Such a tragic loss. I'd think the murder of his friend in Chile by Pinochets fascists put him on the very edge of wanting to continue. The most sensitive and insightful are the ones who are hardest put to merely survive.
it's a little to meandering feverishly stretching for a Dylan and not a strong enough melody at times and lyrically funny but maybe that is intentional and so I say Bracero I mean Well-done bravo ?? Sometimes it just knocks your socks off. But to say this is a masterpiece is nuts. The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car then we took off in a spin .. great line .. and all the highborn ladies sing Lou Reed's walk on the wild side.
@j6460887 I agree this one is amongst his very best....however since he was such a prolific writer thankfully there are several other 'masterpieces' out there from Phil.
Ghouma, thanks. This, for an old geezer, was a particularly treasured recollection of previous times, pretty much unavailable on cd, tape, vinyl or any other format. When it was 'removed' from Youtube a while ago I thought that was it and it was gone again for ever...fantastic that you've taken the trouble to post it again.
Thank you Ghouma for posting this masterpiece. I think you did a pretty good job matching the photos and art to the lyrics, without them I wouldn't have been able to understand most of what Phil was singing about. I think it is a sad lamentation of the dark side of U.S. history, the side not taught in schools nor the side that most don't want to think about.
Hey, does anyone have an Mp3 version they could send me? Also, Id say the song is about morality, and the quick way in which is has changed and will continually change. Thanks so much for posthing this Ghouma!!!
I have had the "Tape From California" LP forever and this was my favourite cut. He was always under-rated, I could never get people to listen to this album. I think he'd be better appreciated today, actually. It is poetry; it is genius. I must get a turntable! Thanks for posting this!!!
This is superb, I've never heard this song - I've got 3 or 4 other Phil Ochs albums (cds, you can find some of his stuff). Just pulled the lyrics up, but I have no idea on first reading/listening what it might be about.
Such a tragic loss. I'd think the murder of his friend in Chile by Pinochets fascists put him on the very edge of wanting to continue. The most sensitive and insightful are the ones who are hardest put to merely survive.
avimmmbb 1 week ago
Brilliant, depressing, exhilarating, exhausting. This amazing song is Phil Ochs in a nutshell.
robertemmet321 3 months ago
How I remember this piece of art, have no idea what happened to my LP with this on it.
david1daryl 3 months ago
Thanks for Posting This GEM.... Phil was so deep and such amazing works flowed from his genius.
OMGDeBest 5 months ago
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YongHurt 8 months ago
it's a little to meandering feverishly stretching for a Dylan and not a strong enough melody at times and lyrically funny but maybe that is intentional and so I say Bracero I mean Well-done bravo ?? Sometimes it just knocks your socks off. But to say this is a masterpiece is nuts. The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car then we took off in a spin .. great line .. and all the highborn ladies sing Lou Reed's walk on the wild side.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
This is one of Phil's most moving songs next to "Changes". It is just such a moving song.
LeeMike233 11 months ago
I love this song!!
FillingtheVoidReview 1 year ago
Phil wrote many great songs, but this is his masterpiece
j6460887 1 year ago
@j6460887 I agree this one is amongst his very best....however since he was such a prolific writer thankfully there are several other 'masterpieces' out there from Phil.
OMGDeBest 5 months ago
Ghouma, thanks. This, for an old geezer, was a particularly treasured recollection of previous times, pretty much unavailable on cd, tape, vinyl or any other format. When it was 'removed' from Youtube a while ago I thought that was it and it was gone again for ever...fantastic that you've taken the trouble to post it again.
The artwork.....stunning.
In memoriam Dan Boyle
kcbhutcheson 2 years ago
Thank you Ghouma for posting this masterpiece. I think you did a pretty good job matching the photos and art to the lyrics, without them I wouldn't have been able to understand most of what Phil was singing about. I think it is a sad lamentation of the dark side of U.S. history, the side not taught in schools nor the side that most don't want to think about.
VJ254 2 years ago
Hey, does anyone have an Mp3 version they could send me? Also, Id say the song is about morality, and the quick way in which is has changed and will continually change. Thanks so much for posthing this Ghouma!!!
DeanArrlack 2 years ago
I have had the "Tape From California" LP forever and this was my favourite cut. He was always under-rated, I could never get people to listen to this album. I think he'd be better appreciated today, actually. It is poetry; it is genius. I must get a turntable! Thanks for posting this!!!
WithMetta 3 years ago 5
This is superb, I've never heard this song - I've got 3 or 4 other Phil Ochs albums (cds, you can find some of his stuff). Just pulled the lyrics up, but I have no idea on first reading/listening what it might be about.
plevyman 3 years ago
I was thinking this song might be about moral relativism. if not that then I have no idea.
hviw 3 years ago
I CAN PLAY THIS SONG!
bhagenbdrinkin 3 years ago
Are you going to honour us and post on Youtube.
Normanskie 3 years ago
Alas I have never seen this video but always admired his work!
Her name is Miranda
A Rudolph Valentino fan
Who doesn't claim to understand
She bakes brownies
For the boys in the band!
Time loves a hero
echopup102 3 years ago
All of Ochs' A&M albums, including "Tape From California", are currently out of print.
It's a shame that the later works of one of the greatest songwriters of the '60s are now nearly impossible to find.
LordBaconFat 3 years ago
if you search isohunt,com for phil ochs they have like 8 cds but its not legal.
adhdkid91 3 years ago
There are worse things to do then downloading music, and most people do them every day.
Ghouma 3 years ago
This is great. I recently picked up the "Tape from California" LP lying around a friend's house and this song stood out.
Thanks for posting the video!
HulaBulaSoundsystem 4 years ago
Ya, it does stand out. There are some other good songs on that album aswell (foremost; the war is over) but this one makes the album.
Ghouma 4 years ago
One of his best songs.
Ghouma 4 years ago