Antiwar Songs (AWS) - Country Joe McDonald

The Man from Athabasca

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

Oh the wife she tried to tell me that 'twas nothing but the thrumming
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:13

What are soaring marmites? French soldiers throwing jars of Marmite out of the trenches in disgust? This makes no sense in this song.
No. I believe the lyric is "while the Malamutes are soaring," referring to the howling of Malamute sled dogs which were used by the French army in WW I to move supplies.

Jim Rohan 2022/5/16 - 08:03

Marmite (pronounced "marmeet") is the French word for a large round cooking pot, usually made of iron. By extension, marmite had come to be used as a slang word for a heavy artillery shell that resembled a round iron cooking pot.

Therefore "when the marmites are a-soaring" makes perfect sense and is parallel in meaning to "while the batteries are roaring" two lines before, just as "I yarn of fur and feather" is a parallelism for "I brag of bear and beaver".

Keith Stone 2023/3/24 - 12:31

Support the Troops

Country Joe McDonald

(2006)

Canzone contro Bush e la guerra in Iraq, pubblicata per la prima volta nel live At The Borderline 18th April 2006

Beat the drum, wave the flag,
(Continues)

2020/12/6 - 00:17

Song Itineraries: George Walker Bush II

Peace on Earth

Country Joe McDonald

Album: "Peace on Earth" (1984)

Tell the leaders of every land
(Continues)

2013/8/13 - 11:17

The Girl Next Door

Country Joe McDonald

Album: "Peace on Earth" (1984)

CJM-lead vocal
Greg Douglas--slide electric guitar
David Hayes--bass
Tom Donlinger--drums
"Lady Bianca" Thornton, Pauline Lozano, David Hayes--background vocals (bridge)
Mark Springer--background vocals (chorus)
Sound collage by Mike Herbick and CJM
(Vietnam War Courtesy of CBS Records.)

She grew up in America, just the girl next door
(Continues)

2013/8/13 - 11:15

Song Itineraries: War in Viet Nam as seen from the U.S.

War Hero

Country Joe McDonald

Album: "Peace on Earth" (1984)

Music and lyrics by Joe McDonald and Dave Van Ronk © 1984 Alkatraz Corner, BMI.
Music/Folklore music, ASCAP. From a song by Dave Van Ronk

CJM--background vocal, mouthbow
Jack Lancaster--Lyricon ll (pipes)
Mickey Hart--gourd drum, big drum
Bob Weir--gourd drum

When I got back to my homeland
(Continues)

2013/8/12 - 23:48

Song Itineraries: Heroes

Live in Peace

Country Joe McDonald

Album: "Peace on Earth" (1984)

Today may seem hopeless filled with war and fear
(Continues)

2013/8/12 - 23:41

Pastures of Plenty

Woody Guthrie

The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 (1944)

Describing the travails and dignity of migrant workers in North America, it is evocative of the world described in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The tune is based on the ballad "Pretty Polly," a traditional English-language folk song from the British Isles that was also well known in the Appalachian region of North America.

Recorded by Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Jesse Colin Young, Peter Tevis, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dave Van Ronk, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Flatt and Scruggs, Will Geer, Kingston Trio, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, The Alarm, Solas, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paul Kelly, Lila Downs, Cisco Houston, Karl Denver, Scott H. Biram, The Travellers, Judy Collins, Jefferson Starship

Il pezzo fu arrangiato da Ennio Morricone e cantato da Peter Tevis per il film "Per un pugno di dollari" di Sergio Leone. (Ma Si veda qui questa osservazione di Cristian Veronesi)

It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
(Continues)

2011/9/1 - 21:45

Song Itineraries: The War of Labour: Emigration, Immigration, Exploitation, Slavery

The March of the Dead

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

The cruel war was over oh, the triumph was so sweet!
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:19

War Widow

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

'Twas with a heart of leaden woe
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:18

Jean Desprez

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

Oh, ye whose hearts are resonant, and ring to War's romance,
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:17

The Twins

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

There were two brothers John and James,
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:16

The Munition Maker

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

I am the Cannon king, behold!
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:15

Young Fellow, My Lad

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

"Where are you going, Young Fellow My Lad,
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:12

Foreword

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

I've tinkered at my bits of rhymes
(Continues)

2006/1/23 - 22:10

The Call (War! War! War!)

Country Joe McDonald

ALBUM: "War, War, War" (1971)
Recorded at Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, 1971
Music composed by Country Joe McDonald,
based on poems written by Robert Service, used with permisssion

ALBUM TRACKLIST:

PART ONE
Foreword - The Call (War! War! War!) - Young Fellow, My Lad - The Man from Athabasca

PART TWO
The Munition Maker - The Twins - Jean Desprez

PART THREE
War Widow - The March of the Dead

Far and near, high and clear,
(Continues)

Versione italiana di Riccardo Venturi

IL RICHIAMO
(Continues)

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

Country Joe and The Fish

[1967]
Lyrics and music / Testo e musica / Paroles et musique / Sanat ja sävel: Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald
The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag

Un pezzo contro la guerra nel Vietnam.
Resta celebre il grido che Country Joe McDonald lanciava nei concerti invitando il pubblico allo spelling della parola "F-U-C-K", esortando la folla a reagire contro una politica estera che voleva gli Stati Uniti impegnati in una guerra già persa.
L'apparizione del gruppo a Woodstock nel 1969 coinvolse in questo grido mezzo milione di persone.

everything you want to know about the song and much, much more! (Country Joe's official website)

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"Si potrebbe dire che m'è presa la fissa dell'iscatolamento', eheh! e qualcuno dirà che c'è un modo migliore ;-)), vabbe', è qui che mi sfrigola a farmi compagnia col suo glorioso vinile Vanguard d'annata, 'sta canzone, una marcetta country... (Continues)

Gimme an F!
(Continues)

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