Show me the ruins of the towers once so tall. The second verse describes a hobo.
And there but for fortune, may go you or I.
As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars and once again pins its hopes on a new leader's promise for change, the feature length documentary, "Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune" is a timely tribute to an unlikely American hero.
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The story is intriguing and Phil Ochs is an amazing human beings, but there is a big chunck of something missing that most great documentaries have, a certain direction with the interviews.
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From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s.
Tracks 1-4 taken from "All The News That's Fit To Sing" Tracks 5-8 taken from "I Ain't Marching Anymore" Tracks 9-18 taken from "Phil Ochs In Concert".
A warts-and-all portrait of a singer and his celebrity, Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune is an overdue look at the '60s folk movement's anti-Dylan.
And there but for fortune, go you or I, mm, mm Show me the whiskey, stains on the floor Show me the drunkard, as he stumbles out the door And I'll show you a young man With so many reasons why And there but for fortune go you or I, mmm, mm Show me the country, where the bombs had to fall Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall
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It's a bit too worshipful, but certainly fills in the gaps in our knowledge of the life and times of the late 1960s singer-songwriter. Show me the whiskey stains on the floor, Show me the dunken man as he stumbles out the door,