I Ain't Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs
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Where are the protest singers of today?
One of the best articles in the November 2010 issue of @MOJOmagazine is a history of groundbreaking independent label Elektra Records, and for the month's covermount we have a survey of early releases on the label compiled by company founder Jac Holzman. Elektra, as run by Holzman, practiced nurturing and tolerant artist development without the pressure for hits and sales that other labels applied to their rosters. As Elektra started as a folk label, there is a preponderance of it on the covermount ranging from the Appalachian traditionalism of Jean Ritchie to a Bob Dylan cover by Judy Collins. At disc's end we see the label move toward rock, culminating with Love's explosive "7 and 7 Is." My selection this time around is a 1965 anti-war number by El Paso songsmith Phil Ochs. As Warner Music Group has blocked all studio versions of this song, I present a performance from Swedish television that is faithful to the original recording.
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A wonderful song about War. This song should be a lot more famous than it is. P.O knew how to write lyrics!
Elektra UK, 1965
