"Computer Age" was from Neil Young's 'Trans' album from 1982. The album was a complete change in direction with the use of vocoders and synthesizers. It was his first album for his new label Geffen Records and the electronic 'Kraftwerk' musical style didn't impress them. He followed that up with a rockabilly album 'Everybody's Rockin' and that confused his fans even more. Geffen had decided it was enough and sued him for over $3 million, on the grounds that both albums were not commercial and in no way characteristic of his previous output. A countersuit put an end to it and they eventually settled out of court a few years (and albums) later. I don't think I would want to go near 'Everybody's Rockin' but 'Trans' had some credit to it, although, not as a complete album. One such example is "Computer Age" which I first heard covered by 'Sonic Youth' on a Neil Young tribute album.
Neil Young - "Computer Age" (original)
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