Switching back to his old label Reprise Records, Young continued to tour relentlessly, assembling a new blues band called The Bluenotes in mid-1987 (a legal dispute with musician Harold Melvin forced the eventual rechristening of the band as Ten Men Working midway through the tour). The addition of a brass section provided a new jazzier sound, and the title track of 1988's This Note's For You became Young's first hit single of the decade. Accompanied by a video that parodied corporate rock, the pretensions of advertising, and Michael Jackson, the song was initially unofficially banned by MTV for mentioning the brand names of some of their sponsors. Young wrote an open letter, "What does the M in MTV stand for: music or money?" Despite this, the video was eventually named best video of the year by the network in 1989.
Switching back to his old label Reprise Records Young continued to tour relentlessly assembling a new blues band called The Bluenotes in mid-1987 (a legal dispute with musician Harold Melvin forced the eventual rechristening of the band as Ten Men Working midway through the tour) The addition of a brass section provided a new jazzier sound and the title track of 1988's This Note's For You became Young's first hit single of the decade Accompanied by a video that parodied corporate rock the pretensions of advertising and Michael Jackson the song was initially unofficially banned by MTV for mentioning the brand names of some of their sponsors Young wrote an open letter "What does the M in MTV stand for music or money" Despite this the video was eventually named best video of the year by the network in 1989