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This is a list of cover versions by notable music artists of songs written by American singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, who wrote or recorded at least 238 songs during his brief career. In 1965, Joan Baez had a No. 8 hit in the UK with her cover of "There but for Fortune", a song written by Ochs. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Folk Recording". In the US it peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard charts—a good showing, but not a hit.

Except where indicated, all songs were written by Ochs.

Key

  Denotes Ochs tribute album.

List

See also

• List of songs recorded by Phil Ochs

References

Notes

1. ^ Song written by Ochs. Lyrics adapted from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
2. ^ Song written by Ochs but professional recording not released during his lifetime.
3. Recorded in 1974.
4. Recorded circa 1969.
5. ^ Song also appears on Chadbourne's 1998 Ochs tribute album To Phil.
6. ^ Written by Ochs and Bob Gibson.
7. Cover of Patti Smith Group song. Written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith.
8. ^ Song written by Ochs. Lyrics adapted from the poem by Alfred Noyes.
9. ^ Written by Ochs and Bob Gibson.
10. Produced by Ochs, who also sings.

Footnotes

1. Cohen 1999, pp. 241–272.
2. Warner, Jay (2008). Notable Moments of Women in Music. Milwaukee, Wisc.: Hal Leonard. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4234-2951-7.
3. Taylor, Timothy Dean (1997). Global Pop: World Music, World Markets. New York: Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-415-91872-5.
4. "Billboard singles". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
5. Schumacher 1996, p. 95.
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7. Ruhlmann, William. "Waves – Eric Andersen". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
8. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Street Was Always There – Eric Andersen". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
9. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 273
10. "Folk 78, BBC Radio 2, 30 May 1978". BBC. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
11. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 274
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17. Woliver, Robbie (July 2, 1999). "Sharps & Flats". Salon. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
18. Schwartz, Roberta B. (2004). "In White Light". Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
19. Thomas, Bryan. "Misty Mirage – Curt Boettcher". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
20. "Isabelle Boulay – Les Grands Espaces". discogs. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
21. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 275
22. "Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio 1, England, 17 August 1985". BBC. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
23. Schumacher, p. 128.
24. ^ Shimmer, Matt (August 11–17, 2003). "Review: Poison Ochs: A Tribute to Phil Ochs". Indieville.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
25. ^ Couture, François. "To Phil – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
26. ^ Couture, François. "Another Country – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
27. Cohen 1999, p. 261
28. ^ Couture, François. "Chad-Born Again – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
29. Olewnick, Brian. "Corpses of Foreign War – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
30. Jurek, Thom. "Songs – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
31. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Country Protest – Eugene Chadbourne". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
32. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 277
33. Loftus, Johnny. "Athfest '98 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
34. "John Denver Sings". John Denver Estate. June 25, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
35. Ruhlmann, William. "Swing Set – Ani DiFranco". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
36. "New CD by disappear fear – 'Get Your Phil'". Thedailysonia.wordpress.com. June 15, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
37. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 278
38. "Craic on the Road (Live at Sam Maguire's) A New Release by Four to the Bar". Irish Voice. November 2, 1994. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
39. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 279
40. "Loft Music – Thea Gilmore". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
41. "Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 2)". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
42. "Something Worth Doing – Greg Greenway". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
43. Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "Winter Marquee – Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
44. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 280
45. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 281
46. Cohen 1999, p. 268
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48. "The Newcastle Song / Bob Hudson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
49. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 282
50. Crandall, Alan (July 1998). "Scorched Earth". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
51. Hornaday, Ann (April 30, 2010). "Movie Review: 'Soundtrack for a Revolution'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
52. "New Jefferson Starship Album of Formative Folk Treasures: Jefferson's Tree of Liberty". Top40 Charts.com. August 8, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
53. "Josh Joplin – Facts of Fortune". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
54. "Josh Joplin Group – Camera One +2". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
55. Dahlen, Chris (January 2, 2006). "Kind of Like Spitting – Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
56. DeLuca, Dan (July 29, 2016). "Review: 'Camden Rising' with Lady Gaga and Lenny Kravitz for the DNC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
57. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 285
58. Healy, Barry (July 29, 1998). "What Phil Ochs Heard". Green Left Weekly. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
59. "Jeannie Lewis". Australian Blues Music Festival. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
60. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 283
61. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 284
62. "Give Light – Magpie". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
63. Miller, Roger (May 25, 2011). "Political Songs – Do They Suck or Not?". HuffPost. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
64. "'Maria Monti e i contrautori' (1972)" (in Italian). Sound and Silence. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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67. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 286
68. "The New Christy Minstrels – There but for Fortune". 45cat. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
69. ^ Duffy, John. "Clearwater Live! – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
70. "Lillebjørn Nilsen – Oslo 3". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
71. "Nina and Frederik – Little Boxes and Other Favourites". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
72. "Nina & Frederik – An Evening with Nina & Frederik at the Royal Albert Hall". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
73. "Pearl Jam Tells Its 'Story' at VH1 Taping". Billboard. June 2, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
74. "Peter and Gordon". 7inchrecords.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
75. Hinds, Andy. "Goodbye Ellston Avenue – Pinhead Gunpowder". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
76. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 287
77. "Discography". David Rovics. 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
78. "David Rovics – Make It So". discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
79. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 291
80. Bodroghkozy, Aniko (2001). Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0-8223-2645-8.
81. "The Dawn of Correction – The Spokesmen". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
82. ^ Cohen 1999, p. 292
83. Sleger, Dave. "Balance – Tempest". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
84. Louw, Tertius (Summer 2001). "My Favourite South African Folk Albums". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
85. Winters, Pamela (June 9, 2003). "Richard Thompson: Plunging the Knife in Deeper". Paste. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
86. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Return of the Read Menace – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
87. Olesko, Ron (May 4, 2017). "Pat Wictor's Vision of Phil Ochs". Sing Out!. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
88. Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "The Chicago Tapes: First Set – Glenn Yarbrough". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
89. Duffy, Thom (September 23, 2013). "Farm Aid 2013: Pete Seeger Sings Out, Neil Young Speaks Up and Jack Johnson Cows Around". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
90. Chinen, Nate (January 8, 2014). "Familiar Yet Distant, With Songs and an Edge". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
91. Wilonsky, Robert (April 18, 2014). "Neil Young Gave His 'Heart' and 'Soul' Thursday, And Some Folks Just Gave Him a Hard Time". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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Works cited

• Cohen, David (1999). Phil Ochs: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-31029-4.
• Schumacher, Michael (1996). There But for Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-6084-5.

Further reading

• Brend, Mark (2001). American Troubadours: Groundbreaking Singer-Songwriters of the 60s. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-641-0.
• Eliot, Marc (1989) . Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs. New York: Franklin Watts. ISBN 978-0-531-15111-2.
• Ochs, Phil (1964). Songs of Phil Ochs. New York: Appleseed Music. OCLC 41480512.
• Ochs, Phil (1968). The War Is Over. New York: Collier Books. OCLC 1384159.
• Ochs, Phil (1978). The Complete Phil Ochs. Hollywood, Calif.: Almo Publications. ISBN 978-0-89705-010-4.

External links

• Phil Ochs at AllMusic
• Phil Ochs at SecondHandSongs
• Phil Ochs Cover List, compiled by David Cohen
• Sonny Ochs
• Phil Ochs Song Nights from the Kennedy Center (Video)

• Lists of cover songs
• Phil Ochs
• Songs written by Phil Ochs
• American music-related lists