‘The Eve of Destruction’ …. “🇺🇸 So Many Years Ago …. As if Time Stood Still Then 🇰🇵 …. SCARY …. “!!

~~August 11, 2017~~ 

PISSING CONTEST WITH EXTREMELY HIGH STAKES

Two nuts going to have a pissing contest

“Eve of Destruction” is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965 and released by Dunhill Records.

~Wikipedia~

I was a teenager, living in Puerto Rico, when this song came out.

I remember all the talk about the Vietnam War and the protests taking place over the country.

Who would think that we’d be now so close again to such a decisive event?

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~PARTIAL LYRICS~

“Eve Of Destruction”

The eastern world it is exploding
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war but whats that gun you’re totin’?
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’

But you tell me
Over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve of destruction

Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say
Can’t you feel the fears I’m feelin’ today?
If the button is pushed, there’s no runnin’ away
There’ll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it’s bound to scare you boy

And you tell me
Over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve of destruction ….

~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~ 

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~~”Eve Of Destruction”~~

Barry McGuire

~~Published on Sep 27, 2016~~

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To start the day …. “Eve of Destruction”!!

~~March 29, 2015~~ 

Not the usual theme or topic “to start the day”. Yet I haven’t been able to shake off this feeling of apprehension …. “something is going to happen thing”.

It all started as I read a post about the Indiana “Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993“. I read different reactions from the public, other Facebook users and plenty more op-eds about this topic.

One of the Facebook users made a comment about this song. I’m very familiar with it and revisited it this morning. 

It’s sad to think that we could be very close to this day. 

There is so much hatred, so much destruction, so much discrimination, so much negativity present on our Earth ….. what would be the solution??
Any thoughts?

Sometimes it seems that we’ve crossed the “point of no return”!!

“Eve of Destruction” is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in 1965. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire.

This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965 and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier LA session players: P. F. Sloan on guitar, Hal Blaine (of Phil Spector’s “Wrecking Crew”) on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass. The vocal track was thrown on as a rough mix and was not intended to be the final version, but a copy of the recording “leaked” out to a DJ, who began playing it. The song was an instant hit and as a result the more polished vocal track that was at first envisioned was never recorded.

McGuire’s single hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1965.

“As it appears in …. “

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_of_Destruction_%28song%29

~LYRICS~

The eastern world, it is exploding
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’

But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destrction.

Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say
Can’t you feel the fears I’m feelin’ today?
If the button is pushed, there’s no runnin’ away
There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave
[Take a look around ya boy, it’s bound to scare ya boy]

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.

Yeah, my blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’
I’m sitting here just contemplatin’
I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulation.
Handful of senators don’t pass legislation
And marches alone can’t bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin’
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
You may leave here for 4 days in space
But when you return, it’s the same old place
The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace
Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace
And, tell me over and over and over and over again, my friend

You don’t believe
We’re on the eve
Of destruction
Mm, no no, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve
of destruction.

~~GALLERY~~ 

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~~Eve of Destruction~~

~~Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008~~

This song was written and published 50 years ago. The initial pictures show the happenings of times when it was released. As the pictures change, you see different events, government officials, presidents, senators …. wondering: What has changed during these 50 years?

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At the end of the day …. “Dancing with the Wind”!!

~~September 3, 2014~~ 

DANCING WITH THE WIND

These are difficult times, which we are living, in our world. They are baffling as we see human nature change, going towards a precipice from which there is no turning back.

In our own micro-cosmos we see the inexorable journey to the edge.

Extrapolate that to our immediate community, our county, our state, our country and the world, our planet.

We need to remember that this is the only place where the human race can live.

There is no “planet B”.

In addition to that, we see many established “institutions” also changing and not for the better.

The mesh that holds up together is almost totally torn.

We are confused and don’t know how to tackle this, where to start.

We feel alone …. yet, through the expression of these feelings and through the connection that we have through technology, we see that many feel the same.

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Remembering these lyrics: 

People movin’ out
People movin’ in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run, but you sho’ can’t hide
An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Vote for me, and I’ll set you free 

Air pollution, revolution, gun control,
Sound of soul
Shootin’ rockets to the moon
Kids growin’ up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will
Solve everything
And the band played on …. 

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast,
The Beatles’ new record’s a gas
And the only safe place to live is
On an Indian reservation ….

And the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand,
Population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin’
To the hills
People all over the world, are shoutin’
End the war
And the band played on.

Copyright 1970 Jobete Music Company, Inc.

This was the general feeling in 1970 …. where did take the fork in the road which brought us here?

At the end of the day, we need a “time out”. As we feel the pressure of our reality, we need to recharge. We need the energy to go at it again tomorrow and many tomorrows to come. In the meantime, we need soothing inner peace. 

I don’t mean to say forget, hide and remain inactive. I don’t propose to ignore what lies ahead of all of us. I mean that we can’t give what we don’t have. To be able to tackle what awaits us, we need to gather ourselves, to gain momentum and fuel our spirits for this daunting task. There’s a lot to unravel, a lot to undo, a lot to rebuild. 

I do not believe that we can continue along this pathway much longer.

We need to retreat, recharge and act. We need soothing for our weary, confused and tired souls. 

~~SOOTHING GALLERY!! 

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~~Dancing with the Wind~~

~~Uploaded on Jul 2, 2009~~

From the album “Free as a Bird” …. Omar Akram

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