In wake of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd last month, Canadian-American rock veteran Neil Young is calling for “new laws,” “new rules for policing” and an overall “real change” to help put a stop to racism.
While also sharing a previously unreleased 2019 performance of his 1970, fan-favourite hit “Southern Man”, Young, 73, had some words to say about racism and how it’s “been going on for way too long” in a statement shared to his website.
As touched upon by the “Heart of Gold” singer on Wednesday, “Southern Man” discusses the issue of unjust treatment and racism towards Black communities, specifically in the southern states. “Here’s me as an old guy singin’ his 50-year-old song that was written after
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