Posted on 01/29/2022 3:17:17 AM PST by Kaslin
Neil Young (76), better known as “and Young,” was the first. A few days later, there were rumors that Barry Manilow (78) followed, but he appeared to deny them via Twitter on Friday afternoon. The same day, before the Denny’s early bird special expired, Peter Frampton (71) appears to have joined “and Young’s” tenuous movement. Let’s call it, “Boomers for Censorship.”
If you’re not aware, earlier this week, “and Young” threatened to remove his music catalogue from Spotify if the corporate media behemoth did not remove the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast from its platform. He gave Spotify an ultimatum, ‘It’s Joe Rogan or me.’
It’s not clear whether Spotify assigned this challenge to its accounting department, but a quick glance at Joe Rogan’s download numbers (in the tens of millions) shows that they dwarf the number of music downloads “and Young” gets on the platform. Spotify apparently and politely told Young they were going to stick with Joe.
Spotify then proceeded to remove Young’s music from the platform, forcing all of his fans to dust off their shoeboxes full of 8-track tapes if they want to listen to his music again.
Frampton then weighed in via Twitter. Frampton, or whoever creates his tweets, posted: “Good for you Neil. I’ve always been an Apple guy for streaming. No Joe Rogan for me thank you!”
Frampton didn’t make it clear whether he’d actually remove his music catalogue or not. Clearly, he’s floating a trial balloon to see if other Boomers for Censorship will join him publicly, and then maybe he’ll muster the courage to take a stronger stand to ban free speech.
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People 30-61: "I didn't know Neil Young was still alive."
People 60+: "What is Spotify?"
I saw that Joni Mitchell also announced she’s removing her music from Spotify. Same thing…most listeners are going to say, “Joni who?”
People over 70: Fut da Wuck is a Neil young?
Ha—pretty much.
Boomers??? This man is a complete idiot. It is not “Boomers”; it is liberal idiots.
Who had peter framton? Waiting on tom sholz and kevin cronin to join the spotfy boycott. Anyone else? Bette or babs?
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow.
Glad I looked at the posts before posting the same thing.
Do you censor...like we do...
Don’t forget the oh so relevant Joni Mitchell. Apparently aging 1960s burnouts like some censorship with their geritol.
Quick name 3 Joni Mitchell songs...
Good one.
Good song writer, crappy singer, horrible human.
I saw a story that explained how Google was blowing up with searches of “Who is Neil Young?”
Guess its also having a massive influx of “Who is Joni Mitchell?”
Be nice if Google’s response was “Who cares?” 😃
The great band Moop is again joining the protest.
Young’s idea backfired. More people are now aware of Rogan since Young had a meltdown.
Shut up and sing/act/play/juggle/dance, trained monkeys.
The best thing people can do is sign up for spotify in droves. We want this level of courage for freedom of ideas! I am upgrading my subscription.
WHAT IS THIS THING GOOGLE?
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