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’70s Rockstar Neil Young, 79, Performs This Controversial Song For The First Time in 28 Years <\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Neil Young had a surprise for his Toronto fans.<\/p>\n The legendary rockstar took the stage with The Chrome Hearts at the Budweiser Stage on Sunday night as part of their ongoing Love Earth World Tour<\/em>. Young surprised fans by performing a fan-favorite song for the first time in 28 years, delivering a rare and unforgettable moment for the audience.<\/p>\n According to The Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, the band kicked off their encore with Young’s 1988 song “This Note’s For You,” and it was the first time he had performed that song live since 1997.<\/p>\n The song used to be a part of Young’s setlist during his live shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but he dropped it in October 1997 after his performance for the Bridge School Benefit.<\/p>\n Originally credited to Young and the Bluenotes, which was the 79-year-old’s band at the time, “This Note’s For You” served as a protest against corporate colonization of the rock genre and was written at a time when many musicians such as Eric Claption, Madonna, The Rolling Stones and Genesis were licensing their songs to soda and beer companies like Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and even appearing in ads themselves or allowing them to sponsor their tours. Its music video<\/a> also mocked the beer-commercial aesthetics of the day<\/a>, and it won the VMA for Video Of The Year, even though MTV<\/em> initially banned it. The song title itself mocked Budweiser’s “This Bud’s for You” ad campaign<\/a> from 1980.<\/p>\n The track appeared in Young’s 18th studio album with the same title, which was released in April 1988.<\/p>\n His performance of this controversial song comes three days after the “Heart of Gold” singer announced on Thursday<\/a> that he was going to stop using Facebook and Instagram for promotion purposes because of Meta’s policy that it would allow its AI chatbot<\/a> to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” He also said this back in November 2019 that he would not use Facebook anymore<\/a> due to its “obvious commitments” to right-wing politics.<\/p>\n Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are set to perform at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage again on Tuesday evening. Their Love Earth World Tour <\/em>will go on for the rest of August and will end in Los Angeles on September 15.<\/p>\n Related: Olivia Rodrigo Praises \u201880s Star, 66, in \u2018Grateful\u2019 Message<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n