Neil Percival Young has been a fixture of the music scene for over five decades, coming to California in the mid-60’s and joining the growing folk counterculture with legends like Crosby, Stills and Nash. Young’s history is so lengthy, however, that one fan is pointing out a fatal flaw; he’s not Young anymore.
A music fan named Noah Landers recently started a Change.org petition, essentially asking Neil Young to change his name to Neil Old. Despite being born with the name Neil Young, Landers believes that his name is a “misnomer” and that it “has become a matter of false advertising.” The whole text of the tongue-in-cheek petition can be seen below:
2010 was a big year. Obama put the affordable care act into action, Julian Assange unleashed his WikiLeaks, and the Chilean miners were trapped and later rescued. It was also the year that Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Percival Young turned 65, officially making him a senior citizen.
The name Neil Young promises a certain youthfulness to the uninformed listener and, while his alto singing voice remains boyish, it has become a matter of false advertisement. It’s time for “Shakey” to face the facts: he’s not a young man anymore and every passing day makes his name more of a misnomer.
I believe that after all these years of acclaim, accolades, and respect on the part of his fans, the least Neil could do is legally change his name to Neil Old.
We’ll play you out with an appropriate section from Neil’s catalog.