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"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1965. [4] Several artists have recorded it, but the most popular recording was by Barry McGuire , on which Sloan played guitar. The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War , the draft , the threat of nuclear war , the Civil Rights Movement ...
As a solo folk rock singer in the 1960s, McGuire was best known for his hit "Eve of Destruction" [2] and for "Sins of a Family", both written by P. F. Sloan.McGuire's other chart successes were "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)" (written by Travis Edmonson of the 1960s folk-duo Bud & Travis).
The album features McGuire's signature song "Eve of Destruction", written by P.F. Sloan, who also wrote many other songs on the album. It also features McGuire's cover versions of songs by several artists, including Bob Dylan. [1] Eve of Destruction peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spent a total of 21 weeks on the chart. [2]
The Spokesman in 1965: left to right: David White, John Madara, Ray Gilmore The Spokesmen were an American pop music trio.They scored a hit single in the U.S. in 1965 with the tune "The Dawn of Correction", which was a partially sarcastic counterpoint and answer record to Barry McGuire's protest song, "Eve of Destruction".
In 2019, "We've Got to Try" won the overall award and "Best Director" category at the Berlin Music Video Awards. [58] The video for "Eve of Destruction", directed by Ollie Tong, took the 2nd place at the 2020 edition in the Best Art Director category. [59]
"You Got Me" is a song by American hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals from Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. The track was released as a single from the band's fourth s
Bridgerton star Simone Ashley features in a moving short film from Bastille frontman Dan Smith for his new album, &( Ampersand), which accompanies the original song “Eve & Paradise Lost”.
Test Drive: Eve of Destruction, a 2004 racing video game; Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction, a 1988 video game in the Gradius sidescolling shooter series; Eve of Destruction, a series of mods for the first-person shooter Battlefield 1942 "Eve of Destruction", the final level of the video game The Kore Gang