Eve of Destruction (song) Eve of Destruction (song) "Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965, and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier Los Angeles session players: P. F. Sloan on guitar, Hal Blaine (of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew) on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass guitar. The vocal track was thrown on as a rough mix and was not intended to be the final version, but a copy of the
Heaven and Hell (The Who song) by The Who, although Entwistle continued to perform it at his solo shows regularly. The song was re-recorded by Entwistle for his solo album, "Smash Your Head Against the Wall", a longer version featuring a horn section. This version was included on the Entwistle compilation album "So Who's the Bass Player? The Ox Anthology". Heaven and Hell (The Who song) "Heaven and Hell" is a song by English rock band The Who written by group bassist John Entwistle. The studio version (originally recorded for an April 1970 BBC session), which appeared on the B-side of the live "Summertime Blues" single,