@@robertrunkle9147 we ARE learning! we keep fighting this monster down, we thought we had vanquished it, but it just hid in the shadows and became more twisted and evil. That is the lesson we need to keep in mind this time around - it can't be just 'mostly' dead. which makes me wonder if AI has already taken over: we keep defeating the enemy and powering up only to get a new harder to kill enemy. #BoomerStrong #wtf
My dad used to sing this at the top of his lungs. As a kid, I'd sing along. As an adult I sing along with tears in my eyes. Never realize the power in this song ❤😢
I was drafted in 1969. In those days this was just another protest song even though I, and all my friends were there. I remember griping about how they could send me to be killed for a useless war but couldn't vote or buy a beer. Now I'm 73 years old and it makes me tear up, after all these years.. All war should be abolished. I don't doubt I have ever lived a single day without war. It's shameful. Good thoughts my friend JMBOY TV
I have to agree! Hell, we didn't even know about Woodstock until we came home. I enlisted in 67 and my Dad sent me my draft notice two weeks into boot camp. It ended up in the "Shit Can"!
You just added possibly the Greatest Protest Song Of All Time. This is what we had to deal with in 1965. I was only 11 and scared of what was happening everywhere in America and the world. This is a Must Hear if you want to know what the 60's was like. Another New Artist added to your Kick Ass Great Playlist. Thanks again. #64
Thanks so much for suggesting this song Mark. I was 12 when this came out and although I didn't completely understand it back then, it really hit home a few years later when we started getting a lot of dodgers & deserters here in Toronto. I agree, E of D is like a perfectly condensed version of the 60's. Cheers from Canada
when i was in elementary school my music teacher let each student pick a song to show the class every day and when my turn came up i chose this one. She was very excited for the lesson that day to talk about the meaning in the lyrics. Heavy song, but my mom was a hippie and i listened to stuff like this on the way to school every day. Gives a child a unique perspective on the world.
My favourite protest song, when we Canadians protested the Vietnam 🇻🇳 war. Barry McGuire’s voice was recognizable & his song was popular and sung very loudly 💟☮️💟☮️🇨🇦🥰
That Vietnam war was ill advised from the start. Our troops had zero jungle warfare training and many died along way and after due to disease, Agent Orange etc. R.I.P to all those young men who served and sacrificed.🙏🙏🙏
Not only that but they were sending our boys back then two places they didn't belong they had no business being in like Cambodia it was a neutral country, the US government bombed a neutral country and so the Khmer rouge pretended to come to the rescue of the Cambodian but actually took over the country and killed add tortured millions of people 5 years after we pulled out in 1975 (we pulled out in 1970 after bonding a neutral country) the military industrial complex is very real and they'd rather make money off of war than actually help people about the Cambodian genocide in our occupation in the nearby Vietnam (as far as I can tell our military was not in Cambodia but they were the next country over) there's a large possibility that if we had not bombed in neutral country and if we had not been in Vietnam that the Cambodian genocide never would have happened.
Good to see a young person, especially now, play this song. It will stay in your head, it has mine since I was 10. Now we are on The Eve of Destruction in June 2024
I was 10 when this song came out as well. Even as a 10 year old I understood this song so well. And it is truly heartbreaking to know things are not better
@@pamstuckey8349 Actually now it's going to be factual. Remember it on my sister's transistor, it made an impression even then. It's a very good and gutsy song.
In a time of love songs and mandatory patriotism, this hit the nerve that let us vent the anger we felt at the older generation who always blocked progress ( Familiar? ) ☮️
Some of the sixties most powerful lyrics. Barry McGuire did a stunning job on this. First heard this song about a decade after the broadcast of a BBC series about The Great War; one thing that stood out for about that series was that the vast majority of the people who died fighting for Britain & France; Germany & Austria etc never had the right to vote. I believe the average age of US casualties (under arms) was just nineteen; more proportionally from groups & areas where voting was just as out of reach. Fifty years later it seems like we are going backwards. :-( kerk
I stand and Applaud your comments to this iconic song. Like always your comprehensive analysis is intelligent and laced with wisdom few other reactors offer anywhere near your level. Great content and Great reactions.
I had two brothers in Vietnam at the same time back in the 60s, and I remember this song was huge, along with so many other protest songs. It was truly a volatile time in our history. Thanks for this great reaction and choice! ✌💙✌
We of a certain age know all the words by heart, partially because we wrote them down with pencil and lined paper, listening to the 45 over and over and brought it to school.
I really like the way you do things! Unlike some other reviewers. You don't stop the song every 15 seconds to give your opinion. You listen to the whole song and make comments at the end.
I was in the 6th grade when this song came out. My history teacher played in in class and swore us to secrecy. He wanted us to hear it but didn’t want to get in trouble playing it. I liked it then and still do now. Really liked your reaction.
I offer the wisdom that I have lived my life by,, The earth is my mother and ALL her children my brothers & sisters ❤️ 👧 🌎 🧒 ❤ Navajo/Bil Hozhoni (The Happy One)
This song was released in 1965. In 1970 the 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age to 18. They should have left the voting age at 21 and raised the draft age to match it (IMO).
When I was 14, this song came out. It hit me hard then, as it truly represented the tenor of the times. After 59 years, I still remember the lyrics and its words still have impact and relevance. RIP for those I knew who died in the jungles of Vietnam.
This song was way ahead if it's time hearing the word"s of this beautiful song its telling us that we are going to blow up this world unless we learn to love each other's before it's too late ❤ ♥ 💕 💗 💖 💛
While McGuire voices sincere and just frustration, the complete flip-side to this protest song is by Country Joe and the Fish: their "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" (1967) was the most sarcastic and bitter of ALL the 1960s protest songs. We all knew how to sing along with _that_ one.
The voting age changed in 1972 I beleve, because by the time I turned 19 I got my letter from the draft board, but by that time they had started the lottery system & my number was too high to be drafted. I did end up in the Navy where we spent a lot of time in Viet Nam.
Loved this song. I was born in 1954, this song was intimate to me. I'm male. Vietnam was on my mind all the time, in the news all the time. my lotto number when I was 17 was number 1!. I didn't get drafted cause the war was de escalating by then. Glad that you have had a opportunity to hear this song. Berry came to my high school to do a lecture on drugs and such in 1972, He preformed this song on stage in my high school auditorium, great memories,
@@conniegaylord5206 That's what you could buy on a military base if you were under 21. You still can die in War and be to young to drink. I joined the Navy at 18, luckily back then the drinking age was different for different states some states it was still 18, and there was no minimum drinking age in the bars overseas at least for sailors.
@@davidgross990 Did you drink that gross Navy beer? My son brought cases home with him. Another problem during Nam was you could die in war but couldn't vote. Welcome home.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
A song that even though is written many years ago still holds true to this day. Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say Grace. There is a updated version of this song, but all the points still hit home
Great reaction. I was US Army 65-68 BTW. Now please do not take this the wrong way. I have watched several reactions from Black presenters and always look with close attention at the facial reaction over the line "Selma Alabama" It is always subtle but ever so insightful. My best mate in the Army was a Black guy and I learned ever so much from him. From an appreciation of Soul music to a real generosity of spirit. You sir have that for sure.
Another protest song I love is Sky Pilot by The Animals, the album cut. Run Through The Jungle by CCR, also album cut was amazing. Crazy to think I grew up in these times.
Blowing in the Wind- Bob Dylan. Favorite Son- Credence Clearwater Revival. Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. They raised the drinking age from 18 to 21.
I discovered your channel recently and love your insights! I was only a little girl in the 60s and it seemed like everthing was exploding everywhere. The Vietnam War, racism, hatred, colliding viewpoints. I'm glad you're inspired to discover such a recent part of US history. xo
Vietnam wasn't a war. War can only be declared by act of Congress. Congress never declared war on Vietnam. Vietnam is called "war" in an attempt to sanitize what happened.
My older brother brought this song home and played 1000 times in the next couple of months. The sad part is that Barry’s warnings are still relevant today. The EVE is now about 2355 on the way to a midnight of the destruction. Time to get right with God. Should have done so long ago.
It's a fight ..always has been but we're winning..the sides were never so defined as now and that's good..the job now is to deconstruct the hate not destroy the vessel that holds it.
First heard this song when I was a kid watching an episode of the A-Team back in the 90’s and it always stuck with me for some reason. And I still like this song even more now that I understand the message in the lyrics
I love your reaction to these sixties songs. I seems to really understand what they were about, not everyone your age does. I'm of that generation this were the songs we listened to.
Vietnam is over but there is always a war somewhere and the civil rights issues are still out there too even without official state segregation. Not that hard to understand today.
No not hard to understand, but my point is many of todays generation don't know these songs or the history of the Vietnam war and other issues back then. I'm encouraged when I see younger people interested in music and events from the past.@@StevenHughes-hr5hp
A song from my youth. It is still painful. Gave it a thumbs up although I didn't finish listening. Know the words have the memories and want to vote this video up.
The song came out in 1965 and hit us like a sledgehammer while The Vietnam war was on the tv everyday plus the Civil Rights protest going on in the USA Black People just wanting to vote being attacked, four Little Girls killed in a church Bombing, Dr King assassinated, John and Robert Kennedy both assassinated. "Think of all the hate there is in RED China then take a look around Selma Alabama," 🤔 He could have said Your own neighbourhood. 🤗 "you may leave here for four days in space, but when you com e back, it's the same old place". 🤔 . The message of this song is just as meaningful today .
Ooh going back awhile now! Some great songs came out pre and post Vietnam... Time of the season Also, I believe you'd love the classic I can see clearly now by Johhny Nash
The scariest thing about this song is that it was released in 1965. And instead of improving, with a few exceptions, we are in far worse shape than we were then
