Latest news with #OldWays

Time of India

Neil Young, 79, performs his favourite song live for the first time in 42 years. But his concert sparks outrage

One of the most important figures both culturally and musically in the rock scene is Neil Young. Neil Young played his first full show of the year Friday night at a special benefit for Ontario's Lakefield College School on the campus grounds. About halfway through the show, he played "My Boy," a song from his 1985 album, Old Ways. It's a song Neil hasn't performed since 1983, according to Stereogum. The mid-1980s country album yielded three singles—but "My Boy" wasn't one of them. A deep cut, the song remains largely unknown outside of Neil Young's most devoted fanbase. Play Video Play Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 31:58 Loaded : 0.31% 00:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 31:58 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Lifetime Office 2024 License for Mumbai [Order] prime software Undo ALSO READ: How did the new Covid subvariant NB.1.8.1 spread to US and what can you do to prevent it? Details here Neil Young performing My Boy Recently, a fan uploaded rare footage of Young performing "My Boy" at a 2025 concert, bringing renewed attention to the overlooked track. Live Events In a blog post leading up to the show, Young reflected on the song's personal meaning: 'Practicing for Lakefield, I was playing 'My Boy' and thinking about my own dad.' He added that his late father, journalist and novelist Scott Young, who passed away in 2005, 'must have heard this song.' 'My dad was a great guy, and Zeke is a wonderful son,' he wrote. 'I think 'My Boy' is my favorite recording of all the ones I've done.' Young praised the contributions of pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith and pianist Spooner Oldham, calling them 'soulful musicians' and expressing gratitude: 'I've really been so lucky.' ALSO READ: National Hamburger Day 2025: Popular messages and quotes you can share with burger lovers The 2025 benefit concert was organized to support the restoration of the Canadian Heritage Farmhouse on Lakefield College School's campus. Built in 1900 along the lakeshore, the historic building will be renovated for future generations of students to enjoy. 'We'll be bringing it back so all the fortunate kids who come to Lakefield College from around the world can appreciate the wonderful Canadian feeling,' Young wrote. According to The Peterborough Examiner, Young and his wife, Daryl Hannah, visited the school's Northcote campus last fall and were deeply inspired by its focus on sustainability and experiential learning. How did people react? The performance sparked significant discussion in the comments, with many fans voicing their frustration over the high ticket prices. They didn't hold back in expressing their disappointment. ALSO READ: Was Barron Trump rejected by Harvard? US First Lady Melania finally breaks her silence amid university battle "600-2000 a ticket, I'll take a hard pass, if Neil cared that much he should just write them a cheque... would be more ethical. He's worth a few hundred million. "The tickets were way too much. Ridiculous... I can sing karaoke better lol." Though some were quick to denounce he performance due to the prices, others were there to praise the artist for the show, and what his music means to them. "Daryl & Neil, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your unselfish philanthropy. You both bring joy to people by doing this." "Nice to see this great Canadian musician still playing small town venues." Regardless of what people think about ticket prices, Young is still a great gift to the music industry, and we're lucky one of the greats is still performing today.