“Hey Hey My My”, by Neil Young

We all know rock and roll can never die and we can count on Neil Young to employ his wonderful lyrics to speak to us about the important things in life — including death.  A classic icon of the Boomer generation, Neil young’s song “Hey Hey My My” sings to us in his usual down-to-earth way about being “gone”.  A perfect memorial music song, below are his lyrics and a video to listen.

Hey hey, my my

Rock and roll can never die

There’s more to the picture

Than meets the eye.

Hey hey, my my.

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.

The king is gone but he’s not forgotten

Is this the story of johnny rotten?

It’s better to burn out ’cause rust never sleeps

The king is gone but he’s not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my

Rock and roll can never die

There’s more to the picture

Than meets the eye.

Listen to his song, perfect for memorial music.

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