Neil Young’s New Anti-Elon Song Bombs Spectacularly: ‘If You’re A Fascist, Get A Tesla’

Rock legend Neil Young once again waded into the political arena with a new song that brands Tesla owners as “fascists.” The song failed to generate much attention, however, as it sits at just 66,000 views on  YouTube roughly 48 hours after publishing, a far cry from the Grammy award-winner’s career peak.

In the first single off his new “Talkin to the Trees,” which he released alongside his touring band the “Chrome Hearts,” Young continued with his support of far-left politics with “Let’s Roll Again.”

On the surface, Young’s lyrics appeared to align with the Trump Administration’s agenda, as the 79-year-old called for the revitalization of the American auto industry. While major auto unions, including the United Auto Workers (UAW) have wholeheartedly endorsed Trump’s tariff plans, Young would prefer to see the industry prioritize electric vehicles that have cost the big four automakers hundreds-of-billions of dollars over the last few years.

The rocker called on America to “protect our children” by manufacturing electric vehicles at a rate to match China, which is “way ahead—they’re building clean cars,” Young sang, adding “That’s hard to swallow.”

In verses to the tune of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” Young lashed out at Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “If you’re a fascist, then get a Tesla/If it’s electric/It doesn’t matter/If you’re a Democrat, then taste your freedom/Get whatever you want, and taste your freedom,” the song continues.

In the official music video, the verse accompanies an image of Elon Musk waving to a crowd of Trump supporters alongside the words “Heil Trump.” The incident innocuous moment spawned a short-lived media hoax cycle, with CNN and other mainstream outlets zeroing in on a brief moment to claim Musk gave a “Nazi salute.”

The band’s new album, “Talkin to the Trees,” is set to release next month. The hype does not appear to be there for Young, however, as evidenced by the music video’s paltry view count.

As of this report, the video has racked up just 66,000 views in a little under 48 hours. For comparison, Young’s “Heart of Gold” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972, where it charted for 14 weeks.

According to ChartMasters, “Heart of Gold” has achieved approximately 214,000 equivalent album sales (EAS) globally, based on streaming and digital metrics, the equivalent to 200 million Spotify streams.

Young has long been outspoken about his support for left-wing political causes throughout his decades-spanning career. In 2020, he made the decision to pull his music from Spotify in protest of Joe Rogan in a move that was widely panned.