Young has shared a new music video, collated from coronavirus related news clips Neil Young has shared a rerecorded version of ‘Shut It Down’ for 2020, inspired by fan response to the 2019 track in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, Neil Young Archives said the new recording was prompted by fans “reaching out to Young expressing the elevated poignancy the song has come to represent during this pandemic”.
The new version, simply entitled ‘Shut It Down 2020’, was recorded with Crazy Horse. It has been paired with a new music video collated from clips and images of coronavirus-related events from around the world over the last month.