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Speakin' Out! (Don't Mess with Neil)

Dubya's not the only person/entity/location to incur Neil's wrath over the years...

Song -> Target
- The Campaigner -> Nixon
- Goodbye Dick -> Nixon
- Pocahontas -> The White Man
- Alabama -> Alabama
- Southern Man -> The South
- Walk On -> The Media
- Rockin' In the Free World -> Reagan, Bush Senior
- Ohio -> The 60's/70's U.S. Military Establishment
- This Note's For You -> Corporate America and Sponsorship, Coke, Pepsi, Miller Brewing Company, Politicians, Budweiser, Spuds McKenzie, Michael Jackson, MTV
- Cortez the Killer -> Hernando Cortez
- Piece of Crap -> The American Consumer Experience
- Dog House -> Nagging Wife
- Let's Roll -> Flight 93 Hijackers
- Thrasher -> Crosby, Stills, and Nash
- Mr. Disappointment -> Himself
- The Needle & The Damage Done -> Heroin/Dying Young
- Tonight's The Night -> Heroin/Dying Young
- Sleeps With Angels -> Suicide/Dying Young
- Mideast Vacation -> Moammar Khaddafi
- Throw Your Hatred Down -> Hatred
- Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze -> Mo Ostin

Like A Hurricane

As you've probably heard by now, Neil Young has decided to square off against the Bush Administration and its, umm, policies.

And as anyone who has followed Young's career knows, he's not afraid to express himself - even if it means eroding his fan base or selling fewer records. We're talking about a guy who was once famously sued by Geffen Records for making music that did not sound like Neil Young.

So, the story goes something like this...

- Neil observes what's happening in America.
- Neil decides to doesn't like it.
- Neil grows angry.
- Neil disappears for 9 days.
- Neil emerges with a completed album called Living With War.
- Neil informs his record company, who has no idea at this point.
- Neil plays the album to 100 invited guests.
- Guests give Neil a standing ovation.
- Word spreads like wildfire.
- Neil begins streaming lyrics at his website, using scrolling ticker effects circa 1995.
- Neil to release all the songs for free at his website on Friday, April 28th.
- Neil to release all the songs for online purchase on Tuesday, May 2nd.
- Neil to release album in stores everywhere in early May.

More...
- Neil Interview with ShowBiz tonight (yes, seriously)
- Exclusive Review of LWW at RollingStone.com
- LWW lyrics and Neil's bizarre infatuation with the scrolling ticker
- The LWW blog
- Another review of LWW by the former President of Reprise Records