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    An album of songs written by Phil Ochs, including well-known and obscure ones. Phil Ochs was known as a brilliant topical / political songwriter - or less flatteringly, a "protest singer." But he understood that the best protest isn't necessarily a political song, but a great song that stands the test of time, that shows how marvelous and unstoppable our creativity and humanity can be.

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lyrics

Show me a prison, show me a jail,
Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
And there but for fortune, may go you or I

Show me the alley, show me the train,
Show me a homeless man who sleeps out in the rain,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I.

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,
Show me the dunken man as he stumbles out the door,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I.

Show me the country where bombs had to fall,
Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,
And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or go I
There but for fortune, go you or go I.

credits

from This is Absolutely Real​:​Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs, released March 1, 2017
PW: lap slide and electric guitars, vocals
Cheryl Prashker: drums
Chico Huff: bass
Gretchen Schultz: backing vocals
Written by Phil Ochs (Barricade Music Inc./ASCAP, admin. by Almo Music Corp)

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Pat Wictor Brooklyn, New York

Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Pat Wictor's lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, and philosophy. He first gained attention as an acoustic lap slide guitarist, and a sought-after collaborator and session musician. His evolving projects push his own musical boundaries ever outward ... more

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