Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Philip David "Phil" Ochswas an American protest singerand songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth19 December 1940
CityEl Paso, TX
CountryUnited States of America
war fighting land
Oh you tell me that there's danger to the land you call your ownAnd you watch them build the war machine right beside your homeAnd you tell me that you're ready to go marchin' to the warI know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
heart giving my-heart
I'm gonna give all I've got to giveCross my heart, and I hope to live.
song philosophical writing
I write all my own songs and they are just simple melodies with a lot of lyrics. They usually have to do with current events and what is going on in the news. You can call them topical songs, songs about the news, and then developing into more philosophical songs later.
eulogy alive
So good to be alive when the eulogies are read.
girlfriend america leaving
Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.
way cuba cia
The only way to Cuba is with the CIA.
love lying hate
Beneath the greatest love lies a hurricane of hate.
inspirational hero journey
The people who carried the burden, who marked in strange field in search of an answer, and ended their journeys an unwilling hero.
grieving politics gargoyles
One legged veterans will greet the dawn, and they're whistling marches as they mow the lawn, and the gargoyles on sit and grieve.
two america amphetamines
America is two Mack trucks colliding on a superhighway because all the drivers are on amphetamines.
brother dimes relief
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.
missing action
God isn't dead--he's just missing in action.
strong land our-love
Only as strong as our love for this land, only as tall as we stand.
politics glory died
The glory that was Lincoln's never died when he was slain.