Background and lyrics
The song was released as a single in May 2015 and is the first song on the album The Monsanto Years. [1] [2]
It refers to the lawsuit by Monsanto against Vermont due to the state's attempt at passing a GMO labeling law. [3] The song also references "the poison tide of Monsanto" and a farmer who signs a GMO deal when Young sings, "I want a cup of coffee but I don't want a GMO. I'd like to start my day off without helping Monsanto." [4] [5]
In a brief review of the song, Stefan Schmidt in The National Singles Round-Up also remarked that song did not hold back against critiquing Starbucks and Monsanto and suggested that Young had not lost his appetite for tackling political issues. [6]
Venue
Young also introduced an acoustic version of the song in Maui while performing at "OUTGROW Monsanto", a festival held to protest Monsanto's business practices in Hawaii. [7]
Moreover, the song was also featured in Young's July and October 2015 tours, for which Promise of the Real served as his backing band. [8]
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