Neil Young Sues Trump over Ohio Rally Song

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Neil Young says President Trump's fundraising committee is breaking a vow that "it would never again use Rockin' in the Free World'" at a campaign rally ...

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Neil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing 'Rockin' in the Free World' at Rally -- Again

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"The lyrics paint vivid street-level portraits " a mother discarding her baby, addicts lost in despair, garbage piling in the shadows of prosperity " while the repeated chorus delivers a savage irony, celebrating freedom that clearly isn't shared by all," according to the filing.

The song, the complaint said, is "the opposite of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for."

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"Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World [Official Music Video]

Watch the official music video for "Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young, the lead single and iconic centerpiece of his landmark 1989 album Freedom. Driven by heavy, distorted electric guitar riffs and a fiercely rebellious chorus, "Rockin' in the Free World" is a scorching, sarcastic critique of political hypocrisy, poverty, and social decay in late-1980s America."

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We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-27 03:20 PM | Reply

Pearl Jam & Billy Strings "Rockin in the Free World" 09/27/26 Dana Point, California

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Billy rockin' out to Neil Young...

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-27 03:32 PM | Reply

he looks like Dr. Zaius

#3 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-10-29 09:02 AM | Reply

A song perhaps more apropos for a Trump rally--certainly more descriptive of life under a Dotard, and song by a Trump minion:

In the early morning hours there's a din in the air
Mayhem's on the loose.
Stormtroopers comin', and you better be prepared.
Got no time to choose.
Get ready. Stormtroopers comin'.
Comin' up that street, jackboots steppin' high.
Got to make a stand.
Looking in your windows and listen to your phone.
Keep a gun in your hand.
Get ready. Stormtroopers comin'.
Get ready. Stormtroopers comin' around.
--Ted Nugent, "Stormtroopin'"

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2026-10-29 09:25 AM | Reply

"ehhh... poop m'pants..."
--Ted Nugent

#5 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-10-29 09:35 AM | Reply

Good luck collecting.

#6 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-10-29 10:21 AM | Reply

Watching the World Series last night, Rockin' In the Free World was one of the go-to-commercial songs. Hmmm....

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-29 10:42 AM | Reply

Only suing for $10 million?

Thats chump change to Trumpy.

I'd have sued for $10 billion. If nothing else just to get under his skin and make him pay attention.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-29 11:48 AM | Reply

Good luck collecting.

#6 | POSTED BY BAT4255

True dat!

In that case sue for $20 billion.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-29 12:17 PM | Reply

It's like Born in the USA. Everyone knows the chorus but few see the meaning of the lyrics.
Rockin in the free world is a good description of what it is live in America under MAGA. We've got Trump telling us how rich he and his donors are getting while over a quarter of households have to put groceries on credit.

#10 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-29 01:28 PM | Reply