I‘m a russian who escaped conscription and fled to Europe two months ago. Just now I remembered about the existence of this song. Never would I’ve fought that this song would be so relatable. F the wars, let the old ones fight them. I ain’t marching anymore
Blind obedience is one of the greatest crimes of all. If everybody, everywhere, refused to fight, war would become a thing of the past. Governments couldn't lock them all up.
Let's do our very best to keep his music and persona alive. A fine doc was made some years ago and two bios have been written about his life. I hope some show runners and producers while on the net hear his songs and decide to make a biopic of his life.
My family went to his concert April 5, 1968 at Orchestra Hall, Chicago. Martin Luther King had been killed the night before. We took a bus. The theater was nearly empty because people were staying home, afraid of riots. Phil called us all down from the cheap seats to the main floor and gave a concert from the heart that will give me goosebumps till I die.
@@smilectics Not a lot. I was not quite sixteen. The concert was wonderful, but calling us down from the cheap seats really made him human and real to me. I still have the playbill.
For those not aware of his magnitude, Phil courageously sang in Jackson Park during the nights of the 68 convention, then testified at Abie Hoffman's trial.
Phil Ochs is my favorite songwriter. I have no doubt about it. I've been listening to his music since I was in the womb. The first couple years of my life I listened to classical music and Phil Ochs on a CD player. It eventually broke (the player). And for give or take 9 years I completely forgot about him. My dad (a poet) starting singing Knock on the Door 2½ years back when I was 13. I remembered the name, Phil Ochs and I remembered that I liked him a lot. So I decided to take a trip down memory lane. First I listened to Knock on the Door, then I found this recording. This is what got me back into Phil Ochs. And I couldn't be more happy. Now I listen to him daily and I know by memory l the lyrics and chords to around 20 of his songs. I also try to get others hooked on with Mr. Ochs in my high school. No luck yet, but I'll keep on trying.
I want to add some personal information to my comment. I am old enough to remember when this song first came out. It helped give me the courage to refuse the draft. My classmates were sent to Vietnam where they died for nothing. I have lived a happy life and thrived. If any young people are reading this, I urge you not to throw your life away in Iraq for another unjust cause. The people there are not your enemy, just as the people of Vietnam were not our enemies. Our enemies are those who run our own government in the USA, both Democrats and Republicans. To hell with them. You get one life: live it well.
I spent yesterday, April 9, 2019, listening to Phil Ochs. He was the Best, and I'm including Joe Hill and Utah Phillips. How much we need him now. Keep singing his songs!!! Pass them on to the new and the next generation of those who strive for economic and social justice, an end to racism, and world peace. Show less Reply
He certainly did. He was my hero growing up in th 60s and 70s. Sure left us with a body of work. There will never be anyone like Phil. So long, buddy. See you one day.
I saw Phil in Maryland at a venue that has long since ceased to exist. He was the warm up act for Richie Havens. Richie was was great, but....... Phil broke my heart that night, and continues to do so every time I listen to him. He was so much better than he knew. I miss you every day Phil.
So true Nancy but don't be silent! As he said, I'm gonna say it I now"! We of the 60's are not all dead now, we need to carry Phil into 2017 and scream at the top of our lungs, I'm sick and tired and I'm not gonna take it anymore! And not as Trump supporters, but as Americans that Love our Country and still have the Love in our hearts generated in the 60's. We who cared for "Equal Rights For All"! And ALL means ALL! Love and Peace to all, Skip
Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans At the end of the early British war The young land started growing The young blood started flowing But I ain't marchin' anymore For I've killed my share of Indians In a thousand different fights I was there at the Little Big Horn I heard many men lying I saw many more dying But I ain't marchin' anymore It's always the old to lead us to the war It's always the young to fall Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun Tell me is it worth it all For I stole California from the Mexican land Fought in the bloody Civil War Yes I even killed my brother And so many others And I ain't marchin' anymore For I marched to the battles of the German trench In a war that was bound to end all wars Oh I must have killed a million men And now they want me back again But I ain't marchin' anymore For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky Set off the mighty mushroom roar When I saw the cities burning I knew that I was learning That I ain't marchin' anymore Now the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plants, United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore, Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason, " Call it "Love" or call it "Reason, " But I ain't marchin' any more.
"I even killed my brothers, and so many others," i love this song with every string of my soul, but i've never understood- is this when i'm supposed to stop sympathizing with the fight? because i do still find it so truly righteous for brother raise arm to brother over the humanity of those in bondage and was perhaps the most important battle fought upon the Colombian land (as it was still known colloquially in Europe)
@@stefgmac9539 the fight is bullshit, 100%, that's the point. He says it, "Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun Tell me is it worth it all", open your eyes and listen to the song!
@Stef G Mac it's about burning draft papers and refusing to take part in any more of America's greedy conquest of power. He's also saying that many wars are almost never justified, a lot of young men are slaughtered only to benefit wealthy elites.
Same here!!! Had to come and check it out. Love everything King does and just as I figured, anything mentioned in his writings was definitely worth a listen.
He was a true poet for his time. I also love his voice because it was honest and unique. Sadly, depression took him down; but it didn't get the best of him...we, his fans did. I am fortunate to have a copy of Jim (Glover) and Jean's "Changes" album, wherein they do what many believe to be the definitive version of his brilliant "Crucifiction."
I often wish his legacy was larger because he changed my life and turned my head to what I needed to be thinking about. I played holes in hiss. records. And then I think that everyone who was listening heard him and I count myself as lucky to be among them.
Jay Raskin, we still are. Don't give up, just stand for something. A heart felt time of the 60's doesn't just go away or be traded for something less glorious, Phil said it "If I've got something to say, I'm gonna say it now" Say it Jay and keep saying it! Love and Peace, Skip
She's checking him out because she is in awe of his words and the powerful beauty of this song and his beliefs........we need more people to get into others for the higher universal love meaning they represent.....
It's because he spoke the truth-too much truth. A lot of his music was censored in some way or another. Without getting into sensitive topics: let's just say he was a troubadour with a journalist degree and he was a major thorn for the establishment at the time. To be fair, he was recognized in his day, but he also did a lot of things that rubbed important people the wrong way and when the peace movement was stomped out it seems he went down with it to a degree.
Additional verses for the modern day in my opinion (based on recent events): I was sent to shoot Iraqis who were falsely accused of the destruction that happened in New York The government plans foiled When we found out they want oil So I ain't Marching Anymore I met a girl from Ukraine who was brutally invaded at the good ol Russo war I see religious wars thriving, and a New Cold war arriving But I'm at least not marching anymore. I see a dictator winning another election But it came too close to home I see Billionaires laughing But the poverty is angry And I'll be marching with you all We'll march to the capital and raise our screams so the rich can finally hear the poor. Women right and civil rights And a nice sustainable life And we'll be marching forever more Folks I'll take my boots off once we win this fight We'll call it the oligarch war The sunset will make me see the sky and have me realize That I ain't Marching Anymore Anymore Note: You guys can have your own opinions about it. This is just how I feel about everything RN and that's all
Before he died, he was very paranoid about CIA and FBI. Years after his death, it was revealed that the FBI had a file of nearly 500 pages on Ochs, considering him to be "dangerous". Yeah, dangerous to the Military Industrial Complex to sing songs of peace and love. R.I.P. Phil Ochs (1940─1976)
You can find multiple instances throughout his music where he mentions wiretapping. His songs Miranda and My Life definitely mention wiretapping and those songs released well before he passed. In those days people in the peace movement were well aware that the establishment was spying on them. One major example was when the public became aware of the FBI bugging MLK and trying to blackmail him.
Always good to see Phil singing for a crowd. Be sure to check out the Celebrating Phil Ochs 75th Birthday Facebook page or the Celebrating Phil Ochs website.
It's important to remember the 60's were probably the most liberal decade this country's seen. You didn't have the concentration of private power owning fewer, more right-wing, establishment, don't-rock-the-boat media outlets of today. You couldn't get a song like this on a major broadcast network. Just too fascist here. So, while many are afraid to allow any personal convictions jeopardize their careers on war-profiteering corporate outlets, the are a few artists who still speak truth to power. Just not many see it on corporate media, where they clearly shape perceptions to fit their agenda. Six corporations control over 90% of the media this country "consumes." You think they want anyone to interrupt their revenue streams? War's the most profitable business on the planet.
Wasn't all rosy...I mean, the Birmingham bombings, the civil rights movement and the backlash against it, the constant threat of nuclear war, assassinations, the Paris 68 student riots, Stonewall...
Arianrhod Hyde Didn't say there wasn't push-back from conservative psychopaths. You did have proven government complicity in the Malcolm X, Fred Hampton & King assassinations, among other progressives. You'll always have those pockets of murderous thugs in organized crime, whether state-backed or vigilante. It's what people do about it that matters. That's why this country's finished. They've been duped into blind obedience of authority figures unworthy of their loyalty.
You had to have been there with Phil to know his passion and how right on this song actually was and still is. As timely today as it was then. Phil picked me up on 10/21/67 and together we went to DC and Marched On The Pentagon. Where are today's marchers, I wonder. And why are we still killing the children??? How did we become so passive? Whatever became of Power To The People?
Nope, Like Phil I ain't hoofing it any longer. I am making films about injustices and violence visited on children. Catch the trailer of INCEST A Family Tragedy on RUclips.
I worked for one of those hung heads. There were a few true souls like Phil in that generation but most of them sold their souls when then acid wore off..stay strong
The Empire has learned to lessen protest by using "volunteer" soldiers, private mercenaries and drones, but Phil's message is needed now more than ever.
Had vaguely heard of Phil Ochs but nothing had resonated in my mind about his music . Neil Young recently at the annual Farm aid concert in his intro to his set said that Phil Ochs was best ever songwriter of all time .I have always listen close to what he says and I,m on a new musical journey finding out what Phil Ochs did when he was with us
'Look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun.' Very true. With the most powerful military the world has even seen the U.S. has 'won' one war since WWII, Grenada 1983. All that waste of lives, of resources.
When I think about Phil Ochs, i think it's so sad that he did not realize how great he was. He had so much to offer music and protest art, and he let his declining popularity stop him from trying. I'm not goanna waste time saying he's better than Elvis and Bob Dylan, or their greater than he was. He aspired to much to reach their success and accomplishments that he didn't understand how great he was. He was original, he sang very upfront and straightforward. His work is inspiring but I need to learn from his story that I can't shit on myself for my shortcomings.
One of the great mysteries is why that calculating fraud Dylan remains revered while genuine Phil never really came close. Ah, well, no one ever said the world is a fair place.
BritPopLivesOn72 Bob Dylan was just a confusing hack and Elvis was a plagerist imagine how many black artists were sampled by this terrible actor and even worse song artist.
@@philmann3476 Dylan and Lennon supposedly both made deals with the Lower Power of the spiritual world, so that they'd be famous. Its the dollars. These performers are not so real, like Phil is.
I was just thinking, wouldn't it be amazing if Jewish and Muslim folk singers would compose folk songs like this, each referencing their wars to awaken their young people to sing, 'I ain't marchin' anymore." This song from 1965 when everything changed and our call to awaken began.
Hi Kathy, I fully agree with you idea. Their is always a glitter of hope that such things happen sometime. I also wrote an orignal song to express my concern regarding the situation in our world.
And Lao Tzu, Buddha, Krishna, Plato, Socrates, Rumi, Margaret Mead Consciousness etc,etc,,,,.....And don't forget our own consciousness me and you and all others....
The beautiful young German woman sitting right next to Phil Ochs staring at him so intently is mesmerizing in her own way. Who was she? You could tell she had a big heart and was plenty smart. Did she talk to him afterwards? Did she invite him to come home with her? How did her life turn out? Is she still alive all these decades later? We'll never know which adds to the mystery.
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I‘m a russian who escaped conscription and fled to Europe two months ago. Just now I remembered about the existence of this song. Never would I’ve fought that this song would be so relatable. F the wars, let the old ones fight them. I ain’t marching anymore
A based Russian wow
I guess it would suit you if Hitler had won.
@@1313tennismanI thought they were all animals 😲
Thank you
holy shit man, we here in the Americas we forgot how horrible the world can still be today. I hope you are doing fine now, all the best.
Blind obedience is one of the greatest crimes of all. If everybody, everywhere, refused to fight, war would become a thing of the past. Governments couldn't lock them all up.
We need a lot of Phil Ochs right now.
Imo the saddest thing about Ochs is that despite how powerful his music is even today, he is all but forgotten.
Let's do our very best to keep his music and persona alive. A fine doc was made some years ago and two bios have been written about his life. I hope some show runners and producers while on the net hear his songs and decide to make a biopic of his life.
I am listening to his music right now, he isn't forgotten.
@@tr3nta345 I am too. I'm in awe of what he did.
You are right and Dylan is an icon.If you could even understand his lyrics he's still a fucking icon.SO damn sad.
99 Babies true How true
My family went to his concert April 5, 1968 at Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
Martin Luther King had been killed the night before. We took a bus. The theater was nearly empty because people were staying home, afraid of riots. Phil called us all down from the cheap seats to the main floor and gave a concert from the heart that will give me goosebumps till I die.
Great story, Thank you......Great part of music &human history!
hi carol, do you remember anything from this concert? like stage banter, what he sang, etc. so curious!!
@@smilectics Not a lot. I was not quite sixteen. The concert was wonderful, but calling us down from the cheap seats really made him human and real to me. I still have the playbill.
Wow what a great fooking story.
One of the best anti-war songs ever written and performed. How sad he had to die at such a young age...
For those not aware of his magnitude, Phil courageously sang in Jackson Park during the nights of the 68 convention, then testified at Abie Hoffman's trial.
I remember
That’s right. I was there.
Legend
He was a massive part of the Yippie movement.
Call it peace or call it treason, call it love or call it reason, I aint marching anymore.
Phil Ochs is my favorite songwriter. I have no doubt about it. I've been listening to his music since I was in the womb. The first couple years of my life I listened to classical music and Phil Ochs on a CD player. It eventually broke (the player). And for give or take 9 years I completely forgot about him. My dad (a poet) starting singing Knock on the Door 2½ years back when I was 13. I remembered the name, Phil Ochs and I remembered that I liked him a lot. So I decided to take a trip down memory lane. First I listened to Knock on the Door, then I found this recording. This is what got me back into Phil Ochs. And I couldn't be more happy. Now I listen to him daily and I know by memory l the lyrics and chords to around 20 of his songs.
I also try to get others hooked on with Mr. Ochs in my high school. No luck yet, but I'll keep on trying.
Great Story and keep pitching your genuine love of all things truthful!
Saw him play in Gothenburg, Sweden in the late 60s. He was awesome. Shook my hand. Like it was yesterday.
A powerful and beautiful song
I want to add some personal information to my comment. I am old enough to remember when this song first came out. It helped give me the courage to refuse the draft. My classmates were sent to Vietnam where they died for nothing. I have lived a happy life and thrived. If any young people are reading this, I urge you not to throw your life away in Iraq for another unjust cause. The people there are not your enemy, just as the people of Vietnam were not our enemies. Our enemies are those who run our own government in the USA, both Democrats and Republicans. To hell with them. You get one life: live it well.
I spent yesterday, April 9, 2019, listening to Phil Ochs. He was the Best, and I'm including Joe Hill and Utah Phillips. How much we need him now. Keep singing his songs!!! Pass them on to the new and the next generation of those who strive for economic and social justice, an end to racism, and world peace.
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He certainly did. He was my hero growing up in th 60s and 70s. Sure left us with a body of work. There will never be anyone like Phil. So long, buddy. See you one day.
I saw Phil in Maryland at a venue that has long since ceased to exist. He was the warm up act for Richie Havens. Richie was was great, but....... Phil broke my heart that night, and continues to do so every time I listen to him. He was so much better than he knew. I miss you every day Phil.
Hello Judith, How are you doing?
Phil, we could use your voice now. The fight isn't over.
We could really use that voice today!
Nancy Benefiel you are oh so right.
So true Nancy but don't be silent! As he said, I'm gonna say it I now"! We of the 60's are not all dead now, we need to carry Phil into 2017 and scream at the top of our lungs, I'm sick and tired and I'm not gonna take it anymore! And not as Trump supporters, but as Americans that Love our Country and still have the Love in our hearts generated in the 60's. We who cared for "Equal Rights For All"! And ALL means ALL! Love and Peace to all, Skip
luckily he recorded his voice for posterity, had the foresight to know the CIA would string him up
did he ever March at all?
something about his voice always touched my heart
One of my favourite folk singers, bloody brilliant
one of the finest anti war songs ever. Thanks Phil.
A timely song. I am sharing it.
His audience is mesmerised.
I love this song
Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans
At the end of the early British war
The young land started growing
The young blood started flowing
But I ain't marchin' anymore
For I've killed my share of Indians
In a thousand different fights
I was there at the Little Big Horn
I heard many men lying
I saw many more dying
But I ain't marchin' anymore
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
For I stole California from the Mexican land
Fought in the bloody Civil War
Yes I even killed my brother
And so many others
And I ain't marchin' anymore
For I marched to the battles of the German trench
In a war that was bound to end all wars
Oh I must have killed a million men
And now they want me back again
But I ain't marchin' anymore
For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky
Set off the mighty mushroom roar
When I saw the cities burning
I knew that I was learning
That I ain't marchin' anymore
Now the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plants,
United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,
Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason, "
Call it "Love" or call it "Reason, "
But I ain't marchin' any more.
"I even killed my brothers, and so many others," i love this song with every string of my soul, but i've never understood- is this when i'm supposed to stop sympathizing with the fight? because i do still find it so truly righteous for brother raise arm to brother over the humanity of those in bondage and was perhaps the most important battle fought upon the Colombian land (as it was still known colloquially in Europe)
@@stefgmac9539 the fight is bullshit, 100%, that's the point. He says it, "Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all", open your eyes and listen to the song!
@Stef G Mac it's about burning draft papers and refusing to take part in any more of America's greedy conquest of power. He's also saying that many wars are almost never justified, a lot of young men are slaughtered only to benefit wealthy elites.
Talented, brilliant, and true! listened to this in my youth, it still rings true. God bless you Phil for awakening so many through your songs.
Yes, even though his music has been in the waves for 50 years, this feels like a breath of fresh air. Like all truth. Thanks for sharing.
***** Great Words!
Dominic Corigliano Thanks Dominic Good Sentiment!
My favourite song of his. Thinking of Phil today - December 19, 1940 - April 9, 1976.
Stephen King's great novella Hearts In Atlantis made me listen to this song. One of my favourite books make sure you read it.
Same here!!! Had to come and check it out. Love everything King does and just as I figured, anything mentioned in his writings was definitely worth a listen.
Yessss lol 😆 can relate
He really doesn't get the recognition that he absolutely deserves .
Sleep well my friend.
He was a true poet for his time. I also love his voice because it was honest and unique. Sadly, depression took him down; but it didn't get the best of him...we, his fans did. I am fortunate to have a copy of Jim (Glover) and Jean's "Changes" album, wherein they do what many believe to be the definitive version of his brilliant "Crucifiction."
Gone too young, gone too soon. Looking back I'd have to say the man had tremendous courage and conviction.
I remember singing this at college rallies in 19 67 and 68.
I thought with all those joints was impossible to remember anything :D .... peace and love brother...
I often wish his legacy was larger because he changed my life and turned my head to what I needed to be thinking about. I played holes in hiss. records. And then I think that everyone who was listening heard him and I count myself as lucky to be among them.
Beautiful......
Fabulous artist. Lost but not forgotten. Great message Phil.
"I'll dedicate it to all the nice folks in NATO"
Always great to hear again and remember the days we were invincible.
Thanks Jay!
Jay Raskin we still are
Jay Raskin, we still are. Don't give up, just stand for something. A heart felt time of the 60's doesn't just go away or be traded for something less glorious, Phil said it "If I've got something to say, I'm gonna say it now"
Say it Jay and keep saying it! Love and Peace, Skip
Easily the most underrated musician of all time! Not just of his generation - all time.
My goodness thank you Spotify! For directing me to such a talent.
Wisdom and beauty. Forever.
You can tell how heartfelt this song is.
Is there anyone like him now? He was, and continues to be, one of my (few) musical heroes.
Steve Earle can get to the heart of the matter in a similar way.
HUMPH!! POLITICS WHO NEEDS THEM ANYWAY.???? FUCK THE GOVERMENT!
Dedicated to all the nice folks in Nato. Bravo 👏👏
Bless you Phil,R.I.P
thinking about you this memorial day, Phil..
THANKS. Andrew, i will check out more of his music.
Phil Ochs absolutely nailed it, even way back then.
A visionary.
Thank you!
Very great voice in this song!
First time ive heard of this song and this guy. Gives me serious Donovan vibes, I dig it.
Phil, we need you now, more than ever.
She's checking him out because she is in awe of his words and the powerful beauty of this song and his beliefs........we need more people to get into others for the higher universal love meaning they represent.....
What a noble voice.
How was this man not a superstar in his time? He is just brilliant. Why was he not recognized the way he should have been?
It's because he spoke the truth-too much truth. A lot of his music was censored in some way or another. Without getting into sensitive topics: let's just say he was a troubadour with a journalist degree and he was a major thorn for the establishment at the time. To be fair, he was recognized in his day, but he also did a lot of things that rubbed important people the wrong way and when the peace movement was stomped out it seems he went down with it to a degree.
Old soldiers never die. Young ones do!
What a voice !
One of the last great people. I'll always love you Phil.
Oh Phil. We could use you so badly right now
Franklin Jones 😢
Additional verses for the modern day in my opinion (based on recent events):
I was sent to shoot Iraqis who were falsely accused of the destruction that happened in New York
The government plans foiled
When we found out they want oil
So I ain't Marching Anymore
I met a girl from Ukraine who was brutally invaded at the good ol Russo war
I see religious wars thriving, and a New Cold war arriving
But I'm at least not marching anymore.
I see a dictator winning another election
But it came too close to home
I see Billionaires laughing
But the poverty is angry
And I'll be marching with you all
We'll march to the capital and raise our screams so the rich can finally hear the poor.
Women right and civil rights
And a nice sustainable life
And we'll be marching forever more
Folks I'll take my boots off once we win this fight
We'll call it the oligarch war
The sunset will make me see the sky and have me realize
That I ain't Marching Anymore
Anymore
Note: You guys can have your own opinions about it. This is just how I feel about everything RN and that's all
Before he died, he was very paranoid about CIA and FBI. Years after his death, it was revealed that the FBI had a file of nearly 500 pages on Ochs, considering him to be "dangerous". Yeah, dangerous to the Military Industrial Complex to sing songs of peace and love.
R.I.P. Phil Ochs (1940─1976)
You can find multiple instances throughout his music where he mentions wiretapping. His songs Miranda and My Life definitely mention wiretapping and those songs released well before he passed. In those days people in the peace movement were well aware that the establishment was spying on them. One major example was when the public became aware of the FBI bugging MLK and trying to blackmail him.
He was not that innocent. Chummy with some of the New Left radicals.
Thanks for posting.Very apt.Today of all days
Amen Phil Ochs! So true your songs are!
Always good to see Phil singing for a crowd. Be sure to check out the Celebrating Phil Ochs 75th Birthday Facebook page or the Celebrating Phil Ochs website.
Listening to this song recently (for the 5,000th or so time) it occurred to me that it is very march-like, and thus ironic in that way.
NOBODY has the balls to sing like this anymore.
Shame on us.
Yes, people do own the sack to do these anti war tunes. It just don't make the dough anymore..
It's important to remember the 60's were probably the most liberal decade this country's seen. You didn't have the concentration of private power owning fewer, more right-wing, establishment, don't-rock-the-boat media outlets of today. You couldn't get a song like this on a major broadcast network. Just too fascist here. So, while many are afraid to allow any personal convictions jeopardize their careers on war-profiteering corporate outlets, the are a few artists who still speak truth to power. Just not many see it on corporate media, where they clearly shape perceptions to fit their agenda. Six corporations control over 90% of the media this country "consumes." You think they want anyone to interrupt their revenue streams? War's the most profitable business on the planet.
Wasn't all rosy...I mean, the Birmingham bombings, the civil rights movement and the backlash against it, the constant threat of nuclear war, assassinations, the Paris 68 student riots, Stonewall...
Arianrhod Hyde
Didn't say there wasn't push-back from conservative psychopaths. You did have proven government complicity in the Malcolm X, Fred Hampton & King assassinations, among other progressives. You'll always have those pockets of murderous thugs in organized crime, whether state-backed or vigilante. It's what people do about it that matters. That's why this country's finished. They've been duped into blind obedience of authority figures unworthy of their loyalty.
Edgar Poe Donovan is still around
there use to be a Phil Ochs song night in the boston area...we need to hear more of Phil's songs and keep his spirt alive in this time.
Wish you'd cudda lived longer to fight our fight...Phil Ochs...w/my blessings RIP.
He's was agreat singer and guided me to activism.
Hello 👋 , How are you doing?
It's impressive how deeply these young people appear to be contemplating Phil's words as he's singing.
Yes Thank Yu.......We need people to be this conscious again on all levels. These people were about unity not separation!
That is because their friends were dying in Viet Nam
More relevant now than ever.
RIP Legend. The world really needs you now
You had to have been there with Phil to know his passion and how right on this song actually was and still is. As timely today as it was then. Phil picked me up on 10/21/67 and together we went to DC and Marched On The Pentagon. Where are today's marchers, I wonder. And why are we still killing the children??? How did we become so passive? Whatever became of Power To The People?
2020 update- the marchers are back
They are out now! You called it.
Nope, Like Phil I ain't hoofing it any longer. I am making films about injustices and violence visited on children. Catch the trailer of INCEST A Family Tragedy on RUclips.
COINTELPRO murdered the leaders and jailed the supporters. The American war machine won't stop it's march on behalf of capitalism for anyone.
Where are the marchers ? Saw them this week at the Capitol.😀
Forever.
Very good song i love it keep up the good work
Thanks Rap for the support and understanding!
I worked for one of those hung heads. There were a few true souls like Phil in that generation but most of them sold their souls when then acid wore off..stay strong
And I thought no one remembered him. He and my guitar got me through college and the war. He died too young...we could use his wisdom now.
one of the joys of a place like this; as long as it exists, these people still live in their music. without this he would be forgotten, sadly.
This guy is to underrated
This song is more relevant than ever.
The Empire has learned to lessen protest by using "volunteer" soldiers, private mercenaries and drones, but Phil's message is needed now more than ever.
I grew up with Phil Ochs. Just another folkie overshadowed by The man, who came before him.
What a tragic thing depression is.
A wonderful voice gone way too soon.
still love all of you
I love you too, friend
Had vaguely heard of Phil Ochs but nothing had resonated in my mind about his music . Neil Young recently at the annual Farm aid concert in his intro to his set said that Phil Ochs was best ever songwriter of all time .I have always listen close to what he says and I,m on a new musical journey finding out what Phil Ochs did when he was with us
Always my hero, Phil.
Hearts in Atlantis sent me here.
Ronnie Malenfant sends his regards.
I spent 28 years (including 2 wars) in the US military. I damned sure ain't marching any more!
Good for you...you are a hero.
god what a genius
A man who understood the system...
But it broke his heart.
Fantastic voice. I wonder if he'd have gotten grand prize on "America's Got Talent". Shows how backward we've really become.
Profound song - still we are there, history keeps repeating itself.
'Look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun.' Very true. With the most powerful military the world has even seen the U.S. has 'won' one war since WWII, Grenada 1983. All that waste of lives, of resources.
and i ain't marching anymore except to put peace in it's proper place
When I think about Phil Ochs, i think it's so sad that he did not realize how great he was. He had so much to offer music and protest art, and he let his declining popularity stop him from trying. I'm not goanna waste time saying he's better than Elvis and Bob Dylan, or their greater than he was. He aspired to much to reach their success and accomplishments that he didn't understand how great he was. He was original, he sang very upfront and straightforward. His work is inspiring but I need to learn from his story that I can't shit on myself for my shortcomings.
One of the great mysteries is why that calculating fraud Dylan remains revered while genuine Phil never really came close. Ah, well, no one ever said the world is a fair place.
BritPopLivesOn72 Bob Dylan was just a confusing hack and Elvis was a plagerist imagine how many black artists were sampled by this terrible actor and even worse song artist.
@@philmann3476 Dylan and Lennon supposedly both made deals with the Lower Power of the spiritual world, so that they'd be famous. Its the dollars. These performers are not so real, like Phil is.
extremely relevant very soon
how did you know?!
wonderful!
I was just thinking, wouldn't it be amazing if Jewish and Muslim folk singers would compose folk songs like this, each referencing their wars to awaken their young people to sing, 'I ain't marchin' anymore."
This song from 1965 when everything changed and our call to awaken began.
Hi Kathy, I fully agree with you idea. Their is always a glitter of hope that such things happen sometime. I also wrote an orignal song to express my concern regarding the situation in our world.
It's a nice sentiment. Unfortunately, it will never happen. Human nature will never be "peaceful".
As humans continue to ascend into Christed Consciousness as a species, this andeven greater things will appear...as the New Earth unfolds.
And Lao Tzu, Buddha, Krishna, Plato, Socrates, Rumi, Margaret Mead Consciousness etc,etc,,,,.....And don't forget our own consciousness me and you and all others....
Indeed! Thanks Jim....what a great name...Kindheart. Sets up expectations!
" I dedicate this to all the nice folks in NATO" and people think skepticism of NATO is a recent thing, that NATO is about peace.
Peace in the middle east, and all across the fruited plain.
I was there at the Little Big-horn. Dig that.
The faces of the girls. Wow !
Thanks to Stephen King I found out about Phil Ochs, I'm very grateful for that. (Ochs is mentioned a few times in "Hearts in Atlantis)
i need to show this to my history teacher
60 3 ; my history teacher introduced me to this today in class and my seat mates did not know why I thought this was so beautiful
phil if ever this country. needed you it's now. can't you channel thru robert earl keen...somebody..
Call it peace or call it treason.
ll Still revolent
"Call it love or call it reason". Yes !!
I know. From a female standpoint, a smart, well spoken man like Phil Ochs is quite a turn on :)
The beautiful young German woman sitting right next to Phil Ochs staring at him so intently is mesmerizing in her own way. Who was she? You could tell she had a big heart and was plenty smart. Did she talk to him afterwards? Did she invite him to come home with her? How did her life turn out? Is she still alive all these decades later? We'll never know which adds to the mystery.