Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) is a song by Neil Young, part of a duality with two songs, My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) and Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black). They both discuss the importance of rocknroll. The phrase its better to burn out than to fade away became famously associated with Nirvanas frontman Kurt Cobain after quoting it in his suicide note. The song reflects Neil Youngs view on the essence of rock and roll and the inevitability o ... See more [+] f change and decline within the music industry.
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My My, hey hey
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Rock and roll is here to stay
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It's better to burn out
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Than to fade away
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It's out of the blue and into the black
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They give you this but you pay for that
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And once you're gone you can never come back
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The king is gone but he's not forgotten
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This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
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It's better to burn out than it is to rust
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Rock and roll can never die
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Than meets the eye
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