Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire

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Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire



Apologies for adding to the misery at the moment, but this one came to mind today. 
 
A very thought provoking song, showing music can be political and have a real message. Weirdly it was used as an example of what was wrong with the youth of the 60s, with the establishment  using it to point out that young people are often seen as the trouble makers. Whereas their usually the ones that stand up against the cruelty and injustices in the world. Sadly this song is still appropriate today, lots of people still don't believe what's going on around them, or maybe some don't care.

It's a very honest lyric with lots of powerful images, no big judgement on the non believers just raising questions to say, have you thoughts about this? I heard this song on a 60s compilation back when I was in my teenage years and it always struck me how out of place it must have been in the pop charts. There were lots of protest songs back then, mostly folk based which was a shame as that usually meant it was only the college students that ever paid attention to them. But with it's beat lead backing this one was near enough to a pop hit that maybe a few more people would have heard it's message and hopefully pricked their conscious.

Favourite lyric : Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'/ I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin'
 

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