Woody Guthrie memorial concert, Vietnam, the movies
1976 · Broadside FH 5321 · USA
- Artist
- Phil Ochs
- Title
- Woody Guthrie memorial concert, Vietnam, the movies
- Release
- Broadside Ballads, Vol. 11: Interviews With Phil Ochs
- Year
- 1976
- Label
- Broadside # FH 5321
- Format
- LP · Compilation
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Phil Ochs
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Interview
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Phil Ochs discussed (in 1968) his views on the protest movement, his fights with Bob Dylan and his rage about not being invited to perform (like Judy Collins) at the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert. Recorded by Broadside magazine, the second track, "Woody Guthrie memorial concert, Vietnam, the Movies" criticized the commercialization of the music industry and its impact on Vietnam protests.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs discussed (in 1968) his views on the protest movement, his fights with Bob Dylan and his rage about not being invited to perform (like Judy Collins) at the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert. Recorded by Broadside magazine, the second track, "Woody Guthrie memorial concert, Vietnam, the Movies" criticized the commercialization of the music industry and its impact on Vietnam protests. Released on Broadside Records # FH 5321.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I consider the pop music scene a metaphor for the corruption of the entire country... / It has been killed by greed... / The war in Vietnam...the 2000th psychedelic group that comes out is the same as the green beret, it is lifelessness... / The American corporate image destroys all life of everybody there / The music industry was once in the vanguard.... / They are now being literally strangled...Donovan, Dylan...have all fallen artistically
About the artist
Phil Ochs, a leading protest / topical singer, born 19 December 1940 in El Paso, Texas, USA, and died on 9 April 1976, in Far Rockaway, New York, USA. He often played songs at anti-war and civil rights rallies in the 1960s and early 1970s, including outside the Democratic National Convention in 1968. He released many anti-Vietnam War songs during the era, which included "Talking Vietnam", one of the first Vietnam songs released, on his 1964 album All the News That's Fit to Sing. Other prominent songs included "I Ain't Marching Anymore", "Draft Dodger Rag", and "Days of Decision" on I Ain't…