# For What It's Worth, Neil Young is returning to Spotify **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 12, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778 "2024-03-12T23:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/1 "2024-03-12T23:49:24Z")
I am a huge Neil Young fan and I was greatly disappointed when he left Spotify (although I admired his taking a stand). Now he’s coming back and I’m happy as a clam. And it was just yesterday that I finally figured out how to add his music (from my CDs) onto my Spotify app. [Link](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-returning-to-spotify-1234986342/) mmm [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/jD7IlXi.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/jD7IlXi) ---
**Author:** ![Ulysses](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulysses/32/16083_2.png) [@Ulysses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulysses)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/2 "2024-03-13T00:08:58Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I admired his taking a stand Same here. TBH, I still don’t understand Spotify’s giant multimillion dollar contract with Joe Rogan. Yes, he’s a popular podcaster, but are his podcasts really going to generate that much revenue? I’m a jiu jitsu guy, so I have enjoyed Rogan’s content on that topic. But he’s clearly out of his league otherwise and amplifies pseudoscientific voices like Alex Jones and Jordan Peterson, who spread misinformation. Sorry, I know this is Cafe Society, but I just don’t understand why Spotify is paying millions to a questionable podcaster rather than the countless musicians who provide most of its content. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/3 "2024-03-13T00:09:44Z")
Great news! I’m glad to have him back on my playlist. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/4 "2024-03-13T00:18:19Z")
> [@Ulysses](#): > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > I admired his taking a stand > > Same here. TBH, I still don’t understand Spotify’s giant multimillion dollar contract with Joe Rogan. Yes, he’s a popular podcaster, but are his podcasts really going to generate that much revenue? > > I’m a jiu jitsu guy, so I have enjoyed Rogan’s content on that topic. But he’s clearly out of his league otherwise and amplifies pseudoscientific voices like Alex Jones and Jordan Peterson, who spread misinformation. Sorry, I know this is Cafe Society, but I just don’t understand why Spotify is paying millions to a questionable podcaster rather than the countless musicians who provide most of its content. It’s the worlds most popular podcast with almost 200 million downloads per month. They are making more money off him than they are paying him. It’s not personal it’s business. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/5 "2024-03-13T01:38:43Z")
At one point I quit Spotify and migrated over to Apple Music to get my Neil access back. I quickly decided that I hate Apple Music just a bit more than I love my Neil, so I went back to Spotify. I do own 20+ Neil Young CDs, and nearly that many of his albums on vinyl, but I no longer own a CD player in my vehicle. Every couple months or so I gave a half-assed effort to transfer my CDs to Spotify (as mentioned in my OP), and, very weirdly, finally got the hang of it just yesterday. Now I don’t have to transfer the other 19 CDs. Woo-hoo! Now, if we can only get Joni Mitchell back on there… mmm ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/6 "2024-03-13T05:04:44Z")
I’m almost as much of a dinosaur as, well, Neil Young, and I don’t understand why you’d transfer CDs to any music service. What I’ve done is rip the CDs in my computer and transfer them to my own storage (phone cards and thumb drives) to play when I’m out somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/7 "2024-03-13T10:05:16Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I don’t understand why you’d transfer CDs to any music service. So I can integrate it with the rest of my music and listen to it in my vehicle via the Spotify phone app. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/8 "2024-03-13T10:27:25Z")
You don’t lose the original CDs when you add the music to your streaming app. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/9 "2024-03-13T12:24:09Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > # [For What It’s Worth, Neil Young is returning to Spotify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778) For What It’s Worth, Stephen Stills wrote For What It’s Worth 😀 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/10 "2024-03-13T13:02:50Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > For What It’s Worth, Stephen Stills wrote For What It’s Worth 😀 Old Man, Don’t Let it Bring You Down, but Tell Me Why Neil Young is returning to Spotify? Neil Young has a Heart of Gold, so he’s Helpless not to if he wants his fans to have streaming access to his music when they’re Out On the Weekend. Young is a Dreamin’ Man, but he’s practical too. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/11 "2024-03-13T13:24:57Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s the worlds most popular podcast with almost 200 million downloads per month. They are making more money off him than they are paying him. It’s not personal it’s business. Are we sure we know that as a fact? I mean, the argument for something is often “they wouldn’t do it if it weren’t profitable”, and yet they’re clearly doing something wrong. > **[Infographic: How Profitable Is Spotify?](https://www.statista.com/chart/26773/profitability-development-of-spotify/)** > > This chart shows the profitability development of Spotify. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/12 "2024-03-13T14:55:28Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Old Man, Don’t Let it Bring You Down, but Tell Me Why Neil Young is returning to Spotify? > > Neil Young has a Heart of Gold, so he’s Helpless not to if he wants his fans to have streaming access to his music when they’re Out On the Weekend. Young is a Dreamin’ Man, but he’s practical too. I just listen to the records. Round and round and round they spin. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/13 "2024-03-13T14:58:50Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > For What It’s Worth, Stephen Stills wrote For What It’s Worth 😀 FWIW, I’m aware. 🙂 mmm ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/14 "2024-03-13T23:46:42Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > You don’t lose the original CDs when you add the music to your streaming app. Good lord, man, you can’t think I’d believe you did? I apparently find the Spotify (and Apple) apps to be more trouble than others do. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/15 "2024-03-15T15:09:07Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > Good lord, man, you can’t think I’d believe you did? Maybe he figured, being a big NY fan, you were in your dotage and was just trying to help 😀 ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/16 "2024-03-15T15:27:04Z")
That is completely valid. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/17 "2024-03-15T16:53:07Z")
Now there is some jibber-jabber that Neil has removed his back-to-Spotify statement from his website, unconfirmed by me. I should have known not to get my hopes up. mmm ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/18 "2024-03-15T16:56:53Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > For What It’s Worth, Stephen Stills wrote For What It’s Worth But “ **Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing, Neil Young is returning to Spotify** ” isn’t as catchy a thread title. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/19 "2024-03-15T16:59:02Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I gave a half-assed effort to transfer my CDs to Spotify (as mentioned in my OP), and, very weirdly, finally got the hang of it just yesterday. Want to tell us how you did that? Or, I could google it… (I had NO idea that was a possibility. I might actually subscribe to a music service now…) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778/20 "2024-03-15T17:11:44Z")
You load the CD onto your hard drive via your computer’s CD drive (if it has one - I had to buy an external CD drive). [Here is a link](https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/how-to-upload-music-to-spotify) for the rest of the process. mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-its-worth-neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify/998778.md?page=2)