The streaming music service Spotify has announced it will remove all of the songs in its catalog performed by the misogynist songwriter who glorified taking sexual advantage of poor and unfortunate women on welfare.
“We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users,” Spotify said in a statement. “With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to Covid since the start of the pandemic.”
Last week, Spotify announced it will be removing songs by singer Neil Young.
In the song titled “Welfare Mothers”, Young glorifies taking advantage on down on their luck women on welfare that he picks up at the local laundromat and has sex with.
“People, pick up on what I’m puttin’ down now. Welfare mothers make better lovers. Down at every Laundromat in town now. Welfare mothers make better lovers,” the song lyrics read.
Later in the song, Young sings about how he takes advantage, even of homeless women on welfare.
“Welfare mothers make better lovers, Out on the street with the whole family now, Welfare mothers make better lovers, Hard to believe that love is free now, Welfare mothers make better lovers,” the song continues.
Neil Young had initially requested that Spotify remove his songs because of a disagreement about a podcast hosted by Joe Rogan, but it’s probably better off that such misogynist tunes that glorify taking advantage of disadvantaged women are also removed from the service.
“We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify,” Spotify said after Neil Young requested all of his music to be removed from the service. “but hope to welcome him back soon.”