Yesterday's Gone
1965 · Kerwood 713 · USA
- Artist
- Richard Gillis
- Title
- Yesterday's Gone
- Release
- Think It Over / Yesterday's Gone
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Kerwood # 713
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Folk Rock · Garage Rock
Annotation — McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs
The b-side, as suggested by the title of the song "Yesterday's Gone" (Kerwood Records # 713), was yet another take down of "Eve of Destruction", this time in the contemporary folk genre, with an adapted melody of the Barry McGuire / P.F. Sloan song, which presented an attempt to offer a positive take: "I've heard all your lectures... you keep on saying it's tomorrow... but it's today... it's a dim little light, it flickers like hope".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Presumed to be Richard Gillis, American singer, songwriter and composer, born 15 December 1938 in Hollywood, California, died 31 July 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California; discovered by director Sam Peckinpah while performing at Jason's Steakhouse in Toluca Lake, he wrote and sang songs for 'The Ballad of Cable Hogue' (1970, incl. 'Butterfly Mornings') and contributed music to films including 'A Boy and His Dog' and 'Convoy', following U.S. Army service and behind-the-scenes film work. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter obituary / Rotten Tomatoes bio / Discogs]
Themes
In collections
McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" & Answer Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs