Neil Young - Payola Blues Lyrics






This one's for you Al Freed,
Wherever you go, whatever you do
'Cause the things they're doing today
Will make a saint out of you
Payola blues.
I've got the payola blues
Even though I already paid my dues.

Listen to me Mr. D.J.,
hear what I've got to say
If a man is making music,
they ought to let his record play.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.

Well, here's three thousand,
that ought to get it on.
Well, thanks a lot man!
I love your new song.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.

And it goes like this.

I got a brand new record company,
new manager too.
Got a great new record,
I can't get through to you.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.

How about this new Mercedes Benz,
that ought to get it on.
Well, thanks a lot man!
I'll play it all day long.
Payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.

I've got the payola blues, payola blues
I'm paying those payola blues
No matter where I go
I never hear my record on the radio.





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  1. b.... r....

    Was this part of Neils "rebellious period" against David Geffen? Where he wasnt playing records that sounded like "Neil Young"? Either way it was good stuff---saw this tour, he opened with the 50;s routine, complete with garb, and then switched to "hippy style" complete with a Huge Peace Flag behind Ralph Molina. Weird times, but the music was still good.

  2. A.... V....

    TRUE ROCK AND ROLL MASTERPIECE. UNBELIEVABLE.

  3. S.... ....

    RIP ALAN FREED

  4. O.... G....

    Thanks to David Browne and his CSN&Y biography for listing great songs like this I had never heard before(until now). Good song. Cheers!

  5. C.... M....

    Good blues!