The War Is Over (Phil Ochs song)
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"The War Is Over" is an anti-war song by Phil Ochs, an American protest singer in the 1960s and early 1970s. Ochs was famous for harshly criticizing the Vietnam War and the American military-industrial establishment. The song, which was originally released on Tape from California (1968), has been described as "one of the most potent antiwar songs of the 1960s".[1]
Quick Facts Song by Phil Ochs, from the album Tape from California ...
"The War Is Over" | |
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Song by Phil Ochs | |
from the album Tape from California | |
Published | 1968 |
Released | 1968 |
Genre | Protest song |
Length | 4:25 |
Label | A&M |
Songwriter(s) | Phil Ochs |
Producer(s) | Larry Marks |
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Quick Facts Single by Phil Ochs, B-side ...
"The War Is Over" | ||||
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Single by Phil Ochs | ||||
B-side | "The Harder They Fall" | |||
Released | 1968 | |||
Genre | Protest song | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Ochs | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Marks | |||
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One of Ochs' biographers wrote that "The War Is Over" is his "greatest act of bravery as a topical songwriter".[2]