Nov 06 2004
Country Joe Is Still Alive
Country Joe’s PlaceAn event at the end of the summer of 1969, the Woodstock Festival in upstate New York, became a milestone that forever changed Joe’s career and to a certain extent the direction it then took. After much haggling due to last minute cancellations, Country Joe and Fish were scheduled to play the festival. As is now common knowledge, the roads were clogged, the weather was terrible and due to the estimated 500,000 souls in attendance, it was almost impossible for the artists to get to the site, let alone appear at their intended time.
And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
What are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
Except for his “Fixin’-to-Die Rag” (which seems to be exactly the same tune as the old New Orleans number “Muskrat Ramble”—aka “The Old Cow Died”), I haven’t got a clue about any of his music. Nice to see he’s still alive, though. I used to listen to WOODSTOCK all throughout high school.
Give me an F! Give me a U! Give me a C!…