Country Joe and the Fish was a rock music/folk music band known for musical… Read Full Bio ↴Country Joe and the Fish was a rock music/folk music band known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1970.
The lead singer was "Country" Joe McDonald. The lead guitarist was Barry "The Fish" Melton. Co-founders McDonald and Melton added musicians as needed over the life of the band.
The band was an early example of Psychedelic music. The LP "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" was very influential on early FM Radio in 1967. Long sets of psychedelic tunes like "Section 43", "Bass Strings", "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", "Janis" (for and about Janis Joplin) and "Grace" (all released on Vanguard Records) were often played back to back on KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco and progressive rock stations around the country. Country Joe and The Fish were regulars at Fillmore West and East and the Family Dog at the Avalon. They were billed with such groups as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Butterfly. They played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. In 1971 the band appeared in a Western film starring Don Johnson as an outlaw gang called the Crackers. The film, entitled Zachariah, was written by the Firesign Theater and was billed as "The First Electric Western". They also appeared in the George Lucas film More American Graffiti.
Their biggest hit was the anti-war "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag", which debuted the same year of the band, but became best known after Country Joe's solo acoustic performance of it at Woodstock. Country Joe was involved with legal disputes with the family of Kid Ory due to the tune's similarity to Ory's Dixieland jazz standard "Muskrat Ramble". In August of 2003, the court case was decided in Joe's favor due to the long time between the debut of "Fixin' to Die" and the first legal claim against it by Ory's family. (Copyright on Country Joe's song was registered in 1968, and Babette Ory registered her father's 1926 song in 2001.)
Barry Melton was later a founding member of The Dinosaurs and has recently released new recordings of that band whose members included Peter Albin from Big Brother and The Holding Company and John Cipollina from Quicksilver Messenger Service and Copperhead.
The lead singer was "Country" Joe McDonald. The lead guitarist was Barry "The Fish" Melton. Co-founders McDonald and Melton added musicians as needed over the life of the band.
The band was an early example of Psychedelic music. The LP "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" was very influential on early FM Radio in 1967. Long sets of psychedelic tunes like "Section 43", "Bass Strings", "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", "Janis" (for and about Janis Joplin) and "Grace" (all released on Vanguard Records) were often played back to back on KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco and progressive rock stations around the country. Country Joe and The Fish were regulars at Fillmore West and East and the Family Dog at the Avalon. They were billed with such groups as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Butterfly. They played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. In 1971 the band appeared in a Western film starring Don Johnson as an outlaw gang called the Crackers. The film, entitled Zachariah, was written by the Firesign Theater and was billed as "The First Electric Western". They also appeared in the George Lucas film More American Graffiti.
Their biggest hit was the anti-war "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag", which debuted the same year of the band, but became best known after Country Joe's solo acoustic performance of it at Woodstock. Country Joe was involved with legal disputes with the family of Kid Ory due to the tune's similarity to Ory's Dixieland jazz standard "Muskrat Ramble". In August of 2003, the court case was decided in Joe's favor due to the long time between the debut of "Fixin' to Die" and the first legal claim against it by Ory's family. (Copyright on Country Joe's song was registered in 1968, and Babette Ory registered her father's 1926 song in 2001.)
Barry Melton was later a founding member of The Dinosaurs and has recently released new recordings of that band whose members included Peter Albin from Big Brother and The Holding Company and John Cipollina from Quicksilver Messenger Service and Copperhead.
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Country Joe & The Fish Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Country Joe & The Fish:
01-Flying high I'm stuck on the LA freeway, Got rainwater in my boots, My…
All I Need They say the same old talk But sometimes they don't act…
An Untitled Protest Red and swollen tears tumble from her eyes While cold silver…
Baby Song Never before Never again Inside of her All life begins F…
Bass Strings Hey partner, won't you pass that reefer round, My world is…
Crystal Blue She told me that she loved me, She said she'd make…
Crystal Blues She told me that she loved me, She said she'd make…
Death Sound I hear that death sound, baby, Oh, like an echo in…
Dreams I walk through the scented air of summer's blooming Into the…
For No Reason Hook Just tell me what you want Don’t be insecure, baby whe…
Freedom did you think it was easy to change all of…
Grace One, two, three, four. Cold rain to splash water diamonds…
Hang On I've got a cobalt friend now he spends his time Looking…
Hey Bobby I had a dream the other night Everybody was there Laughing a…
I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Gimme an F! (F!) Gimme an I! (I!) Gimme an S! (S!) Gimmie…
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam…
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag Gimme an F! F! Gimme a U! U! Gimme an C! C! Gimme a K! K! Wh…
Janis Into my life on waves of electrical sound And flashing light…
Kiss My Ass Well, I got out of school and I was feeling…
Love Oh, c'mon Well, now deep in my heart baby I know…
Love Is A Mystery 我还没有准备好 突然之间 无法解释的奇妙感觉 阴的天云好远 有些事正发生在我心里面 再也不能假装看不见 是什么在蔓延 从…
Love Machine In the middle of the daytime, in the middle of…
Magoo Sometimes when I look into your eyes The hurt and pain…
Mara Flocks of geese in Paris skies They come to me with…
Marijuana I like marijuana I like marijuana I like marijuana I sure do…
Masked Marauder La la la la la la la la la La la…
My Girl Here I sit, cold and alone Is there anyone Rain falls from…
Not So Sweet Marta Lorraine She hides in an attic concealed on a shelf Behind volumes…
Not So Sweet Martha Loraine She hides in an attic concealed on a shelf Behind volumes…
Pat's Song Bring flowers and ring them 'round her grass hair Bring lea…
Porpoise Mouth The white ducks fly on past the sun Their wings flash…
Return Of Sweet Lorraine Sweet lady, won't you come beside me and make me…
Rockin Round The World Rock and roll music it sure sounds sweet Makes you want…
Rockin' Round The World Rock and roll music it sure sounds sweet Makes you want…
Sad And Lonely Times My love stands beside me Through the rain, through the wind…
She's A Bird She's a bird that whistles, a bird that sings She's a…
Silver And Gold Dress my baby in silver and Dress my baby in silver…
Sing Sing Sing Open my eyes I've been dreaming, Open my eyes I've been…
Super Bird Look up yonder in the sky, now, what is that…
The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag Gimme an F, Gimme a U, Gimme a C, Gimme a K, What's th…
The Baby Song Never before Never again Inside of her All life begins Far m…
The Fish Cheer & I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam…
The Fish Cheer and I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag Gimme an F… Gimme a U… Gimme a C… Gimme a K… What's that…
The Love Machine In the middle of the daytime, in the middle of…
The Masked Marauder La la la la la la la la la La la…
The Return Of Sweet Lorraine Sweet lady, won't you come beside me and make me…
Thing Called Love Have you ever heard it? Have you ever felt so far…
Thought Dream I walk through the scented air of summer's blooming Into the…
Waltzing In The Moonlight I find you waltzing in the moonlight, I find you…
Who Am I Who am I To stand and wonder, to wait While the wheels…
Who Am I @224 Who am I To stand and wonder, to wait While the wheels…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Country Joe:
Flying High I'm stuck on the LA freeway, Got rainwater in my boots, My…
I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Fish:
Cry You lie And steal And cheat And kill I would forgive all you…
Moon Fish 1 Come on ladies, come on ladies Come on ladies, come on…
Moon Fish 3 I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing in I saw three ships…
The Light Flat on my back With you beside me I cannot belive the…
Yes 想问天你在那里 我想问问我自己 一开始我聪明 结束我聪明 聪明的几乎的毁掉了我自己 想问天问大地 或着是迷信问问宿命 放…
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Carlos Betancur
Movin' down that rock coast line
Oh, nothin' but my woman on my mind
Hear those waves poundin' on sand
Smell that sea air blowin' inland
I wonder if she's found another man, oh!
Black stone roadway by the sea
Oh, I wonder if she's a-missing me
Four-wheeled clock keeps tickin' off time
Measured minutes by a broken white line,
Wonder if I'm really on her mind, oh.
And now in my thoughts I feel her eyes,
Feel her smilin' by my side,
Then I turn around and see
There's nobody sittin' here but me, yeah!
Rubber tired, oh, lonesome song
Tells me that I've done something wrong
Days before and then we parted,
I wonder why I even started
Thinkin' I've been gone far too long.
Moving past those rocks and waves
I wonder how she spends her days,
Watch the sun as we go by
Throwin' colors off the water sky,
Thinkin' about the rainbows in my baby's eyes.
Movin' past those pine-cone trees,
Sorry that I had to leave
High above on a twisted road
Ocean movin' down below
I wonder just how far I have to go.
Now in my thoughts I feel her eyes,
Feel her smilin' by my side,
Oh, then I turn around and see
There's nobody sittin' here but me, yeah!
Rubber tired, oh, lonesome song
Tells me that I've done something wrong
Days before and then we parted,
I wonder why I even started
Thinkin' I've been gone far too long.
Yeah, I've been gone too long,
Oh, now don't you know I've been gone too long, oh yeah.
Yeah, woman, oh, I've been gone too long, yeah,
Yeah now little girl, I'm coming home, yes.
Mm, you know that I'm coming on home,
Yeah, you know
enorbet2
Love this song! A superb non-copycat rendition without going over-the-top as so many rock bands attempting Blues were beginning to do. Creative while still respectful of the roots. Honesty in Art, sadly missing from much Pop Music.
Iain Ross
This song is so fitting man. Love this forever and always! Drop acid not bombs!
A Pa
per youtube policy, 60 folks gave it a thumbs up, 8 people felt inspired to comment, and no one disliked it. If you go to San Francisco, you can still catch Country Joe, and you do not have to wear flowers in your hair, unless you want to.
sammy scotch
You can hear the fish too. Flowers not needed but Id recommend a whole buncha money
Andy Rosen
My favorite cj fish tune!
Ado Egbdf
Classic !
Raina Dawn Lutz
My heart.
The Eclectic Spot
Me toooooooo :)
captainsoul1953
Make that four
sammy scotch
@A Pa ok