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Anime & Manga

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has a select few instances of looking towards Young for inspiration.
    • Shigechi Yangu from Diamond is Unbreakable, already having a last name that references Young, has a Colony Stand called Harvest, named after the album and song of the same name.
    • Steel Ball Run has two individual references to Young. The first is a Stand called Sugar Mountain, named after the Neil Young song and functioning as an Honest Axe fable, and the second is Wekapipo's custom Steel Ball, christened Wrecking Ball, after another one of Young's songs.

Live-Action TV

  • The Red Green Show had Red showing how to use vinyl records as shingles, and saying "Albums don't rust. I don't care what Neil Young said."

Music

  • David Bowie recorded a Cover Version of "I've Been Waiting for You" for his 2002 album Heathen.
  • Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages" begins by quoting from "My My, Hey Hey":
    All right, I got something to say, yeah
    It's better to burn out, yeah, than fade away
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" is an Answer Song to Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man":
    Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
    Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down
    Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
    A southern man don't need him around anyhow
  • Steve Taylor's "Meltdown (At Madame Tussaud's) paraphrases "My My, Hey Hey" while delivering a Take That! to a few musical icons:
    Elvis and The Beatles have seen a better day
    Better off to burn out than to melt away
    Dylan may be fillin' the puddle they designed
    Is it gonna take a miracle to make up his mind?

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