FIRST TIME HEARING Barry McGuire “Eve of Destruction”-REACTION with Tim Sommer.

[@kateritter5765]

The lyric "Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace" - as powerful now and then, and sadly, true

[@selecttoursnyc7787]

Such a powerful lyric.

[@creech54]

I'm not sure they got the meaning of that line? It's about the hypocrisy of hating your neighbor while feeling righteous because you pray. That's why he snarls when he says it.

[@Ray-1960]

Amen!!!

[@clg3697]

Jay and Amber, I will always welcome back today's expert, Mr. Tom Sommer. Thanks to everyone for the intelligent and compassionate discussion. 💜

[@jackiec859]

Entertaining, insightful, historical. I enjoyed every minute of this.

[@hockemeyer1]

Of the 58,220 Americans who died in Vietnam over 25,000 were under 21 years old, including some of my childhood friends.

[@leannmiller7153]

@hockemeyer1 my cousin was one. He died 11 days before his 21st birthday💔

[@hockemeyer1]

@@leannmiller7153 So many lost their lives , those killed in action, those physically mutilated, those mentally damaged and the families of all.

[@leannmiller7153]

@@hockemeyer1 so true! The harm of the war was, and is, far reaching. Many still suffering today.

[@oldstudent2587]

The average age was 19. Song about it in the 1980s kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6W6dpyNeb6rgpI

[@genataylor460]

@@oldstudent2587 People were drafted the year they were 19. Most of them did a 12 month tour in Vietnam, if they survived that long. There were student deferments which protected some men until they finished college or dropped out. Even doctors were drafted at that time, same as other troops, they did a two year tour of duty, except as officers. The college grads were often offered the opportunity of earning a commission, but they had to serve 4 years instead of two if they remained enlisted. Most that I knew served their two years and got out. There were also quite a few Consciencious Objectors who served out of love for the country, except they refused to bear arms. Many of them worked as medics, often at great risk as unarmed combat medics. Many of them were Jehovah's Witnesses, and served with complete honor. They did not have to even serve.

[@greg2976]

Soon to be 65. I remember this song like it was yesterday! We are so much closer now, than it was in the 60's !!!!!!!!

[@timradde4328]

67 here. I remember when this came out. We are so much worse off than the 60s. This song is still very relevant.

[@fredeerickbays]

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes...

[@jackiec859]

66 here. Used to hear this song on the Detroit airwaves sooooo much, including the Windsor, Ontario station, CKLW.

[@nathanwahl9224]

@@jackiec859 The jockeys at CKLW played some of the greatest music ever, regardless of genre or who created it. It was so nice coming up with those guys at my side along the way.

[@martensjd]

65 here. Climate change -> sea level rise, drought, and crop failures -> mass migration -> war. And the people who are most strongly against slowing climate are also the ones who don't care what happens to refugees. With nuclear winter, our chances of surviving nuclear war are very poor. Vote. Vota.

[@gkiferonhs]

As us old hippies die off it does my heart good to see the original hippie spirit live on in Amber and Jay. Peace

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

With my draft number 1 but only 17 years old, I definitely was not ready to die when I've only started to live. All my Friends loved this music and were in many protest! When I turned 18 in 1972 they ended the Draft lucked out! I'm not anti soldier just anti draft. Peace✌️ and Love❤️ your 70 year old forever hippie Gary😊 Make Love Not War!

[@cobbwebs]

Hey my name is Gary and I'm 69 so I was a year behind you. I got my registration but I never got my number. We were lucky!

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

In 1972 they drew the draft number's but didn't use them😂 Peace ✌️ ​@cobbwebs

[@nathanwahl9224]

Almost exactly the same, I drew an 8!!!

[@mrbniederer]

I was #97 and was ready to head to Toronto because that year was the fall of Saigon and I had friends who never came back or came back with serious shell shock - we now call it ptsd. I was lucky because I was never called up. I knew another friend in high school that was #1 - he was never called up either. Vietnam was winding down in ‘71.

[@judydalton3812]

This gentleman is awesome. I hope he comes back soon. Thank you, guys, for getting this done. You are spreading important knowledge via these guests.

[@wayneclendenen2036]

I think this is the most impactful song of our generation...I hear this song and still break out in tears thinking about my lost friends...

[@tomgribbin9531]

Amazingly, I still remember Barry appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 65 wearing a ratty sweatshirt and jeans singing the most disturbing song my eleven year old self had ever heard . EVERYONE wore suits in those days on that show, somehow not Barry. Very impressive .

[@raywebb4824]

This song was and still is about the hypocrisy of our nation. As a Vietnam Veteran who served two tours in Vietnam and lost my best childhood friend there. My best friend from the last 30 years who was shot and paralyzed and died in 2022. The beat goes on.

[@debrakron9049]

Thank you for your service and sorry for your loss! That had to be difficult! I agree! Our nation has always been schizophrenic. Certainly to different degrees throughout our history. But yes, the beat goes on!t

[@Skeeter123]

Thank you, your friends & all who served & serve our country for your/their sacrifice ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

[@arthurslaughter4122]

I just turned 72 years old. This song has been part of the sound track of my life since it came out.

[@lokisan100]

Me too!

[@StephenCramer-tw2lb]

A big thanks to Tim for being a guest. He has a lot to share.

[@charlottedixon6628]

Thank you, Tim Sommer.⭐ This song is now.⭐

[@2tmac603]

My husband was in Vietnam '67-'68, and to this day he still talks about going to war, but not being able to vote. He has devoted a lot of his life since, to advocating, supporting, and ensuring the right to vote by American citizens. This song was so powerful then, as it reflected what so many of us felt at the time. The 60's/early 70's had great music, but it was such a conflicted time....we thought we could change the world for the better.

[@mrnosaj71]

My mom always played this 45 in the 70's and now the message is still relevant. Seeing kids talk about this timeless classic in 2024 is beautiful, btw my mom still has this 45 at the age of 77. It still plays how it did then.

[@JohnSmith-dh3kx]

They need to hear "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag ", the most sarcastic anti-war song from the sixties.

[@clairewyndham1971]

"Be the first on on your block to have your boy come home in a box!'

[@lokisan100]

​@@clairewyndham1971yep! Remember that one as well.

[@sherylkeib4993]

I was a teenager in the 60's and every young man I Knew went to Vietnam. Now you see why we needed the Beatles! ( and all the other great music too of course).

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Love this guest, he is of my generation and is very articulate talking about that time.

[@johnv61]

I think that might be the best reaction I’ve seen from you guys in the two years I’ve been with you! Tim is a wealth of knowledge, and you two appreciate the old days and understand what that great music was all about.

[@rosek2967]

Sadly, this song is even more relevant now than it was back in '65. God help us all.

[@KenRoerden]

Thank you Tim for this third song in the series. It has a harder edge to it than the other two, especially with Barry's vocals. The messages are equally powerful. Nice reaction Jay and Amber. Keep bringing Tim back for live perspective on the songs you listen to.

[@neilfeigeles8944]

The song still makes me cry… seriously great

[@fan123casual8]

I like this guy, Tim Sommer. I’d not been introduced to him before. Thanks for that. Please have him on more to talk about any topic/genre of music.

[@judynorman9497]

I had the good fortune of seeing Barry perform on multiple occasions and of course this tune was a must.

[@jvandervest2578]

We need a LOT more voices and discussions in this vein.

[@donaldball3245]

This music not only crosses boundaries- it binds the generations together.

[@Spiderific]

So far my favorite of this series. I learned a lot about this song that I didn't know before.. Thanks! ☮️

[@tomrahl99]

Wow, that was SO COOL! Thanks, Mr. Sommer, it was so great to hear your perspective! As a 70 year old, I was right in the middle of the era you guys reviewed, and your conversation certainly resonated with me. Thanks so much, Amber, Jay and Tim!

[@GC-nb5gf]

I am 71 yrs old and i remember every single word of Eve of Destruction. Also of The Green Beret . i have both records. They are heartfelt words that struck a cord in me for all these many years. Thank you❤

[@smithbros1000]

I was a kid when this came out. I haven't heard this song in 25 years, but I remember every single word. It still touches me.

[@sammcbride2149]

It's one of those songs that has the past, the present, and the future all rolled into it.

[@janicekelly6667]

Thank you to all your guest also

[@famat161]

Us of a certain age can sing along as it's been committed to memory.

[@lokisan100]

Yep!

[@qcc5]

You guys will sky rocket to 1 Million subs.... Only discovered you a few weeks ago, and I've watched everything! Love your reactions to the things I grew up on. I walked to the store to buy 45's, and my love for music never slowed down. Learned guitar and have played all of these songs for 62 years, and running. Music makes us one. Thanks.

[@paulmazan4909]

I was definitely on the other side. I enlisted in 1966 and couldn't think of a more honorable thing than to try to bring self-determination to others. What I didn't know was that you cannot give freedom to people that don't know what it is and will not fight for it themselves.

[@mikephotos225]

Albert Einstein said, "Older men start wars, but younger men fight them."

[@timothytolnay2468]

One of my favorite all time songs. I was 14 when this song came out. I have met Barry several times at a small venue in Pasadena, called the Back stage coffee gallery. What a great talent.

[@bobblethreadgill4463]

I'm like you Jay, I look around today and still feel we're all on the eve of destruction..

[@robertdupuis3300]

A song I still listen today. Loved it when it came out. I look at the world and what's happening and that song is still close to reality.

[@mollieking7432]

I really appreciate Tim Sommer guiding you on this journey through the protest music of the 1960s. I was just a kid, and this music and era formed the foundation of my life.

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

Thank you so much, Tim, Jay and Amber.

[@shirleydurr411]

Tim Sommer is the best guest for your channel. His knowledge flows deep and his love of music equals yours.

[@wallyllama2926]

So incredible! You guys are talking with absolute legends.

[@wiliamwidlacki7459]

Powerful song, Powerful message, Love seeing Tim as guest.......long time subscriber and this is one of the best reactions ive seen....great job!!!

[@lokisan100]

Yes, this is a great one!

[@robertholmes1743]

Was wondering when you’d get around to this song. It’s fantastic! A look how it’s still absolutely relevant to those times.

[@robertholmes1743]

I meant these times, sorry. Darn autocorrect.

[@gosccc]

The best anti-war song full stop. It is simply brilliant.

[@johndavidson5228]

Very thought provoking program!

[@maryannaudia880]

I was 15 when this came out - i still know all the words @ 75! Thanks for giving Jay and Amber the history lesson - thank you so much - this is a great show! Graduating from high school in '68 - i can't tell you how many of my classmates were killed in Vietnam. Thanks so much!

[@Pushindazees]

You have the best, most knowledgeable guests! I hope that you'll continue this series. And thank you so much Mr Sommer, such a pleasure listening to you! ❤

[@stevevalley7835]

I was around in 65, but I don't remember hearing this song then. The first time I clearly remember hearing it was in an episode of "Greatest American Hero", a short lived TV series in the early 80s. There were several brief bits of it played in the episode, and I kept saying "play more, play more". Finally found it on a compilation of 1965 hits LP a few years later.

[@Jude_196]

ANOTHER GREAT PICK, TIM!! WOW!! So many impactful songs you've brough in the past few days! SO HAVE ENJOYED IT!! THANKS, TIM, JAY & AMBER!!! This was JUST TIMELESS...one you don't forget, once you've heard it!! Couldn't "fit", more, than now!! SUPER SERIES, YA'LL!! HUGS!!

[@tomjohnson2543]

Barry McGuire also sang lead on "Green, Green" with The New Christy Minstrels.

[@RonSafreed]

I heard this song in 1965 when I was 9 years old & it was on an a.m. pop/rock station of the day in the mid sixties!!

[@keymack2477]

Great job, you two! Tim is always welcome here!!

[@epona1969]

Please keep making and reacting to these videos. Tim Sommer is an amazing commentator and really helps the newer generation understand the impact and importance of the music that came out of that particular era. This song is as relevant now as it was then. I was born when we were nearing the end of the Vietnam War, but nonetheless, these songs were a part of my early childhood. So many lessons that we haven't yet learned. History repeats itself.

[@thundernels]

Tom has mastered the format. Please consider bringing him back from time to time.

[@maryflynn1460]

thanks so much for sharing our meaningful ...history . the video takes us to tearful avenues. let's keep remembering and try our best to care and dream of improving our world🌸

[@rogerwaterman8153]

Your channel is a haven of love, tolerance, joy. Tim is such an amazing guest! Please bring him back! He’s a gem! Love this channel so much! It is MY sanctuary from the chaos of life. Thank you guys! Sending love from sunny SoCal!❤

[@mauistevebear]

Brought back memories and now I'm teary eyed! Oh how I remember this as I'm a Vietnam Vet

[@davidmarshall6616]

History doesn't necessarily repeat but it rhymes.

[@TracyfromNC]

What a great education on protest songs and background info!

[@stevenrankin2213]

I was born in 1982 and I met Barry McGuire in 2007. His storytelling is legendary. The life he has lived is a history book. He was a complete stranger to me in 2007, but me talked after the show and exchanged info. And I was just a guy at the show. He’s always just been a friendly person. Might as welll be a neighbor.

[@cmfdrama2]

What I really enjoy about this channel is watching you two jam out and enjoy the music that I do. No matter what any one of us believes about any certain topic, we can all enjoy the same type of music. Music truly unites us and even when people do disagree about a song or genre of music, the disagreement usually isn’t a heated one. It’s one thing we can respectfully disagree on and still be cordial with one another.

[@deborahh2556]

Love how your channel has grown.

[@GinnyRobertsonLLC]

More Tim Sommer please. 💜

[@artmasotes7539]

Love you guys. Love your reactions. This was fantastic. Keep growing like this with your reactions.

[@db4982]

Oh, I was hoping you'd get to this song. Brings me to tears every time.

[@Pauba1946]

One of the best songs ever! A personal favorite.

[@PedroConejo1939]

That song knocks me back to the 60s and then the double whammy hits: it's the same play, different night.

[@danielwolf1673]

I've known this song all my life; it is one of the most powerful songs in the playlist of my life.

[@josephdebaun9110]

This song is really a un polished song because someone took it to KRLA in Los Angeles before the song was completed.

[@laurab391]

Wow, look at you both, getting interviews with the famous people. Kudos! 👏👏👏

[@richarddennis4785]

Such a powerful song!

[@NannyB.]

Hope he comes back yet again! Great job!

[@jacketjim1]

Eve of Destruction, came out in 1965, the year I graduated from high school. It still carries the same powerful message: the yearning for peace. Such a concept. Thank you for doing your part, sharing the joy of the music. Fabulous job and very entertaining. (Also watched your Red Hot Chili Peppers video on Give It Away. Cool band. Love their version of Higher Ground as well.

[@dananichols349]

One of my favorite songs. All these decades later and so much is still relevant. And here sharing it with you brings tears to my eyes. Keep up the good work.

[@mt0115]

That song was so impactful in the day, gets me a bit every time as I listen to the lyrics. 50 + years later it still carries weight, thanks for that 😎🍺☮️🇨🇦

[@brucer2152]

I just want to say it again. You guys doing these are really great and the guests you've been getting...AMAZING.

[@alanlittle9352]

At the age of 66, l was a growing child, I'm a boomer. Think of how hearing these songs as an impressional kid. Believe me, we all had to process all this info. We all ended up differently than our parents, to 1 degree or another. That was inevitable. But we had to deal with war, possible nuclear war, racial strife, as kids. Explains a lot about the escapism of disco. We came through it all, and still smile. Thanks for the reminder. 😊😊

[@daviddavison3970]

Thank you for doing this song

[@maureenormston8356]

I was only 10 when this song came out and absolutely loved it. I had no idea what it was about, just loved the song. Powerful message

[@wallyllama2926]

Wow, what a beautiful and appropriate compliment he paid you. Great interview.

[@kensherman4146]

Love when you have Tim Sommer on. He provides so much historical background and insight to the music you play. Great addition to your channel.

[@tomaleshire4145]

I was 13 years old when this song was released. Loved it back then and still love it now!💯🤗 Thank y'all for some more great memories from a time when life was so much simpler.😢😁❤️✌️

[@claudiaclark6162]

I like the beat I lived through it all I'm still here. In the 60s they protested everything.

[@kenrathbun9383]

Thank you guys for doing what you do. As an old man in his early/mid 60's, it's always a source of joy to see younger generations react to newly discovered songs that I grew up with and remember fondly. Also, thanks so much for bringing Tim Sommer on! It's great to hear him bring chronological and social context to some culturally important songs.

[@dereks1264]

"Eve of Destruction" is as pertinent today as it was 60 years ago.

[@jamesjohnston9225]

Great guest and great song. I do remember this song from back in the day. The character Larry Underwood in Stephen King's movie: The Stand, was sitting on the hood of a car outside a burning Des Moines singing this tune!

[@agneskurzaj]

I am so envious that you got to speak with Barry. This anthem was just as relevant to my hippie mother as it was to me. I was born out of the "Make Love not War" generation. This is a generational song that is sadly just as relevant today as it was then. I was in the military so many years later during the war on terror in the early 90 s. I don't think that was something my mother wanted to see for her daughter. When will this insanity end. My granddaughter is scared. VOTING HAS DONE NOTHING. Frustrated Canadian Grandma Lori. C.

[@elaine8013]

So relevant today still. Barry's music always makes me cry because he really gets you deep inside.

[@TracyfromNC]

Thanks to Tim, so much great info!

[@joelliebler5690]

Legendary and important tune at that time carrying all the way through to today!

[@vagabondsmith5157]

Greetings: I love this episode. Again ... this is me, Vagabond, and in my humble opinion, you"guys" are the best at what you do. I find myself leaving your "pod" with a smile and a pretty good feeling. Music truly is the backdrop of all of our lives and, as a poet, I marched quite a few times back in the '60's here in Canada. I hitch hiked, hopped freights and walked a whole lot throughout North America from '64 'til '72 (that's when things really went nuts, in my opinion). Anyway, maybe these next few words can sum up what I"m trying to say. I thank you two immensley for doing what you do. Much of the stuff you play bring back a lot of great memories to this old man ... Is Love ... E.W. Smith I have lived with all races In small, crowded places And, I relish the lessons I've learned. I have sisters and brothers From so many mothers And, I value the friendships I've earned. Love is the basis for the Peace that we know And, the more Love is practiced, the more Love will grow. I have learned from the people I've encountered through Life That Love is the answer to overcome strife. I have often been stranded In places I've landed Where I was the "new guy" in town. Where I "tested" God's rule ... That marvelous "tool" That did earn me the Love and the Friendships I found. There is an answer for the Peace that we need. An answer to reap once we've planted the seed. That answer adds fuel to the soul's greatest "tool"; The respect that we hold for God's Golden Rule. Yes ... the answer to Peace Say the Angels above Is as old as the ages ... The answer Is Love.

[@bjdefilippo447]

So glad Mr. Sommer is bringing us this timely piece. People don't seem to understand how high the stakes are, Plus, it's excellent music!

[@kristin1533]

Tom Sommers is a great addition to this channel. Thank you.

[@garyseven5791]

I got to see Barry McGuire perform at the bronco bowl in Irving Texas somewhere in the mid to late seventies and got to shake his hand after the concert. He later pioneered as a singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music.

[@CharlesMankin-qf2rz]

Wow! 72 year old guy here. Was 19 and married subject to draft lottery. I was pissed. Wake up American youth. This United country is worth fighting for. Not perfect, but the best thing going on the planet in my lifetime!

[@RosemaryBlantonCrosslin]

I'm so glad I grew up 50s 60s 70s

[@DarqJestor]

Even though that wasn't my era I had heard many of these songs in college and learned them on guitar. Then in the army I often marched my squad to cadences using lyrics from these songs. No one ever objected or reported me. My favorite song to use was The Draft Dodger Rag (by Phil Ochs).

[@margaretspignardo5588]

That one really took me back.