Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young debuted a new song this week, titled Big Crime, which not-so-subtly takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump. Young played the new track criticizing the Trump administration at his show in Chicago with his band The Chrome Hearts on Wednesday, and later posted the song's lyrics on his Neil Young Archives website."There's big crime in D.C. at the White House," the 79-year-old rock icon sings in the chorus. Other lyrics aimed at Trump but not mentioning the president by name include "don't need no fascist rules, don't want no fascist schools, don't want no soldiers walking on the streets.""Got to get the fascists out, got to clean the White House out, don't want soldiers on our streets," Young sings.
He also takes Trump's signature slogan, "Make America Great Again," and repeats throughout the song, "No more great again." Story continues below advertisement Young's new song makes reference to Trump sending thousands of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officials into Washington in a bid to fight the violent crime he claimed had strangled the city. Last week, Trump said he wants US$2 billion from Congress to beautify Washington as part of his crackdown on the city.
The development in Trump's effort to override the law enforcement authority of state and local governments comes as he is considering expanding the deployments to other Democratic-led cities, including Baltimore, Chicago and New York. 2:27 'This is about control': Protests erupt in Washington after Trump federalizes D.C. police 'This is about control': Protests erupt in Washington after Trump federalizes D.C. police 'There is no crime crisis': Anger over Trump deploying National Guard to D.C. Trump D.C. takeover: A show of power, or tyranny? Law expert weighs in U.S. National Guard troops carry weapons while patrolling D.C. streets Previous Video Next Video Young, who is a Canadian-American dual citizen, has directly criticized Trump in the past. In May, he told Trump to stop "worrying" about what Bruce Springsteen and other celebrities think of him. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. In a post on his website, Young told Trump he should focus on "saving America from the mess you made" instead of arguing with celebrities who have criticized him, like his recent feud with Springsteen. Story continues below advertisement "What are you worryin' about man?" Young wrote in the post. "Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza. That's your problem."I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That's your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING."Young added that Taylor Swift "is right" and "so is Bruce." (Swift was a subject of one of Trump's Truth Social posts in May. He wrote: "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'")"You know how I feel. You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA," Young added. "Wake up Trump!! Remember what the White House is?""You are forgetting your real job. You work for us. Wake up Republicans! This guy is out of control. We need a real president," Young concluded his post. Trending Now Brawl breaks out in Mexican Senate after debate on drug cartels 10-year-old Minnesota church shooting survivor says friend saved his life Young's post came after Trump escalated his feud with Springsteen, calling for a "major investigation" into the rock legend after Springsteen branded the Trump administration as "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" during a concert in England. 1:37 Neil Young writes Trump open letter after U.S. president continues to use his music Story continues below advertisement In early April, the Harvest Moon singer voiced concern that he may not be allowed to re-enter the United States after his European tour due to his criticism of Trump.
Young spoke out about his fears in a post on his Neil Young Archives website. More on Entertainment More videos Norman Reedus's son, Mingus, faces charges after assault arrest Taylor Swift is in her engagement era. Will it give the economy a boost? Lil Nas X speaks out on 'terrifying' felony arrest, jail time 'Cease and desist': Victoria band's logo runs afoul of BC Ferries Good Robot Brewing picks a nice day for a 'Dog Wedding' How 'KPop Demon Hunters' became a surprise global hit Camila Cabello's 'Familia': Positives of the pandemic and how it inspired her Latin pop album The Morning Show: August 28 "When I go to play music in Europe, if 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,"