Pride of Man
"Pride of Man" is a 1964 song by Hamilton Camp. It is Camp's best-known composition.
Rife with apocalyptic imagery and religious language, the song was written shortly after Camp's initiation into the Subud spiritual movement.
"Pride of Man" debuted on Camp's 1964 album Paths Of Victory, but achieved more notice when covered by Gordon Lightfoot on his 1966 debut album Lightfoot!. "Pride of Man" was the opening track on Quicksilver Messenger Service's eponymous 1968 debut album and was released as a single on the B side of "Dino's Song"; Rolling Stone described this version as having been "carr off admirably". Quicksilver Messenger Service regularly performed the song in concert.
Gram Parsons' cover was included on the album , released in 2000 but recorded in 1965 and 1966. The song has been covered by other musicians, such as Tony Rice on Church Street Blues and Ted Quinn on Help Wanted. Camp's version of the song was re-released on the 2006 five-disc compilation album Forever Changing — The Golden Age Of Elektra Records - 1963-1973
