriera negli anni '60 con band come The Squires e Buffalo Springfield, Young ha raggiunto il successo solista con album iconici come "After the Gold Rush" (1970) e "Harvest" (1972). La sua musica è caratterizzata da un sound acustico potente, testi introspettivi e una forte sensibilità sociale. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano "Heart of Gold", "Old Man", "Rockin' in the Free World" e "Ohio". Young è noto per la sua dedizione alla musica indipendente e per il suo impegno politico, spesso usando la sua piattaforma per denunciare le ingiustizie sociali. Ha collaborato con artisti come David Crosby, Stephen Stills e Crazy Horse, formando gruppi musicali di grande successo. La sua influenza sul rock moderno è immensa, ispirando generazioni di musicisti.
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