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ODE TO OCHS (PHIL)

by Dave Warner and Martin Cilia

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about

As a young uni student I met Phil Ochs in Perth and wrote most of this song,. It lay fallow for 50 years and then I finished it just a few months back and Martin Cilia and I recorded it with great help from Tony Cooper. Tragically Phil took his own life in 1976 but he remains an influence on me. I took the photo of him leaving Perth July 1972. The story is told in the video here. Steve Panozzo did the cover design.

lyrics

D F#M G D
Where are you goin my singer of sad songs
D F#M G D
Now that the evening has perished into dawn
D F#M C D D G C D
And the airport is only half-awake a handful of followers with open palms to shake
D G F#M
Round to clubs into parties where they get you name all wrong
D G A D
And to them you are nothing more than a singer of some songs

D F#M G D
What are you doing my teller of the truth
D F#M G D
You are the beacon that led us through our youth
D F#M C D D G C D
Brought the pleasures of the harbour to our door yes we were listening to the dipping of the oars
D G F#M
You slipped a toe in the ocean on the far side of the world
D F#M G
And we’re honoured that we met you Phil,
D F#m G
And wish that you were with us still
D G A
And as the hushing hours slowly fall
G F#m
I whisper you were best of all
D F#m G F#M
And no it don’t matter now that they got your name all wrong

D G A D
For you are so much more than a singer of some songs
D F#m G F#M
And no it don’t matter now that they got your name all wrong

D G A D
For you are so much more than a singer of some songs

D F#M G
And I’m honoured that I met you Phil,
D A G D
And I wish that you were with us still

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released June 15, 2023
Vocal Dave Warner Guitar Martin Cilia Production Martin Cilia and Tony Cooper

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Dave Warner Sydney, Australia

Bob Dylan declared Dave Warner his favourite Australian artist. In 1973 Warner formed Pus, Australia’s first punk band.
He travelled to London in 1975 and developed a concept of original Australian music, `suburban rock’. Warner returned to Perth in 1976 and formed Dave Warner’s from the Suburbs an instant success. Warner continues to write and record music and is author of 20 books.
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