THE FEEL LIKE IM FIXING TO SUE RAG
THE FEEL LIKE IM FIXING TO SUE RAG
BERKELEY, Calif. (Wireless Flash) A war may soon be waged over one of the best protest songs of the 1960s: Feel Like Im Fixing To Die Rag by Country Joe McDonald. Babette Ory, the daughter of New Orleans jazz great Kid Ory, is suing McDonald because she claims the anti-war melody is 68 percent similar to her fathers 1924 hit Muskrat Ramble. Kid Ory died in 1973 but Babette says his dying request was that she nail that bastard, McDonald because he hated the songs anti- war stance and profane lyrics. McDonald admits he was inspired by Muskrat Ramble but insists his melody is completely different. He says he and Ory have mutual acquaintances but no one has ever accused him of stealing until now. McDonald says recent events are inspiring parody versions of his song and he suspects thats why Orys daughter filed her suit.
Thu 10-04-01