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Neil Young Shares Solo Version Of ‘Ohio’: Official Video

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Famed rocker Neil Young penned “Ohio” for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in reaction to shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Young shared official video featuring a recent solo rendition of the song.

The video, which was prepped by Neil and his wife Daryl, starts with Young telling the story of how he wrote “Ohio.” He then picks up an electric guitar and performs a riveting version of the tune. Neil Young wrote a letter for his Neil Young Archives website that discusses the video and his support for the anti-gun violence movement. “With no real laws protecting us from guns, and with politicians supporting the NRA because the NRA supports them, we are not well represented,” reads a portion of Young’s note. “Today’s students are brave, demanding change in violent times. We stand with them. They are us. We are them.” Watch the official live video for “Ohio”: