bazooka Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 The mother of all Viet Nam songs is Country Joe McDonald and the Fish, "The Fish Song" One verse is, Come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again. Got himself in a terrible jam Way down yonder in Viet Nam Be the first one one your block To have your boy come home in a box Or something to that effect. Actually jr_o_d, that's the I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (<). The Fish Cheer (<) is "gimme an F" etc. Unlike the Woodstock version, they originally spelled F-I-S-H. Here's the history of both from Country Joe hisself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 I think the day Ted Kennedy got drunk and killed his girlfriend was a sad day in US history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Wow, Thanks alot so far! While we're on the topic of woodstock, does anyone know any documentaries on the subject or documentaries on concerts/festivals at the time? I know of sunbury and woodstock, anything else? Cheers! Thanks alot for everything so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy1 Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 The Monterey Pop Festival video and The Rolling Stones At Altamont, although that maybe Part of Rolling Stones documentary. I don't know for sure if there is a video on it alone. But you could research it. The music and the politics of the time were all rolled in to one( unlike now ). You could pick any song listed here and it would be pertinent in some way. It's up to you to figure out how. Hope it comes out well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Cheers windy! Keep those replies flowin fellas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 OK, thanks ALOT for all that help, but I've got another favour to ask. Because you're all SUCH nice people , is it possible that you could direct me as to where I could find images and footage of the 60's and 70's on the internet? The assignment i'm doing has to be in a video form.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman14141414 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 woodstock '69 here is what I found on alltheweb.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Wow, Thanks alot! Anything else anyone could gather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 So no other suggestions? Well, if anyone that helped wants a GMAIL account just ask here and i'll send you one! Consider it a small thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 A note about "Ohio": Jerry Casale, who is a founding member of Devo, was there, and hearing him describe what happened that day made me realize that America is not quite as free as I thought it was. The government of Ohio got away with it by declaring Martial Law, which means anything goes - no constitutional protections apply. Please read the Songfacts to get a first person account. The scary thing is, this could easily happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Oh My God! I only just read the songfact for ohio... That's bloody scary because if all it takes is for martial law to be declared then.... Woah... What does it mean when it says "Should have been done long ago"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 The Internet is a wonderful place...you should check it out sometime... :: Ask Jeeves About Google Altavista Dogpile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbut Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I am biased, but i would say, My Generation and Won't get fooled again were pretty 'new' in their time. In political and social comment; and indeed musical progress. The use of key changes inGeneration and Synth's in WGFA were ground breaking. Saying that, Ray Davies of the Kinks is very under-rated in his influance on his peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crovax Posted September 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Cheers! Keep it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrclick Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Bob Dylan -Like a Rolling Stone, Blowin in the Wind, Masters of War, and The Times, they are a changin Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction Scott McKenzie -If you? re going to San Francisco Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Doors Light my Fire Dion - Abraham, Martin and John Simon and Garfunkel - I am a rock An awesome time to grow up. An awesome list of songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladsome Feogan Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 The actual influence of woodcrock on Culture has been, deservingly, minimal. Outside of the industries that continue to profit from its myths, there is nothing lasting to show for it. The music of lasting value being created today deliberately scorns the muddled "message" proffered by the "flower generation". If you want influence, there is John Cale. He worked with minimalist composers LaMonte Young and John Cage in the '50's, the Velvet Underground, and most significantly, he produced 4 of Nico's seminal albums between 1968-81: The Marble Index, Desertshore, The End, and Drama of Exile . Nico's Marble Index is considered by many, including myself, to have made a lasting impact on Culture. It is a pivotal record that informs the myriad forms of goth, industrial, noise, modern classical dark folk, etc. Her lyrics are protypes for ritualistic disections of the psyche that is so common today in alter-no-tive musick. There is also Tim Buckley, Gram Parsons, Merideth Monk, Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Suicide, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kraftwerk, Can, Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazelwood, etc. As for film, the best film about the letdown of woodschlock is Withnail & I . It blast the myth completely to shreds and is bloody entertaining as well. Good luck on yer assignment, G.F/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Have you noticed you can play almost half of the rock songs with the three basic notes of "La Bamba"? "Like a rolling Stone", for instance... So "La Bamba" must be an important influence... Welcome, new Songfactors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 My youth paralleled rock and roll and I recall vividly while everyone was doing the "Twist" or dancing to "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" or tapping their foot to a French nun singing "Dominique" along came Gary US Bonds with this gutsy, jazzed rocker, "Quarter til Three" and suddenly music came to life! No list of influence could exclude the following: Johnnie Ray, who made singing with actual emotions acceptable. Ray Charles, who melded melodies from jazz, blues, coutry and rock with lyrics about real life experiences not just pie-in-the-sky dreams. Roy Orbison, who paved the way for falsetto by men as a valid singing style when all around were these macho voices trying to grow courser, darker hair. And the predeccesor to Bob Dylan, Arlo's dad, Woody Guthrie, who in the late 50's - early 60's, introduced politics to melody in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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