marc@pyuxn.UUCP (M Schare) (04/01/84)
Without doubt, the Greatest American Hero (GRAMHE for short) was the
best piece of American television in the last decade. The mere fact
that it was put on hiatus (never offically cancelled) is proof of this
fact. I believe Willaim Katt first found out the series was dead when
he saw his wife appearing in some trash about a Hotel...
At any rate, does anyone remember the infamous SPOILSPORT episode. Probably
the best Greatest A. H. episode made. There was this song in the episode
that went something like this..
The Eastern World
It is exploding
Violence Flaring, Bullets Loading
Your old enough to kill, but not for voting
Ah- you dont believe that were on the Eve of Destruction.
Someone told me that Eve Of destruction was a real song, and not just
made up for this episode, and I've looked for it ** everywhere **. Any
idea if this is true....
Marc
References: <1298@sdccs6.UUCP>waltt@shark.UUCP (04/02/84)
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The song you mention is "Eve of Destruction". It was popular in 1965
and was quite a protest song for its day (I think quite a few stations
refused to play it at the time). The singer was an ex New Cristy Minstrel
(popular group at the time) name Barry Macguire.
Great song -- it has a lot of excellent social commentary. BTW, my
favorite verse is:
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You can bury your dead,
but don't leave a trace,
Hate your next door neighbor,
but don't forget to say grace,
Ah, you don't beleive we're on the Eve of Destruction
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Along the same vein, another of my favorite protest songs, although not
quite as blatent as EOD is Bob Dylan's "Stuck in Mobile with the Memphis
Blues Again".
-- Waltemjej@uokvax.UUCP (04/03/84)
#R:pyuxn:-53500:uokvax:6000011:000:721 uokvax!emjej Apr 3 10:01:00 1984 /***** uokvax:net.tv / pyuxn!marc / 3:54 am Apr 1, 1984 */ There was this song in the episode that went something like this.. The Eastern World It is exploding Violence Flaring, Bullets Loading Your old enough to kill, but not for voting [And you tell me, over and over and over and over again, my friend --jej] Ah- you dont believe that were on the Eve of Destruction. Someone told me that Eve Of destruction was a real song, and not just made up for this episode, and I've looked for it ** everywhere **. Any idea if this is true.... /* ---------- */ Yup, it's a real one, recorded by one Barry McGuire. So far as I know, it was his only hit, and was quite popular some time in the mid 60s. James Jones
twt@uicsl.UUCP (04/12/84)
#R:pyuxn:-53500:uicsl:12200055:000:231 uicsl!twt Apr 11 19:41:00 1984 Eve of destruction was a song. You better remember that name. I don't recall the exact question, but the answer was "Eve of Destruction" (something to do with the first war protest song), and the game was Trival Pursuit. mary