1 ene 1965 año - "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" - Phil Ochs (Ingrid Bruss)

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Phil Ochs was very active during the protests of the ‘60s. His song, “I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore,” was released in 1965, at the height of the Vietnam War, and was used a protest anthem. The song’s lyrics critique the United States’ heavy involvement in wars since the birth of the country. It not only focuses on the Vietnam war, but the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, both World Wars, among others. The lyric, “But I ain’t marchin anymore” follows each verse as a declaration anti-war citizens are done fighting wars that cause so much destruction. The third verse from the end of the song contains the lyrics “It’s always the old to lead us to war/ it’s always the young that fall.” These lyrics shed light on how the United States fights its wars, and uses its young citizens, most of whom were drafted, as pawns for the higher ups in the government to do whatever they want with. Ochs’ song uses more history than other protest songs of his era. However, Ochs’ hard hitting lyrics never rivaled other songs of the ‘60s in popularity. Ochs took his music’s lack of an audience personally, and eventually committed suicide in ‘76.
“I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore” starts with a guitar strumming at an upbeat pace. Ochs voice comes in a few bars later, and sounds like he’s telling a story, but not a sad one like the lyrics would suggest. Ochs’ guitar quiets down when he sings to let his voice come through, and then plays with his voice at the phrase “but I ain’t marchin’ anymore,” which is repeated throughout the song. The song is written in simple verse.
MLA: Young, Alex. “Rock History 101: Phil Ochs’s ‘I Ain’t Marching Anymore.’” Consequence of Sound, 8 Jan. 2009, consequenceofsound.net/2009/01/rock-history-101-phil-ochss-i-aint-marching-anymore/.

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