It was clearly influenced by bob dylan, the articulate spokesman for the emergent genre of folk rock, and different. The album features mcguires most known hit eve of destruction. Along with bob dylans emergence came countless other folkbased protest singers in the early to mid60s, including barry mcguire. Eve of destruction lyrics by bob dylan original song. Bob dylan born robert allen zimmerman, may 24, 1941 is an american singersongwriter, author, and artist who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. One of the most iconic protest song of all times which takes on racism, war, hypocrisy and injustice at a volatile time in world history.
Sloan and sung by former new christy minstrel barry mcguire, spent eleven weeks on the billboard chart in 1965, reaching number one that september. Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in dinkytown, minneapolis while attending the. The elusive singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer pf sloan composed eve of destruction, the epochal and prescient protest song barry mcguire took to the top of the us charts in. The title piece eve of destruction is worth it by itself and is certainly a timeless song which certainly speaks to multiple generations. Sloan, a nineteenyearold admirer of bob dylan s like a rolling stone. Several artists have recorded it, but the bestknown recording was by barry mcguire the song references social issues of its period, including the vietnam war, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the civil rights movement, turmoil in the middle east, and the american space program.
Our readers pick the greatest activist anthems by artists like bob dylan, neil young and rage against the machine. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became a reluctant voice of a. It also features mcguires cover versions of songs by several artists, including bob dylan, tom jones, as. Eve of destruction is a studio album released by american folk music singersongwriter barry mcguire, released in 1965. Sloans priorities and made him want to be the next bob dylan, or whatever, mr. Lyrics for eve of destruction by barry mcguire songfacts. Eve of destruction, written by teenage bob dylan fan p. The eastern world it is explodin,violence flarin, bullets loadin,youre old enough to kill but not for votin,you dont believe in war, w. Patterson takes his title from a song that was released in september 1965, written primarily by p. I gave phil sloan a pair of boots and a hat and a copy. Eve of destruction barry mcguire release info allmusic. Original lyrics of eve of destruction song by bob dylan. The best thing about it might be mcguires voice, a raspy growl that still works as a more conventionally melodic instrument than dylan s. The eastern world it is explodin, violence flarin, bullets loadin youre old enough to kill but not for votin you dont believe in war, whats that gun youre totin.
The band became notable for several top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of bob dylan s it aint me babe in 1965. Apocalyptic, adolescent and aporetic, it was loathed as only a hit can be. Eve of destruction by barry mcguire on amazon music. You have to be ok for bob dylan to mention one of your songs when summing up the state of the world. Mcguires raspy voice makes this a unique set of songs. Though eve of destruction will tell you something about it, dylan said of the sloan song that barry mcguire took to no 1 in the us in 1965. He sings bob dylan s she belongs to me in a way that makes the song believable emotionally.
Musically, the group the mamas and the papas is known for. If you want to find out anything thats happening now, you have. Were on the eve of destruction and dont you understand. Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. Barry mcguire eve of destruction hullabaloo sep 20, 1965. The feeling, if you will, is that this purchase was worth it if only to have had a good recording of eve of destruction however this is the recommendation for this albums place in its entirety though i have as of yet listened to the album in its entirety i wish more to list that that there are other songs, a few by bob dylan, a few other. Sloan, eve of destruction songwriter, dead at 70 rolling stone. The vietnam war the soundtrack by various artists on. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of bob dylan lyrics. The extensive harmonica in this track gave the song a bob dylan feel, which was appropriate, given that eve of destruction has been called dylan esque. The eastern world it is explodin, violence flarin, bullets loadin youre old enough to kill but not for votin you dont. Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in dinkytown, minneapolis while attending the university of minnesota. Eve of destruction was so present on the airwaves at its height in 1965 that as it ended play on one station, it would start up on another, a dominating hit single which charted higher than any protest song written by bob dylan, the man whose own masters of war.
The topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guideline for music. The 18cd collectors edition of the cutting edge 19651966. The eastern world it is explodin violence flarin, bullets loadin youre old enough to kill but not for votin you dont believe in war, w. Vietnam war music the byrds eve of destruction youtube. In addition the british musician alan klein wrote and performed a parody and attack on folksingers such as donovan and bob dylan entitled age. Il testo e il video della canzone eve of destruction di bob dylan. Not bob dylan barry mcguire eve of destruction youtube. Bob dylan once said of eve of destruction, which was originally penned with the byrds in mind, there are no more escapes. Bob dylan born robert allen zimmerman on may 24, 1941 in duluth, minnesota, united states is an american musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique. Sloan and sung by former new christy minstrel barry mcguire, spent eleven weeks. Barry mcguire eve of destruction lyrics genius lyrics.
The eastern world it is explodin violence flarin, bullets loadin youre old enough to kill but not for votin you dont believe. Five pissyourpantsstupid answer songs to eve of destruction. The turtles are an american rock band led by vocalists howard kaylan and mark volman, later known as flo and eddie. The eastern world it is explodin violence flarin, bullets loadin. The eastern world it is explodin violence flarin, bullets loadin youre old enough to kill but not for votin you dont believe in war, whats that gun youre totin and even the jordan river has bodies floatin. Eve of destruction was so present on the airwaves at its height in 1965 that as it ended play on one station, it would start up on another, a dominating hit single which charted higher than any protest song written by bob dylan, the man whose own masters of war must have inspired p. Id heard the first dylan album with electrified instruments. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Eve of destruction johnny thunders album wikipedia.