The War Is Over - Phil Ochs

Live from the Bitter End, another good song from Ochs.

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Music

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• Folk
• music
• phil
• ochs
• live
• at
• the
• bitter
• end
• new
• york
• war
• is
• over

[Ringoisgod]

do you know what year this is?

[IrishandFolkmusic]

@Ringoisgod 1966

[lazur1]

Parents: Play your children Phil Ochs & Bill Hicks.

[sashafromthealley]

It sounds like his voice is auto-tuned in some parts, :D. But we all know that is because his tonal quality is one of the best the world has seen. His strumming and lyrics make this song a complete masterpiece. I absolutely love this. Thank you so much for posting. Hopefully, one day people will truly appreciate Phil and his works. And then maybe the war will be over.

[ultrasynthax]

i was in love with phil ochs when i was a girl. watching this, i still am.

[ShawnTPJ]

@lazur1 I should also add, a few months after that a girl in my drama class whom I was writing a musical/play with for a class project about anti-war protesters in the 1960's suggested "Draft Dodger Rag" be used in it, and we did use it! She was 14yrs, so it just goes to show, parents DO play Phil Ochs for their children, and they like it! :D BTW, I am now 26yrs. :)

[ShawnTPJ]

@lazur1 Funny thing is, I often borrowed music from my dad, and when I was 16yrs he lent me "The Best of Phil Ochs" I think, and I loved it! But I was also more open minded then a lot of teenagers, in terms of music. I firmly believed and still do, that just because you don't like something the first time, doesn't mean you wont like it after multiple listens, especially intelligent music like this, but I liked Phil Ochs immediately. :)

[paullavan2011]

Love you, mate, this day and every day. Christ, how we need you now.

[chrisfloyd77]

@lazur1 You just said the truest thing on youtube ever.

[arru23]

@lazur1 You are a genius, kudos to you

[zzGRENDELzz]

Flipping brilliant!

[paddygav]

I know I've said this more than once, but Phil was a ballsy cat, and we sure could have used someone like him for the last 10 years or so.

What I find so creative about Phil is his ability to make things all at once humorous, thought provoking, and scathingly sarcastic.

He was truly the real deal.

Oh, and see the movie if you get the chance!

[etzel33]

@etzel33 "anthem".. that's the word I was looking for.

[etzel33]

Thanks so much for this upload. It's at the front of my facebook page and it's my personal inspiration moving forward.