Holly Near

It Could Have Been Me

1975 · Paredon P-2001 · USA

Artist
Holly Near
Title
It Could Have Been Me
Release
What Now, People?
Year
1975
Label
Paredon # P-2001
Format
LP · Compilation
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
Holly Near
Genre
Folk · Contemporary Folk
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Notes

Paredon P-2001, "What Now, People?" Vol. 1 (© 1975; Discogs gives 1976), side 1 band 2, 5:37; words and music Holly Near, © 1974 Hereford Music. A studio version, not the live Redwood recording (VWSP1355). Verses on Kent State, Víctor Jara, and a Vietnamese woman who "defends a village in the day". [From the record booklet]

About the artist

Born Ukiah, California, USA (6 June 1949)

Themes

Anti-War · Kent State · Vietnamese Perspective · LGBTQ+

In collections

Kent / Jackson State Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]