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Old Ways
Old Ways is the 14th studio album by Canadian musician and singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on August 12, 1985 on Geffen Records.
Background.
Young has referred to this album in interviews as "Old Ways II", as he had originally planned to release a country album titled "Old Ways" in 1983. Young's record label, Geffen, objected to this, asking Young for a "rock 'n roll" album, which Young would give them in the form of "
Reagan in 1981 but, in 1983, he successfully piloted a complex overhaul of the Social Security System (NY Times Sep 22,1985). By 1984, Chairman Rostenkowski began to hit his stride. He was praised for his role in drafting the 1984 Deficit Reduction Act, a three-year, $50 billion tax hike. During his 13 years as chairman, Rostenkowski grew to become larger than life, especially to Ways and Means colleagues. "He ran the committee the old-fashioned way, with loyalty, trust,