Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse * Track #9 On Rust Never Sleeps
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Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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Neil Young & Crazy HorseProduced by
Neil Young & David Briggs & Tim MulliganWrited by
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See the slightly different version nicely annotated as well here -
“Out of the blue and into the black” was a term used by Vietnam “tunnel rats” – those soldiers who fought the war in the Vietcong tunnels. – used to call going down the tunnels “out of the blue and into the black”. Another term the...
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture than meets the eye
Hey hey, my my
[Verse 2]
Out of the blue and into the black
You pay for this, but they give you that
And once you're gone you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
The king is gone but he's not forgotten (Johnny Rotten, Johnny Rotten)
Is this the story of Johnny Rotten? (Johnny Rotten, Rotten Johnny)
It's better to burn out 'cause rust never sleeps
The king is gone but he's not forgotten
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture than meets the eye
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Q&A
Who wrote Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)'s ?
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) was written by Neil Young.
Who produced Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)'s ?
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) was produced by Neil Young & David Briggs & Tim Mulligan.
When did Neil Young & Crazy Horse release Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse released Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) on Fri Jun 22 1979.
What did Neil Young & Crazy Horse say about "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"?
The rock'n'roll spirit is not survival. Of course, the people who play rock'n'roll should survive. But the essence of the rock'n'roll spirit to me, is that it’s better to burn out really bright than to sort of decay off into infinity. Even though if you look at it in a mature way, you’ll think, ‘wel...