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Neil Young Gave Gov. Tim Walz Approval to Use ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ During DNC Speech

Neil Young gave Minnesota Gov. and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz permission to use 'Rockin' in the Free World' at DNC on Wednesday.

The former high school football coach, Army National Guard veteran and social studies teacher fired up the packed crowd at the United Center with a rousing address about his midwestern values and loving family while accepting the party’s nomination for Vice President alongside current VP and presidential nominee Kamala Harris. In a post on his Archives site earlier this week, Young noted that he was closely watching the DNC — not on network or cable TV but on C-Span, where he said there are “no smarmy talking heads… No slant” — in a missive that included a reprint of artist Shepard Fairey’s “FORWARD” poster for the Harris campaign. That roster recently added the estate of late soul icon Isaac Hayes and Beyoncé’s label, which issued a cease-and-desist order to convicted felon Trump’s campaign this week over his spokesperson’s unauthorized use of her anthem “ Freedom ” — the official Harris/Walz theme song , personally approved by Queen Bey — in a social media post; that post has since been taken down.

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