This was the last song on the last studio album that Phil Ochs recorded. He suffered from mental illness, and in this song you can sense the sadness and desperation that led him to commit suicide in 1976. I wish that he had been able to deal better with his depression, because he truly was a gifted songwriter and musician who was not afraid to take on the powers that be in his songs.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.
This was the last song on the last studio album that Phil Ochs recorded. He suffered from mental illness, and in this song you can sense the sadness and desperation that led him to commit suicide in 1976. I wish that he had been able to deal better with his depression, because he truly was a gifted songwriter and musician who was not afraid to take on the powers that be in his songs.
He would probably disagree with you that it was the world that was mentally ill, not him.
He would probably disagree with you that it was the world that was mentally ill, not him.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.