{"id":1984674,"date":"2025-08-28T14:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1984674"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:10:37","slug":"neil-young-scorches-donald-trump-in-new-protest-song-big-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/neil-young-scorches-donald-trump-in-new-protest-song-big-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Young Scorches Donald Trump in New Protest Song &#8216;Big Crime&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/neil-young\/\" id=\"auto-tag_neil-young\" data-tag=\"neil-young\">Neil Young<\/a> and the Chrome Hearts played Chicago\u2019s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Wednesday evening, and near the end of the main set, they debuted a brand new song entitled \u201cBig Crime\u201d that absolutely scorches <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his federal takeover of Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cDon\u2019t need no fascist rules,\u201d Young sings. \u201cDon\u2019t want no fascist school\/Don\u2019t want soldiers on our streets\/There\u2019s big crime in DC at the White House\u2026No more money to the fascists\/the billionaire fascists\/Time to blackout the system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tVideo of the public performance has yet to hit YouTube, but Young posted audio of the soundcheck rendition along with the lyrics on the Neil Young Archives. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/neilyoungarchives.com\/news\/1\/article?id=Viewpoint%20-%20%20%20BIG%20CRIME%20AT%20CHICAGO%20SOUNDCHECK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Head here to check it out.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cBig Crime\u201d is the only tune in the set that makes specific reference to Trump and his policies, but there are numerous protest songs \u2013 including \u201cBe The Rain,\u201d \u201cSouthern Man,\u201d \u201cOhio,\u201d and \u201cSun Green\u201d \u2013 that show exactly where Young\u2019s head is at right now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neil Young Ohio August 27 Northly Island Chicago Nunupics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2wiXhx0Yn6A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tEarlier this year, Young voiced concerns that he wouldn\u2019t be let back into America following a European tour because of his public opposition to Trump\u2019s immigration policies. \u201cIf I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/neil-young-donald-trump-bar-him-america-1235308226\/\">he wrote on the <em>Neil Young Archives.<\/em><\/a> \u201cThat is happening all the time now. Countries have new advice for those returning to America \u2026If you say anything bad about Trump or his administration, you may be barred from re-entering USA if you are Canadian. If you are a dual citizen like me, who knows? We\u2019ll all find that out together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA few weeks later, he responded to Trump\u2019s public assaults on Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen. \u201cBruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/neil-young-donald-trump-musician-attacks-1235344139\/\">Young wrote.<\/a> \u201cYou worry about that instead of the dyin\u2019 kids in Gaza. That\u2019s your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That\u2019s your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made. Taylor Swift is right. So is Bruce. You know how I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBizarrely, Trump is a big Neil Young fan who has seen him in concert on several occasions. \u201cHe\u2019s got something very special,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/neil-youngs-biggest-fan-speaks-his-voice-is-haunting-says-donald-trump-101303\/\">Trump told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> in 2008.<\/a> \u201cI\u2019ve listened to his music for years. His voice is perfect and haunting. I\u2019ve met him on occasions and he\u2019s a terrific guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tYoung\u2019s tour continues Friday night at Milwaukee\u2019s BMO Pavilion, and wraps up September 20 at Farm Aid\u2019s 40th anniversary concert at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, where he\u2019ll share the bill with Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Steve Earle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe complete \u201cBig Crime\u201d lyrics:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNo more great again<br \/>No \u2013 no more great again<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDon\u2019t need no fascist rules<br \/>Don\u2019t want no fascist schools<br \/>Don\u2019t want soldiers on our streets<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGot to get the fascists out<br \/>got to Clean the white house out<br \/>Don\u2019t want soldiers on our streets<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNo more great again<br \/>No \u2013 no more great again<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNo more money to the fascists<br \/>the billionaire fascists<br \/>TIME TO BLACKOUT THE SYSTEM<br \/>no more great again<br \/>No \u2013 no more great again<br \/>TIME TO BLACKOUT THE SYSTEM<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNO MORE GREAT AGAIN<br \/>No NO MORE GREAT AGAIN<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>There\u2019s big crime in DC at THE White House<br \/>NO MORE GREAT AGAIN<br \/>NO NO MORE GREAT AGAIN<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts played Chicago\u2019s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Wednesday evening, and near the end of the main set, they debuted a brand new song entitled \u201cBig Crime\u201d that absolutely scorches Donald Trump and his federal takeover of Washington, DC. \u201cDon\u2019t need no fascist rules,\u201d Young sings. \u201cDon\u2019t want 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