Epitaph Phil Ochs (Grabgesang für den US-Liedermacher)

For me Phil Ochs was the first important singer/songwriter to learn from how to write topical songs. This song I wrote 1978 in German language to express my feelings about his suicide. The song was on my second venyl album, "Abrechnung", recorded 1980. A few weeks ago I found english lyrics in the internet. Somebody - I don't know who did that fantastic job - had translated my lyrics and now I could sing it in English. So this is for the guy who did the translation. Thank you, wherever you are...

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[JoeyMcGowan1]

Very Nice Tribute Song. I Knew Phil Near the End. Had Breakfast with

Sonny and Him at this Dinner Below the Folklore Center in New York

Just Before He Went Home with Her. He was Gone less then Two Weeks

Later. Remember Watching Him Perform one Night at Folk City with Only

Four of Us in the Club.

[GerdSchinkel]

@JoeyMcGowan1 Thank you Joey for this kind remarks. Eleven years ago when I picked up my daughter after her period of being exchange student in Scranton we visited Sonny in her lovely place and she showed me some material I've never hoped to see...

[AlbionDavid]

effective and atmospheric.....well done.