Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

[YOUNGandUNDEAD]

what are we fighting for!!!!1 hhahahaahahahah

[judyhall50]

The hippies were not the problem - a war supporting a corrupt regime in Vietnam which cost a great deal of lives. A country divided by race - a country divided by economics and a country divided by philosophy. Those were and many would still are the problems

[TheRockandroll420]

fuck woodstock 99'

[blacklaster]

i'm not a hippie commie, but this is probably one of the best song out of its time.

[tribedancing]

@ Welivewiththefuture, I know, this comment is 8 mo. after yours, but I just saw it... anyhow Joe has a website but it seems I'm not allowed to post it here??? Google him.. LOL

[Yaimdan]

how the fuck can you hate on hippies... are you fucking serious? fuck all you all!

[TheDimitriPetrov]

@Yaimdan Simple, when we got back from the war, we thought thered be women and children there to hug us.To tell us we did good, and that our lives wernt wasted.But we got back, surrounded by a new enemy.We got with boos in stead of cheers, kicks instead of kisses, hatred instead of sympathy. The hippies did nothing to stop, heck, they were in on it. So thats how we can. I dont what drugs they do or who sleep with, ect, those big complaints. But if your best friend died I wont say he was a waste.

[XPolyToxX]

@TheDimitriPetrov

The mess is THAT your best friend died. See?

[TheDimitriPetrov]

@XPolyToxX The mess doubled when we get stampeded by protesters...

[XPolyToxX]

@TheDimitriPetrov

The mess would never have happened nor doubled if Lyndon B. and his US arms lobby had kept their asses out of south-east asia ...

[TheDimitriPetrov]

@XPolyToxX yeah, well it did, andJFK was in on it too. You gonna call him a bad person too. And by the way, Id go through that mess 1000 times to save your ungrateful ass. I was there for Us and for the people. Your welcome.

[XPolyToxX]

@TheDimitriPetrov

Can you give me any idea what the hell it was good for? Besides comradeship? And why anyone should be thankful? Besides the war profiteers?

[TheDimitriPetrov]

@XPolyToxX Im grateful I dont have to learn Russian. Im grateful Im not an theist. Im grateful knowing that my house is mine to own. Im grateful some poor hiipie is still around to complain. Im grateful about that because then my first ammendment is well protected.

[Yaimdan]

@TheDimitriPetrov alright but it wasnt just the hippies, just because they did nothing to stop the hatred on vets, doesnt mean that they should b hated, they were stating there opinion and fighting for what they beleaved it. they beleaved peace not war. Just like the vets that believed it was right to fight in that war. everyone has a right to there own opinian. and what does your last sentance have to do with anything..

[GeneralCrossMarion]

I seriously don't see why people are saying hippies were a problem. So what if they smoked pot? 300,000 people all from different places coming together for three days of music. And yeah, they were probably all stoned, but no one fought, no one was angry with anyone. It was peaceful. I dare you to put 300,000 drunks at a concert for three hours and you wont be able to stop the fights. So hate on the hippies all you want but they sure as hell made a point. If not about the war, about peace.

[1DarkMasK1]

@GeneralCrossMarion

Because there is nothing more selfish then smoking pot and listening tunes everyday.

South park explains great why hippies suck.

Hippies used the war in nam to promote their stupid ass ideology of free love and peace which means smoking pot or using other drugs, listening music everyday without care at all. If they wanted to do change the world they would do something about it help the people in 3rd world countries or something but they didnt.

[GeneralCrossMarion]

@1DarkMasK1 I dont see you making a difference. At least everyone in that day and age tried. These days people have nothing to do but complain about how other people suck on the internet. Try logging out long enough to do something useful in your life without spreading hate. Im the son of a military family, I have had the chance to see this from both sides of the glass and I respect our men and women who serve past and present. I wouldnt mind some peace but Im ready to go to war if I have to.

[GeneralCrossMarion]

@GeneralCrossMarion And I also would like to say that if you have such a big problem with hippies go out there and do something productive with your life and prove them wrong. At least everyone back then tried to stand up for what they believed in. All people do these days is complain, and they are cowards. Either get out there and make a difference or shut the hell up. End of story.

[1DarkMasK1]

@GeneralCrossMarion

You are a fucking idiot man there is no hope for you.

If you think trying to better the world means doing drugs and listening to all days then you are a retarded btw how many hippies did OD or died from STDs?

Where are the hippies today kid?

I was a participant at the occupy and some other anonymous activities so STFU.

You dont know what hippie is, radical war protesters were not hippies and many other groups active at that time.

[GeneralCrossMarion]

@1DarkMasK1 The Occupy Movement? So you think your a big person because you are part of that? Grow up. The term Hippie has changed from what it used to be. Back then they didnt have the awareness that we do now. Being a hippie now a days is much different. And as for Occupy movements, they will never work. Protesting can be the right thing to do sometimes. But these days protests do nothing. If you want to effect change be ready to bleed for your change.

[GeneralCrossMarion]

@GeneralCrossMarion And if your going to insult my intelligence, you have to be a wiser person with your words. There are plenty of hippies around these days. They are now called Hipsters. So do your research before you open your mouth. By speaking with no regard as to what you say, you are hurting your "Occupy" movement in the public eye. If you want to stand up to the government you'll have to be smarter in the way you talk to people.

[GeneralCrossMarion]

@GeneralCrossMarion Oh and be smarter, if this is how you argue then the Politicians have already won. Be smarter than them. Choose your words correctly and be smarter in the way you argue. If the rest of the Occupy movement acts and talks like you then you have already lost the battle. Be smarter, choose your words correctly and dont argue with someone who is clearly more intelligent than you. Have fun with your protesting. Just do the world a favor and be more prepared.

[NeonlightRebel]

You like that song? Then stop hating!

[gonavygonavy]

Thumbs up if you take the song literally and hate commies and hippies.

USA FUCK YEAH

[sura812]

While Chinese, Indian, Korean and other Asian Universities are graduating millions of motivated engineers and scientists every year, Western Universities have been reduced to little hippie factories, teaching about the wickedness of the West and the blessings of barbarism.

[whyyoumadbrah]

Well the song was good, shame it had to be sung by hippies.

[quinseq]

omg! HIPPIES! :(

[filipposg7]

4 guys fought in nam and they really enjoy it.. scums

[2004PontiacGTO]

@filipposg7 how is that scum?? shut the fuck up

[xjeycandrax]

the guy at 1:14 is really good-looking *__* saw him once in a tv show, talking about woodstock...but unfortunately i can't remember his name :(

[ocbountyhunter]

The only good commie is the one whos dead. 

[JackMc012552]

remember hearing this the day I got my draft card...still have my draft card somewhere packed away.

[Negr0id]

i dont care what the lyrics are, i dont give two shits about the war either way. this song is amazing.

[Welivewiththefuture]

I always wanted to know what happened to the guy at 0:45.

[Doominoosh]

DUDE! you all see that guy, he looked high!!!

[masonsbeenspacin]

@Doominoosh It's woodstock. He probably is high...

[MrTony696936]

history always repeats itself doesnt it ,

[royraaijmakers]

@MrTony696936 yea kinda, only today's music can not live up to this song right here!

[potatocreamchip]

I can't lie, I love the original version; but this one just makes me soul smile.

[GitarreFuhrer]

haha wow 1 dislike. probly a republican

[sandythebear]

@GitarreFuhrer Forget that lyndon johnson, democratic party, dragged us into nam?

[GitarreFuhrer]

@sandythebear yeah but he was a money hungry capitalist hahah, i love anit war songs for some reasion and it was the south veitnam that started the war because they dident want to hold elections because they knew the north would win the elections which in turn started the war and we dident want communism to spread so we helped the south. (sorry for the bad spelling)

[sandythebear]

@GitarreFuhrer Yeppers, plus i bet defense dept. wanted to test out some new goodies and they kickbacked johnson for an oppurtuinity

[m60man12]

this was video from woodstock

[MegaEdileusa]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiii love love  song uallllllllllllllll is wonderfulllllll thank youuuuuuuu

[MsLindaKaren]

Listen to" 'WAR! HUM! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?! " Then listen to " Where Have all the flowers gone?"

1234 what are we fighting 4? "Oh when will they evr learn?... When will they .... ever learn?"

I was only 14 when the VietNam war broke out. 19 in 1969 ! It still goes on & on. " OH, ... when ... will ... they ever learn?"

[MsLindaKaren]

1234 what are we fighting for ... again? Pay good attention to that old son! Wra, hum, what is it good for, is another good song to bring up! I loved being only 18 in the late 60's here in canda becuase snobodsy was forced to go over seas but had their huamn rights to chose to face unessessary death over getting involved in another countire's back yard crap. Fredome and liberty eh? HUM? So what's it been all about? Now it's 2010! Oh when will they ever learn? When wil they ever learn:

[MsLindaKaren]

Just bomb the poppie fileds! HUM? Where do ya think all that money is coming from so that terroists can buy weapons? While our loved ones over here are offered drugs and addiction has touced at least one family member or they have overdosed and died? So one way or another it is death on boths sides eh? Very sad! Then there's OIL to think about! Political trade offs for big money while young women and men of great valour give their lives for this? HUM? 1234 so what are we fighting for ?

[MsLindaKaren]

War! What is it good for? 1234 who gives a dam? The mothers, fathers, sisters& borthers, wives, and girfriends etc. who have lost their loved ones. IT's political crap! Lies! It all has to do with the GOLD IN THE SAND ! The liguid gold!~ OIL! Then, in Pakistan; terrorists! Hum? How does anobody fight the sick minds of those insane ? War creates jobs! It's political butt kissing and nothing to do with anything else! However, who pays the highest price? So 1234 what are we fighting for?

[MsLindaKaren]

War! What is it good for? 1234 who gives a dam? The mothers &, sisters& borthers, wives, and girfriends etc. who have lost their loved ones. IT's political crap! Lies! It all has to do with the GOLD IN THE SAND ! The liguid gold!~ OIL! Then, in Pakistan; terrorists! Hum? How does anobody fight the sick minds of those insane ? War creates jobs! It's political butt kissing and nothing to do with anything else! However, who pays the highest price? So 1234 what are we fighting for?

[MsLindaKaren]

War:! What is it good for all except to possibly die in order to be set free or to have others set free form bondage of manmade laws, or prejudice people? To get involved in some countries that hate one side or the other in thier own country? Never to become 'united as one' unless they put away their prejudices and love one another as humans beings, even women as egual ! Can anyone fight the sick minds of terroists that love death, not life, and therfore are insane in their thinking? 1234! ?

[bacwudsrecords]

This one song, that single moment @ that one concert said it all. Country Joe made history for a whole generation. God bless you sir. You are forever one of the greats.

[metalfanable]

@bacwudsrecords yes absolutely!!

[88Sublime96]

0:47 lol'd at the black guy

[Hanske90]

@88Sublime96 Hahaha yea he's just thinking "motherfuckers, motherfuckers..."

[eoxyjd]

Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery nice song

[billdogcamp]

you cut off the beginning of this video. what about the chant?! thank you for this video though. great song.

[RobertJamesAlexander]

I've written and performed and revised verion of this for the shit we are in now- you can have a copy free

[gnarsmoke]

look at 0:47 , why is the only black guy we see look so fucking pissed?

[Bobharris99]

@gnarsmoke He's probably thinking about the lyrics and is pissed at the government.

[headstock48]

I think he looks thoughtful. At least he doesn't look geeky like so many of the white kids!

[sandythebear]

All of them are stoned out of their minds

[Rawego]

some sing and some die.

[Englishbobwv]

I hate hippies.

[ANOCHHE]

@Englishbobwv YOU CAN SUCK MY BALLS

[Nebraskatodd]

@Englishbobwv And the hippies hate you, you brain dead neo con



[BBulletin]

Well, I am definitely not a "sixteen year old armchair hippy,"* but I do think we need some protest songs for our current Vietnams, amongst other things. Right now the average American butt is too big to actually get up and do anything about the problems our nation and the world are facing. We may be facing a good old fashion collapse and die-off.

*closer to a 46 year old punk.

[sandythebear]

Semper fi do or die ooh rahh one for the core KILL KILL KILL

-USMC Handbook

[samalwang]

@agorlewski Queen to A5. Check.

[Skilllzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

the lyrics to this song were on out apush test.

[passthebiscuit15]

probably would have won the war if it weren't for hippie fuck heads like this guy. shoulda just nuked woodstock.

[BBulletin]

@passthebiscuit15

Hardly. The hippies were never that major a factor. The difficulty of holding a hostile nation aside, the biggest problem were all the images of death beaming into everyone's home just in time for supper, plus the images in magazines, newspapers, etc. Why do you think the journalists these days are "embedded," and photographs of the soldiers returning via coffin forbidden? If people don't see something, it is easier to pretend it never happened.

[bennieb06]

the reason they do that is because there fuckin bitches you have to be to take pictures of dead americans trust me people would know about the war even if there were no journalists in iraq and afganistan

[BBulletin]

@bennieb06 If I am interpreting what you wrote correctly (you really should learn punctuation for starters), you do not understand the difference between not knowing something and pretending you do not know something-- I was talking about the second. And the news is not supposed to be nice, it is supposed to be about what is happening.

[laharl543]

@BBulletin i learned about this somg two days ago in history class the whole song about WHOPPE WER ALL GONNA DIE, they are exagerating about that theyr not hippies theyr just sad about the whole war that happend in vietnam

[BBulletin]

@laharl543 Yeah, the song is largely sarcastic-- the hippies were actually pretty good at sarcasm and humor.

[BBulletin]

@laharl543 Yeah, the song is largely sarcastic-- the hippies were actually pretty good at sarcasm and humor.

[Nebraskatodd]

@passthebiscuit15 Nope you would not have won the war. It was a total waste of a war, 58K died in vain, why?? cause Vietnam is a communist country today, and George W reckognized them and now we trade with them Shame 58,000 dead for nothing.

[clayisajedi444]

@agorlewski well played good sir

[3r1cj0h4n]

ahhh vietnam, such an epic fail US, EPIC FAIL

[daveinreno1957]

this is one of the best antiwar songs ever made i am just glad i was smart enough to go to canada

[Nebraskatodd]

@daveinreno1957 Yes you were smart. 

[TheCoDMW2Beast]

my dad loves this song.

[steve89z]

same shit going on today.f all the politicians,it's all about money,oil,poppy seeds.

[dasgemuse]

whoopie for another 30,000 !!!!

[Dageree69]

u mean like 500,000 people in total...

[dasgemuse]

i'm referring to obama's surge of 30,000 troops

[KahunaTubesteak]

Wake up Barack... the Buddha did and you can too!!!!

[dbz030]

Well, come on mothers throughout the land,

Pack your boys off to iraq.

Come on fathers, don't hesitate,

Send 'em off before it's too late.

Be the first one on your block

To have your boy come home in a box.

[vjnreno]

I was just thinking the same thing. We need to get our people out of this stupid m;'''''''' war. What are we fighting for.

[bennieb06]

i know alot of guys that came back ALIVE i did! your fucking retarded

[wennborgk]

Love it

[4candy09]

Falcon, that is how I have been singing along with Country Joe for months!

Jani

[TheBlue2012]

@4candy09

Is there a version of this song incorporating Afganistan "current lyrics"?

[FalconStkr1]

And its one two three what are we fighting for dont ask me I dont give a damn next stops Afganistan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[BulletProof42]

@FalconStkr1 - thats exactly what ive been singing haha

[Sirkilla120]

same

[Sirkilla120]

@FalconStkr1 thats what i was singing lol

[Konstischwarzweiss]

Woodstock a festival of Love Music and Peace !!! =)☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮

[philwear]

Anyone prepared to do an updated version for Iraq and Afgahnistan ?

[Coins4Cheese]

I found it. "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag- Afghanistan version"

/watch?v=0inMZ80-tbY

[Marvareeno]

@philwear

Same thing, more or less.

9/11 was Israeli false flag.

The Vietnam war was fought for the Red Chinese communists and Israel. They had a joint nuclear weapons program. The Pentagon wanted to bomb the Chinese breeder reactors and JFK wanted to close down Israel's breeder reactor at Dimona. They assassinated JFK and got the US into Vietnam in order to demoralize America and hold American troops hostage to a Chinese invasion. That is why LBJ kept saying "we seek no wider war."

[Woody288845]

Damn Hippies

[ame624]

cock sucker

[Woody288845]

hey man its my opinion

[Gunfighter1b]

Joe McDonalds parents were devout communists and that is where he got the nickname Country Joe from.

Wars used to be fought for ideals, and beliefs, and for land, or to dominate. Today they are fought for proifts. Companies have made BILLIONS of dollars in profit in Bosnia/Kosovo?Iraq/Afghanistan­. When war becomes a way to increase profits, then look for more wars.

If you're in combat, vs. in war, it takes a piece of your soul and humanity, that's the price, that's what you loose.

[latykai]

in the 60' i was in nam and i didnt give a damn. we need our citizens to get us out of the arab countries

[sekhmetraptah]

yahoo

[Witzomania]

If you want to see Country Joe sing this song on 10/11/2009, 40 years after Woodstock, click here.

[jgangstahippie]

Wow I was gonna post next stop is Afghanistan...beat me to the punch. PEACE!

[XmarilynmansonchildX]

such a great song. what wonderful lyrics.

[fluffydanny]

your big chance is here at last

[HockeySog7]

SocaWarrior24 it takes a a strong man to fight a war...but even stronger men to say NO to it because we know its wrong if you got a real problem with people an peace do the world a favor go climb in a box with your precious firearms and jerk off to them cause thats obviously all you care about. Sadly we may be Pansies but at least we value life as a gift and a treasure unlike you, you back assward fool who needs guns to compensate for his lack of manhood.

[SeeYouNextFall]

I agree with a lot of what you said.

But arent some wars "necessary"? Of course Vietnam wasn't, Iraq isnt.

But what about WWII?

All of Europe and Asia were being slaughtered, I think WWII was justified.

[csdx3]

furthermore if this concert was as pointless as you think, why are you even watching this video? get out.

[PoPPaKiRsCh1324]

this concert was a symbol for americans. Vietnam was a terrible war and even the u.s. army didn't want to be there

[SocaWarrior24]

Fuckin hippies, what pussies! Instead of growin a pair of nuts and joining the military they decide to give up on relaity and smoke weed all day. What a bunch of pointless lives in American society, I hope all you people kno that hippies did nothing for american history besides cause more drama than needed. So go ahead and light up a bong, play with ur little peckers and think about ur pathetic lives, but just remeber that the true men and women r in the us military and would kick all ur asses

[csdx3]

first of all, the enormous pressure that protesters were able to put on our government during the vietnam war played a huge role in ending it. and if you have ever seen the way many protesters were treated by the police you wouldnt dare call them pussies.

finally, id just like to point out how brave you are to sit at your house and type your opinion. these people were out there actually standing up for what they velieved in.

[catwalker909]

hell yeah

[drarigc]

Those were the years. People had ideas, opinions, ambitions and were not afraid to voice out what they truly believed in. While others were just too busy selling more guns. I wish I could jump back in time. Let's hope the next generation will wake up and start doing something good.

[lonelystreet]

and i was one of those , child of the 60s. and i miss a lot about the 60s. we didnt have all the 24-7 news coverage that is on today. today,everyone can see who the liars are about all wars. it took all this time for them to admit that we should of stayed out of vietnam, that it couldnt be won. so i guess we have to wait to see how many years go by for "them" to admit whice war now was a mistake. lonelystreet

[SocaWarrior24]

What the fuck r you talking about, just because the police beat the fuck out of em I shouldnt call em pussies?! If they werent bitches theyd go join the military not sing some gay song at a concert n get high. Im sure if you take the number of soldiers back then n have them go against the hippes which out number soldiers 2 to 1 the soldiers would kick their fuckin ass over n over

[SocaWarrior24]

And who are you to judge how "brave" i am, unlike you im gunna join the long lasting tradition in my family n go into the marine corps n fight for my country n "stand up for what i believe in" while ur in ur moms basement hiding quick puffs of a joint. So we will see who is braver and who gets to voice their oponion more loudly when i get to stick my boot up some terrorists ass while u have a dildo in urs

[poppen4114]

fuck ya man marine core

[smoothjester07]

obviously you never served, C-O-R-P

[csdx3]

really? who are you to judge what kind of person i am or what i do with my free time? you're so incredibly ignorant, whats going on in the middle east has very little to do with terrorists, or even the united states. contributing to the never ending cycle of violence and warfare, does NOT make you brave.. just stubborn and closeminded.

also, most of the soldier back then were drafted against their will and i highly doubt they were kick anyone's "fuckin ass over and over".

[omgeitsmorgan]

red neck

ha

[leitros]

@SocaWarrior24 Troll or brain dead. Take your pick!

[xXt0kerXx]

yes you are a true man posting comments on whats essentially a blog with videos ragging on the most significant counterculture in American history. horray for you douchebag you are a man!

[jorgemexicali]

fucking hippies.

[DEKMAN99]

Fucking jorge , the hippies save America., thank God for the hippies.

[romapsychic]

wow! man it take's me to the good old day's

Woodstock! who can forget it! 5 stars!

thank's Donny! lol jimmy!

[LotosCepheus]

so geil i love this

One, two, three, what're we fightin' for?

Don't ask me I don't give a damn

Next stop is Viet Nam

An it's five, six, seven open up the pearly gates.

Well ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die.

"Listen people I don't know how you Expect to ever stop the war if you can't sing any better than that. Theres about 300,000 of you fuckers out there. I want you to start singin' Come on!"

[browningpgc]

I never get tired of this video, even without the famous Fish Cheer.Thanks for posting!

Zazoo in Oklahoma

[kenetexas]

woodstock 1969

[utal6666]

billpeterson5150 -

i'm a few years younger than you, but that's how i felt when we went into iraq (the first time) and that was over even faster....

[billpeterson5150]

I knew i didnt want to go-If that fucker didnt end soon, I didnt know what I was gonna do-I fantasized about going to Canada-It was over by the time I was 13 or 14, but at the time, it didnt seem like it was ever going to end, fucking Nixon kept escalating it-god ,we hated Nixon-then it was kind of sad when he died-he just seemed like a mean old sad man

[kewlboy567]

Nixon ended the war. Also he was extremely close to ending the war by winning it with the bombings of Hanoi. However misinformed protests saying the war was being lost made the bombins stop dragging the war on. A NVA general in his memiors wrote "They had us against the ropes with the Hanoi bombings we were drawing up our terms of surrender when they stopped. Once again the US media saved us."

[aztekio]

Thanks for uploading friend =)