Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"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 ...
Eve of Destruction" was McGuire's only Top 40 entry. McGuire's second album, This Precious Time, was released in February 1966 on Dunhill Records . [ 1 ] The album included a version of "California Dreamin ' " with the Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals. [ 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".
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]
"Eve of Destruction" Released: 11 June 2019 No Geography is the ninth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers , released on 12 April 2019 by Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Astralwerks in the United States. [ 1 ]
New Year's Eve. Celebrate the end of 2023 and the hopeful new beginnings of 2024 with our list of every New Year's song, including best New Year's Eve songs and New Year's songs to get you in the ...
It also features a cover of the 1960s protest song "Eve of Destruction," intended as a comment on the then-current Gulf War. (A cover of "Endless Sleep" was also recorded during the sessions, and later released on Live at Sweetwater Two.) In a press interview, Kaukonen described the choice of material: "I picked out songs I can still relate to.
"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