Only in America is it true and a God given right that is protected by our Constitution, "life is for the taking" for not only the pursuit of happiness but even more so it is up to you to choose what really, really gives you happiness. There are no rules nor limitations other than the 'Golden Rule", and we all konw what that is, Go for it!!!!!!
I was young and free throuigh May of 1970. After May things went down hill very fast and my mind went into a tailspin. To make matters worse I played this song over and over and over in my mind constantly. I became obsessed with the lyrics. I learned to play it on my guitar. To make a long story short, monitarily things could not be better. But emotionally this song is still a part of me. If I could, I would trade it all for what I had when I was young and free for those 4 months in 1970.
God I LOOOVE this song! It's one of my all-time faves. But I only had it on vinyl, which I don't have anymore. It's GREAT to hear again! Thanks for posting!
This song means as much today and as fresh as my first trip with it flying TLA powered by LSD ,But those where the daze I survived.Still got the Love N side.
I saw Country Joe and the Fish at an anti War / anti Kent State shootings, at a rally in Exhibition Park in May 1970 ..... Heady times ...... Now at 60 I wonder how I survived them ......
Stop arguing over religion please. It's really an undeterminable answer and being arrogant about "superior personal beliefs" is stupid, no matter what you believe in.
@goldsociety Well said. The "new atheism" is a militant credo and one that is forever harassing people for daring to believe other than they do.
I don't know what Joe MacDonald and the Fish believe, but Country Joe took a stand against the madness of the imperial war against Viet Nam, and for that I say may God bless him.
Besides, the Fish made some great music. Also, they really pissed of the cops at the Orange County Pop Festival in '68. I was there.
I am just a bit too young to actually remember this great music, but as I am nearing my mid-life crisis, I am going back in time and (re)discover some bloody great music, like Country Joe.
My older sister was one of the first flower children and used to dress me up with beads and we,d hitchhike to Haight and Ashbury.We grew up in Sausalito,this was in 1966 and I was 9 years old. I saw Janis in 66 and the Dead on Haight street in 67.It really was a special time and there was something in the air.It seemed to last a very short time ,it,s impossible to explain and feels very personel. I still and always will beleive in Love,Gene.
Wait a minute now young man. I have been an Internet Philosopher for some 30 years now and I can tell you that requires study of many disciplines to a micron-thin level of detail.
This is not something you can just 'do' without the proper accreditation from a Well Known Chat Forum or other institution.
This song works very well for teenagers who are lost, who don't know where they want to go or what they're supposed to be. I should know, I'm one of them. To me though that being lost can be being free, because when you're lost, you don't have to worry about other people's thoughts of you. Plus, you are not attached to one thing or idea. Being lost is not lost, it's being free. You are only lost if you are stuck.
I've realize after 48 years i have some sort of ADD but i use it.. i'm all over the place, very creative. Work for myself.. problem is if you have ADD you can't live your life as the rest think you should, i've never worked 9to5 or held a job working for someone else for more than a year.... you need to be free to do it your way. As long as you have others that support you or you just don't care what others think, you can kick some ass..
A lot of people dont want introspection. Some are afraid to look too deep inside. Some never look far enough within to even reach the point of fear...
They just want things to distract them between now and the time of their death. Todays culture doesnt promote introspection or self-knowledge, just distraction and numbness. Thats a waste of precious time, in my opinion, but many people cant see this.
I'm 25, incidentally. Just in case anyone's wondering :P
I don't know how it works, I think it's a bit like amphetamine, which in my experience is just like extreme coffee, which is fun though. But apparently you can get pretty fucked up on ritalin...
loads of junkies who use it recreationally where I live .
There is a study out that is showing that ritalin does work for ADD and blah blah will help the kid get better grades blah blah...BUT it is also showing that the drug has an effect on the part of the brain that is used for making your dreams into reality. It takes away the kids ability to turn Motivation into Actions. This was only one study but maybe we like with so many legal drugs have rushed into using ritalin to wide spread.
Well, religion is certainly one form. Another is politics; turn everything into a political issue and divide people over it. Alcohol and prescription meds are other forms. TV is a MAJOR form of distraction of numbness IMO. TV is a cross between religion and addiction for many people (they have blind faith in it, and cant live without it). Thats been my observation anyhow.
@DangerousBastard is youtube a distraction? not being an asshole but everybody (most everybody) is guilty of seeking distraction. Agreed, tv creates apathetic bored numb distracted people but I am here on youtube as are you. don't judge.
Youtube and TV are the same. 100% the same, we use it to kill time that we're bored with. To find something to keep our minds busy so we don't have to think of other things (sounds like drugs doesn't it :P)
@KaptKan1 I would say the opposite theism is one of the effects of excessive drug use . People who did a lot of lsd some times became relegious , which is really lame cause they started to actually believe the bizarre surrealistic experiences they had with it . Really sad ...
@az0r22 Well here is one for you to chew over: 100% of all psychopaths are atheists. Not a single one of them recognises a higher power than its own ego. Interesting, that.
@KaptKan1 It is really cool how you theists make stuff up on the spot just to back up your retarded arguments , I ll just say the first name of a psychopath who was a theist that comes up to my mind ... hm ... Rocky Erickson ( psychedelic rock related figure who was in fact a theist ) let's see what else mathematicians ...hmmm Gottlob Frege he sure was insane and really really religious . Please give me something valid to chew over and not some 100 % bullshit .
@az0r22 It's really cool how you stupid atheists make up bullshit like naming somebody who is crazy and "religious" and then claiming that that disproves what I said. There are many different kinds of madness; I only made the entirely accurate statement of a fact known to all clinical psychologists: all sociopaths/psychopaths are atheists for the stated reason. That is only one form of insanity of course.
Some famous atheists: Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot.
@KaptKan1 Is your IQ bellow 0 or something m8 ? Why do you keep making statements that prove shit ? And why do you not make sense "make up bullshit like naming somebody " do you know what make up means ? It's a story, name, word that is not true or real:, naming somebody is not making up things . Also try being a little more open minded please won't hurt much .
@russthelegend57 Anyone can have a religion or not and be an asshole, agreed? The difference is that the major religions call on their followers to be better people whereas militant atheists have no qualms about doing whatever they please because they worship nothing more than their own egos. The fact that there are a lot of religious hypocrites does not make religious belief bad; it's the failure to LIVE it that causes the problems. Religion has values; atheism has none. I made my choice.
@russthelegend57 Alright man, People who are "faithful" to religon is just afraid of the after life and afraid of dealing with life without someone to ask for help. Everything you believe in is just a means to an end. And don't pull that Osama Bin laden shit, hes fucking Muslim, not an Athiest.
Even Bill Gates cannot say he is 100 percent satisfied with all of his decisions and his life. What human being cannot see his or herself in this song?
I had just returned to the US from two years in India in 1968, sleeping on the floor a HS friend's apartment in West Philadelphia, deciding what to do with the rest of my life. Hearing this song for the first time; couldn't get enough of it. I had to hear it over and over again. Now, years, decades later, it still haunts me.
Right On bobubai. The song is all about introspection and objective self knowledge. How can any human being not have this song resonate within their soul.
It made me feel, transported me beyond the trash of the dark side of 'work ethic' england. Long live the freedom and the beautiful innocence of that period the spiritual and musical renaissance that captivated us all
Im 64 now and I was lucky enough to be right in the middle of all the fantastic music of the 60s and 70s! It does my heart good to know that all you younger people are getting to hear the really good acid rock too! It is "far out"!
saw them several times, did lights for them once. This is my fav, Country Joe was a hero, check out one of his solo albums if you want to hear his poetry. There should still be a best of around from Vanguard-Life and Times of C.J.+ the Fish.
This is probally my favorite song on this album. I first got this on cassette back in 8th grade, 1991. This song still drives me to tears everytime I hear it.
I was so young, 13 or 14. I found this song while under the influence of Southern Comfort and speed... I listened to it over and over and over and over... it was a mantra in my head for years to come. It comes back sometimes, a dark but familiar shadow that brings with it a wave of memories of all my friends who have gone ahead of me now. My friends from my youth who will be forever young and I still wonder sometimes... "Who Am I to stand and wonder to wait..." Frank Abney
im taking lessons from Joe Pinter who was in country joe and the fish he has a sign showing the as an opening act to steppenwolf didnt know if these were the same people or not
Poetic and symbloic of the times. So under'rated and overlooked. But for those of us who have paid attention to it, it has deep meaning. Good memories go not only with this song, but with the whole album. What else can I say, but praise them as the genius musicians that they were. Peace and God bless.
Mia. Intl. Airport when a scraggly group of guys passed. Of course, I had seen them the week before at a Viet Nam protest in a church in the E. Village. Country Joe & The Fish.
Best song they ever did. Went great with a little smoke and Ba Moui Ba or perhaps some local rum. First time I've heard it in years. Cam on nhieu lam. That is, thank you very much.
A great song by one of the most underrated groups of alltime. I live near Seattle, home of KZOK fm classic rock, but they don't have a single CJ&FISH song. thank you-youtube for bringin' the past ALIVE!!
Hey, thanks for puttin 'this up...this is my favorite album, favorite song..but who the hell cares anymore, anyway???...30 yrs. ago, I had a possible chance at life...
memories of sneaking out to the lounge room at night as a kid and putting on the parents' records. good stuff :)
liuluke7 3 weeks ago
Only in America is it true and a God given right that is protected by our Constitution, "life is for the taking" for not only the pursuit of happiness but even more so it is up to you to choose what really, really gives you happiness. There are no rules nor limitations other than the 'Golden Rule", and we all konw what that is, Go for it!!!!!!
clasna7 4 months ago
0.28 looks like Harry Potter on drugs xxxx
Funky1christie 4 months ago
I was young and free throuigh May of 1970. After May things went down hill very fast and my mind went into a tailspin. To make matters worse I played this song over and over and over in my mind constantly. I became obsessed with the lyrics. I learned to play it on my guitar. To make a long story short, monitarily things could not be better. But emotionally this song is still a part of me. If I could, I would trade it all for what I had when I was young and free for those 4 months in 1970.
expwebster1 4 months ago
@expwebster1 Yeah. May of 1970. Four dead in O-hi-o. The world seemed to change.
johnbleroy 3 months ago
great song thanks for posting
eoswald203 4 months ago in playlist idk
life is here, only for the taking!
...took me some time to understand and realize
AzariaViviana 6 months ago
God I LOOOVE this song! It's one of my all-time faves. But I only had it on vinyl, which I don't have anymore. It's GREAT to hear again! Thanks for posting!
Bhaktigirl22 6 months ago
I really don't like this song, I LOVE IT! Great comments by the way.
useahammer 7 months ago
INTELLECTUAL YOUTUBE DISCUSSIONS REALLY TURN MY BRAIN ON.
tarfoh 7 months ago
The song Who Am I by Casting Crowns is a wonderful counterpart to this beautiful, telling song. Both are asking, "Who am I?"
121Gigarocks 9 months ago
Who am I? I'm so high I forgot.
StoneyMcJuicyBuds 9 months ago
God knows I've felt this way before. . . He's always by my side. . . He's always on our side. . . Who am I?
121Gigarocks 9 months ago
as |I said earlier the earlier stuff is usually better, but I like c j fish in places, also susan from together
puddypuss 10 months ago
Who am i
76M880 10 months ago
Who are you!
Anarkosia 11 months ago
life is here... only for the taking- frick- these guys were way on it so long ago..
pikiwiki 1 year ago
the guy on the right at 1:56 looks like David Berkowitz!
mkultra2300 1 year ago
@mkultra2300 .........They're all Jews.
mrniggerbaiter 1 year ago
@mrniggerbaiter uh oh are they part of the international zionist banking cartel? I alway suspected country Joe. What a relevent comment.
mkultra2300 1 year ago
@mrniggerbaiter ah yess , McDonald, that well known hebrew name...
Digwidmark 11 months ago
This song means as much today and as fresh as my first trip with it flying TLA powered by LSD ,But those where the daze I survived.Still got the Love N side.
freebymagick 1 year ago
@freebymagick whas TLA?
mkultra2300 1 year ago
@mkultra2300 Trans Love Air waves.Then MK-Ultra got a hold of me mind crimes.Yes?
freebymagick 1 year ago
@freebymagick Yes, yes, young Alex.
mkultra2300 1 year ago
I really love Country Joe and the Fish
Im only 15,and nothing of this generation can speak to me like the timeless 60's
Where all the Beautiful People had the will to be weird
And realities out of this world.
skovie23232 1 year ago 2
@skovie23232 I was one! My favorite tune by one of my favorite bands.
warehambr 5 months ago
@skovie23232 You have latent hippie parents? LOL If, somehow, they guided you to this song, they are good people.
Kostly 2 months ago
@Kostly No man I have a high maintenance military family, and somehow have fallen in love with this era, im the only hippie like person there
skovie23232 2 months ago
@skovie23232 Thats even better. Good on you, kid. There was a lot of good going around back then. There was a lot of bad, too. Keep perspective.
Kostly 2 months ago
@skovie23232 i couldn't agree more. the world is going to hell and love is a dwindling luxury
PenguinCookies94 1 month ago
we played this song at the funeral of my father...
much love to the writer and singer...
SchaaJan 1 year ago
I saw Country Joe and the Fish at an anti War / anti Kent State shootings, at a rally in Exhibition Park in May 1970 ..... Heady times ...... Now at 60 I wonder how I survived them ......
jaddison1112 1 year ago
the audience is probably larger than we all imagined... than you Joe!
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supersondessixties 1 year ago
Wonderful song,,just discovered it this week. Thanks for posting
Crazeyfor67 1 year ago
just heard both song and band for the first time, and shit that was good music man.
jemesouvienz 1 year ago
Lads - religion is what we *do*, as per The Good Samaritan.
smeejit 1 year ago
Stop arguing over religion please. It's really an undeterminable answer and being arrogant about "superior personal beliefs" is stupid, no matter what you believe in.
goldsociety 1 year ago
@goldsociety Well said. The "new atheism" is a militant credo and one that is forever harassing people for daring to believe other than they do.
I don't know what Joe MacDonald and the Fish believe, but Country Joe took a stand against the madness of the imperial war against Viet Nam, and for that I say may God bless him.
Besides, the Fish made some great music. Also, they really pissed of the cops at the Orange County Pop Festival in '68. I was there.
Peace, man.
KaptKan1 1 year ago
I am just a bit too young to actually remember this great music, but as I am nearing my mid-life crisis, I am going back in time and (re)discover some bloody great music, like Country Joe.
hanjomorren 1 year ago
it makes me sad to listen to such a beatifull song
knowing there are millions of free minded people but there doenst change a thing
we keep destroying this beautifful gift and humankind
love
crouwell 1 year ago
C, G and D is all Country Joe used to put this timeless message across. Top work, Joe!
chrril1976 1 year ago
My older sister was one of the first flower children and used to dress me up with beads and we,d hitchhike to Haight and Ashbury.We grew up in Sausalito,this was in 1966 and I was 9 years old. I saw Janis in 66 and the Dead on Haight street in 67.It really was a special time and there was something in the air.It seemed to last a very short time ,it,s impossible to explain and feels very personel. I still and always will beleive in Love,Gene.
hugginsjack 1 year ago
Wer bin ich?
(indeed....)
Ausiegingerkid 1 year ago
die bist en deutschland
mountainwoman17 1 year ago
im 15, this stuff is where its at
hempfest2010 1 year ago 6
@hempfest2010 I'm 32... I agree.
hejafish 3 months ago
@hempfest2010 Now you're 16. Go. Explore, young man. :)
Kostly 2 months ago
mcrkt..you might like Mobey Grape too.
shuksanblue 1 year ago
This song is so 60's, but it should be required listening for everyone. Thank you Fish!
shuksanblue 1 year ago
Don't ya just love internet philosophers?
fantasyfish92 1 year ago
@fantasyfish92
Wait a minute now young man. I have been an Internet Philosopher for some 30 years now and I can tell you that requires study of many disciplines to a micron-thin level of detail.
This is not something you can just 'do' without the proper accreditation from a Well Known Chat Forum or other institution.
Take heed young man.
sleakitweasel 1 year ago
wow im 13 i like it i like it alot
mcrkt 2 years ago
who cares :) im 14 lol,
rockkid1996 1 year ago
Everyone is the guru.....
smeejit 2 years ago
This song works very well for teenagers who are lost, who don't know where they want to go or what they're supposed to be. I should know, I'm one of them. To me though that being lost can be being free, because when you're lost, you don't have to worry about other people's thoughts of you. Plus, you are not attached to one thing or idea. Being lost is not lost, it's being free. You are only lost if you are stuck.
HearMySinging 2 years ago
I've realize after 48 years i have some sort of ADD but i use it.. i'm all over the place, very creative. Work for myself.. problem is if you have ADD you can't live your life as the rest think you should, i've never worked 9to5 or held a job working for someone else for more than a year.... you need to be free to do it your way. As long as you have others that support you or you just don't care what others think, you can kick some ass..
SURFSTYLEY4 2 years ago 2
@SURFSTYLEY4
thats quite a relief hearing you say that, haha, i truely have ADD
take meds before school for it
1m2a3t4t5 1 year ago
merry christmas :)
RoboJesus23 2 years ago
why use ritalin if you have : lsd , peyote , salvia , marijuana , Magic mushrooms all mind expanding all fun
feel the psychadelic love revolution
jeroenvlas 2 years ago 3
and all free just growing out of the ground
woodylennon 2 years ago
sure as hell dont use my ritalin...nuh uh not since i found themagic mushrooms under my bathroom mat (-)_(-)
sabracadabra1973 2 years ago
Rebirth of peace love and freedom :P
Slovak420 2 years ago
Who Am I?
may never know
codoheavy 2 years ago
It really is a timeless song...<3
MicrowavedFish 2 years ago
@MicrowavedFish i know baby ;)
your A
Sofroniscus 2 years ago
its so nice i hear the same song twice
smellanalan 2 years ago
Can't think of a witty reply, is it enough to say you are stone right.
squarepyramid99 2 years ago 6
A lot of people dont want introspection. Some are afraid to look too deep inside. Some never look far enough within to even reach the point of fear...
They just want things to distract them between now and the time of their death. Todays culture doesnt promote introspection or self-knowledge, just distraction and numbness. Thats a waste of precious time, in my opinion, but many people cant see this.
I'm 25, incidentally. Just in case anyone's wondering :P
DangerousBastard 2 years ago 13
agreed.
eoswald203 2 years ago
"Todays culture doesnt promote introspection or self-knowledge"
No they don't,they call it ADD and prescribe for you some Ritalin.
spentonmediocrity 2 years ago 22
WHAT? are you teling me I can get ritalin if I have ADD?
merci beaucoup!
neothugx 2 years ago
:)
You can get high off Ritalin?
I thought it made people stoned without the actual joy of being stoned...if you follow me.
spentonmediocrity 2 years ago
I don't know how it works, I think it's a bit like amphetamine, which in my experience is just like extreme coffee, which is fun though. But apparently you can get pretty fucked up on ritalin...
loads of junkies who use it recreationally where I live .
neothugx 2 years ago
There is a study out that is showing that ritalin does work for ADD and blah blah will help the kid get better grades blah blah...BUT it is also showing that the drug has an effect on the part of the brain that is used for making your dreams into reality. It takes away the kids ability to turn Motivation into Actions. This was only one study but maybe we like with so many legal drugs have rushed into using ritalin to wide spread.
Slovak420 2 years ago 2
The distraction & numbness is called religion.
bluedream1252 2 years ago
Well, religion is certainly one form. Another is politics; turn everything into a political issue and divide people over it. Alcohol and prescription meds are other forms. TV is a MAJOR form of distraction of numbness IMO. TV is a cross between religion and addiction for many people (they have blind faith in it, and cant live without it). Thats been my observation anyhow.
DangerousBastard 2 years ago
agreed my friend. Made me think of zappa's song "i'm the slime"
bluedream1252 2 years ago 2
@DangerousBastard is youtube a distraction? not being an asshole but everybody (most everybody) is guilty of seeking distraction. Agreed, tv creates apathetic bored numb distracted people but I am here on youtube as are you. don't judge.
buddycathedral 2 years ago
Why do you assume I'm judging? I'm only making an observation. No judgement. No guilt.
DangerousBastard 2 years ago
Youtube and TV are the same. 100% the same, we use it to kill time that we're bored with. To find something to keep our minds busy so we don't have to think of other things (sounds like drugs doesn't it :P)
Slovak420 2 years ago
@bluedream1252 Atheism is one of the worst side effects of excessive drug use.
KaptKan1 1 year ago
@KaptKan1 I would say the opposite theism is one of the effects of excessive drug use . People who did a lot of lsd some times became relegious , which is really lame cause they started to actually believe the bizarre surrealistic experiences they had with it . Really sad ...
az0r22 1 year ago
@az0r22 Well here is one for you to chew over: 100% of all psychopaths are atheists. Not a single one of them recognises a higher power than its own ego. Interesting, that.
KaptKan1 1 year ago
@KaptKan1 It is really cool how you theists make stuff up on the spot just to back up your retarded arguments , I ll just say the first name of a psychopath who was a theist that comes up to my mind ... hm ... Rocky Erickson ( psychedelic rock related figure who was in fact a theist ) let's see what else mathematicians ...hmmm Gottlob Frege he sure was insane and really really religious . Please give me something valid to chew over and not some 100 % bullshit .
az0r22 1 year ago
was Roky btw not Rocky sorry bout that
az0r22 1 year ago
@az0r22 It's really cool how you stupid atheists make up bullshit like naming somebody who is crazy and "religious" and then claiming that that disproves what I said. There are many different kinds of madness; I only made the entirely accurate statement of a fact known to all clinical psychologists: all sociopaths/psychopaths are atheists for the stated reason. That is only one form of insanity of course.
Some famous atheists: Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot.
End of communications with you, fool.
KaptKan1 1 year ago
@KaptKan1 Is your IQ bellow 0 or something m8 ? Why do you keep making statements that prove shit ? And why do you not make sense "make up bullshit like naming somebody " do you know what make up means ? It's a story, name, word that is not true or real:, naming somebody is not making up things . Also try being a little more open minded please won't hurt much .
az0r22 1 year ago
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@KaptKan1 "As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice."[
hitler said this as quoted by the book 'The Speeches of Adolf Hitler, April 1922 – August 1939' published by London: Oxford University Press
suck on that.
5347robo 1 year ago
@KaptKan1 Some famous theists: George Bush, Osama Bin Laden...
russthelegend57 1 year ago
@russthelegend57 Anyone can have a religion or not and be an asshole, agreed? The difference is that the major religions call on their followers to be better people whereas militant atheists have no qualms about doing whatever they please because they worship nothing more than their own egos. The fact that there are a lot of religious hypocrites does not make religious belief bad; it's the failure to LIVE it that causes the problems. Religion has values; atheism has none. I made my choice.
KaptKan1 1 year ago
@russthelegend57 Alright man, People who are "faithful" to religon is just afraid of the after life and afraid of dealing with life without someone to ask for help. Everything you believe in is just a means to an end. And don't pull that Osama Bin laden shit, hes fucking Muslim, not an Athiest.
skovie23232 1 year ago
i was fifteen when I first heard this song. It's amazing that even though it was created decades ago, it still hit me.
freewholeEtoes 2 years ago
Even Bill Gates cannot say he is 100 percent satisfied with all of his decisions and his life. What human being cannot see his or herself in this song?
Introspective and cleansing all at once.
Thanks for posting.
nilsrulz 2 years ago 4
Great Album. One of my fav songs. Yes I have the orig album- can't play it - my older siblings got the Album when it came out.
I was a little kid, but this was song that I liked from the Album.
donnaperrault 2 years ago
The only song on the entire album that ever uses the title in the lyrics.
MLMusicBox 2 years ago 2
haha,it sounds like most of the people that comment were alive when this came out. damn
drummking42 2 years ago
Believe it or not but people live longer than 20 30 yrs. Whats so "Damn"?
Jetrodmatmat 2 years ago 3
u mean 43 years.
Jenscool 2 years ago
how old are you?
drummking42 2 years ago
am 59.
Jenscool 2 years ago
prostate exam, hhah?
TowuU 2 years ago
At least I SAW & HEARD this band and all the other's of that time, u can't say the same, sonny!!!
Jenscool 2 years ago
damn, you are right ... xD but my ass still virgin!
TowuU 2 years ago
Man, it's just a medical exam, not sex, son!
Jenscool 2 years ago
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jimdlu 2 years ago
Beautiful.
TimothyBarson 2 years ago
40 years later and I still have the album. Can't play though.
riverrat177 2 years ago
this came out the year of my birth and its fantastic sweet at times.harder edged aswell on some tracks,thankyou
stevensm100 2 years ago
opps i forgot....
squarepyramid99
Thanks for posting
RKBrockstheworld 2 years ago
Yeah. Thanks squarepyamid99.
Jenscool 2 years ago
this 8 track lived in my dodge charger..omg i love this song and eastern jam....the fish were aliens for sure...
RKBrockstheworld 2 years ago
I had just returned to the US from two years in India in 1968, sleeping on the floor a HS friend's apartment in West Philadelphia, deciding what to do with the rest of my life. Hearing this song for the first time; couldn't get enough of it. I had to hear it over and over again. Now, years, decades later, it still haunts me.
bobubai 2 years ago 26
Right On bobubai. The song is all about introspection and objective self knowledge. How can any human being not have this song resonate within their soul.
nilsrulz 2 years ago 3
@bobubai
wut has become of you,
your story reminds me of myself
it makes me sad when i watch how the world is going
and that nobody cares
i
crouwell 1 year ago
I feel this song is a part of my past...
banjolero92 2 years ago
It made me feel, transported me beyond the trash of the dark side of 'work ethic' england. Long live the freedom and the beautiful innocence of that period the spiritual and musical renaissance that captivated us all
bomberguard 2 years ago 6
Im 64 now and I was lucky enough to be right in the middle of all the fantastic music of the 60s and 70s! It does my heart good to know that all you younger people are getting to hear the really good acid rock too! It is "far out"!
bikeswinegary 2 years ago 36
@bikeswinegary
haha man, thats amazing, im 14, acid, psychedelic and progressive 60s and 70s rock are my life
1m2a3t4t5 1 year ago
@1m2a3t4t5 Wow im so glad that another teenager likes psych bands.
TheMaxlow 1 year ago
@bikeswinegary im 14 and listen only to music from the 60's 70's and 80's
pipsqueek14 11 months ago
I cRy InTo The Echo Of My LoneLiNess..
wHo Am I...
Whyshouldeyecare 2 years ago
I've loved this song for many years. Haven't heard it in a long time.
clemdane 2 years ago
Great lyrics. Thanks squarepyrimid99.
61dodgelancer 2 years ago
for me these lyrics beat Dylan, Lennon -almost anyone I can think of at the moment. Brilliant.
lifereguard 3 years ago 8
yeah these lyrics are amazing.
peacenlovenganja 2 years ago
Realy exceptional as the whole album. but this lyrics...man they make oyu think and reflect upon aour life.
Uggybow 2 years ago
first time discovering this song, its amazing! we all need to take a stand to music they call today and bring back the oldies!!!!
xojbabyxo 3 years ago
Cool.
urgelwolf 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Now lets tell everyone at the Associated Press to just come to NYC for the American Patriot is there & he will not stop ever seeking justice.
Google American Patriot Jeff Bootstraps Fisher &scream everywhere Al Gore World Peace Forever
I have many college students in the city asking questions now about Election Fraud.
They are glad that Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinich really are also true patriots & want Bay Point School exposed as well.
In NYC great thanks also goes to Al Sharpton.
LoveAmericaStyle 3 years ago
Thanks for putting this up. It is one of my all time favorite songs.
markstbr 3 years ago
saw them several times, did lights for them once. This is my fav, Country Joe was a hero, check out one of his solo albums if you want to hear his poetry. There should still be a best of around from Vanguard-Life and Times of C.J.+ the Fish.
chrisperk9 3 years ago
This is probally my favorite song on this album. I first got this on cassette back in 8th grade, 1991. This song still drives me to tears everytime I hear it.
MattHatter 3 years ago 2
agreed i'm 14 and i hate todays music and everthing that follows it.
einfaldleiki 3 years ago 4
same here.except Im 13,Im even writing a piece for school about how the pasts music doesnt compare to modern
volcomxzeroxgirl 3 years ago
I like my 15 year old son's music and he likes mine from the sixties
Radicals888 3 years ago 2
so good.
jdel58 3 years ago
Wow. I had no idea this guy was this DEEP. This guy has a BRAIN. Really, really interesting.
pikiwiki 3 years ago
Very nice song...
goindownthe1road 3 years ago
Country Joe wrote poetry, and really GREAT poetry, man!
KaptKan1 3 years ago
@KaptKan1
yes he did
1m2a3t4t5 1 year ago
GAVE UP? your vinyl collection? sorry man but that sounds like you made a decision on your end.. =|
Napalm509 3 years ago
I love the cover version Damon & Naomi did of this one, but the original song I love even more :)
JakobRitter 3 years ago
just picked this album up on vinyl..its fucking awesome
radio19952001 3 years ago
I know this guy.
jdel58 3 years ago
Great LP from 1967! I never got it on CD (yet)
I was 14, my older bro 17, and we were both part of the lottery to be drafted & probably be sent to Vietnam. Neither of us went. THank God!
bassandguitarguy 3 years ago 4
I was so young, 13 or 14. I found this song while under the influence of Southern Comfort and speed... I listened to it over and over and over and over... it was a mantra in my head for years to come. It comes back sometimes, a dark but familiar shadow that brings with it a wave of memories of all my friends who have gone ahead of me now. My friends from my youth who will be forever young and I still wonder sometimes... "Who Am I to stand and wonder to wait..." Frank Abney
PossibilityManFrank 3 years ago 8
thats beautiful man.
TheWelfareCadillacs 3 years ago 3
Certainly they opened for Steppenwolf. And your guy might have been in the audience, but if he was ever in the band I'll eat my house.
squarepyramid99 3 years ago
what is joe's last name
if you know can someone please tell me
metfan624 3 years ago
That's "Country" Joe McDonald. Not to be confused with the restaurant chain!
squarepyramid99 3 years ago
thank you
im taking lessons from Joe Pinter who was in country joe and the fish he has a sign showing the as an opening act to steppenwolf didnt know if these were the same people or not
metfan624 3 years ago
HEy I just found this cd at soundscapes in toronto one of my faves to listen to rock on .
halfship1 3 years ago
I agree thanks for bringing the past up loved this album gimme an f keep it coming.
halfship1 3 years ago
Poetic and symbloic of the times. So under'rated and overlooked. But for those of us who have paid attention to it, it has deep meaning. Good memories go not only with this song, but with the whole album. What else can I say, but praise them as the genius musicians that they were. Peace and God bless.
D1VERZE 3 years ago
Cool! Thanks for posting this video.
eskimoblueboy 3 years ago
No, I didn't post it, but glad someone did, one great LP of me teens!
Jenscool 3 years ago 2
Thanks for postin' this!
psychedelicinvasion 3 years ago
It's great to hear this song again. I just found their entire first album (posted by blestemp from Denmark) then saw 'Who Am I'.
I bought their first album in June 67 and then this one in Fall 67.
Thanks for taking time to post this. It's great to hear this again.
I wish I could now find their song: 'Donovan's Reef' from their 1969 or 70 album.
ew1951 3 years ago
how can I find this album I owned it many years ago want to find it again.any help would be appr
acited
halfship1 3 years ago
amazon / ebay? You can find nearly every cd or lp there
shisha86 3 years ago
It was the late 60's & I was walking through
Mia. Intl. Airport when a scraggly group of guys passed. Of course, I had seen them the week before at a Viet Nam protest in a church in the E. Village. Country Joe & The Fish.
What else? "GIVE ME AN F." They gave me the
Vee for peace. Country Joe is still at it.
Supporting Cindy Sheehan against Pelosi. God
Bless You Joe.
NOEGODERF 3 years ago 2
Best song they ever did. Went great with a little smoke and Ba Moui Ba or perhaps some local rum. First time I've heard it in years. Cam on nhieu lam. That is, thank you very much.
oldbikersrule 3 years ago
You might want to try WMNF 88.5 Tampa FL.
WhatFuckingUsernameI 3 years ago
A great song by one of the most underrated groups of alltime. I live near Seattle, home of KZOK fm classic rock, but they don't have a single CJ&FISH song. thank you-youtube for bringin' the past ALIVE!!
rockinmama67 3 years ago 2
has anyone got rock coast blues by c j & t f
96eternaldamnation96 3 years ago
I am alone now, would like to meet up w/ someone and answer that question,, "W A I"...perhaps re-kindle the late 60's feeling.??..??..
sihingjimo 3 years ago
Hey, thanks for puttin 'this up...this is my favorite album, favorite song..but who the hell cares anymore, anyway???...30 yrs. ago, I had a possible chance at life...
sihingjimo 3 years ago
Oh bliss! Saw them in 1970 at the fabulous Bath Festival. Wonderful memories ..................
~(:o})=
vintagekitsch 3 years ago
Sounds as good today as it did over 40 years ago. Still sounds fresh. A classic. Thanks.
jesusknudd 3 years ago 2