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Phil Ochs Quotes (1940-1976)
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About Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs (19 December 1940 – 9 April 1976) was a folksinger active in the civil rights movement and in opposition to the Vietnam War.
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“I was over there, entertaining the troops. I won't say which troops.”
“Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.”
“Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?”
“America is two Mack trucks colliding on a superhighway because all the drivers are on amphetamines.”
“The painter paints his brushes black
Through the canvas runs a crack
Portrait of the pain never answers back.”
Through the canvas runs a crack
Portrait of the pain never answers back.”
“Call it peace or call it treason,
Call it love or call it reason,
But I ain't marching anymore!”
Call it love or call it reason,
But I ain't marching anymore!”
“When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right.”
“I can spare a dime, brother, but in these morally inflationary times, a dime goes a lot farther if it's demanding work rather than adding to the indignity of relief.”
“And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.”
“Well I've seen travel in many ways
I've traveled in cars and old subways
But in Birmingham some people chose
To fly down the street from a fire hose.
Doin' some hard travelin'...from hydrants of plenty.”
I've traveled in cars and old subways
But in Birmingham some people chose
To fly down the street from a fire hose.
Doin' some hard travelin'...from hydrants of plenty.”
“Smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer,
But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.”
But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.”
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Phil Ochs on Marching 2 quotes
“Call it peace or call it treason, Call it love or call it reason, But I ain't marching anymore!”
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Phil Ochs on Woody Guthrie
“Now they sing out his praises on every distant shore, But so few remember what he was fightin' for. Oh why sing the songs and forget about the aim, He wrote them for a reason, why not sing them for the same? And now he's bound for a glory all his own, And now he's bound for glory.”
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Karl Dallas on Phil Ochs
“Unlike some other protesters, his attacks aren't safe and generalised. He chooses his targets well, and he hits them hard.”
Bob Dylan on Phil Ochs
Michael Schumacher on Phil Ochs 4 quotes
“We got our heads bashed in Chicago; we saw students shot to death at Kent State; we had people stabbed to death at the Rolling Stones' Altamont concert — what do we have to believe in anymore? Unfortunately, for Phil Ochs, he couldn't give an answer. He lost his faith.”
About Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs (19 December 1940 – 9 April 1976) was a folksinger active in the civil rights movement and in opposition to the Vietnam War.