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RandySF

(58,806 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2022, 11:02 PM Jul 2022

Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (1965)

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Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (1965) (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2022 OP

Powerful then, Powerful now. spanone Jul 2022 #1

Milestone Of A Song! Peace4Life Jul 2022 #2

Welcome to DU, and the MA group Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #3

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2022 #10

Very Powerful now and forever!! Stuart G Jul 2022 #4

Haunting Deuxcents Jul 2022 #5

The more things change, the more they are the same... Jack-o-Lantern Jul 2022 #6

I remember this. The '60's were intense. These 6 years are worse! electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #7

This song was depressing for this 16 yo thinking he was gonna get drafted, go to Vietnam mitch96 Jul 2022 #8

Barry McGuire was an Okie, migrated to CA with his family in the Depression Bucky Jul 2022 #9

spanone

(135,831 posts)

1. Powerful then, Powerful now.

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Mon Jul 4, 2022, 11:05 PM

Jul 2022

Peace4Life

(2 posts)

2. Milestone Of A Song!

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Mon Jul 4, 2022, 11:08 PM

Jul 2022

Hi all, this song is one of my favorites, I just joined this forum now, after searching about this horrible shooting in Illinois. The subject matter of this song is so seriously important, and even after 57 years it hasn't aged. Barry as well as The Wrecking Crew did a magnificent job on this recording. I listen to the single regularly.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Welcome to DU, and the MA group

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Mon Jul 4, 2022, 11:53 PM

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gopiscrap

(23,760 posts)

10. welcome to DU

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Wed Jul 6, 2022, 12:25 AM

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Stuart G

(38,423 posts)

4. Very Powerful now and forever!!

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 12:03 AM

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Deuxcents

(16,200 posts)

5. Haunting

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 12:08 AM

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Jack-o-Lantern

(967 posts)

6. The more things change, the more they are the same...

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 12:36 AM

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electric_blue68

(14,891 posts)

7. I remember this. The '60's were intense. These 6 years are worse!

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 01:59 AM

Jul 2022

mitch96

(13,904 posts)

8. This song was depressing for this 16 yo thinking he was gonna get drafted, go to Vietnam

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 08:36 AM

Jul 2022

and die. Happened to some in my High School class..uff
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Bucky

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9. Barry McGuire was an Okie, migrated to CA with his family in the Depression

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 09:57 AM

Jul 2022

He became a born again Christian in 1971 and started writing more gospel themed music. In the last few years he's updated Eve of Destruction to include more environmental themes and other contemporary concerns.

He's living in Oklahoma City again, where he was born.

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