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Neil Young introduces his “Journey Through the Past” to his audience (Live at Massey Hall 1971, Reprise) with a little humor: “I’ve written so many new ones (i.e. songs) I can’t think of anything else to do with them other than sing ’em.” Like most things that make us laugh, there’s a nugget of truth buried in this throw-away line. And the truth revealed here is that music is performance art. As Mr. Young says in his video interview for the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, the song is the vehicle. Those notes need to be driven off the …