January 1 - Country Joe McDonald (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 1st are here: Xavier Cugat (2020) and Milt Jackson (2021)

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Country Joe McDonald (b. 1 January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Question

The songs of the Viet Nam war

Had a bitter emotional core;

Country Joe and his band

Took the subject in hand

And jauntily asked, “What’s it for?”

Cheers

The cheer became popular and the crowd would spell out F-I-S-H when the band performed live. During the summer of 1968 it was suggested before one of the shows to spell out a four letter obscenity instead of "fish". In Massachusetts, McDonald was fined $500 for uttering the four letter word in public. –  adapted from Wikipedia

Though to spell out a certain obscenity

Became part of the Fish’s identity,

There states where that word

Simply couldn't be heard,

And it wouldn't be treated with lenity.

 

 

 

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