Remember Country Joe McDonald?

[medeak]

Remember Country Joe McDonald? "What are we fighting for"......

http://www.takebackthemedia.com/pentagoon2.html

http://www.countryjoe.com/

We need him again!

[Bluzmann57]

1. Yes!

"Well it's one two three four what are we fightin' for
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Viet Nam"
You are correct, we need him again.

[bozo299]

2. Give me an F

Country Joe and the Fish !

We do need another song like that. 

[triguy46]

41. F!!!!!!!

[Captain Hilts]

3. Well, I don't give a damn....nt

[Syncronaut Seven]

4. He played a private party in Portland last year.

Invitation only, Kicked ass! The man has friends who never came home, he hasn't forgotten.

[medeak]

8. what a great idea!

he plays private parties!

[Syncronaut Seven]

15. He was invited by another vet and fellow musician.

I think he has a website, you can always ask!

[TomInTib]

5. Joe organizes a rally for peace every Veteran's Day out here in

San Francisco.
So I suppose we still have him.
He will never give up or give in.

edit(spelling): What a screwed up world when I cannot even spell "peace" correctly.

[medeak]

6. lucky you! n/t

[rucky]

20. did he break up with the fish? n./t

[TomInTib]

24. Actually, I believe Woodstock was their last gig. Joe's solo

appearance (when he did "Rag") was totally impromptu. Joe just picked up a guitar and walked on after Richie Havens' set.
Didja know Joe was born in DC and named after Josef Stalin?
Evidently he was born into a rather politically active family.

[DancingBear]

29. Actually, I don't think it was

They toured for a short while after Woodstock, and released a couple of LP's ("CJ Fish" and another one I can't remember).

With mostly new "Fish", however.

[TomInTib]

35. That's correct. Bunch of San Fran guys- ex- Big Brother, etc..

David Albin and a bunch of locals- somewhat interchangeable- only Joe from the original Fish.

Hey, you're pretty good!

on edit:damn, I'm so old I couldn't spell "that's".

[DancingBear]

49. Why thank you!

I still have a pretty good working knowledge of 60's/70's stuff.

I'm thinking it might be time for another "why didn't these bands make it" thread, but every time I specifically state it's 60's/early 70's someone always brings in later eras.

And as we all know, who cares about anything past '72... :)

Still can't figure out why Heads, Hands and Feet or Terry Reid never made it.

edit: Are you a Woodstock "vet" by any chance? There are a few of us on here, I think.

[peace frog]

7. Fixin' to die Iraq

Well come on all you new young men
Uncle Sam's in a mess again
Got himself in a terrible jam
With a crazy Muslim named Saddam
So put down your bibles pick up your guns
We're gonna have a whole lot of FUN
And it's 1 2 3 what are we fighting for
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
I just know we gotta kill Saddam
And its 5 6 7 open up the pearly gates
Aint no time to wonder why
Big oil is startin to cry


Well come on all of you christian right
We all know you love a good fight
Now's your chance for a last crusade
The whole damn word has got to be saved
Just remember when your children all die
They'll be standing at the good Lord's side

Come on Dubya, better move fast
Our gas is burnin and it won't last
Your daddy started but he couldn't finish
Now's your chance to make your own image
Aren't you glad you don't have sons
Cause were callin up the guard for this one

[medeak]

11. omg

did you write that?

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

14. Country Joe wrote it; he also wrote Fixin' to Die in Afghanistan.

http://www.countryjoe.com/crisis.htm

On edit: I must correct myself. According to his website, Country Joe wrotes, "When Bush morphed the war on terror into another war on Iraq, we found this (song) anonymously posted to the message board."

[cascadiance]

32. We need some MP3's to stream across the web!

I know of a few sites that would put them up!

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Wow!

:applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. That is great!!

Bravo!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. "Don't ask me, I don't give a damn. The next stop is Vietnam"

We could use his voice right now!

[Chipper Chat]

12. All he has to do is change that line to:

"Dont ask me, I dont give a jack - next stop is I ---- raq."
The rest of the song fits.

[cascadiance]

33. I had thought earlier of a more "censorable" line that would fit...

with the rhyming ending in the same consonants. I'm sure most here could guess how that would go...

How's Country Joe's singing these days? Does he feel up to doing a recording of these? If not, perhaps he should team up with Steve Earle to help him out! I'm sure a song featuring both of those guys would spread like wildfire to both Vietnam and younger generations!

[TallahasseeGrannie]

10. You all are just a bunch

OF OLD HIPPIES!

LOL

[Chipper Chat]

13. And proud of it TG!

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Right here!

:woohoo:

[prescole]

17. Old hippies? OLD HIPPIES? How DARE you call us old hippies!

We're middle-aged hippies.

[Beam Me Up]

47. Speak for yer'self. I'm OLD!

:hippie:

:hi:

[medeak]

19. ain't no grandma! n/t

[TallahasseeGrannie]

21. YET (or that you know of??)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

23. Support the Troops by Country Joe McDonald

Support the Troops
Copyright © 2005 by Joe McDonald


Beat the drum, wave the flag,
For those who won’t be coming back.
Numbers rising, build another Wall
For those who answered the Country’s call.
Support the troops
Support the troops

Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Dads
Left with nothing but a folded flag.
Gold Star Brothers, Sisters too
Feel their pain, it could be you!

Support the troops
Support the troops

Chorus:
Chicken hawk, draft dodging, son Of A Bush
Look at all the damage you did!
American war in the Holy Land
Blood for oil, not in my name!
Oh, not in my name
Oh, not in my name
Oh, not in my name

Some day soon, don’t know when
We’ll see the wounded women and men
Lining the walls of American streets
Hands out begging for something to eat.
Support the troops
Support the troops

Forgotten heroes from a forgotten war
Wondering "What were we fighting for?"
World War III around the bend
That’s what we get with the George Bush Plan.

Support the troops
Support the troops

Chorus:
Chicken hawk, draft dodging, son Of A Bush
Look at all the damage you did!
American war in the Holy Land
Blood for oil, not in my name!
Oh, not in my name
Oh, not in my name
Oh, not in my name
Not in my name
American shame
Not in my name
American shame.

[No Exit]

28. Great!! He's still got it!

[peace frog]

38. Old hippie? Moi?

Mais oui! :smoke:

[Zensea]

22. Hell yes, I saw him at an anti-war rally in 1967 .....

in Golden Gate Park on May 1 playing on a flat bed truck outside of Kesar Stadium & then inside as well with Coretta Scott King as featured speaker.
It was the first simultaneous rally against the Vietnam War, occurring in San Francisco and New York City.
I was only 10, my parents took me to it & I still remember it.

[watrwefitinfor]

25. ADORE the man - he gave me my name. n/t

[Old and In the Way]

26. Sadly, I think he's unable to play that tune anymore.

IIRC, the estate of the guy who wrote a tune with a similar melody, "Muskrat Ramble" has a public injunction on him performing it. Too bad, really...

BTW, Country Joe did some other great albums, "paradise with an Ocean View" is a terriffic album.

[No Exit]

27. Well, hell, then we can recite the damn words.

It's 1..2..3..what're we fightin' for
Don't tell me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam.

And it's 5..6..7...open up the Pearly Gates

(Someone help me with the rest. Believe it or not, I was too young to properly appreciate the song when it came out.)

[Blue_In_AK]

31. Ain't no time to wonder why...

Whoopee, we're all gonna die.

Country Joe, one of my all-time favorite guys.

Oh, and I think it's don't ASK me, I don't give a damn...

:hippie:

[No Exit]

39. Yes--it IS "don't ASK me I don't give a damn."

I realized that after I'd already posted.

Thanks for helping fill in the rest of the words!

[Blue_In_AK]

42. And in fact I think I left out the "Well, there..."

in front of the "ain't no time." Whatever -- it's eerie how applicable the words are today.

[No Exit]

50. Definitely applicable, as is "1,2,3,4, We don't want your rich man's war!"

And "Hell, no, We won't go!"

[Hekate]

34. That shouldn't stop the rest of us--we don't pay royalties at rallies

I still sing Joe's song in the car--ever since this madness started.

Hekate

[MrMonk]

40. Success!

The District and Appeals (9th Cir.) courts found in Country Joe's favor.

http://www.countryjoe.com/lawsuit.htm

[Old and In the Way]

46. Good news!

Maybe we'll start hearing that calliope warming up once again!

[Gordon25]

36. Update - With apologies to Country Joe

For a project I'm working on, just last night I did a bit of a rewrite on his Fixin' to Die Rag. Thought you might enjoy.

FixinÕ to Die Rag
With apologies to Country Joe McDonald

Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way over yonder in the sands of Islam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is the land of Islam;
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.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those Ôheads Ñ
The only good terrorist is the one who's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is the land of Islam;
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.

Huh!

Well, come on Wall Street, don't move slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go.
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of the trade,
Just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
They drop it on olÕ Saddam.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is the land of Islam.
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.

Well, come on mothers throughout the land,
Pack your kids off to the land of Islam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your kid come home in a box.

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is the land of Islam.
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.

Gordon25

[medeak]

37. emailed him

this thread....;-)

[Lannes]

43. Dont forget the fish!

N/T

[welshTerrier2]

44. from a thread on Saturday ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2264012&mesg_id=2264043

lyrics well worth quoting ...

[LittleClarkie]

45. Feel like I'm fixin' to Die Rag

That is the most sarcastic get-under-your-skin-and-irritate song I've ever heard.

[Beam Me Up]

48. Hi Ho, Country Joe!

[obreaslan]

51. I remebered two others by Joe that I love...

Kiss My Ass
I got out of school and I was feeling kinda down,
I thought I'd join the Army just to take a look around.
I went on down to the recruiter man
And that's when all my troubles began.

Chorus:
Well, I've been up, down and around
This country more than a couple of times,
But I never knew until I got into the Army
That thinking for yourself was a crime.

Get over here, stand over there,
Let's see your identification.
Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
We're sending you to South East Asia.

Well, they gave me some shoes that hurt my feet
They gave me some food not fit to eat,
They told me that I wasn't fighting alone,
They sent me to Saigon and they stayed home.

Chorus:

One, two, three, four,
We don't want your fuckin' war,
A, B, C, D,
Get someone else, hey don't get me,
Left, right, left, right,
You know the whole damn thing puts me uptight.

I done my duty and I fought my fight
And I thought I knew I was doing right,
But that's all over, I'm free at last,
An' if they want any more, they can kiss my ass.

Chorus:

...And my all time favorite:

Tricky Dicky
Late last night I was watchin' the tube
When I saw the most incredible thing
They built a new mechanical man
Looked just like a human being.
I started to become terrified,
Good God it was makin' me sick
And then I began to realize
It was no one but Tricky Dick.

Yes, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda
Hip hip hip hurrah.
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda
Hip hip hip hurrah.
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns,
He does what a human can,
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda,
The genuine plastic man.

Chorus:
There is no can't in American
Or so we once could say
But now our boys won't fight no more
To bring us victory.
Where are the mountain majesties
Above the fruited plains ?
Who will come to lead us
In our hour of pain ?

Chorus:

Oh my God, it's terrible
Here in the U.S.A.
The water's polluted, the economy's crashing
And can someone save the day ?
The war keeps going on and on
And the kids won't respect the cops,
It's even said that God is dead,
When will it ever stop ?

CHorus:

And across the garbaged highways
From the oil-drenched plains
Now we'll see a victory,
America shall rise again.
Past the word that the buffalo heard
To the home of the free and the brave,
He's Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda
Hip hip hip hurrah.

Chorus: