Donovan looks and sounds like Phil Ochs in this performance. At 19 years old, he is obviously already a very accomplished singer and guitarist and totally at ease on stage.
He is five feet two, and he's six feet four He fights with missiles and with spears He is all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen He's been a soldier for a thousand years He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain A Buddhist and a Babtist and a Jew And he knows, he shouldn't kill And he knows he always will Killing you for me my friend, and me for you And he's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France He's fighting for the U.S.A. And he's fighting for the Russians And he's fighting for Japan And he thinks we put an end to war this way And he's fighting for democracy He's fighting for the Reds He says it's for the peace of all He's the one who must decide Who's to live and who's to die And he never sees the writing on the wall. But without him, how would Hilter have condemned them at La Val? Without him Caesar would have stood alone He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war And without him all this killing can't go on He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame His orders come from far away, no more They come from here and there, and you and me And brothers, can't you see? This is not the way we put the end to war Songwriters: Buffy Sainte Marie
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in my head him and i are friends
Donovan looks and sounds like Phil Ochs in this performance. At 19 years old, he is obviously already a very accomplished singer and guitarist and totally at ease on stage.
I like how they look at him in awe, specially in the Universal Soldier because of the lyrics. He is just so underrated
i gotta agree with you
I agree, but he didnt write universal soldier. It's a buffy saint Marie song.
@@11celtics11 The Audience was Still so captivated by the song 🎵 You just don't see that Today .
Donovan was far from being underrated, he became a global superstar, sold out hundreds of concerts, and sold millions of records.
Very precise and neat double thumbing.
Exquisitely craft songs. A man to be celebrated. Thanks.
Thoughtful gaze , no screaming , praise GOD , good job Donovan , Love too you and Yours Forevermore
Such a brave song for Buffy to write and for Donovan to get up there and sing to a teenage audience.
Universal Soldier quite potent for this day and time living in these last daze
Donavan is the man
Yes he is.
Learn to spell his name first.
the good old music days. peace brothers!
I always wanted to do a rock version of this Great song
He is five feet two, and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He is all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen
He's been a soldier for a thousand years
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist and a Babtist and a Jew
And he knows, he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will
Killing you for me my friend, and me for you
And he's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France
He's fighting for the U.S.A.
And he's fighting for the Russians
And he's fighting for Japan
And he thinks we put an end to war this way
And he's fighting for democracy
He's fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one who must decide
Who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall.
But without him, how would Hilter have condemned them at La Val?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on
He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame
His orders come from far away, no more
They come from here and there, and you and me
And brothers, can't you see?
This is not the way we put the end to war
Songwriters: Buffy Sainte Marie
this must've been painful for him, he's a poliomyletis survivor and normally does not perform simply standing up for any more than one song
Donovan. Anything else to say. ??????????????
- 55 years of magical genius music -
Where can I go to listen to this music live?
yes I have some Music of Donovan on my SoundCloud Channel, you can download these tracks there. here link: on.soundcloud.com/5kwvH
@@DevinsGuitarCovers thank you 🙏 if you know of any live shows to visit in the UK let me know 😊
@@paulmarshall4793 No problem :) not really...
Back when everyone wanted to look like Cher or Brian Jones
...I know I did
He was Brian Jones friend and married his girlfriend and adopted his son.
England , the Don sell out ?!
Wow an intro by one of the professional s David mc callus genius