Sincerely Right

The talented Neil Young has released a turkey of a song, Who is Going to Stand Up. To make matters worse, but illustrates the hypocrisy of many celebrities that are concerned about global warming, this coincides with the release of his book Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life and Cars. Last I checked, the vast majority of cars run on fossil fuels.

Young addresses the contradiction, in the epilogue, writing: “I would have to come clean about a lot of my feelings concerning fossil fuels, global warming, and American politics that might end up driving away readers. The automobile is only one symptom of the big problem, and the big problem is turning the ship of earth around and heading in a different direction.”

Lyrics “Who’s Going to Stand Up”

Protect the wild, tomorrow’s child
Protect the land from the greed of man
Take down the dams, stand up to oil
Protect the plants, and renew the soil

Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
Who’s gonna say that she’s had enough?
Who’s gonna take on the big machine?
Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
This all starts with you and me

Damn the dams, save the rivers
Starve the takers and feed the givers
Build a dream, save the world
We’re the people know as earth

Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
Who’s gonna say that she’s had enough?
Who’s gonna take on the big machine?
Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
This all starts with you and me

Ban fossil fuel, draw the line
Before we build, one more pipeline
Ban fracking now, save the waters
And build a life, for our sons and daughters

Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
Who’s gonna say that she’s had enough?
Who’s gonna take on the big machine?
Who’s gonna stand up and save the earth?
This all starts with you and me

Who’s gonna stand up…