538 fans can't be wrong! That is how many have now contributed to the Phil Ochs survey. Below is the latest revised survey. Any comments may be posted on this list or sent to me at WCurtis187@aol.com If anyone has not sent in his/her favorite Phil Ochs songs, and would like to, please send your five favorite Phil Ochs songs (in order of preference) to Bill at the above email address. Please include the city and state in which you live.
Revised Jul 2, 2010
783 Changes 606 Crucifixion 480 When I'm Gone 462 I Ain't Marching Anymore 368 Pleasures of the Harbor 292 There But For Fortune 277 Power and Glory 268 The Highwayman 253 Outside A Small Circle of Friends 189 Love Me, I'm A Liberal 179 No More Songs 173 Rehearsals For Retirement 166 Tape From California 163 When In Rome 157 Draft Dodger Rag 129 Flower Lady 128 The Scorpion Departs, But Never Returns 121 The Party 120 Here's To The State of Mississippi 109 Is There Anybody Here 104 The War Is Over 94 The Marines Have Landed On The Shores of Santo Domingo 91 Cops Of The World 89 Jim Dean of Indiana 82 Another Age 82 The Bells 80 My Life 73 Song of My Returning 69 Cross My Heart 68 Chords of Fame 67 I'm Going To Say It Now 61 Celia 58 Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore 55 Bracero 55 The Doll House 54 What's That I Hear Now 52 Canons of Christianity 49 Pretty Smart On My Part 48 Half A Century High 47 Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon 46 I've Had Her 44 Ringings of Revolution 44 Too Many Martyrs 44 White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land 42 Bound For Glory 42 Boy In Ohio 42 In The Heat Of The Summer 42 One Way Ticket Home 40 Joe Hill 39 That Was The President 38 I Kill, Therefore I Am 32 Floods of Florence 30 One More Parade 30 World Began In Eden and Ended In LA 29 I'll Be There 28 I'm Tired 27 Links On The Chain 24 Miranda 22 Hills Of West Virginia 22 Lou Marsh 21 If I Knew 21 My Kingdom For A Car 21 That's What I Want To Hear 20 Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Me 20 The Thresher 19 A Toast To Those Who Are Gone 18 The A.M.A. Song 18 The Trial 17 Ballad of a Carpenter 17 Gas Station Women 15 The Harder They Fall 15 The Men Behind The Guns 14 Talking Viet Nam 13 Days of Decision 13 Talking Birmingham Jam 13 The Automation Song 12 Going Down To Mississippi 11 Hands 11 Iron Lady 10 Ballad of Henry Faulk 10 Colored Town 10 Knock on the Door 10 Time Was 9 Ballad of Alfred Packer 9 Smash Flop Hits 9 We Seek No Wider War 8 Billie Sol 8 Do What I Have To Do 8 William Butler Yeats Goes To Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed 7 Ballad of William Worthy 7 Rivers of Blood 7 What Are We Fighting For? 6 City Boy 6 Ten Cents A Coup 6 The Passing of My Life 5 Hunger and Cold 5 Kansas City Bomber 5 That's The Way It's Going To Be 5 William Moore 4 Basket In The Pool 4 It's Morning 4 Song of a Soldier 4 United Fruit 3 Ballad of Oxford (Jimmy Meredith) 3 Davey Moore 3 Never Bet Against The Yankees 3 Talking Pay TV 2 Bullets of Mexico 2 Where Were You In Chicago 1 All Quiet On The Western Front 1 Another Country 1 Bwatne 1 Christine Keeler 1 I Shoulda Known Better 1 Okie From Muskoee 1 No Christmas In Kerntucky 1 On Her Hand A Golden Ring 1 Remember Me 1 Spanish Civil War SongRevised Jul 2, 2010
For the "what it's worth department" I am sending to this list an updated geographical survey of those who sent their contributions to the Phil Ochs survey. 538 individuals have now participated in the survey. Some contributors have moved to another state since their contribution. The following survey reflects the areas that were indicated on the contribution that was originally sent to me.
New York 65 California 60 United Kingdom 35 Pennsylvania 26 Washington 21 Massachusetts 19 Ontario, Canada 19 New Jersey 19 Illinois 17 Texas 14 Florida 12 Missouri 11 Ohio 11 Connecticut 9 Germany 8 Michigan 8 Wisconsin 8 North Carolina 7 Tennessee 7 Virginia 7 Australia 6 British Columbia 6 Colorado 6 Indiana 6 Maryland 6 Oregon 6 Minnesota 5 France 4 Iowa 4 Washington D.C. 4 Alabama 3 Arizona 3 Denmark 3 Georgia 3 Japan 3 Netherlands 3 New Hampshire 3 Scotland 3 Quebec 3 Rhode Island 3 Sweden 3 Alaska 2 Austria 2 Brazil 2 Delaware 2 Finland 2 Ireland 2 Israel 2 Italy 2 Louisiana 2 Maine 2 Michigan 2 Nevada 2 New Zealand 2 North Dakota 2 Norway 2 Nova Scotia 2 Oklahoma 2 Spain 2 Vermont 2 West Virginia 2 Alberta 1 Catalonia 1 Croatia 1 Iceland 1 Kansas 1 Manitoba 1 Nebraska 1 New Mexico 1 Republic of South Africa 1 Romania 1 Russia 1 South Korea 1 Turkey 1 Utah 1Revised Jul, 2010