Eve of Destruction sung by its author, Pf Sloan

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10 жыл бұрын

Pf Sloan's Eve of Destruction lyric..."You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'" single-handedly changed the constitution and the voting age from 21 to 18. Here, in the living room, he made musical history, doing a full set of his oldies and newies... as they were meant to be delivered... with the heart and soul, thoughtfully conveyed. This just doesn't happen with the reclusive, elusive, Mr. Sloan.
Hear the story... hear the song... at 3:37
This is a just my iPhone quickie... the real deals vid to come.
Vicki Abelson's Women Who Write
August 26, 2014

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@truecynic1270 3 ай бұрын

I'm SO sorry I am too late to tell Mr. Sloan what a brilliant, compassionate, intelligent and insightful person he was. Thank you and R.I.P

@charlesowens8041 Ай бұрын

PF Sloan should be in the Hall of Fame.

@DerekDominoes 6 күн бұрын

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke. It's beneath P.F. Sloan and he's better off not in it.

@brianmitchell719 6 жыл бұрын

i met pf sloan at a camp years and years back i played guitar at a talent show and i played a metal rift from just off the top of my head he loved it and got me in to folk music i was only 12 or 13 at the time he told me to never give up on my dreams and i started playing in bars and clubs and got in to being a stagehand after i broke my arm and wrist after saving my sister from being run over by a car well 15 years of working in music i had to get out because of my health now i live in a small town in Nebraska and cant work a paying job i get ssdi and volunteer at the fire department in my village and im divorced for the 2nd time i have 4 kids and the women that im with now is a nurse and by far the best women ive ever been with this old music man cant ask for much more in life i still play guitar but i now teach it and all the teens in my town just enjoy hanging out with my kids and family and also love to play music and hear stories from when i would go on tour with famous bands and also party with them.

@charlotteskiftun753 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo...you re giving out in spite of your present health....there was a Quaker woman like that.....studied to be a doctor...went blind so opened a medical school.....many many more doc s cuz of her May you be richly blessed....record what you sing n date it with witnesses....avoid the Lou Adler's of this world. ..n the dunhill record outfits....I m sure your songs are great too

@philip2180parker 5 жыл бұрын

50 years on lyrics still relevant , still have the original single by Barry Mcguire still play it. Peace to all who read this and others.

@tubemagpie 4 жыл бұрын

More relevant?

@sa-iw4dr 4 жыл бұрын

@@tubemagpie Wake up call to history repeats, got to get involved to bring change!

@LoiSPiskorz Жыл бұрын

🌎✌️🌍🌏⏳☢️☮️☯️☪️✝️☦️✡️🕎🛐

@user-em4kb3gm8g 3 ай бұрын

Except the "hate" isn't from "Red China" from us, from Washington

@gayleelliott3319 2 ай бұрын

I've always felt a deep connection to "Eve of Destruction." As a teenager, this song impressed and moved me. I still treasure the songs written by singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s; they learned and evolved continuously and honored the songs they wrote and sang.

@thrustkicktkd841 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to this gentleman I am one of the first 18 year olds to vote in the country in 1971. Thanks brother.

@gtattsUS 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. 20 years old.

@roberttreborable Ай бұрын

Me too in the UK I was able to vote at 18. I still thank Harold Wilson for keeping the UK out of the Vietnam War...

@opie1956 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phil for writing one of the all time greats. May you rest in peace. Barry McGuire put life into your lyrics!

@jimst.george669 4 ай бұрын

A great, intelligent writer. Love all his songs.. R.I. P Mr. Sloan

@stanaoki330 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this song in the 60's. P.F. Sloan became the greatest song writer with this. Even his song, "From a Distance" is a classic and epic! Rest in Love P.F. Sloan.

@dooovall 3 жыл бұрын

"...the better you are, the more they'll shun you..." Words of wisdom, Mr. Sloan.

@lw216316 Жыл бұрын

Christ was the best. He was my perfect Lamb. He was shunned more than any. I follow Him. They shun me too and all who follow.

@BruceAChristie 7 жыл бұрын

My wife & I were driving along on Phil's birthday, Sept 18. I mentioned how he had answered me when I sent birthday wishes 2 years ago. Upon googling, we discovered he passed last Nov. wife switched stations & we heard Secret Agent Man. I am sure Phil received my message of gratitude, so this is for people who were less present. Enjoy your afterlife, P.F. Sloan.

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

I have no doubt Pf is listening.

@fredvail2066 6 жыл бұрын

RIP old LA friend...honored to know you...honored to continue to share your music--and the importance of "Eve of Destruction" with a new generation.

@helaine625 8 жыл бұрын

His songs were some of my very favorites of the era. R.I.P., P.F. Sloan, and thank you for your contributions to music.

@tombraidersmith6517 7 жыл бұрын

Although written in the 1960s this great song from a great era and by a great man is still relevant today RIP you will be sadly missed 😰😰😰

@jimmyriddles 13 күн бұрын

This amazing man was so - so young when he wrote this, a song so relevant from way back then until now, and beyond until it finally happens..

@medilab01 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your songs, it takes the world shine a little bit better❤

@1softkiss 8 жыл бұрын

What amazing memories !! Back in the late 60's I rode to New York City to the village with Gino Daniello and we picked up PF Sloan and brought him back to Rome New York for an outdoor concert. Those were some beautiful times of love and peace in this world and ones that I will always count on to guide my life. !!

@stnz908 7 жыл бұрын

I was a little hippie kid then. My favorite band was the Monkees :P

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

Check out my KZfaq, I have Micky performing in my living room and an event I did with Nez in Monterey. And Monkee vids I shot at shows.

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

Pf was one of a kind. I have a couple of vids on KZfaq of him singing to about 8 of us.

@1softkiss 7 жыл бұрын

He sure was an amazing man and artist and I so loved his penthouse apartment in the village it was the entire top floor in a HUGE building and it was all open concept and he didn't have a lot in it but it was very cozy and nice there and we spent a few hours there with him before we brought him back with us to Rome New York for his outdoor concert at our Ampitheatre and it was a fantastic concert. I was dating Gino Daniello and he had come back from California where he was Sony and Cher's manager so he knew everyone in the music profession.

@1softkiss 7 жыл бұрын

The Monkes was actually my first live concert when I was 14 years old when I got into raising and keeping snakes for pets and then after them I saw Jimi Hendrix on their first tour in Charlotte North Carolina and they were fantastic !!

@scottaubrey9046 7 жыл бұрын

great songwriter and seems like a nice man.what a life with elvis giving you your first guitar lesson and then knocking about with the likes of the Beatles and the stones.he must of been respected by the greats

@andydixon2980 3 жыл бұрын

That was beautifully heartfelt. What an amazing song to leave the world. RIP Pf Sloan x

@josephgeis4326 8 жыл бұрын

God bless you. R.I.P you will be missed.

@j.milazzo5297 9 жыл бұрын

His book and his talent are incredible. What a life. I'm so glad you made it, too sir! Peace.

@pietop55 5 жыл бұрын

Love him! This song is as meaningful now as it was way back then!

@existingman3000 5 жыл бұрын

This song was relavent at the time it was written, by this extremely talented guy. And is sure as hell relavent now and will continue to be relavent to the end of time itself unfortunately, Lord this whole crazy world is just too frustrating indeed 😔 RIP Pf Sloan ♥ ✌️

@rexmundi1570 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Phil, I know recognition came very late but atleast you're still here to enjoy it. Thanks for sticking around.

@robertcastle-wh4op 29 күн бұрын

Mr. Sloan thank you. Speechless at this point.

@vtm57 8 жыл бұрын

I got turned on by P.F. Sloan’s work by a former co-worker, Stan. I was lucky to see him at Joe's Pub at the time of the Sailover release. At the end of the concert he was selling the Sailover CD, an autographed copy! I wanted to speak with him but Andrew Loog Oldham suddenly appeared, wanting to reminisce. He provided much joy to me through his solo recordings and of course the Fantastic Baggys, truly fantastic and a must have! RIP P.F. Sloan.

@bobphillips3222 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vicki. Mourning the loss of another of the truly greats today. Thanks for panning the audience, too. Nice touch.

@Starrman69 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless video...Great Song, sung by its writer...Rest In Peace Flip, thank you for your contributions to music...

@thelordofdarkness141 2 жыл бұрын

So many lines of this song so relevant for today such a great song

@tonyspoetry 7 жыл бұрын

Story made me tear up a bit. Loved this.

@BeatlesGirlKaren 10 жыл бұрын

This was wonderful ~ Thank you P.F. & Vicki!!

@lebe220 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites in childhood days. Helped me get through the images of the Vietnam war.

@michaelpbruner 8 жыл бұрын

What a great video, thank you for posting

@charlotteskiftun753 4 жыл бұрын

We only need to sing for G-D, n HE LOVES us passionately....HE SAYS we re good singers, don t need no human approval....especially New York times or lou adler...I love pf Sloan

@simaosalomao4345 3 жыл бұрын

Great creation. Casually, made at the same year I was born! Thanks a lot by these precision, beautiful and still actually composition, Mr. P F Sloan!!

@stnz908 7 жыл бұрын

This is so intimate & beautiful. I must confess, that's the first all-female crowd I've ever seen at a gig. I bet their men were pissed off when they found out who they were missing lol Thanks.

@VickiAbelsonLive 7 жыл бұрын

plop888 it's a celebrity-driven literary salon, Women Who Write. Pf was a friend of mine.

@derekstocker6661 8 жыл бұрын

A man with great foresight possibly...

@MegandRob 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this .

@joshualane3585 3 жыл бұрын

good conversation from PF SLOAN and a first rate performance of his songs

@arnebroxleirnes418 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is one powerful performance!

@rickcreighton9714 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I didn't realize that the rock bands did alot of covers by these type of songwriters. Now I do and have been seeking out their records. Another one I would advise to seek out is James Hendricks who Johnny Rivers covered quite a bit.

@KenSwiatek 7 жыл бұрын

Phil was/is one of my favorite songwriters EVER. His songs were as good and diverse as anyone's. I'd love to hear his demo of of "On A Quiet Night."

@RATCLIFFE-LISTENS 5 жыл бұрын

What a treasure thank you so much for this incredible insight into a very unique and talented artist. This is probably the only time most will ever get to here P.F. Jimmy Webb has got many interesting Sloan stories he’d be s great guest if you haven’t had him already.

@VickiAbelsonLive 5 жыл бұрын

michael ratcliffe thanks Michael. Knowing Pf was one of my life’s great blessings. I’ve seen Jimmy Webb a couple of times (Carnegie Hall once) I’d love to host him.

@chumbawumba4926 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful, and so relevant today

@julieramsey8937 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vicki, that was awesome!

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Miss his presence.

@markwallow6776 8 күн бұрын

Perfect song for 2024😊

@931thumbs 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect song for for 2020

@diane9247 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@lorenzolocatelirossi Жыл бұрын

Song will never ever die

@beatlegurl61 10 жыл бұрын

This is amazing :)

@johnscottyward4588 8 жыл бұрын

P F Sloan RIP.

@danman1310 8 жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@user-zn4rm4ch6q 7 ай бұрын

… over and over and over and over again… perfect!

@onedecibel2lo 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like he just wrote this song in 2020. Amazing!

@billwidner6044 8 жыл бұрын

This man sinlehandedly changed the constitution, the draft laws, and woke America up!

@davidgeis382 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@cbimbi 9 жыл бұрын

untill now I always thought this song was written by McGuire but even so Sloan-Barry were in many of my L.Ps

@vernots 8 жыл бұрын

I am what I am And that's all I ever can be

@zedlips 4 жыл бұрын

Relevant indeed..............👍♥💕❤

@MikeGreenwood51 6 жыл бұрын

P.F.Sloan (Gary Schlein) Born September 18th 1945, Died November 15th 2015.

@flexmethodable 3 жыл бұрын

Super good milk job for an ole folks home! Thanks for that

@clean04si 3 жыл бұрын

timeless....clearly

@keepthechangebob 7 жыл бұрын

excellent

@jiggermast 4 жыл бұрын

What a nice fella, with some wise words.

@sizzlechooch 6 жыл бұрын

Dang, I heard this guy's name for over 50 years now. I thought he was long gone or about 95 by now. He Must have started young. Lookin' good Pf.

@VickiAbelson 6 жыл бұрын

He passed some months after this performance, one of his last.

@sizzlechooch 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you. I spoke too soon. Looked him up on Wiki after I watched this. Very sad

@VickiAbelson 6 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@charlotteskiftun753 4 жыл бұрын

Started age 5....won a sing contest....hired at 13....used n abused n sucked dry by Dunhill records in his early 20s....we lost thousands of tunes he was pregnant with....dunhill brutalized him....

@russellseville6068 Жыл бұрын

Hi dude got your lp yrs ago got gd songs on it got your cd now

@TheCoastalEddie Жыл бұрын

Love the Association's recording of Jimmy Webb's "P.F. Sloan". "I have been seeking P.F. Sloan, but no one knows where he has gone...".

@68blues 4 жыл бұрын

Eve of Destruction....cool song title. P.F. Sloan....cool name.

@Olter_ 3 жыл бұрын

rest in peace

@c.coleman2979 Жыл бұрын

I didn't realize he was the one who wrote this classic.

@edwardanthony7283 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible poetic lyrics.

@pmclaughlin4111 Жыл бұрын

Correction: The first introduction in Congress of what became the 26th Amendment was in 1941...The same day as the draft age was lowered. Old enough to fight, old enough to vote became a rallying cry in World War 2 and Korea and Vietnam BEFORE this song. Eisenhower called for lowering the voting age in two State of the Union addresses. It wasn't this song (which is amazing) it was the unfinished business of JFK pushed by his brother Senator Ted Kennedy in the Voting Rights Act of 1970.

@kevinporter8172 4 жыл бұрын

All of your comments my friends, gives me a little bit faith that there is clear vision through the most blurry in windshield I've ever tried to navigate through.

@franciscojosealba2669 3 жыл бұрын

Daily I ear this song, from 1970

@medilab01 Жыл бұрын

❤ mega

@imjustthemessenger1225 8 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. P J

@giulioluzzardi7632 7 жыл бұрын

The words of a Salvatore.

@medilab01 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this song. Bevause where is barry?

@markotisprimpcrinkle3450 4 жыл бұрын

Scoff all you want, all you know-it-alls, but there's a kernel of truth in this song that refuses to go away, an that's why Jimmy Webb wrote PR Sloan.

@lenapettersson2410 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍💐💐

@dawneden 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, Vicki! Thanks for posting. Did you ever post the "real deal" video as well?

@VickiAbelsonLive 4 жыл бұрын

This is the only footage posted.

@dawneden 4 жыл бұрын

@@VickiAbelsonLive I'm grateful to you for posting this. Do you still have the "real deal" video that you mention in the description? There's a P.F. Sloan Facebook group, myself included, that would love to see it.

@Bntnredsox Жыл бұрын

Wow

@barackmycat9448 4 жыл бұрын

That was heartwarming. Also a little too true.

@paulmath77 4 жыл бұрын

The word "genius" is much too easy to abuse BUT not in the case of P.F. Sloan

@simaosalomao4345 3 жыл бұрын

Great creation, casually, at the same year I was born... ...thanks a lot for these magnific composition, P F Sloan !

@paulmath77 3 жыл бұрын

PF Sloan resided on Mt. Olympus... Check out his Lucinda Williams duet "Sins of the family"@@simaosalomao4345

@birdman5939 3 жыл бұрын

I got signed to Screen Gems Publishing in Nashville in 1977 and got $100 a week...

@garypiont6114 7 жыл бұрын

best version ...period.

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@VickiAbelson 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@richieluckenbill1590 4 жыл бұрын

You're both crazy if you thing THIS is the best version! He just talks through it with no feeling compared to Barry McGuire's hit recording! If this version would have been released, it wouldn't have been the instant hit it was.. FACT.

@whoarethebrainpigs 2 жыл бұрын

where was this recorded...and how did P.F show up in someone's lounge room?

@UnclBerry 3 жыл бұрын

Barry Mcguire and you sing this well.

@SteveWHU 8 ай бұрын

Sadly died a year later 😢

@kevinturner3997 7 ай бұрын

He sounds breathless in the film clip

@lamper2 9 жыл бұрын

around 4:50 he sounds like lou reed

@edwardanthony7283 2 жыл бұрын

Wrote a big hit back then.

@Jay-vr9ir 4 жыл бұрын

Wow Vicki I just found this. Very heavy compared to Bob Cowsill.

@VickiAbelsonLive 4 жыл бұрын

Joseph Forest both priceless

@Jay-vr9ir 4 жыл бұрын

@@VickiAbelsonLive Are you in L.A. and if you are , what are you doing up or have you not gone to sleep yet ?Will you ever have Herman on at anytime?

@birdman5939 3 жыл бұрын

That was killer....

@rthib1960 Жыл бұрын

Very poignant and true preamble. All of us frail humans struggle for legitimacy. Those of us who are put on pedestals are most to be pitied because they have to hide their struggle from their adoring worshippers. I have always loved the song" Eve of Destruction" and Barry Mcguire absolutely stayed it. We definitely are "on the Eve of Destruction". We are also on the Eve of Salvation. Ps 37:9,10.