This is a great song but I feel like he's giving advice from his own experience. He tried so hard to give his message a broader dispersion than folk music gave so he tried different styles and got away from his roots. I love Phil's music. Beautiful melodies, incredible lyrics, insistent tone.
What I wonder is, did Phil's fans of the late 60s and early 70s unwittingly trap him in a 'protest singer' furrow that he wanted to break out of?
Tom Paxton always said that Phil reckoned that after Dylan he would be the next great thing. He had the talent - a better writer and definitely a better singer than His Bobness.
Maybe Phil should have done what Dylan did: stick two fingers up at his fans and abandon where he had come from, musically.
OK all you protest kids who ignore and forgot who Phil was .. but this should have been a country hit as much as that hurts to say. Phil may have been second to Dylan but a second banana to no one.
@11xzxzxz he uses the term troubador in this song when he died the headline in rolling stone was troubador phil ochs died song writer would have been better
@spacepatrolman Sure just one of the many injustices done to Phil by himself and others. I like the song to clarify what I wrote earlier .. but would like it even more if it was more rock or folk .. still good.
This is a great song but I feel like he's giving advice from his own experience. He tried so hard to give his message a broader dispersion than folk music gave so he tried different styles and got away from his roots. I love Phil's music. Beautiful melodies, incredible lyrics, insistent tone.
superhoga 6 months ago in playlist Phil Ochs
@superhoga I'm with you on that.
What I wonder is, did Phil's fans of the late 60s and early 70s unwittingly trap him in a 'protest singer' furrow that he wanted to break out of?
Tom Paxton always said that Phil reckoned that after Dylan he would be the next great thing. He had the talent - a better writer and definitely a better singer than His Bobness.
Maybe Phil should have done what Dylan did: stick two fingers up at his fans and abandon where he had come from, musically.
SplashPix 6 months ago
OK all you protest kids who ignore and forgot who Phil was .. but this should have been a country hit as much as that hurts to say. Phil may have been second to Dylan but a second banana to no one.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@11xzxzxz he uses the term troubador in this song when he died the headline in rolling stone was troubador phil ochs died song writer would have been better
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@spacepatrolman Sure just one of the many injustices done to Phil by himself and others. I like the song to clarify what I wrote earlier .. but would like it even more if it was more rock or folk .. still good.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@11xzxzxz its hard to get the country stations to play these kind of reverse crossover records they wouldnt play sweetheart of the rodeo by the byrds
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
The best version is the one with Phil and John Lennon jamming. But this is great, so thanks for posting.
lonsumtravlr 1 year ago
The '90s San Francisco group "The Movie Stars" do a killer version of this on their "Head on a Platter" CD.
kaokaomom 2 years ago
great song. an even better version is the one by marianne faithful.
89501234 2 years ago
play the chords of love.....
Nobody like Phil, never will be.
toez2001 3 years ago
loved it hes still missed.
bearbum57 4 years ago
Woo-hoo! The whole song! Good work.
elusiverobertdenby 4 years ago 2