Neil came on the set as if he had just performed the concert of his life and went from there. Later, Young commented that he worked with a trainer before going onstage to work himself up to the encore intensity level when he normally performs the song after 2 hours on stage. Wearing a Elvis Presley T-shirt, Young seemed to be bridging his 1970's classic "Hey, Hey, My, My" with the lyrics "The King is gone but not forgotten, this is the story of Johnny Rotten" with the end of the 1980's and the impending advent of the grunge-alternative music explosion. Young seemed possessed as he throttled his Les Paul guitar and shredded its strings before the audience. Neil did a rare "3-fer" on SNL - performing 3 songs: "Rockin'", "The Needle And The Damage Done" and "No More". When Neil performed on Saturday Night Live, on September 30, 1989, the album Freedom was about to be released. Neil's incredibly incendiary 1989 performance of "Rockin' in the Free World" which has been called " one of the most intense live television studio performances ever". His appearance on SNL was another such occasion. There are many, many defining moments in Neil Young's career. On September 30, 1989, Neil Young served notice that he was back with a vengeance with his legendary performance of Rockin' In The Free World on Saturday Night Live. Neil Young's 1989 Saturday Night Live performance of "Rockin' In The Free World" is now playing in Hearse Theater | NYA.
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