Headliner Nina Simone delivered a set infused with songs of black empowerment and a militant poem that asked black people are you ready to instigate social change. [10] Gary "Chicken" Hirsh suggested before one of the shows to spell the word "fuck" instead of "fish". McDonald's slashes the price of one popular item for Bank Holiday They would have thought I was making a joke., When McDonald stands on the Forum stage tonight as a proud Navy veteran, the crowd will know its no joke. The album had no fewer than five songs that played constantly on FM radio including two major singles "Breakfast For Two" and "Save The Whales." Though he has no qualms about his veteran status now, he believes the climate has not improved significantly. Some of the artists also appeared at Woodstock: Neil Young, Graham Nash, John Sebastian, Richie Havens and Sha Na Na. The second act on Day 3 was Country Joe and the Fish. Captured in Michael Wadleighs Oscar-winning 1970 documentary Woodstock, the three rousing minutes of Mr. McDonalds acoustic version of The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-Im-Fixin-to-Die Rag became the premier Vietnam War protest anthem. ", followed immediately by the song. Country Joe McDonald, WWII Plaque Berkeley World War II Plaque The City of Berkeley plans to install a bronze plaque honoring all those citizens from Berkeley who died fighting in World War 2 on the Berkeley Veterans Memorial Building. It inpsired his career as a singer-songwriter and progressive activist. The song was irreverent but not political, Joe explained. One for sure was Hendrix and his version of "The Star Spangled Banner." Imagine this scenario: Woodstock, 1969. From "The Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-Im-Fixin-to-Die Rag". March 13, 2018 101 Navy veteran Country Joe McDonald, lower right, and his band Country Joe and The Fish. Neil Youngs Ohio resonated in ways political and personal, too, since many of us Vietnam-era soldiers were the same age as the students killed at Kent State and the National Guardsmen who fired at them. And for some, Woodstock would serve as an enduring symbol of the divides of the Vietnam War on one side a throng of young people gathered for "peace and music," on the other more than a half-million of their peers fighting in Vietnam. The altered Fish Cheer is what makes it real, keeps it from being misunderstood as a fluff piece because the song starts off with an expression of anger and frustration, the ultimate act of protest, Mr. McDonald said. Best of Country Joe McDonald - AllMusic Country Joe McDonald: Yeah, he did that! Nancy Sinatras These Boots Are Made for Walkin became an anthem to the grunts who humped endless miles on patrol in the jungles, adding layers of meaning to the story of a young woman turning the tables on her cheating boyfriend. By Joe McDonald, AP Thursday, Apr 27 FILE - China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19 . Joe at 18 mos. Poland building Europe's BIGGEST military with 300,00 - The Sun B. As Michael Kramer observes in The Republic of Rock, the music of the 1960s and early 70s gave the generation a sonic framework for thinking, feeling, discussing and dancing out the vexing problems of democratic togetherness and individual liberation.. Their song I Feel Like Im Fixin To Die Rag holds a special resonance for Vietnam veterans as well as the antiwar movement.
