Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction



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1965
Barry McGuire: "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 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 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 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
Ah, no no, you don't believe
We're on the eve
of destruction.


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Great comment, may ... ( 6 days ago by MumzyTube)
Great comment, may I answer in a most respectful but spiritual way and hope not to offend...but the dirt in your garden is cleaner because # 1. It knows who made it. #2. It does what it's supposed to do. The Lord put that on my heart to say, I had to say it.....We are on the "Eve of Destruction"
God Bless you
you see it, and how it is....
Written in 1965... ... ( 6 days ago by Steve915)
Written in 1965...the more things change, the more they stay the same. Seems we don't learn much. War, what is it good for?
tic to ( 6 days ago by mrwoo1101)
tic to
Absolutely nothing. ( 5 days ago by forgivensomuch)
Absolutely nothing.
i am sorry, but ... ( 4 days ago by Nightmarefhk)
i am sorry, but when looking at your country right now, or better our Bush left it, i think this song is more uptodate than ever. Another lost war. The economy is on its march back to a 1920s depression. And take look at hurrican Katrina: We can bomb targets with surgical precision, but we were not able to help those people.
And the illegal immegrants are there for money not because they all of a sudden fell in love with the USA.
our ecomny sucks ... ( 4 days ago by woode699)
our ecomny sucks but it is still #1 what does that tell you
you say it; STILL, ... ( 4 days ago by Nightmarefhk)
you say it; STILL, question s how long.Deregulation led to massive profits over the past years. But those profit arent long term profits. I know you guys over their hate Clinton, but when he was president, the state budget was balanced. Under Bushhe new borrowings to finance the war of terrorism, pardon, the war on terrorism (i quoted bush), and the neglect of the economy led the biggest financial crisis of the last 80 years and the dollar.
Today we are ... ( 4 days ago by Nightmarefhk)
Today we are standing on the eve of destruction, metaphorically. We spend billions to keep a war machinery going, although their are wars to be fought on our own soil. (Kathrina, the approaching world economic crisis, etc., etc.)
And yes, i honor your patriotism, however, you are not automatically left or a commi only because you criticize the government. I think criticism is really important to improve our nations, and i would therefore consider it an patriotic act.
my coment was ... ( 4 days ago by woode699)
my coment was meant to criticize all the big nations who spend there money on tea parts instead of the people who serve them there tea you know what i mean
my coment was meant ... ( 4 days ago by woode699)
my coment was meant to criticize all the big nations who spend there money on tea party's instead of the people who serve them there tea you know what i mean
Its not number 1, ... ( 4 days ago by Polar515)
Its not number 1, by far. If there is one economy thats not ruined because of Bush, its China.
china look strong ... ( 4 days ago by woode699)
china look strong but you shuold never judge a book by it's it cover china has 1,000,000,000 people half which are poor only like 10%china lives out of proverty i aggree bush is a fucking idoit who has runied the us and the world
signed. and after ... ( 3 days ago by Nightmarefhk)
signed. and after we should always focus on the good thing in ife.
I'd sooner hear ... ( 3 days ago by BlackNarcissus888)
I'd sooner hear Barry MCGUIGAN sing Eve of Destruction!
why can't usa win ... ( 3 days ago by thevideoman9)
why can't usa win the war?
w2hy can't usa win ... ( 3 days ago by thevideoman9)
w2hy can't usa win the war? god damn arabians
Array ( 2 days ago by runnerrk)
nightmare
katrina was responded to...not Bush's fault that new orleans was full of waste of skin malcontent niggers and white trash...
we're offing sandniggers by the gross over there...to keep piece of shit malcontents like you safe, here...
Bush warned congress of subprime mortgages in '05...overregulation caused the financial crisis...take an economics 101 class, stupid...
pathetic fuck...
like you know thing ... ( 2 days ago by runnerrk)
like you know thing one about china's economy...
stupid fuck...
hey, fuck you too ... ( 2 days ago by Polar515)
hey, fuck you too man.
Oh wow, you are so ... ( 2 days ago by Nightmarefhk)
Oh wow, you are so brave and tough sitting on your fat butt, responding some racist stupid shit (totaly off-topic btw) on youtube. Why don't you go down to New Orleans and tell that to the people there. Or come to Germany, I am sure, people would kill you nazi scum within seconds of your arrival. stupid nazi coward
This song is so ... ( 2 days ago by mortonhill)
This song is so relevent today what with all the wars that are going on such as in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Middle East and in Africa in Somalia and the Congo. This song should be re realesed as a benefit single for the anti-war movement.
i bet you your life ... ( 1 day ago by woode699)
i bet you your life you would not say this shit to my face are any perosns face you piece of shit
Array ( 1 day ago by runnerrk)
woodenhead
tsk...and here I thought you were a pleasant young man...
I've stomped more liberals than you can shake a stick at...
run along now, sonny...
Array ( 1 hour ago by runnerrk)
poontang
quiet, canuck boy...or we'll annex your country...
now run along...



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