Mr brother Tom was a folk singer back in the mid-late 60's. He mostly just played for enjoyment , didcoffee house gigs here and there, and did a short midwestern USO tour where he played a few shows. He would play for us younger kids at home (youngest 3 out of 8) and this was probably my favorite song that he played for us. I was too young to really think about the lyrics (I was born in 1960), I just loved hearing him sing and play. Treasured memories.
@howard7606
4 жыл бұрын
There are a certain number of songs that represent the sound and feel of the 60's. This was one of them.
@Deevo037
4 жыл бұрын
And its as valid today as it ever was.
@64fairlane305
4 жыл бұрын
The sound? This is about so much moore than just the sound. Music really meant something back then, like he said at 3:08
@AnthonyStJames
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. This song and also Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Flowers in Your Hair)."
@howard7606
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnthonyStJames Yes Anthony
@ericseaberg5840
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve performed and recorded with Barry over the years... his version of this story on flights around the country has always amazed me. I’m so glad that SOMEONE has finally put all this amazing music history together. THANK YOU!!!
@ibleebinU
4 жыл бұрын
I've played and sung along to this tune a thousand times and I still get chills. If this doesn't reach you, you don't have a pulse.
@allenjones3130
Жыл бұрын
Barry McGuire, who had a hit with this song, had been a member of the New Christy Minstrels, a legendary folk group.
@frequentfiler
4 жыл бұрын
I fought the Cold War and after. I had a Walkman (remember those?!) with a mix tape to be played over my tank's intercom when we went to war with the Soviet Union. This was the first song. It transcends generations and decades, and even NOW, is relevant
@raycope2086
4 жыл бұрын
I still love it as I did when I was a kid in Belfast. It still speaks volumes.
@VashthStampeede
4 жыл бұрын
I was a young teen when I heard it on the radio in L.A. I ran out and bought the 45. It was one of the few firsts in my beginning record collection.
@billvoss7407
7 жыл бұрын
thanks so much. background on one of the most important songs of our time.
@caddis4801
4 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of the day my brother left for Nam. Part of him came home in a bag.
@toyman81
3 жыл бұрын
So sorry my Friend!!
@caddis4801
3 жыл бұрын
@@toyman81 Thank you and I assume you served. God Bless you and thank you!
@errorsofmodernism9715
3 жыл бұрын
@@caddis4801 Served whom? Lucifer?
@MrRomanthunder
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your brother. May he Rest In Peace.
@RandyFelts2121
Жыл бұрын
In 1965 I had $3 in my pocket bought the album off the record rack, because of the album cover never heard the song till I got home to play it. I was 13.
@jerrybrownell3633
4 жыл бұрын
There was an answer song to "Eve of Destruction" In 1965 an obscure group called The Spokesmen recorded " Dawn of Correction". You can probably hear it on KZitem.
@docwill184
4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Brownell; They were on Mike Douglas; squeaky, squeaky clean....
@JeffMcCalib
Жыл бұрын
Also Quicksilver's Hope: "When you said this is the Eve of destruction, surely my friend you must've been blind. I can see on the dawn of this morning, a dim Ray of hope for mankind ........"
@kb6kgx
Жыл бұрын
The Spokesman comprised of John Madara, Dave White and a third guy whose name I don't know. Dave White was a member of Danny & The Juniors whose big hits were "At The Hop" and "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay". Madara and White cowrote both songs. Madara went on to write or cowrite many hit songs over the years including "1-2-3" by Len Barry, "The Fly" by Chubby Checker and probably the biggest hit song he ever wrote, "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore. As a record producer, Madara put Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff together, and THEIR career is legendary. Madara discovered Darryl Hall and put him together with another unknown singer whose name was John Oates. Whatever happened to THEM?
@arnebroxleirnes418
4 жыл бұрын
'Eve of Destruction' is certainly a good song - but above all - it's a great a recording of a great take performed by the right guy.
@jerrybrownell3633
4 жыл бұрын
Barry McGuire was lead singer for The Folk Music Group The New Christy Minstrels. They had a big hit in 1963 with "Green Green".
@gelmann2
4 жыл бұрын
In 1965 KFWB was the #2 station - Number One was KRLA and KHJ coming up fast !
@sammorreale6105
4 жыл бұрын
PF Sloan was a genius!!!!
@Tyrfingr
4 жыл бұрын
When music was seriously good
@johnberg2658
3 жыл бұрын
Still is big time.
@raymorse3259
4 жыл бұрын
Was a great song that suited it`s day.
@martysomoco
4 жыл бұрын
Ray Morse And it suits our situation today.
@davidmantooth1285
Жыл бұрын
I remember when Eve of Destruction came out. People either hated it or loved it.
@dono1716
4 жыл бұрын
Great tune when music meant something and you could understand it.Just part of culture
@wilsonwalker5658
7 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs every ...thanks barry .
@davidmiles533
Жыл бұрын
The most amazing part of this story is that KFWB became an all news station.
@LightningDogg
4 жыл бұрын
I call Bravo Sierra on the "it's not a protest song" story. I was only 11 when it came out and even I knew it was a protest, but I liked it. Took me a little longer to figure out another song I liked was a protest...Bob Seeger's 2+2 Is On My Mind.
@kb6kgx
Жыл бұрын
Damn RIGHT it's a protest song! Every line in the song is "protesting" something.
@maryanngreatbatch931
Жыл бұрын
When I was a teen this record ended up in our house. My dad heard it once and destroyed it. Now I know it was way too much of a downer. It put pll in disspare for the future.
@bonanzatime
4 жыл бұрын
One of The Best songs Ever.
@MegandRob
5 жыл бұрын
You helped change the world. We gotta work on that again. We need you
@NickRatnieks
7 жыл бұрын
It's worth listening to PF Sloan's take on the song's Genesis and the reaction from the record company and others. It's in the Songwriters School of LA interview which is on KZitem. It's a remarkable interview- over 2 hours- but he does not begin talking until about 12 minutes in.
@michaelmakes4883
3 жыл бұрын
"punching in vocals".. there's a spot in the recording where Barry's vocal overlaps..so there has to be more than one take done.. splicing... it's at one of the spots where he sings "and you tell me" then ",over and over..." is laid on top of that note....the "me" leaks on top of the "over".. always noticed that,and still dig it..last chorus I think..thanks
@user-lx1cg5ug6h
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!! Its a love song!
@davidskaar3232
4 жыл бұрын
Gut wrenching and bone grindingly good.
@TheDeryckRobertsonChannel
4 жыл бұрын
This song is just as valid in 2020.
@timdwyer4229
4 жыл бұрын
I met Barry McGuire after a concert once in Modesto California when he sat in with Randy Spark’s band, The New Christy Minstrels. Barry wanted to know why I seemed to have two dates. Well, it’s simple I said. One is my ex wife and the other is my ex girl friend. Their common dislike of me will probably make them good friends. They both wanted to see Randy and Barry play, so what could I do?
@monsieurwaitsmarc5822
4 жыл бұрын
just Wonderful and thru
@blindsquirrel7802
4 жыл бұрын
I've been working on a parody of this song dedicated to I4 in Orlando, Fla called "There's Gonna Be More Construction". They can't seem to finish it.
@coolezum
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao, I joined the Army on my 17th birthday and I couldn't vote?? But I found a way to drink and smoke weed!😂
@timhays4290
4 жыл бұрын
I contend the voting age did not need to be lowered to 18. The draft age needed to be raised back up to pre FDR, WW2 age of 21. A young man could enlist at 18. But, not be drafted until 21. Other than that great song. Absolutely great song.
@goatface6602
4 жыл бұрын
Tim Hays Never draft anyone. If there aren’t enough volunteers it means the people don’t want the fight.
@timhays4290
4 жыл бұрын
@@goatface6602 I'll have to agree with Sacrates if a man is not willing to take up arms in the defense of the nation that provided him a place to be nurtured and educated that man should leave the country. People like you want rights without responsibilities. Freedom without cost. A leach on society.
@TheDylandProductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@timhays4290 Agreed. I hate drafts. But even the Romans knew to only give the benefits of society to the citizens... Those who, among other things like paying taxes, were draftable. Why? Because freedom isn't free. "People want rights without responsibilities" is excellently put! :D
@flemingcourt
4 жыл бұрын
It's a song of hope!
@giovanniacuto2688
4 жыл бұрын
it cries out to be re-written and re-recorded. Again we are in the eve of destruction!
@victoriaballard7354
4 жыл бұрын
Still relevant.
@danielmesery2904
4 жыл бұрын
Fits2020
@maureenmcfadden9920
8 жыл бұрын
very cool.
@123Goldhunter11
7 жыл бұрын
They should update the words and put it out again. Nothing has changed. We're still being told that dropping bombs on women and children is patriotic when it's all for money, oil, gas pipelines and power.
@gregorypaullloyd9209
5 жыл бұрын
GOLD HUNTER : Apparently, you aren't too familiar with this song...In fact, Barry has updated it on several occasions, particularly the last verse, because like most "protest songs", it is a commentary of the events of that time, so they tend to date themselves...originally, in 1964, when it was written, it spoke of Red China, & the goings on in Selma, Ala., during the civil war movement...by 2002, the final verse was all about Al-Qieda....in 2012, Barry has a much more spiritual take on the last verse.....I assume he had permission to make these lyric changes....Barry Macguire did not write this song.....
@LetArtsLive
5 жыл бұрын
@@gregorypaullloyd9209 who did write it then?
@gregorypaullloyd9209
5 жыл бұрын
@@LetArtsLive a gentleman named P.F. Sloan wrote it in 1964...Barry recorded & released it in 1965....
@LetArtsLive
5 жыл бұрын
@@gregorypaullloyd9209 I wonder if he got any credit for this song The House of the Rising Sun was written by somebody in prison I read somewhere
@gregorypaullloyd9209
5 жыл бұрын
@@LetArtsLive ...not much...most everybody gives Barry writer's credits....(a lil' side tidbit:...on that 1965 album, Barry also recorded "California Dreamin", to be released as a single...his backup singers were a little known group that called themselves " The Mamas & the Papas"...it did not do well....the next year, 1966, they recorded their version...and, as you know I'm sure, it did VERY well...)
@Pimp-Master
4 жыл бұрын
They're leaving out that the song was created in a fever dream by PF Sloan, who quickly regretted ever writing it. None of the Dunhill bosses liked the HEAT that came their way from DC. Sloan later had mental illness stemming from the PTSD he got from this mid-sixties experience.
@mikehall6e
Жыл бұрын
I wrote my song 'Remember 9/11' based on the style of 'Eve of Destruction'.
@pressureworks
4 жыл бұрын
Remember when everyone had to have the rock waterfall feature for the pool ? Quickly removed when the kids bashed their heads on the rocks !
@jerrybrownell3633
4 жыл бұрын
Written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Bari. They also wrote " Secret Agent Man" for Johnny Rivers. They also helped create the Grassroots before they became a real band.
@artysanmobile
4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Brownell Two great songs. Really great songs! How many can say that?
@gearshifterg9756
4 жыл бұрын
When I was on the radio, I would introduce it as "Secret Asian Man".
@petebyron1957
Жыл бұрын
Who gave the radio station the unfinhished copy?
@PamK36
3 жыл бұрын
It's true Barry wasn't protesting anything, because he didn't write the song.
@anton1949
3 жыл бұрын
"Song changed the age for voting rights from 21 to 18"; Also helped to end the draft, and bring in a voluntary Military.
@gelmann2
4 жыл бұрын
Bob Dylan wishes he had written this song ! Obviously influenced by Dylan!
@alanoneill3065
Жыл бұрын
I'm confused by this...how did the song get to be played on the radio if it hadn't been completed...who gave it to the radio station?
@oldreliable40
2 жыл бұрын
a 1965 classic!
@oldreliable40
2 жыл бұрын
from n.y.s.!
@wro4582
4 жыл бұрын
the eve of destruction came and went.
@leesanna7835
Жыл бұрын
Ok, so how did the radio station get a hold of the tape?
@kinkfloydd
5 жыл бұрын
I toured with Barry McQuire after his fame to a series of churches. I am not impressed with him as a person since he had no appreciation for me opening for him, which echoes my feelings as well toward him. We never had words, but he was the star and so being a star excuses treating people poorly
@theresaembrey1160
4 жыл бұрын
Well if you had no words for him either...???
@lamper2
4 жыл бұрын
Let me break it to you....nobody cares about you! kinkfloydd
@davidwright9897
4 жыл бұрын
P.F. Sloan said he liked Tiny Tim's version. You Tube has a video of him recording with headphones.
@ronmetcalf1972
4 жыл бұрын
...and later on, Barry McGuire became a Christian and then sang for the Lord.
@artysanmobile
4 жыл бұрын
Ron Metcalf He won the race to the bottom.
@loveistruth5713
4 жыл бұрын
@@artysanmobile if you want to be great in God's kingdom you have to be servant of all. Quote from Jesus.
@georgefeist8190
7 жыл бұрын
THAT LOOKS LIKE A FRESNO BACK YARD
@westmeathguy
4 жыл бұрын
Riding on Bob D's coattails.
@LetArtsLive
5 жыл бұрын
I have a question then how did the radio station get their tape to play Barry McGuire must have given it to them or somebody? I love that song. It still applies today my friend's band will not play it cuz he says it's too depressing but I love that song Nobody plays it in a band is a cover but they should it applies right now it's still the same maybe worse then the sixties
@robertm2000
4 жыл бұрын
So who DID get the song to the radio station?? It had to be a tape or pressing! Somebody in this story did a bit of "bootlegging!" There are many stories of people getting their songs on the radio that way, but how did this particular song get airplay?
@oldcougar65
4 жыл бұрын
This is good sh*t
@tuskedbeast
10 ай бұрын
Not enough credit to the song's author here.
@gearshifterg9756
4 жыл бұрын
Why was there explanation for how the radio station got the song?
@lamper2
4 жыл бұрын
ahhhhh you don't believe......FUNNY STORY
@5150zombie
8 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@trickymicky0007
4 жыл бұрын
the truth prevails-eventually:-)
@harvey1954
Жыл бұрын
Pete Seeger hated this tune. Manufactured "protest". Love PF Sloan, but I thought this was kind of lame.
@broncodeviltexas
4 жыл бұрын
Can't be one take. There's an awful edit on the recording.
@oldmanvollox7793
4 жыл бұрын
parody song old man vollox read the instructions
@canadianroot
4 жыл бұрын
Gee...I wonder....you think it might be helpful to put names to the two people being interviewed? Lazy.
@errorsofmodernism9715
3 жыл бұрын
We need to raise the voting age from 18 to about 39
@NOTSOCOOLDUDE
4 жыл бұрын
I find it ironic that an American can actually say, "you don't believe in war but what's that gun you're toting?
@DJ-bj8ku
4 жыл бұрын
Poorly edited video.
@pdailey1950
4 жыл бұрын
Worst song I ever heard, it was a hopeless and depressing song.
@ktcarl
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah and they should stop letting 18yr olds vote and move it back to 21.
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