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Chathamization

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13. He was great, and I think more influential than is usually realized

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 09:41 PM

Oct 2014

They Might Be Giants did a cover of Och's One More Parade. I was listening to a Death Cab for Cutie song, and realized that it was really reminding me of Phil Ochs. Did a search, and found one of the members had recorded an Ochs cover album.

The stuff he made in Africa is on youtube, and pretty interesting:

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Phil Ochs What are you fighting for? [View all] marym625 Sep 2014 OP

God, I miss Phil Ochs. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #1

He was awesome! marym625 Sep 2014 #3

In that song he was practically sitting on the "Group W" bench with Arlo! GliderGuider Oct 2014 #7

Arlo! marym625 Oct 2014 #9

He was great, and I think more influential than is usually realized Chathamization Oct 2014 #13

Heh, I made a topic about this song a week or two ago. Current events definitely bring it to mind.NT Chathamization Sep 2014 #2

Wow! marym625 Sep 2014 #4

Can you visit this post please marym625 Oct 2014 #12

"Don't ask me I don't give a damn, elias49 Sep 2014 #5

and it's 5, 6, 7 marym625 Sep 2014 #6

Can you visit this post marym625 Oct 2014 #11

"Love me, love me, love me..." badtoworse Oct 2014 #8

Oh that's a good one marym625 Oct 2014 #10