@Rajeev
On Gordon Lightfoot's You Tube site for 'Changes' (full of Lightfoot fans!) I had the audacity to state that Gordon had reduced Phil's timeless classic into a 'mere' pop song.Outrage and horror greeted my comments and I received a couple of mails from die hard Gord fans 'critically' trying to prove that GORD IS GREAT! However I will stick to my opinion that Phil Ochs is senstive,brave and the BEST singer songwriter of the 20th century.Compared to Phil I find my college time heroes Dylan,Lennon,Young,Hendrix,Clapton,Marley,Morrison,Winwood,Jagger,Page etc. to be only mildly interesting.As for Gord,tried listening to his songs after the YouTube comments and found his music to be indistinguishable from many other singers out there busy exercising their guitars and their vocal chops.However my opinion is as important as yours or anybody elses out there.All I can say in defense of my opinion is that I have been listening to rock music for 35 years.Phil Ochs makes me want to weep at the heartbreaking beauty of his words and his voice.All other rock singers leave me feeling:indifferent14:
*But I'm happy that you are aware of Phil Ochs and 'Changes'.