Piano/Vocals: Love Me, I'm a Liberal - Phil Ochs

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  • @hans-rosakrause590
    @hans-rosakrause590 2 роки тому +105

    Never heard this piece before. Absolutely love it and absolutely relevant.

  • @silashellebrand462
    @silashellebrand462 Рік тому +77

    I stand with Ukraine’s resistance
    Those Orcs will never get through
    And I support Taiwanese independence
    And their fight against Winnie the Pooh
    But Palestine has gone too far now
    We must help, and defend Israel
    So love me, love me, love me, I’m a Liberal.

    • @matty1094
      @matty1094 Рік тому +10

      clever and topical

    • @SeanHartnett-t8c
      @SeanHartnett-t8c Рік тому +3

      sad but true.

    • @MCDreng
      @MCDreng 11 місяців тому +7

      Gotta make it rhyme. "But Palestine has gone too far now / I give my support to the Jews"

    • @pigeonpower42
      @pigeonpower42 10 місяців тому +15

      ochs did actually later himself update the lyrics to mention Israel/Palestine! in 1971:
      "I read underground papers and Newsweek, I’ve learned to take every view
      Ah, the war in Vietnam is atrocious, I wish to God that the fighting was through
      But when it comes to the arming of Israel, there’s no one more red, white and blue
      So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal"

    • @silashellebrand462
      @silashellebrand462 10 місяців тому

      @@pigeonpower42 Wow, i did not know that.

  • @jplayzow
    @jplayzow 2 роки тому +74

    I love the pace of the song almost as much as your voice
    This sort of feels like the other end of republican town from family guy

  • @jamesbrust2055
    @jamesbrust2055 2 роки тому +61

    I know a lot of us have been waiting for this one but I'm glad you made us wait. Other Phil Ochs songs you've covered like "Another Age" and "The War is Over" have such power in them and I'm grateful that I got to hear them through you

  • @ZemanTheMighty
    @ZemanTheMighty 2 роки тому +38

    “As long as they don’t live next door!”
    Yep still true to this day.

  • @ghostramen6134
    @ghostramen6134 2 роки тому +26

    absolutely my favorite song by him. The level of irony and hypocrisy is so spot on

  • @mcalkis5771
    @mcalkis5771 2 роки тому +15

    If only Phill could actually see this. You breathed new life into it Jack. Thank you.

  • @starflowers1751
    @starflowers1751 2 роки тому +40

    AHHH FINALLY!!!! LOVE THIS SONG!

  • @yuven437
    @yuven437 2 роки тому +6

    One of my favorites!

  • @imgonnasayitnow
    @imgonnasayitnow 2 роки тому +6

    your thumbnails are fabulous

  • @griffin2465
    @griffin2465 2 роки тому +21

    This reminds me of "National Brotherhood Week" by Tom Lehrer, another song I think you could cover well

  • @sabotabby3372
    @sabotabby3372 2 роки тому +3

    You're spoiling us jack

  • @jplayzow
    @jplayzow 2 роки тому +10

    I just saw the your doomer wojack said healthcare pls solid idea

  • @flamingeskimo1136
    @flamingeskimo1136 2 роки тому +21

    Not sure I'm the biggest fan of the decision to hold those notes and scale descents at the end of each bar, but a great song to cover nonetheless

    • @2Links
      @2Links 2 роки тому +8

      yeah I've noticed he does that in pretty much all of his covers, very different from how Ochs sounds. guess it's part of Monsieur Jack's style. personally I do think it sounds a little off for Ochs covers but there's pros and cons to both

  • @LaRavachole
    @LaRavachole 22 дні тому

    More relevant than ever, specially in light of recent events...

  • @zimmerwald1915
    @zimmerwald1915 2 роки тому +18

    A couple awkward intonation choices in this one. The low notes at the beginning of the first phrase of each stanza are a step down from the recorded melody; the high notes at the end of the third line, a step up. Shows off your range, I guess.

    • @MonsieurJack95
      @MonsieurJack95  2 роки тому +24

      Wow, I just relistened to Ochs' recording. I guess I remembered it wrong cuz you're right and that wasn't intentional. Maybe I'll have to play with it some more.

  • @ashkitt7719
    @ashkitt7719 2 роки тому +8

    You should do an updated version too btw.

  • @dd-fo8jv
    @dd-fo8jv 2 роки тому +7

    can you do “all used up” by utah philips ?

  • @ABPHistory
    @ABPHistory 2 роки тому +1

    he don't miss

  • @Sunnycloudyrainy1
    @Sunnycloudyrainy1 2 роки тому +20

    Why did you decide to omit the spoken intro? That was crucial to the song

    • @zimmerwald1915
      @zimmerwald1915 2 роки тому +16

      In every American community there are varying shades of political opinion. One of the shadiest of these is the liberals - an outspoken group on many subjects, ten degrees to the left of center in good times, ten degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally. So here then is a lesson in safe logic. . .

  • @joshmorton7283
    @joshmorton7283 Рік тому +3

    Just curious why doesn’t he like Pete Seeger I thought he was a leftist as well? (I’m not political so idk these things)

    • @MCDreng
      @MCDreng 11 місяців тому +8

      Nothing wrong with Seeger. Ochs is making fun of liberals who act like they're more progressive than they are to get brownie points, so they'll go to leftist artist's performances

    • @joshmorton7283
      @joshmorton7283 11 місяців тому +1

      @@MCDreng thanks

  • @Shamrocks847
    @Shamrocks847 8 місяців тому +6

    This is a banger, I LOVE LIBERALISM

  • @gangstalker2552
    @gangstalker2552 2 роки тому +2

    what does the D.A.R mean?

  • @Anon26535
    @Anon26535 Рік тому +8

    I cried when they beat Rodney King up
    And they shot Jacob Blake in the spine
    I cried when they killed Floyd and Breonna
    All those pigs should be doing hard time
    But Chris Dorner got what was coming
    Killing's wrong, even if they were swine
    So love me, love me, love me
    I'm a liberal

  • @mikem668
    @mikem668 Рік тому

    Crane

  • @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH
    @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH 2 роки тому +2

    How prescient.

  • @adamski8985
    @adamski8985 Рік тому +1

    how dare you Biden is the next marx

  • @phily708
    @phily708 2 роки тому

    i guess the liberal in the title is not good for t he yt algorithm

  • @cameronmcallister7606
    @cameronmcallister7606 2 роки тому +24

    Much the same as David Rovics "Democrats make me want to vomit", they're still the better choice. They're just not going to be the ones we should go to for change.

    • @whatifiputsomethingsilly
      @whatifiputsomethingsilly 2 роки тому

      It's so annoying because on the one hand you have people who absolutely hate pragmatism saying that we just shouldn't vote and the Democrats just keep doing nothing (ignoring some obviously good things, for example child tax credit) to the insanity of the Republicans ;-;

    • @mnamesname6059
      @mnamesname6059 2 роки тому +10

      Democrats are never a better choice

    • @whatifiputsomethingsilly
      @whatifiputsomethingsilly 2 роки тому +11

      @@mnamesname6059 If you care about any marginalized group they really are, even though they refuse to do anything substantial.

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 2 роки тому +13

      @@whatifiputsomethingsilly They are the better choice. Ipecac is also the better choice to bleach in terms of beverages.

    • @mnamesname6059
      @mnamesname6059 2 роки тому

      @@whatifiputsomethingsilly Wrong. Democrats are just evil. Republicans may be moderates but they're way better.

  • @chickeness1976
    @chickeness1976 2 роки тому +1

    skill issue

  • @SinoLegionaire
    @SinoLegionaire Місяць тому

    You are a liberal though 😂😂😂

    • @SilverSherry
      @SilverSherry Місяць тому

      Communist/socialist does not equal anarchist or liberal, a communist myself I oppose anarchism and liberalism more than fascism

    • @joehill4094
      @joehill4094 24 дні тому +1

      ​@@SilverSherrysounds to me like you're just a nazbol

  • @Fordring1776
    @Fordring1776 2 роки тому +5

    i fundamentally disagree but the thumbnail is really funny

    • @rural33
      @rural33 2 роки тому +16

      K Liberal

    • @Natalietrans
      @Natalietrans Рік тому +1

      You don’t even want social democracy?

    • @freudianslippers6567
      @freudianslippers6567 Рік тому +5

      @@Natalietrans Why would people within the leftwing spectrum just want more capitalism?

    • @Natalietrans
      @Natalietrans Рік тому

      @@freudianslippers6567 I thought they were saying that they were a liberal

    • @yaous2081
      @yaous2081 3 місяці тому

      Smartest liberal

  • @__40su
    @__40su 2 роки тому

    sounds like something from freedomtoons

  • @ashmarten2884
    @ashmarten2884 2 роки тому +1

    Most cursed song x.x

  • @conangaming2156
    @conangaming2156 2 роки тому +15

    Capitalism for the win, y’all don’t understand what an absolute god send the free market is.

    • @rom26ik
      @rom26ik 2 роки тому +63

      🤡

    • @conangaming2156
      @conangaming2156 2 роки тому

      @@rom26ik communists are the real clowns.

    • @whatifiputsomethingsilly
      @whatifiputsomethingsilly 2 роки тому +19

      How

    • @conangaming2156
      @conangaming2156 2 роки тому

      @@whatifiputsomethingsilly to answer that question I will ask you one.
      How many died under Mao? Or Stalin? Or Castro?
      Any of that is proof enough that Marxism and any of its derivatives are wrong.

    • @Niko_from_Kepler
      @Niko_from_Kepler 2 роки тому +16

      Oh, a „god“ person.

  • @IrieFiery
    @IrieFiery 2 роки тому

    You should have used a photo of Bernie Sanders.
    Joe Biden is no liberal.

    • @Niko_from_Kepler
      @Niko_from_Kepler 2 роки тому +27

      But Bernie has too much backbone to be represented in such a satirical way.

    • @jdw3843
      @jdw3843 2 роки тому +4

      Actually Bernie shows up and doesn't necessarily fund things...look at him 45 years ago and his ideas have not shifted enough for anyone to notice

    • @mikem668
      @mikem668 Рік тому

      I think you missed the point.

    • @Natalietrans
      @Natalietrans Рік тому +1

      1st: how is he not
      2: Bernie is more left wing then the democrats (he is actually an independent)

    • @mikem668
      @mikem668 Рік тому +1

      @@Natalietrans I don't disagree with point 2. Biden is an opportunist who blows whichever way the wind does. He's a grandstander, a third-rate mind and politician. He only succeeded because of death: his wife and kids and Covid. The whole term liberal is meaningless unless uttered by someone old enough to have lived through most of Biden's political career. And many of them are old fools, who clutch to their past, while Rome burns. A young Dylan once wrote, Get out of the way if you can't lend a hand. Biden isn't an old wise man or a steady hand, he's a senile mediocrity and grifter.