Phil Ochs - "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore"
Phil Ochs makes a speech before this song. He seems to be trying to wake up his guitar, like some old dog, hungover and sad, before he can start. So he stares at his shoes and lets these words bubble out of him and steam off his head, and string together and he means it. He says it like he's said it a thousand times before and like he can't imagine there's anything left to say that's worth a damn. But what he says is so perfectly composed, such tender hatred, and filled with such shrugging despair, it's a far better song than the song he's waiting for his old dog to play. The song is like an extended crescendo, a 3-minute musical bow for that speech.
[Buy used (what? they're not making these still?)]
Posted by Dan at April 21, 2010 12:45 AMHey Dan! I'm watching The Bitter End. You guys are doing a great job.
Posted by Pedram at April 21, 2010 4:05 PM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
