Draft Dodger Rag

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"Draft Dodger Rag" is a satirical anti-war folk song by Phil Ochs that humorously portrays a young man's attempts to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War.

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Draft Dodger Rag canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-war song
folk song
protest song
song
associatedWithEvent Vietnam War era
composer Phil Ochs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Phil Ochs
culturalContext 1960s American folk revival
describedAs satirical anti-war folk song
firstPerformer Phil Ochs
genre folk
protest music
satire
hasCharacterType reluctant conscript
hasInfluenceOn later anti-war music
hasStyle acoustic folk
hasTheme bureaucracy of the draft
moral opposition to war
satire of patriotism
youth resistance to conscription
hasTone humorous
satirical
intendedAudience folk music listeners
opponents of the Vietnam War
intendedMedium audio recording
live performance
language English
lyricist Phil Ochs
mainSubject Vietnam War
conscription in the United States
draft evasion
movement 1960s anti-war movement
narrativeFocus young man avoiding the draft
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor critique of U.S. military conscription
humorous catalog of draft-dodging excuses
partOf Phil Ochs’ protest song repertoire
performer Phil Ochs
portrays attempts to avoid military service
conflict between individual conscience and state demands
positionOnWar anti-war
workPeriod 1960s

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Phil Ochs notableWork Draft Dodger Rag
Philip notableWork Draft Dodger Rag
subject surface form: Phil Ochs
I Ain't Marching Anymore hasTrack Draft Dodger Rag
documentary film "Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune" featuresSong Draft Dodger Rag
subject surface form: Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune