My Fellow Americans
1974 · Mums ZS7 6028 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- The American Spirit
- Title
- My Fellow Americans
- Release
- The American Spirit / My Fellow Americans
- Year
- 1974
- Label
- Mums # ZS7 6028
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Genre
- Pop · Fanfare · Pop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration by Abbott Vaughn Meader impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. Released for the US Bicentennial. The A-side track, "The American Spirit", took a patriotic stance, referencing war and peace, the assassination of JFK, and the song "Eve of Destruction" by McGuire: "this is not a nation on the Eve of Destruction, but a nation on the morning on triumph". Abbott Vaughn Meader received the writing credit for both side. Produced and arranged by Hal Blaine.Also featured in: • John F. Kennedy (JFK) Songs • Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Songs • Vietnam War: Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation
The song "My Fellow Americans" (Mums Records # ZS7 6028) was a narration, impersonating John F. Kennedy, who read out the names of influential Americans, including a diverse field, such as George Washington, Crazy Horse, MLK, RFK, and Daniel Ellsberg, with fanfare, military march background music. The A-side track, "The American Spirit", took a patriotic stance, referencing war and peace, and the song "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire.Also featured in: • John F. Kennedy (JFK) Songs • Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Songs • Vietnam War: Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
Daniel Ellsberg · Pentagon Papers · George Washington · Jefferson · JFK · MLK · RFK · Bicentennial
In collections
McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs · Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs