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The Anthem of Vietnam "Hippies" in 1968 (Original Post)
kentuck
Apr 2021
OP
The Fish Cheer/I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag was our anthem Country Joe McDonald
rickyhall
Apr 2021
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regnaD kciN
(27,543 posts)1. I don't recall Vietnam having a large contingent of "hippies" back then...
...let alone any of them adopting this as an "anthem."
ShazamIam
(3,055 posts)5. After the introduction of the lottery and the loss of college exemption.
kentuck
(115,279 posts)6. There were a few of us.

Doc Sportello
(7,964 posts)3. Drunk on wine, it was originally supposed to be "In the Garden of Eden"
Recorded on an 8 track after imbibing. The net morning the wine garbled words came out as In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and they went with it.
rickyhall
(5,509 posts)4. The Fish Cheer/I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag was our anthem Country Joe McDonald
kentuck
(115,279 posts)7. Yes, that was after August of 1969...
...and after Woodstock.
rickyhall
(5,509 posts)9. I think we did it at the Dallas International Pop Festival
I was 13, we pushed over the back fence got in free, but Grand Funk Railroad wasn't there Sunday
Walleye
(44,055 posts)8. Come on all you big strong men Uncle Sam need your help again
CentralMass
(16,905 posts)10. Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
