I heard Phil sing at UCLA in 1968 and spoke with him after the concert. He affected my life completely. His albums to this day are an inspiration. When I heard about his death, I was numb. 40 years goes by very fast
First heard you covering Phil's song, Flower Lady. Was greatly impressed. I am embarrassed that I didn't know about Phil Ochs until last year, and I grew up in the sixties, was on the other path in that turbulent, divided era. Thank you for sharing your talent.
"All The News Thats Fit To Sing" just possibly the greatest album of the 20th century. So sad, what we remember is "I give it a 10 cause it's good to dance to" as Puck said " what fools we mortals be".
Beautiful song. However, I personally prefer Gordon Lightfoot's version to Phil Ochs', as Gordon's voice in his early career was simply fantastic. Listen to it if you haven't.
Wow! I'm 58 and I heard the song for the first time since I was a teenager, and I was completely blown away. The more I listened to it, I wondered if I ever played it. After seeing you I realized that yes!I did play it very much like you when I was young (except or those wonderful sliding up the neck pieces). It just came back to me. Now I need to watch and listen carefully so I might be able to imitate you. Watching you do it added so much more. Thanks
I guess you are not a relative of P Ochs but are you and me might be his biggest fans of all time. I used to listen to Phil - all of the time until I got help.. ha. I would have just liked to talk to him once .. I once met a guy who knew Phil and said he was so very witty in person. good luck to you .. is the sa for sarah .. was that his daughter .. but she was born before "69" .. oh just trying to solve a puzzle like why Phil had to die.
I have been trying to learn how to play that song for a while now, but can't work it out, and there is no tab with picking patterns. Would you be willing help me out and tell me the pattern. Take care and thanks
Wonderful job stay with it, listen to the masters, but don't let it get in the way as you write your own music. Thanks! P.S. Phil's version will always be the best, just like Timmy Hardin's version of his own song "Reason to Believe" is in comparison to Rod Stewart's.
I started listening to John Denver songs, and noticed that a lot of them were written by Tom Paxton. I looked into Tom Paxton, and studied the Greenwich Village scene, and from there learned about Phil.
Wow...if you wind the clock back 35 years, you'd find a pretty girl with long blond hair parted in the middle sitting in her dorm room playing these same songs and having the same profound experiences with them. Your playing and voice is just lovely and what a wonderful, heartfelt tribute this is. Fantastic job.
@federerrocks28 lol i was raised on john denver then listened to "the greatest adventure" from the hobbit and wanted to learn to play that way lol heard phil ochs in when im gone and loved the way it was sang haha
I didn't think I'd ever be touched by someone imitating the one and only Phil Ochs whose music is pure magic - but I must confess, you have done a beautiful job.
I had forgotten what a lovely song CHANGES is until I stumbled across your rendition after a friend sent me a different Phil Ochs song. You have reintroduced me to his music and I thank you much for that. VERY NICE JOB. Yes, I am one of those "older people". ;-)
Great song I remember from long ago and you do a nice job with it. Wish I could copy your picking style. Also I agree with the guy who suggested you do some John Prine (Hello In There). Also Harry Chapin (Better Place To Be). Good luck!
Not exactly, no, but I don't use my index finger to pluck at all, so technically nothing I play is literally Travis. I still use the rotating bass, but the treble doesn't follow any exact pattern as far as strings go. I'm following the melody, so it's not simple accompaniment that Travis is so useful for.
My wish for you is that you could see him sing in person -- and see the joy he brought to his singing. I seldom play more than 10 seconds of others singing his work as I find it so off, but you have captured something of him here. I am glad that his music lives on. All these years later, Phil's death is a great sorrow to me. I often think how much we need him, and always have, and what he would be singing about Katrina, Iraq and all the other events of the day.
aw, you do it so well! Great song choice too. and i love when older people wonder how you know older music, I've gotten that since I was 10 and still do now that I'm 17. But good for you! Keep it up! :) peacee
Just to hear that wonderful song again.....ah. Saw Phil in 1968 at the Academy of Music in Philly. Changes is one of my favorite songs and you did a great job. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to hear his songs again.
Fantastic...you take me back 40 years. Keep up the good work. I've enjoyed all of your videos, but this one is the most meaningful to me. Give Phil's One More Paarade a try, I think you'd it well.
My love for folk music stems out of an initial love of John Denver, from whom I learned of Tom Paxton and Eric Andersen. From studying the lives of those two, I learned of Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, and the like. I'll be 19 on Saturday, if you're wondering.
Well done. Your Summer assignment, then, is to look up Steve Goodman, John Prine, and Bob Gibson, then continue on the Canada's David Francey, and finish with Chicago greats Michael Peter Smith, Kat Eggleston, and the late Tom Dundee (you might have to go to googledotcom of cd baby for Tom). Have fun.
Thanks to your roommate for making you smile. You should do it more often, even if some of your songs are sad and not smiley--like "Last Thing on my Mind. Still, I was wishing you'd smile at the end, maybe. Nice job on the song, by the way. There are a lot of terrific versions of this one, I like the ones by Jim & Jean and also Ian & Sylvia, both versions I like better than Ochs's own. Did John Denver cover this, too?
you're so awesome
kaylagayyla 1 year ago
Very Well Played and Sung
Great Song of Phil Ochs and Gordon Lightfoot
hansw16 1 year ago
Very cool. Are you into Tim Buckley's music at all?
kevhead66 1 year ago
its not easy find someone who make a good cover1... good work man
mavilunA 1 year ago
Fantastic that Phil's songs live on other talented musicians.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
This came as a pleasant surprise to me.
Well done!
Very good and warm voice, and sung with a feeling.
Keep going!
BluesmanDizzy 1 year ago
Thanks Kiro. That was nice.
nocount1 1 year ago
Good job kid. I was 28 before I discovered Phil Ochs. You're on the right path at a young age. You sing it better than me too.
movingtarget1978 1 year ago
This is a really pretty arrangement. You have a super voice. (and I am really fussy)
Keep going, do more arrangements, you have a lot of talent.
chevydog56 1 year ago
excellent
rookedpawn 1 year ago
stunning rendition. your roommate doesn't ruin the mood, he just . . . changes it. hilarious AND poignant!
evilsponge7 2 years ago
You do great honour to Ochs. And you are SO cute. Even your laugh at your friend. looked like Phil. Do his entire catalogue of songs. You're great.
1Eileenmarie 2 years ago
Absolutely lovely version of this classic.
Your vocal is hauntingly beautiful.
Snarebeat 2 years ago
I heard Phil sing at UCLA in 1968 and spoke with him after the concert. He affected my life completely. His albums to this day are an inspiration. When I heard about his death, I was numb. 40 years goes by very fast
anthemnv 2 years ago
Your roommie was part of the changes.
SamHusseini 2 years ago
First heard you covering Phil's song, Flower Lady. Was greatly impressed. I am embarrassed that I didn't know about Phil Ochs until last year, and I grew up in the sixties, was on the other path in that turbulent, divided era. Thank you for sharing your talent.
VJ254 2 years ago
"All The News Thats Fit To Sing" just possibly the greatest album of the 20th century. So sad, what we remember is "I give it a 10 cause it's good to dance to" as Puck said " what fools we mortals be".
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1diesel1 2 years ago
Beautiful song. However, I personally prefer Gordon Lightfoot's version to Phil Ochs', as Gordon's voice in his early career was simply fantastic. Listen to it if you haven't.
siomig 2 years ago
Wow! I'm 58 and I heard the song for the first time since I was a teenager, and I was completely blown away. The more I listened to it, I wondered if I ever played it. After seeing you I realized that yes!I did play it very much like you when I was young (except or those wonderful sliding up the neck pieces). It just came back to me. Now I need to watch and listen carefully so I might be able to imitate you. Watching you do it added so much more. Thanks
gsokolow 2 years ago
It is a great pleasure to see a young talented guy like you capture Phil's visions and greatness.
11xzxzxz 2 years ago
This song makes me cry. You play it wonderfully. Thank you.
kaylagayyla 2 years ago
Awesome!! You did that song great justice!!! God Bless Phil Ochs!!!!
davedaddy101 3 years ago
Nice job! Do you play any Tom Rush?
elvisapresley68 3 years ago
very nice..good job :)
ochsa69 3 years ago
I guess you are not a relative of P Ochs but are you and me might be his biggest fans of all time. I used to listen to Phil - all of the time until I got help.. ha. I would have just liked to talk to him once .. I once met a guy who knew Phil and said he was so very witty in person. good luck to you .. is the sa for sarah .. was that his daughter .. but she was born before "69" .. oh just trying to solve a puzzle like why Phil had to die.
11xzxzxz 2 years ago
My young man, this is beautiful.
Thank you for sharing with the rest of the world.
All the best from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M
mickwilbury001 3 years ago
great job, and you have a *very* good voice. =]
j00CAN 3 years ago
nice job.
I have been trying to learn how to play that song for a while now, but can't work it out, and there is no tab with picking patterns. Would you be willing help me out and tell me the pattern. Take care and thanks
stanglejoel 3 years ago
really nice
RAWRAMP1 3 years ago
Wonderful job stay with it, listen to the masters, but don't let it get in the way as you write your own music. Thanks! P.S. Phil's version will always be the best, just like Timmy Hardin's version of his own song "Reason to Believe" is in comparison to Rod Stewart's.
butteminers 3 years ago
I first heard Phil more than 40 years ago. You do him proud.
jlevine152003 3 years ago
^5 kirabaito... keep the message going loud & strong!
butterflywingscg 4 years ago
Dear Kirobaito,
Nicely done.
Did i ever tell ya the story of when Phil autographed my draft card?
yr pal,
toby
TobyCelery 4 years ago 2
Awesome! It's wonderful to learn there are other Phil Ochs fans under the age 21 besides me. How did you discover Phil?
federerrocks28 4 years ago
I started listening to John Denver songs, and noticed that a lot of them were written by Tom Paxton. I looked into Tom Paxton, and studied the Greenwich Village scene, and from there learned about Phil.
Kirobaito 4 years ago
Wow...if you wind the clock back 35 years, you'd find a pretty girl with long blond hair parted in the middle sitting in her dorm room playing these same songs and having the same profound experiences with them. Your playing and voice is just lovely and what a wonderful, heartfelt tribute this is. Fantastic job.
NinaCoq 4 years ago
@federerrocks28 lol i was raised on john denver then listened to "the greatest adventure" from the hobbit and wanted to learn to play that way lol heard phil ochs in when im gone and loved the way it was sang haha
sherikenwolf 1 year ago
I didn't think I'd ever be touched by someone imitating the one and only Phil Ochs whose music is pure magic - but I must confess, you have done a beautiful job.
ebrand07 4 years ago
I still have all of phil's albums , a little scratchy. thanks for doing him justise. i look forward to more from you .
gbarnetson 4 years ago
very well done...keep doin phils songs
bigfurlan 4 years ago
Thank you so much, I loved it.
MlleRosie717 4 years ago
great . do more please
zeedavy 4 years ago
I had forgotten what a lovely song CHANGES is until I stumbled across your rendition after a friend sent me a different Phil Ochs song. You have reintroduced me to his music and I thank you much for that. VERY NICE JOB. Yes, I am one of those "older people". ;-)
ChaChaSue 4 years ago
Good cover of a beautiful song.
sealofseasons 4 years ago
Beutiful song. Beutiful cover. Thanks.
cartmel50 4 years ago
Great song I remember from long ago and you do a nice job with it. Wish I could copy your picking style. Also I agree with the guy who suggested you do some John Prine (Hello In There). Also Harry Chapin (Better Place To Be). Good luck!
leebeau2 4 years ago
That's wondrful...can you do The Water is Wide..Ilove that song.
evegpt 4 years ago
Very well done. Nice version. I'm curious -- what' the picking pattern here? It's not Travis, right?
elusiverobertdenby 4 years ago
Not exactly, no, but I don't use my index finger to pluck at all, so technically nothing I play is literally Travis. I still use the rotating bass, but the treble doesn't follow any exact pattern as far as strings go. I'm following the melody, so it's not simple accompaniment that Travis is so useful for.
Kirobaito 4 years ago
Super, well done, you do Phil credit, man.
TrevsMum 4 years ago
My wish for you is that you could see him sing in person -- and see the joy he brought to his singing. I seldom play more than 10 seconds of others singing his work as I find it so off, but you have captured something of him here. I am glad that his music lives on. All these years later, Phil's death is a great sorrow to me. I often think how much we need him, and always have, and what he would be singing about Katrina, Iraq and all the other events of the day.
patricialu 4 years ago
aw, you do it so well! Great song choice too. and i love when older people wonder how you know older music, I've gotten that since I was 10 and still do now that I'm 17. But good for you! Keep it up! :) peacee
ariblueyes 4 years ago
Just to hear that wonderful song again.....ah. Saw Phil in 1968 at the Academy of Music in Philly. Changes is one of my favorite songs and you did a great job. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to hear his songs again.
meyoooow 4 years ago
I like your voice and you do a fine job. Just need more practice to keep the tempo on guitar. Look kind of tough to play. Good job!
gworthey 4 years ago 2
Fantastic...you take me back 40 years. Keep up the good work. I've enjoyed all of your videos, but this one is the most meaningful to me. Give Phil's One More Paarade a try, I think you'd it well.
babbdawg 4 years ago
Nice job. I like the way you sing too. ^^
wheatpuff 4 years ago
A great rendition of the song, I think of my time at Echo Hill when I see this. Keep it up! ^^
MarchVain 4 years ago
Wow!! So Young and so talented!!!! Keep up the good work. Can you do "There But For Fortune"?
islandfever 4 years ago
"There But for Fortune" has been up since Christmas, actually. You can check it over on the 'more from this user' tab.
Kirobaito 4 years ago
okey dokey...you've nailed it. How do you know about Phil Ochs? You look so young.
islandfever 4 years ago
My love for folk music stems out of an initial love of John Denver, from whom I learned of Tom Paxton and Eric Andersen. From studying the lives of those two, I learned of Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, and the like. I'll be 19 on Saturday, if you're wondering.
Kirobaito 4 years ago
Well done. Your Summer assignment, then, is to look up Steve Goodman, John Prine, and Bob Gibson, then continue on the Canada's David Francey, and finish with Chicago greats Michael Peter Smith, Kat Eggleston, and the late Tom Dundee (you might have to go to googledotcom of cd baby for Tom). Have fun.
GoodOldGar 4 years ago
love from Philly
jyojo 4 years ago
Really lovely song and a good version ; -)
And to answer David Lenander, John Denver never recorded this song. He recorded "What's That I Hear Now" when he was in the Mitchell Trio, though.
lemurlady 4 years ago
Thanks to your roommate for making you smile. You should do it more often, even if some of your songs are sad and not smiley--like "Last Thing on my Mind. Still, I was wishing you'd smile at the end, maybe. Nice job on the song, by the way. There are a lot of terrific versions of this one, I like the ones by Jim & Jean and also Ian & Sylvia, both versions I like better than Ochs's own. Did John Denver cover this, too?
davidlenander 4 years ago
JD didn't cover this, as far as I know.
Kirobaito 4 years ago
Beautiful reaaly i play this song to is great
HelterSkelter07 4 years ago
I'm glad you're playin' and postin' again.
videoview525 4 years ago