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The Canadian troubadour reignites the fuse with a clip that mixes art, politics and resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Neil Young has never been a comfortable artist.At nearly eighty years old, the Canadian musician – a living symbol of rock dissidence – once again raises his voice with “As Time Explodes,”<\/em> a barely two-minute video that premiered on October 30, 2025<\/strong> on his official YouTube channel.Without lyrics and without concessions, the piece is a political collage<\/strong> that takes direct aim at Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk<\/strong>, four names Young calls “oligarchs of plunder.”<\/p>\n\n

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Two minutes of contained fury<\/h2>\n\n

The video unfolds as a kind of audiovisual poem<\/strong>. There are no vocals; just a raw, edgy guitar that evokes his classic “Be The Rain”<\/em> (2003, with Crazy Horse).Over that pulse, a succession of news footage documents the moral and political deterioration<\/strong> of the United States: <\/p>\n\n

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  • The demolition of the East Wing of the White House during the government shutdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A sign reading “The 1 % ruins the world”.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trump receiving a luxury jet from Qatar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Musk wielding a chainsaw.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bezos celebrating a wedding of millions in Venice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tim Cook entering the Oval Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    In the middle, a tweet summarizes the message:<\/p>\n\n

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    “The oligarchs gather – and so starts the looting of America.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

    The montage, edited with cinematic rhythm, culminates with images of the recent “No Kings”<\/em> protests ,<\/em> where thousands of citizens took to the streets under one cry, “We won’t kneel.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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    Activism on low heat<\/h2>\n\n

    This is not the first time Neil Young has used video as a political weapon.In recent years he has turned his platforms into trenches of denunciation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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    • In 2022 he removed all of his music from Spotify<\/strong>, accusing the service of amplifying the misinformation of Joe Rogan’s podcast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • In 2023 he left Twitter\/X<\/strong> after Musk’s anti-Semitic statements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • In 2025 he deleted his Facebook<\/strong> and Instagram<\/strong> accounts, condemning the “unconscionable use of chatbots with minors.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • And just a few weeks ago it announced that it will pull its catalog from Amazon Music<\/strong>, encouraging boycotts of corporations like Amazon, Meta and Whole Foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Each gesture is consistent with its message: creative freedom and ethics are not negotiable, even if it costs visibility or money.<\/p>\n\n

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      An enemy with its own name: Trump<\/h2>\n\n

      Young has maintained a public confrontation with Donald Trump<\/strong> since 2016, when the tycoon used “Rockin’ in the Free World”<\/em> without permission during his campaign.In 2025, the musician released “Big Crime”,<\/em> a song denouncing the abuses of the former president and his political entourage.He also participated alongside Joan Baez<\/strong>, Bernie Sanders<\/strong> and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong> in the “Fighting Oligarchy”<\/em> tour ,<\/em> a concert-manifesto cycle in defense of democracy and against the concentration of economic power.<\/p>\n\n

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      A message without words, but not without rage<\/h2>\n\n

      Although “As Time Explodes”<\/em> is barely two minutes long, its impact is shattering.The track doesn’t seek memorable melodies, but moral urgency<\/strong>.Media outlets such as Consequence of Sound<\/em> describe it as “a piece ripped from the headlines,” and Ground News<\/em> defines it as “a call to action in music video format.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

      The video feels like a natural continuation of his protest legacy: the rage of Ohio<\/em> (1970), the environmentalist melancholy of Be The Rain<\/em> (2003) and the political reflection of Big Crime<\/em> (2025).Here, the guitar speaks for him.<\/p>\n\n

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      Time explodes, but Neil Young is still standing<\/h2>\n\n

      Neil Young does not aim to please. He intends to alert<\/strong>.In a world where technology and economic power advance unchecked, his message is once again urgent: dignity and dissent are still acts of love. <\/p>\n\n

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      “As Time Explodes”<\/em> is not a music video: it’s a mirror that no one wants to look into for too long.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

      And in that reflection, Neil Young keeps reminding us that the bravest art doesn’t get old: it renews itself with every jolt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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