Neil Young and his new backing band called The Bluenotes recorded an album … Read Full Bio ↴Neil Young and his new backing band called The Bluenotes recorded an album "This Note's For You", which was released in 1988. The album featured brass section, which provided a jazzier sound. Most of the album's concept centered around the commercialism of rock and roll, and tours in particular (the title track is a social commentary on concert sponsorship).

The video for the title track famously included a Michael Jackson look-alike whose hair catches fire. The video parodied corporate rock, the pretensions of advertising and Michael Jackson in particular. It was initially banned by MTV after legal threats from Michael Jackson's attorneys (although the Canadian music channel, MuchMusic ran it immediately). After becoming a hit on MuchMusic, MTV reconsidered their decision to yank the video and put it into heavy rotation, finally giving it the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year for 1989. The video was directed by Julien Temple and written by Charlie Coffey. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Concept Video" of 1989 but lost to "Weird Al" Yankovic's Michael Jackson video spoof of "Bad", "Fat".

Since Harold Melvin, founder of the R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, took legal action against Young over use of the "Bluenotes" name, the album is now credited as a Neil Young solo recording. The backup band Young used for this album was renamed "Ten Men Workin'" (after the album's lead-off song). The cover of this album is reportedly a photo taken in the back lane of the 200 block of Main Street Winnipeg, which housed the Blue Note Cafe. Neil was known to play unannounced in the Blue Note Cafe while in Winnipeg.[citation needed] "Ordinary People", an epic 18 minute outtake described as "Cortez the Killer with horns", finally saw release in 2007 on Young's Chrome Dreams II.

Fool for Your Love
Neil Young & the Bluenotes Lyrics

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All through the lonesome night I tossed and I turned
Lost in these dreams of you since the day I learned
How could you give yourself to another man
A fool for your love, fool for your love
Fool for your love

Look how your eyes have changed, all the love has gone
Where did I lose you babe, what did I do wrong

How could you give yourself to another man
I'm a fool for your love, fool for your love
Fool for your love

Now you won't say goodbye,
But you don't want to stay
I never thought that I
Would lose you this way

A fool for your love

All through the lonesome night I tossed and I turned
Lost in these dreams of you since the day I learned
How could you give yourself to another man
A fool for your love, fool for your love

Fool for your love
A fool for your love, I hold on your love
I'm just a fool in love with you

I'm a fool, fool for your love

I'm just a fool for your love
I'm a fool for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Neil Young & the Bluenotes' song "Fool for Your Love" delve into the emotions and thoughts of someone who is deeply in love with another person, despite the pain and heartbreak they are experiencing. The singer of the song is tormented by their own feelings, unable to escape thoughts of the person they love. The song highlights the singer's struggle to comprehend how their beloved could give themselves to another person, causing them to feel foolish and desperate for their love.

The lyrics convey a sense of longing and a desperate desire to understand what went wrong in the relationship. The singer reflects on how their lover's eyes have changed and how the love between them has vanished. They question their own actions, wondering where they went wrong and what they could have done differently to prevent their lover from seeking someone else's affection. Despite the pain and heartache, the singer acknowledges that they are willing to continue holding on and being a fool for their lover's love.

The repetition of the phrase "fool for your love" reinforces the singer's vulnerability and willingness to be hurt for the sake of love. It showcases the desperation and emotional turmoil they are going through, unable to let go of their feelings for their lover. The lyrics capture the essence of unrequited love and the struggles one faces when dealing with a failing relationship.

Overall, "Fool for Your Love" is a heartfelt song that explores the complexities of love, heartache, and the lengths one is willing to go to hold on to a relationship, even when it seems futile.

Fool for Your LoveNeil Young & the Bluenotes Lyrics

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Fool for Your Love
Neil Young & the Bluenotes Lyrics