This video was posted in 2012, so it was recorded some time before then, and Barry thought it was more relevant at that time than when it was recorded in 1965. As I write this comment, we're just beginning 2024, and the song is even more relevant today.

One of the greatest songs ever written, loved it in 1965 and love it in 2023 thank you Barry

This song was engraved in our memories from the '60s. Like it was yesterday. Once heard, never forgotten!

SIXTY YEARS AND THIS SONG IS JUST AS POWERFUL AS EVER !!!!!!!! MANKIND HASN'T LEARNED MUCH AT ALL IN THOSE SIXTY YEARS !!!!!!!

@charlesmcintyre8142

5 күн бұрын

Probably didn't want

You hit the nail square on its head in '65 and it's still ringing true today. I was 14 years old when I first heard Eve of Destruction and it still gives me chills at 72.

I believe and it scares me to my very core. I recall it in 65, but it cuts just as deep in November 2023, and we bleed just as much and now there is blood in the river Jordan. Prayers for all the fallen

When I was a kid in "65" I was mesmerized by this song my older brother turned me on to it. Now I am 65 and still mesmerized. Now my kids listen to it! Thank you

@claudiaporter4269

2 ай бұрын

I am 74 and really remember this song. Very sad that this song is the Truth again in 2024.

One of the the best songs ever written. In my opinion.

@julians9763

3 ай бұрын

A song that has questions for us to answer. We should learn from our mistakes in history. If we don't learn from history we are destined to. repeat it.

@cathyraneyraney2746

3 ай бұрын

I agree

This needs re-releasing again and now, its never been more relevant, absolute timeless classic

Indeed we are on the eve of destruction. How did we not move on?

I played this repeatedly on the juke box of the SS United States when coming back to the States after 4 yrs in Paris. Spent summer of '67 in Haight/Ashbury - & '69 in Vietnam as a conscientious objector combat medic. Loved this song!

@michael_canton

Жыл бұрын

That takes courage.

Unforgettable and prophetic for today!!! Thank you!

Best piece of poetry ever written, heard the original 1000 time and it still gets my goose

Barry is a long time friend of mine, a great guy, and I was blessed when I got to back him on the drums at a Christian concert back in the 80's! Hi Barry!

this song has always given me chills from the first time I heard when it was released

I drive a 09 Challenger R/T and everytime I drive it, I put this song on and crank it up going through town like I was re-living the 70's

@Nan-59

5 ай бұрын

Ahh, the 70’s. You can’t really explain it. You had to of been there….✌🏻✌🏻❤️

Good to see you again Barry! I opened for you at Faith Chapel in San Diego, that was 50 years ago. You sound great. Blessings.

Thank you Barry for the spiritual uplifting songs; my brother and I were strengthened via your music!

The best song ever,and they tried to Ban it!! Still a Song to Really Listen to ..thank you l😲💯

BRAVO BARRY! 👏 👏 👏 GOD bless you Sir 🙏 ❤️ It was a prophetic song 🎵

I was among the first 3 blacks @ the first multiracial high school in Lusaka Zambia in Denny Hostel where I heard this MESSAGE ENCRYPTED BY THIS CRYPTED PROPHE T an now 75 and ready to launch into my calling in CHRIST on my 75th birthday. Preaching THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. How do I touch base to fill Barry with the Prophesy God gave by divine inspiration am presently in MALAWI Mzuzu

I’ve repeated this one phrase many times over my life time, “hate your next door neighbor, but don’t forget to say Grace”. We are so hypocritical and never seem to learn from our misgivings.

I am a Barry McGuire fan from way back in the 1960s. He along with Roger McGuinn supported Bob Dylan in an amazing show. It takes me back to my teens. Thanks for the video.

@jacquelinefox2632

Жыл бұрын

I was there.. My mam was having a cow... Lol xxxxxxxx ❤😅

@marcisikoff

Жыл бұрын

Creeque Alley says a few time “McGuinn and McGuire just getting higher in LA you know where that’s at”

Fantastisch heb dit nr altijd onthouden zo krachtig gezongen .ik was 15 toen imposant nr.❤

Met Barry and John Yorke a few years ago when they came to the North of England to play some concerts for the Epiphany Trust charity. It was great to meet the man that sang the most powerful anti war song ever written and like he says, it's more relevant today than ever.

You wouldn't think he was nearly 80. Thanks for uploading.

@sandrastreifel6452

2 жыл бұрын

He’s cute!

@esalomon1820

Жыл бұрын

now, 87

Don and Wendy Francisco are accompanying Barry, here; both of them are gifted by God, as inspirational Christian songwriters and musicians!

One of my very favorites!

Love this song - the greatest anti-war song of all time.

@slavman1945

Жыл бұрын

Ich bin soldat. Search up this German song.

@macswad

Жыл бұрын

@@slavman1945 Thankyou ever so much for pointing me to this anti-war song

@slavman1945

Жыл бұрын

@@macswad 😊 you're welcome!

Love this !!! Christians should be the voice for peace and the victims, Not calling out for pre emptive strikes as I have heard one National pastor do. Thanks Barry, I have always loved your music and your awesome Love for Jesus.

Great song i was a young lad in the 60’s still stands the test of time

It's nice to see that Barry is still chipper after all these years :)

@kellyjplat8052

10 ай бұрын

Sounds perfect too!

Brilliant song and how true today. Should become an anthem. Andree

Brings the memories flooding back , magnificent song

God bless you Barry!!

Still a very powerful and meaningful song.

All the questions were valid my love! I use them as my personal path in life….1972 born…you sound incredible…keep the faith, brother! If only everyone could see the light.

LOVE Barry and I really Feel the words in this song when he sings it!

Thank you, This was the first 45 rpm record that I ever purchased, and it is so True. Please stay safe out there.

barry forever you still have the magic

This song played a part in my searching in the 60s and Barry McGuire and the 2nd Chapter of Acts played a big part in my growing in the 70s.

Thank you for this everlasting song.

The flip side of this single was, I believe, "Universal Soldier", another great song. Both songs hold up amazingly well for more than 50 years.

Saw Barry at CYTA Lodge in Cooma that song is amazing love him heaps God Bless

Yeah, I remember this song. It's a great reminder of what is really the most important in life. Bravo 👏

This GREAT song and our Vets got the voting age changed from 21 to 18. Thanks! USMC 1967-70, Vietnam 1968-69.

@RockadooBob

3 жыл бұрын

Saw Barry in Flagstaff AZ mid-seventies. US Army Dec 67-Jul 69. Vietnam Jul 1968-Jul 1969. Was at the Woodstock festival a month after return from overseas. Quite the culture shock.

After all these years it's still makes me cry

@bobfoote4606

3 ай бұрын

Me too Donald. 😢

OMG Barry. I'm 76 and have always said your lyrics are time less in this world. Great job !!!!!! Heard only 2 changes to lyrics, but doesn't change the meaning.

I met Barry one time at a Gordon Olsen lecture sponsored by YWAM. He was a very nice guy.

Great song. You are rigth very valuable today more than ever. I listened for the first time in the movie Rose Island... two-three years ago on Netflix. Wonderful movie, too.

much closer now than they were back in the Cold war awesome song Thank you

Ain't it the truth? Well done, Barry! Long-time fan here.

The worlds always been on fire. We didn’t light it and you know the rest.

Totally brilliant.Downunder South Australia.

60 years, it was true then and still is today. When will we ever learn?

Wow, the lyrics are even more pertinent in 2021.

@Nate_doggy_dawg

2 жыл бұрын

Wait till you see 2022

@SuperNevile

3 ай бұрын

@@Nate_doggy_dawg Even more in 2024

Great song, great musicians. ❤

One of my all time favorite songs. Love a good protest song. I was 7 when it was recorded. Definitely more scary now than then.

spread the word...life is good...we must unite...together is the only way we all will make it

“No one knows the date or time…only the Father alone” all we can do is work to follow the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and try to change this whole crazy world for the better!

The eastern world, it is explodin', Violence flarin', bullets loadin', You're old enough to kill but not for votin', You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin', And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin', But you tell me over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say? And can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today? If the button is pushed, there's no running away, There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave, Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy, And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin', I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin', I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation, Handful of Senators don't pass legislation, And marches alone can't bring integration, When human respect is disintegratin', This whole crazy world is just too frustratin', And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. Think of all the hate there is in Red China! Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama! Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, But when your return, it's the same old place, The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace, You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace, Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace, And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend, You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. No, no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. Songwriters: P. F. Sloan

All the young people should listen to the words, it’s very relevant for today’s world.

Fitting for the current times!!!😪

I met Barry in person as he was getting ready to do a performance at the Calvary Chapel here in Hamilton, MT, back on September 22, 2004.

@jacquelineg.mishler9946

4 жыл бұрын

I had a very good friend of mine that was in Vietnam,RIP Crazy(Robert Elmer Johnson)Still missing you!!!

@jacquelineg.mishler9946

4 жыл бұрын

We loved this song,He was in Hamilton,Mt. When he passed , he's riding his Harley in the skies!!!

love his voice

cool. saw barry and don back in the 80s!

Thank you Very much ! ......... Barry , U " still da man ..................................Peace ......................

WHAT A JOY TO SEE THIS! THE LEGENDS!

I was on a aircraft carrier off the coast. Of vietnam. Everytime we sent aircraft in we would play this song. I am 73 now and will new forget this. God bless all vets.🇺🇸

He's still going strong !

Most relevant song there is!

Thanks, Barry and crew. This was the first song I went to after the election. There have been a lot or youtube images posted for your song. Most of the were very good. Peace, man.

So very true today like it was all them years ago. Thankyou Barry a great song.❤

I am watching this on the morning of Xmas eve. So, so powerful; Barry is still a master. I was a big fan when this when it was a radio hit in the mid 60's. Thank you for uploading; I will subscribe to your channel, right now.

@carolweiner3180

7 жыл бұрын

I saw Barry do this years ago on PBS and I thought it is true not much has changed.... I was a teen when he first sang it and now I am an old lady 😢

This was the first cover song I learned with my new guitar - a Harmony - in 1966. I lived in Paris then, and played this song often on a favorite corner in the Latin Quarter, in a weekly coffee house show at ""The Catacombs", and at the Christmas party of a NY bank on the Champs Elysees. I write a lot of my own protest songs now (as a 74-year old "submerging artist") and haven't played this one in a long, long time. I might just bring it back into my repertoire, with the updated lyrics that Barry McGuire wrote. A great song, and very much in sync with my guiding mantra: "The pen is mightier than the sword, and a song is mightier still". Thanks, Barry, for reviving this song!

And I STILL have my 45rpm record and it plays well! Just like him!

PF Sloan wrote this song at 19 years ols. Barry did make it famous though. You should check out Sloans version too..

The maniacs will destroy Us all so they can retain their power. "An evil enemy will destroy its own country, to rule over the ashes"- Sun Tsu.

Powerful song amazing artist over and over again

My FAVORITE song of the 60’s and ever since. More relevant today that back then

Every member of the US Congress should listen to this song before making any decisions about their wars which they sponsor!

Best 60s song

Love ya Barry and friends,Dave NJ

Brilliant! We need some protest up dates and some new protests songs.

@kellyjplat8052

10 ай бұрын

Five Times August.....new protest songs!

It’s STILL valid! ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏻⚖️🌍🌎🌏

Pray for peace and understanding. Thank you

Great song and lyrics

Loved it always thanks for the memories good and bad it was all so hard for the young to understand about it all puberty and all that too 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

This song is still relevant today.

Johnny Thunders did a great cover of this as well. 👌😉

With the legendary Don Francisco , wow !

I love to play the song. I miss the harmonica. His voice is still great.

@jacquelinebourque8041

Жыл бұрын

Now that you've mentioned the harmonica... YES!

So true now in 2023 scary times today °

great song then great song now .

Respect from Portugal for this anti-war protest song.

Great Song

I just saw the Danny Tedesco portion on this song. Quite incredible.

Many thanks for posting this!

Best song

Listen , people ,listen ,this is real , the truth .