Hey Hippies
Idol ID 1001 · USA
- Artist
- The Green Machine
- Title
- Hey Hippies
- Release
- Hey Hippies / Stand and Be Counted
- Label
- Idol # ID 1001
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Psychedelic Garage Rock
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Garage rock, patriotic. US marines band - went to Vietnam? Possible response to Barry McGuire "Eve of Destruction" - although not referenced. A side: anti-hippies, and against demonstrations. Fighting to help the Vietnamese be free.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Garage Rock Songs
- Garage rock, patriotic. - US marines band - went to Vietnam? - Response to Barry McGuire "Eve of Destruction". - A side: anti-hippies, and against demonstrations. - Fighting to help the Vietnamese be free.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Listen all you hippies... / While like to try and tell you what we think this world means / We can stage a demonstration or sit-in over Vietnam / And we really don't think what we're doing is super wrong / Finally some day maybe these people will be free / To lead a normal life like you and me / We don't like killing and we'd rather make love than war / But we just can't put this thing off anymore / So you can carry your signs and do what you feel is right / But we are not coming home until we've won our fight
Notes
Idol, black-and-silver labels with a seated-idol logo, "Produced by Robert E. Productions"; ID 1001: "Hey Hippies", 2:36; ID 1002: "Stand and Be Counted", 2:35; both Robert E. Productions, BMI. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Patriotic · Demonstration · Anti-Protest · VC
In collections
Garage Rock Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]