“Ain’t singin’ for Pepsi, ain’t singin’ for Coke. His 1988 “This Note’s For You” criticized colleagues for making similar deals, including a music video that parodied Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton. The “Burger of Gold” reference, a play on Young’s “Heart of Gold,” alludes to the singer’s long-time aversion to allowing his music to be used in advertising campaigns. There’s a good chance their life will be changed just like mine was.” There will never be a ‘Burger Of Gold’ but we will work together to make sure everyone gets to hear them on Neil’s terms. We have a common integrity, ethos and passion born out of a belief in music and these important songs. They’re part of who I am, they’re in many ways responsible for who I’ve become and they’re most certainly in my DNA.”Īll of this recent activity comes roughly a month after Bob Dylan made waves for selling his entire songwriting catalog for more than $300 million.“I built Hipgnosis to be a company Neil would want to be a part of. “Over the last 50 years that friendship took me back to Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After The Gold Rush, and guided me forward to On The Beach, Tonight’s The Night, Zuma, Comes A Time, Rust Never Sleeps, Trans, This Note’s For You, Freedom, Ragged Glory, Greendale and through each successive album and on to last year’s Colorado. Neil Young, or at least his music, has been my friend and constant ever since. “I bought my first Neil Young album aged seven. Harvest was my companion and I know every note, every word, every pause and silence intimately. Hipgnosis Songs Fund founder Merck Mercuriadis issued a statement about the Neil Young acquisition: MBW has confirmed that this deal includes both 50% of the publisher share and 50% of the writer’s share in Young’s music, spanning his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Crazy Horse, in addition to the singer/songwriter’s full solo catalog.
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