Bob Gibson co-wrote this trenchant song with Phil Ochs. Here he is singing it at the memorial service for Phil in 1976 at the Felt Forum. I was there, and so was the story goes, Abbie Hoffman, in disguise, incognito, on the run from the feds.
It’s a good song for these times.
Thanks to YouTuber imgonnasayitnow
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December 19th was, jarringly, the 75th anniversary of the birth of folk singer Phil Ochs. Jarringly, because Phil, who died too soon, seemed to be the embodiment of youthful energy, creativity, and rebellion. His songs decrying the United States of War sound as fresh and pointed now as they did back then. The song above, co-written with Bob Gibson, is on Phil’s first album, All the News That’s Fit to Sing.
Monday’s child trumps off to war yet once more.
