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polichick

(37,152 posts) Wed Aug 28, 2013, 04:48 PM Aug 2013

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"Only A Pawn In Their Game"

Bob Dylan at the march in 1963 - Only A Pawn In Their Game, written about Medgar Evers, is at 3:20

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"Only A Pawn In Their Game" (Original Post) polichick Aug 2013 OP

And to think, his protest songs only showed a fraction of his real talent. Brilliant nonetheless. nt nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #1

B I G K&R!!! avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #2

and what is Bob doing now onethatcares Aug 2013 #3

This is for you... polichick Aug 2013 #4

got the Phil Ochs album onethatcares Aug 2013 #5

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

1. And to think, his protest songs only showed a fraction of his real talent. Brilliant nonetheless. nt

Reply to polichick (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 04:59 PM

Aug 2013

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)

2. B I G K&R!!!

Reply to polichick (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:02 PM

Aug 2013

Bob Dylan AND Joan Baez

k&r

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)

3. and what is Bob doing now

Reply to polichick (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:47 PM

Aug 2013

that he's a gadzillionaire?

I like Phil Ochs a lot better.

polichick

(37,152 posts)

4. This is for you...

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:51 PM

Aug 2013

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/6/phil_ochs_the_life_and_legacy

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)

5. got the Phil Ochs album

Reply to polichick (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:53 PM

Aug 2013

and the music to a lot of his songs. He was an American Treasure.

and thank you very much for that link. The amazing thing is, I didn't even know about him until after I got out of the army.

Way after I got home and comfortable.

I think it's time, after all these years, to get uncomfortable.

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