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"One Way Ticket Home" Song by Phil Ochs from the album Greatest Hits Published 1970 Released 1970 Genre Rock Length 2:39 Label A&M Writer Phil Ochs Producer Van Dyke Parks and
Andrew Wickham"One Way Ticket Home" 
Promotional copy of "One Way Ticket Home"Single by Phil Ochs B-side My Kingdom for a Car Released 1972 Format Vinyl Genre Rock Length 2:39 Label A&M Writer(s) Phil Ochs Producer Van Dyke Parks Phil Ochs singles chronology "My Life"
1969"One Way Ticket Home"
1972"Kansas City Bomber"
1973"One Way Ticket Home" is a 1970 song by Phil Ochs, an American singer-songwriter best known for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960s.
"One Way Ticket Home" is the first song on Greatest Hits, which—despite its title—was a collection of new songs.[1] Musically, it signals a return by Ochs to his musical roots in country music and early rock and roll.[2]
In the song, Ochs announces that he wants to buy a "one way ticket home". Inspired by a recent Elvis concert in Las Vegas, Ochs declares "Elvis Presley is the king/I was at his crowning." But something is wrong: "My life just passed before my eyes/I must be drowning." Referring to the political climate in the United States, Ochs says he "would be in exile now/But everywhere's the same" and decides he wants a "one way ticket home".[3][4]
References
- ^ Schumacher, Michael (1996). There But for Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs. New York: Hyperion. p. 226. ISBN 0-7868-6084-7.
- ^ Schumacher, p. 224.
- ^ Eliot, Marc (1989) [1979]. Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs. New York: Franklin Watts. pp. 189, 192–193. ISBN 0-531-15111-5.
- ^ Schumacher, p. 223.
Discography Studio albumsLive albumsPhil Ochs in Concert • Gunfight at Carnegie Hall • There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968 • Live at Newport • Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched GreenpeacePosthumous releasesSings for Broadside • A Toast to Those Who Are Gone • The Broadside Tapes 1 • The Early Years • On My WayPosthumous
compilationsChords of Fame • The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs • There but for Fortune • Farewells & Fantasies • American Troubadour • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs • Cross My Heart: An Introduction to Phil OchsOther albumsSingles"I Ain't Marching Anymore" • "Cross My Heart" • "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" • "The War Is Over" • "My Life" • "One Way Ticket Home" • "Kansas City Bomber" • "Bwatue" • "Power and the Glory"Other songs"Crucifixion" • "Draft Dodger Rag" • "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" • "There but for Fortune" • List of Phil Ochs songsDocumentary films Chords of Fame • Phil Ochs: There but for FortuneTribute albums Get Your Phil • Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs • Poison Ochs: A Tribute to Phil Ochs • What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil OchsRelated articles Categories:- 1970 songs
- 1972 singles
- Phil Ochs songs
- Songs written by Phil Ochs
- 1970s rock song stubs
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