Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (1965)

[RandySF]

[spanone]

1. Powerful then, Powerful now.

[Peace4Life]

2. Milestone Of A Song!

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]

3. Welcome to DU, and the MA group

[gopiscrap]

10. welcome to DU

[Stuart G]

4. Very Powerful now and forever!!

[Deuxcents]

5. Haunting

[Jack-o-Lantern]

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

[electric_blue68]

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

[mitch96]

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

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

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

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.