It’s amazing how many songs from our generation (60s and 70s) are still relevant today. It just shows you how far we’ve come and how far we have left to go.
They are all still relevant because, there were great writers, writing songs with depth and meaning, lyrically, very few modern artists have anything to say
Those were golden hits of yesterday. I thank God my childhood days were in the late 60's and my teen years were in the 80's. Thank you guys for featuring very good old songs of our ancestors.
As you back another American proxy war in Ukraine, filling the cophers of the military industrial complex!! "In the fields the bodies burning, as the WAR MACHINE keeps turning" what a joke. Take another dose of the Trumptard syrup and make some more big pharma billionaires!!
Written by Bob Dylan. Folk and protest music were very big at the time and very much part of the hippy and protest generation.... Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel.... all very much loved. You could not get a more iconic song or one more reflective of that time period. It had huge impact. In Australia, we had The Seekers.
I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board, I would rather chew on aluminum foil, this is terrible, And these people pretending to like it is even worse. Lol
Another vote for “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, as well as “If I Had a Hammer” and “The Wedding Song” ( done by Noel Paul Stookey). These albums were played frequently when I was small, and all these years later, I still love them. Thanks for reacting to this one. (They did a wonderful version with a choir on their Christmas special.)
The late, great Pete Seeger (also a humanitarian, activist, environmentalist!) wrote “If I had a Hammer”, while he was in the folk group, THE WEAVERS. He co-wrote it with Lee Hays, who was also one of the Weavers. Seeger also wrote, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, which was also covered by Peter, Paul & Mary. The lyric that always stays with me on that is “Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago? Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, everyone. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?”
Where have all the flowers gone was written by pete seeger. My dad knew him well, and loved his work. My dad, Harry Welling, performed it as well; and you can find the extended performance here on youtube
With lines like "How many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died," or the ones that Amber pointed out, how could it NOT get to someone? Seriously, for a song with basically 10 lines, every single one is meaningful, rich and vibrant, and full of emotion. Dylan definitely wrote a GOAT song, and Peter, Paul, and Mary absolutely did it justice.
They sang this song at the 1963 March on Washington where MLK gave his “I have a dream” speech.”If I had a hammer” and “ Lemon tree” are 2 more of their hits.They had dozens.Also John Denver’s “Leavin on a jet plane “ .
In the very early 60's, folk music was "in" and this became an instant classic. P,P, and M (Mary Travers) were very big and had great comeback hits with "The Great Mandela" and "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" in 1969. That's a terrific fun song.
This is considered the iconic song of a generation--written by Dylan. Have always loved Mary's voice. Loved Puff for years and years--you have wee ones--such a perfect song. Check out 'If I had a Hammer' and the saddest, "Leaving on a Jet Plane'.
Two of my favorites are 500 Miles and Christmas Dinner from Peter, Paul and Mommy. When my kids were young and my life was happy we wore this album out playing as a family.
Folk music was cool with me…especially Peter Paul and Mary! I would try to harmonize with them! Bob Dylan was a folk music guru writing all those songs with in depth meaning😃
This song has made me cry for over 50 years! They have so many great songs, I hope you listen to more of them. Try to find, If I Had a Hammer. This was released in 1962. Folk music was very popular then. Poets wrote many of these songs. Back then people spoke out about social issues with their music.
Also, The Wedding Song (There is Love) that Best Man Paul Stookey wrote and performed for the 1969 wedding of his bandmate, Peter Yarrow. The song is perfection.
Very nice job!! 71-year old female boomer here. My millenial son happened to be in the car with me recently when I was listening to an old Peter Paul & Mary CD. He noted that every song was about peace and love, which is great. However, my generation's leaders grew up to start more wars than probably any generation in history. Hope you youngsters do better! Thanks for sharing with us!
There has been folk music since forever. But when the Kingston Trio had a massive hit in 1958 with "Tom Dooley," the genre exploded and dominated popular music for years until Beatlemania and the British Invasion happened in 1964. Some former folkies then adopted electric guitars & drums and created what became known as "folk rock" (the Byrds, Lovin' Spoonful, and many others, including the writer of this song, folk singer Bob Dylan).
Great reaction to a great song! You. Should do a reaction video to their song "Leaving On A Jet Plane." Mary Travers' voice is amazing on that song as well. The writer of the song was one of the Rob Squad's favorite artists, John Denver.
As a kid growing up in the 70's, I learned how to sing harmony by listening to my parents' Peter Paul & Mary albums. I didn't even know what harmony was, I just loved it when they did it!
My 4th grade teacher in the 60s was very much into folk music. She played folk albums in class. Some days she would bring her guitar and teach us to sing folk songs. This song was one of them.
Similar story and great memories for me it was my 2nd grade teacher in 1972. Always had her guitar and wearing John Denver glasses and taught us all to sing folk songs especially Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger. Loved her as a teacher and remember those days as filled with hope and music.
For me it was grade 5 in 1975, my teacher played guitar and taught us songs. I especially remember singing Blowing in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer, Me and Bobby McGee, and Take Me Home Country Roads. Now and then the principal would join us with his guitar but he always sang Blue Suede Shoes :)
Mine did that in the late sixties/early seventies. We sang Peter Paul and Mary, Joan Baez and John Denver songs. I distinctly remember her putting a 45 on the turntable and without any introduction, launching us into the world of Elton John with Crocodile Rock… blew our little grade school brains.
Now this is music from my generation. I love Peter, Paul and Mary. Their songs were the first songs I learned to play on my guitar. I played guitar in a three person group in high school and we played a lot of their music. Brings back memories! We called ourselves The House Divided….which makes no sense now or then!😂😂😂. The two guys wore red shirts and white pants. I wore a long white dress with red trim. We thought we were destined to fame! But we all broke up and went away to college. It was a fun time. Thanks for letting me share! Love your videos so much !
I have to say that I discovered Peter Paul and Mary from my mom's record collection as a kid in the 70s and I have loved them ever since! Their song Lemon Tree always gets me because my Grandmother had a beautiful big Lemon Tree in her backyard that I used to climb and hang out in, sitting among the branches and the fragrant lemons, when I was very young. Also their version of John Denver's Leavin' On A Jet Plane is so great! I still listen to them to this day..
Who VOTES YES for: I Dig Rock and Roll Music (uptempo song), The Wedding Song (There Is Love), If I Had A Hammer (Mary is awesome!), Leaving on a Jet Plane (written by John Denver, again Mary is awesome), This Land Is My Land, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone. And you will have just scratched the surface of this incredible folk trio.
I remember my parents had their In Concert album, my two standouts to suggest are A Soalin' and Three Ravens - a bit more melancholy but definitely a great example of how PP&M were masters of harmony and melody.
My favorite song is "The Wedding Song" by Paul Stookey, Paul from Peter Paul and Mary. It was my wedding song in 1975. There wasn't a dry eye in the Church. Even the organ player was crying.
The folk movement really was born out of the Beat Era (beatniks): they were the disenchanted, counter-culture poetry loving denizens of Euro style coffee houses. Coffee houses were where you went to hear folk music played if you were a folkie. Or where you went to hear small modern jazz combos play and listen to poetry being recited if you were Beat. They were a precursor of the Hippies. And both groups had a foot in the antiwar protest scene; we could feel it in the air (you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - B.D.) - the war machine (the Military Industrial Complex that Eisenhower had warned of) was gearing up for the next event, the conflict in South East Asia (the Vietnam War). Kennedy resisted so they took him out in Dallas. And then it was game-on. The Beats and the folk scene were both the resistance. PS That Dylan line is making me request a reaction to his video/song (the one with the placards), Subterranean Homesick Blues. Thanks - 💙
My favorite group of the 1960's...I remember watching them in the early '60's...they were such a relevant group for that time...they did so many wonderful songs...they did a wonderful reunion concert in 1985...they continued singing together until Mary's cancer got real bad and she passed...the guys did many tribute concerts to her memory sometimes bringing in other folk singers that they worked with and were friends with... The guys are in their 80's and retired today...so much to tell about this trio...they were legendary singers and teachers to the world...
Peter, Paul & Mary, along with The Carpenters taught me how to sing. I met Peter and Paul in 1994-they signed my albums. Mary wasn’t feeling well that night.
I wrote a thesis some years ago about folk music and how it was the particular genre of music that crossed multiple generations in its appeal. These were the songs that families sung all together on road trips. A particular folk tune that may truly give you pause is Malvina Reynolds singing "Little Boxes" - very haunting.
I grew up with songs like this. Songs like this and all the songs you react to from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's were on the radio EVERY DAY. I feel so blessed to have grown up in that time. I feel so sorry for today's youth and the type of so called "music" that's popular today.
That's iconic. I love the bands from the the 60s love generation even though it's before my time. Such a cool 60s vibe. The Mamas & the papas are the best. You should check out Joni Mitchell's "both sides now" live.
This was one of the leading protest songs of the 60s, covered by many artists and performed in many venues, but also widely sung in churches, schools, and youth groups, plus of course rallies, protests and other events.
You guys would LOVE the Wedding song. A total classic, played at millions of weddings, I think, by Paul Stookey. Love when songs have something to say. Songs for the grownups.
PP&M had the most beautiful harmony vocals. I think you would like their cover of 500 Miles as well as Noel Stookey’s timeless classic, Wedding Song (There is Love).
The Peter, Paul and Mary version of this song came out in 1963 when I was a wee lad of 9. I can remember playing with my Tonka trucks and singing this song. Peace :)
This was the group that helped launch John Denver's music career around 1969, when they sung his "Leaving on a Jet Plane." There's a video on YT of them singing this together. Check it out.
One of the most frequently misheard lyrics comes from this song... probably in Bob Dylan's version more than Peter, Paul, and Mary's: "The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind. The ants, sir, are blowin' in the wind."
Bob Dylan wrote and first recorded it in 1963. Peter, Paul and Mary also recorded it in 1963. Peter Yarrow, Noah (Paul) Stookey, and Mary Travis. Peter wrote Puff the Magic Dragon, and also wrote the Great Mandekka, Weave Me the Sunshine, Day is Done. Paul Stookey wrote "The Wedding Song (There is Love)", "I Dig Rock and Roll Music", and "El Salvadore",
This Land is Your Land was written by Woody Guthrie, one of Bob Dylan's mentors and idols. Guthrie came out of the Dust Bowl during the depression. He sang to protest for the migrant American farm workers. 'Crossed the country hopping freight trains and organizing labor in the hobo camps for the nascent union movement. Woody's son, Arlo Guthrie would carry on his fathers work as a folk singer. He created the song and the movie, Alice's Restaurant. He also performed at Woodstock.
Saw them on PBS a few yrs back when Mary was still living. I was shocked at all the gray baldytails in the audience singin along with "Puff the Magic Dragon". Had to ask myself, My God! Are we really gttn that old? Yes we are.
For another counterculture of the era, Original Cast "One Tin Soldier" (It was used in "The LEgend of Billy Jack". "Eve of Destruction" is another that still rings true today.
Greetings Jay and Amber This was a Vietnam War (mainly) protest song first released by Bob Dylan in May 1963.When released 3 months later by Peter, Paul, and Mary, it made it all the way up to #2 on the Billboard Pop Chart and spent 5 weeks on the Easy Listening Chart that year. Though several artists have sung it including Dylan, their version is the MOST remembered and highest selling. It was also used for the Civil Rights Movement because it talks about peace, war, and freedom. The "Blowing in the Wind" has been described as "impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind". I could be remembering wrong from a documentary, but I think this song was also sung at "Woodstock '69".
This song was always magical! Dylan's lyrics are amazing, and the combination of their voices takes it to another level. I love the way each verse starts out with just Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow singing, and then Paul Stookey comes in on the last half and just builds the power. And then it drops back to Mary alone for the final line. They performed this song at the 1963 March on Washington, at which Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech. Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Odetta also performed that day.
This is a classic 60’s folk song. Bob Dylan started out in the folk genre & when he started going electric (guitar),he was literally booed off the stage because people were expecting the acoustic folk sound
I think the fans were rude and ungrateful for acting that way. You can really destroy someone's self-esteem. But he should have warned everyone, like sent a note to all the ticketholders, that he was changing his style. Or announce to everyone before they bought the tickets, somehow.
I grew up listening to PP&M, and so there are countless songs I could recommend from them -- but I'll start with a few that have been favorites since I first heard them as a kid. For some great ballads: If I Had Wings, The Song Is Love, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Early Mornin' Rain, and (though I think you guys already may have done this one) Leavin' On A Jet Plane. And then for a fun, more uptempo one, where they kind of poke fun at rock & roll: I Dig Rock And Roll Music.
This was a big campfire song back in the day. I saw Peter, Paul and Mary in concert (again, back in the day) and they were great. Their personalities really come through their performances. They also sang other Dylan songs such as "The Times They Are a-Changin'", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right",and "When the Ship Comes In."
Peter Paul & Mary Blowin' in the Wind takes me back to my youth. It talks about all the problems we had and you would think that by this time they would be gone but no, we still have them. 2 steps forward, one step back.
"500 Miles" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" are classics, but an often overlooked Peter, Paul, and Mary song is one called "I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog". It's a fun catchy tune that also carried a deeper message about prejudice in the 1960's. They are also famous for singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", but if you react to that song, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to the Kingston Trio's version of it!!! The Kingston Trio was one of the first groups to start the folk movement in the 50's and 60's, and they have an incredible catalog. I think you guys would really dig their harmonies. They were the first to record "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (written by Pete Seeger) in 1961.
Paul Stookey (the tall one) wrote a song for his freind Peter’s (the short one) wedding. It’s absolutely the best wedding song ever written! Bar none! You guys should take a look. Also. if you wanna see just HOW strong Mary’s voice was, take a look at a song called; If I had My Way. It’s an amazing, and LOUD song!
I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board, I would rather chew on aluminum foil, this is terrible, And these people pretending to like it is even worse.
RIGHT FIELD as one of my favorite P,P & M songs. It brings back childhood memories of summer and the messages of everyone is important. Plus it’s just a fun sweet song.. ❤😊⚾️
Both Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul & Mary performed at The March on Washington in 1963, which is where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech.
I think PPM covered this song to a hit but this was back in an era where folk music ruled. They covered the Dylan song Dont Think Twice as well. Also PPM were so popular they helped other folk singers get popularity such as Gotdon Lightfoot and John Denver.
50 years ago, this song was a primer for those learning how to play guitar. I had a sister that taught guitar and this is the first song that she taught them to play.
Peter, Paul, and Mary were most popular in the 1960s/1970s. Being during the Vietnam era, check out two of their classics (1) Leaving on a Jet Plane and (2) 500 Miles.
Amber, I loved that you wanted to clap at the end of the song. It shows that you were in the moment and that's what you were inspired to do. Always Be you. From that same era, there was another song that I would call a 'wake up and smell the coffee' song, "Eve of Destruction" recorded by Barry McGuire. The song references War and Civil rights. 🎸😎
I’m glad you guys did this one, and I’m glad you liked it. This group was my mom’s favorite when she was a teenager. It’s worth noting that in the early 60’s there was a thing called the folk music revival, or “boom.” It was pretty much the biggest thing going on just before the British Invasion. So many of the American artists that had success later in the decade were steeped in this kind of music (I’m thinking of CSNY, the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, but there are countless others).
Please try The Seekers! AMAZING! VERY popular sixties group from my country! We lost the lady, Judith Durham last August! Beautiful music and similar to this group! Thanks for the great channel!
Peter, Paul and Mary did a bunch of great songs and were huge in the folk music movement Glad you gave them another listen. Another couple of my favorites are Leaving On a Jet Plane and Lemon Tree.
They performed this at the March on Washington in '63 with Dr Martin Luther King. I "ve got two Johnny Cash songs y'all should check out: #1. The Man in Black #2. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
The first Peter, Paul and Mary songs that come to my mind (not counting this one and “Puff”) are: “I Dig Rock And Roll Music”; “Leaving On A Jet Plane “ and “If I Had A Hammer “. ✌️🖖
Dylan is on of the greatest song writers of all time. Their harmonies are impeccable for a three piece. Minimal instruments puts more of a focus on the vocals imo. Checkout Manhattan Transfer "Ray's Rock House" or "Boy From New York City" for some harmony!
Check out their 25th Anniversary concert - they are not only incredible singers, but they are funny too!! You must listen to RIGHT FIELD (and watch the video from that concert). It was one of my dad’s favorite songs. And the first song they sing SUCH IS LOVE is beautiful. The whole concert is just fabulous!
My father's all-time favorite group. He met Mary when they were performing at his college where he was a student advisor and gave her a tour of the campus. They are one of the most iconic folk music groups of the 60's and early 70's that with their harmonies never grow old.
Dilan's manager put these ppl together to have a clean image for Dilan's songs They soon became a group of their own Mary Travis had a very special voice One of a kind
There is an amazing clip on TH-cam that has Mary singing with Mama Cass and Joni Mitchell which I have probably watched a thousand times and I'll continue to do as it shows us just what beautiful really is.
It’s amazing how many songs from our generation (60s and 70s) are still relevant today. It just shows you how far we’ve come and how far we have left to go.
And no matter how things change they remain the same, there’s nothing really new
They are all still relevant because, there were great writers, writing songs with depth and meaning,
lyrically, very few modern artists have anything to say
Those were golden hits of yesterday. I thank God my childhood days were in the late 60's and my teen years were in the 80's. Thank you guys for featuring very good old songs of our ancestors.
As you back another American proxy war in Ukraine, filling the cophers of the military industrial complex!!
"In the fields the bodies burning, as the WAR MACHINE keeps turning" what a joke. Take another dose of the Trumptard syrup and make some more big pharma billionaires!!
Maybe it actually shows how far we HAVEN'T come. I'm afraid that's the way I'd have to put it, unfortunately.
Mary Travers will never be forgotten for her voice, her talent, and her humanity.
Written by Bob Dylan. Folk and protest music were very big at the time and very much part of the hippy and protest generation.... Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel.... all very much loved. You could not get a more iconic song or one more reflective of that time period. It had huge impact. In Australia, we had The Seekers.
The Seekers were awesome, too!
Loved the Seekers, and I’m from the U.S.
Peter, Paul and Mary and THe Seekers are quite similar but still have their own flavour
I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board, I would rather chew on aluminum foil, this is terrible, And these people pretending to like it is even worse. Lol
RIP Judith Durham, you were wonderful!
Another vote for “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, as well as “If I Had a Hammer” and “The Wedding Song” ( done by Noel Paul Stookey). These albums were played frequently when I was small, and all these years later, I still love them. Thanks for reacting to this one. (They did a wonderful version with a choir on their Christmas special.)
I remember learning how to sing “If I Had a Hammer” in elementary school music class in the 70s
The late, great Pete Seeger (also a humanitarian, activist, environmentalist!) wrote “If I had a Hammer”, while he was in the folk group, THE WEAVERS. He co-wrote it with Lee Hays, who was also one of the Weavers. Seeger also wrote, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, which was also covered by Peter, Paul & Mary. The lyric that always stays with me on that is “Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago? Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, everyone. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?”
You just brought back to my memory that “The Wedding Song” done by Noel Paul Stookey, was sung at our wedding 42 years ago! ♥
Where have all the flowers gone was written by pete seeger. My dad knew him well, and loved his work. My dad, Harry Welling, performed it as well; and you can find the extended performance here on youtube
The Wedding Song was sang at my wedding in 1979
I’ve been listening to this song for almost 60 years and it still emotionally gets to me.
Same here!!!!!!
With lines like "How many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died," or the ones that Amber pointed out, how could it NOT get to someone? Seriously, for a song with basically 10 lines, every single one is meaningful, rich and vibrant, and full of emotion. Dylan definitely wrote a GOAT song, and Peter, Paul, and Mary absolutely did it justice.
60 more Ronnie!
An epic song of biblical proportions.
same here. I've loved them since I was a baby {and I'm 55}
This song is one of the reasons Dylan won the Nobel Prize in literature!
That and Visions of Johanna
Facts
And the fact that he sold his soul to the devil!
This one and a couple of hundred others.
They sang this song at the 1963 March on Washington where MLK gave his “I have a dream” speech.”If I had a hammer” and “ Lemon tree” are 2 more of their hits.They had dozens.Also John Denver’s “Leavin on a jet plane “ .
In the very early 60's, folk music was "in" and this became an instant classic. P,P, and M (Mary Travers) were very big and had great comeback hits with "The Great Mandela" and "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" in 1969. That's a terrific fun song.
I remember being a kid and PBS would have their concerts on thru the years... kids, young and old, all smiling and singing... just so beautiful! ❤✌
They still do, from time to time.
Omg yes!! I was thinking the same. I'd sit with my parents watching and singing together.
Dylan deserves his Nobel Prize for literature.
Dylan DID WIN the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016
@@dodster11 I think Greg was just acknowledging that Dylan does, indeed, deserve that prize.
This is considered the iconic song of a generation--written by Dylan. Have always loved Mary's voice. Loved Puff for years and years--you have wee ones--such a perfect song. Check out 'If I had a Hammer' and the saddest, "Leaving on a Jet Plane'.
Two of my favorites are 500 Miles and Christmas Dinner from Peter, Paul and Mommy. When my kids were young and my life was happy we wore this album out playing as a family.
Also anti-war songs from the same time period: If I Had A Hammer, Where Have All The Flowers Gone.
If I Had A Hammer, and Where Have All The Flowers Gone, are other very popular anti-war songs from the same time period:
"Leaving on a Jet Plane," written by one of their favorites, John Denver!
Folk Music at its pinnacle. Simply...beautiful.
Folk music was cool with me…especially Peter Paul and Mary! I would try to harmonize with them! Bob Dylan was a folk music guru writing all those songs with in depth meaning😃
This song has made me cry for over 50 years! They have so many great songs, I hope you listen to more of them. Try to find, If I Had a Hammer. This was released in 1962. Folk music was very popular then. Poets wrote many of these songs. Back then people spoke out about social issues with their music.
Also, The Wedding Song (There is Love) that Best Man Paul Stookey wrote and performed for the 1969 wedding of his bandmate, Peter Yarrow. The song is perfection.
Yes to if I had a hammer for sure
Definitely If I Had a Hammer. Lemon Tree is pretty good too.
@@DandyLion662a If I Had a Hammer, Lemon Tree, and lets not ever forget Leavin' (On A Jet Plane). Classics.
@@DandyLion662a So glad you guys are mentioning Lemon Tree. It always seems forgotten because of all the other more well known songs.
A few more songs they recorded Leaving on a Jet Plane, The Wedding Song both gorgeous!
Very nice job!! 71-year old female boomer here. My millenial son happened to be in the car with me recently when I was listening to an old Peter Paul & Mary CD. He noted that every song was about peace and love, which is great. However, my generation's leaders grew up to start more wars than probably any generation in history. Hope you youngsters do better! Thanks for sharing with us!
I met Mary in Connecticut back in 1979. She was so nice.
There has been folk music since forever. But when the Kingston Trio had a massive hit in 1958 with "Tom Dooley," the genre exploded and dominated popular music for years until Beatlemania and the British Invasion happened in 1964. Some former folkies then adopted electric guitars & drums and created what became known as "folk rock" (the Byrds, Lovin' Spoonful, and many others, including the writer of this song, folk singer Bob Dylan).
Great reaction to a great song! You. Should do a reaction video to their song "Leaving On A Jet Plane." Mary Travers' voice is amazing on that song as well. The writer of the song was one of the Rob Squad's favorite artists, John Denver.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Leaving On A Jet Plane" and "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" !!
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John Denver wrote Jet Plane
I just repeated that as well.
They sang If I Had a Hammer, which was written by Pete Seeger, in 1963 at the March on Washington. You must hear it.
Five Hundred Miles great cover they do.
As a kid growing up in the 70's, I learned how to sing harmony by listening to my parents' Peter Paul & Mary albums. I didn't even know what harmony was, I just loved it when they did it!
My 4th grade teacher in the 60s was very much into folk music. She played folk albums in class. Some days she would bring her guitar and teach us to sing folk songs. This song was one of them.
Similar story and great memories for me it was my 2nd grade teacher in 1972. Always had her guitar and wearing John Denver glasses and taught us all to sing folk songs especially Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger. Loved her as a teacher and remember those days as filled with hope and music.
When I was in elementary school in Brooklyn, in the 60s, they used to play protest, anti war songs all the time in auditorium.
For me it was grade 5 in 1975, my teacher played guitar and taught us songs. I especially remember singing Blowing in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer, Me and Bobby McGee, and Take Me Home Country Roads. Now and then the principal would join us with his guitar but he always sang Blue Suede Shoes :)
Mine did that in the late sixties/early seventies. We sang Peter Paul and Mary, Joan Baez and John Denver songs. I distinctly remember her putting a 45 on the turntable and without any introduction, launching us into the world of Elton John with Crocodile Rock… blew our little grade school brains.
Now this is music from my generation. I love Peter, Paul and Mary. Their songs were the first songs I learned to play on my guitar. I played guitar in a three person group in high school and we played a lot of their music. Brings back memories! We called ourselves The House Divided….which makes no sense now or then!😂😂😂. The two guys wore red shirts and white pants. I wore a long white dress with red trim. We thought we were destined to fame! But we all broke up and went away to college. It was a fun time. Thanks for letting me share!
Love your videos so much !
My mom would sit with me back in the 70’s and play these albums along with the Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel. Good memories. Thank you
They sang this song in Wash. DC - March on Washington with Martin Luther King speaking - i think it was August 28, 1963. Brings tears to my eyes
I have to say that I discovered Peter Paul and Mary from my mom's record collection as a kid in the 70s and I have loved them ever since! Their song Lemon Tree always gets me because my Grandmother had a beautiful big Lemon Tree in her backyard that I used to climb and hang out in, sitting among the branches and the fragrant lemons, when I was very young. Also their version of John Denver's Leavin' On A Jet Plane is so great! I still listen to them to this day..
They also did a song "Lemon Tree" Everytime my grandmother would cook with lemons, she'd sing this song.
60 years later, this song still must be sung.
This is a Bob Dylan song.
They said that later in the reaction
Incredible harmonies. RIP Mary Travers
Their three-part harmony is unmatched. Putting them together was an inspiration. It just had to be.
Who VOTES YES for: I Dig Rock and Roll Music (uptempo song), The Wedding Song (There Is Love), If I Had A Hammer (Mary is awesome!), Leaving on a Jet Plane (written by John Denver, again Mary is awesome), This Land Is My Land, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone. And you will have just scratched the surface of this incredible folk trio.
Definitely the wedding song.
Peter, Paul & Mary/I Dig Rock n Roll Music
Of all their many great songs, "Early Morning Rain" is my favorite.
Glad that you acknowledged the song writer.
Another one of their best and most beautiful lyrically is 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?'
(And it's always ok to applaud Bob Dylan, Amber)
Came here to suggest this song too, thank you!
I remember my parents had their In Concert album, my two standouts to suggest are A Soalin' and Three Ravens - a bit more melancholy but definitely a great example of how PP&M were masters of harmony and melody.
My favorite song is "The Wedding Song" by Paul Stookey, Paul from Peter Paul and Mary. It was my wedding song in 1975. There wasn't a dry eye in the Church. Even the organ player was crying.
I saw them 4 times. Paul would never sing the Wedding Song. I wish I could have heard it live.
@@brucefrank5556 Wow! I never saw them live. The remastered video on TH-cam is beautiful. Even now, it makes me cry. Such a special song.
It was mine in 1979
The folk movement really was born out of the Beat Era (beatniks): they were the disenchanted, counter-culture poetry loving denizens of Euro style coffee houses. Coffee houses were where you went to hear folk music played if you were a folkie. Or where you went to hear small modern jazz combos play and listen to poetry being recited if you were Beat. They were a precursor of the Hippies. And both groups had a foot in the antiwar protest scene; we could feel it in the air (you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - B.D.) - the war machine (the Military Industrial Complex that Eisenhower had warned of) was gearing up for the next event, the conflict in South East Asia (the Vietnam War). Kennedy resisted so they took him out in Dallas. And then it was game-on.
The Beats and the folk scene were both the resistance.
PS That Dylan line is making me request a reaction to his video/song
(the one with the placards),
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Thanks - 💙
My favorite group of the 1960's...I remember watching them in the early '60's...they were such a relevant group for that time...they did so many wonderful songs...they did a wonderful reunion concert in 1985...they continued singing together until Mary's cancer got real bad and she passed...the guys did many tribute concerts to her memory sometimes bringing in other folk singers that they worked with and were friends with... The guys are in their 80's and retired today...so much to tell about this trio...they were legendary singers and teachers to the world...
Peter, Paul & Mary, along with The Carpenters taught me how to sing. I met Peter and Paul in 1994-they signed my albums. Mary wasn’t feeling well that night.
Amber's clapping was just adorable ❤️❤️ love love love her❤️❤️
She is a rare and special person. ❤️
I wrote a thesis some years ago about folk music and how it was the particular genre of music that crossed multiple generations in its appeal. These were the songs that families sung all together on road trips. A particular folk tune that may truly give you pause is Malvina Reynolds singing "Little Boxes" - very haunting.
Another great song and possibly my favourite by Peter, Paul and Mary is "500 miles". 100% worth listening to. It's just perfection on so many levels.
We sang that one in elementary school. Love it. Memories! Makes me want to watch Inside Llewyn Davis again.
"Where have all the flowers gone" is a very powerful song.
I grew up with songs like this. Songs like this and all the songs you react to from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's were on the radio EVERY DAY. I feel so blessed to have grown up in that time. I feel so sorry for today's youth and the type of so called "music" that's popular today.
That's iconic. I love the bands from the the 60s love generation even though it's before my time. Such a cool 60s vibe. The Mamas & the papas are the best. You should check out Joni Mitchell's "both sides now" live.
Thanks for playing this one!!
My favorite Dylan cover by Peter, Paul, and Mary is "Don't Think Twice, it's Alright"
It's powerful!
"Where Have all the Flowers Gone" still chokes me up after all these years.
This was one of the leading protest songs of the 60s, covered by many artists and performed in many venues, but also widely sung in churches, schools, and youth groups, plus of course rallies, protests and other events.
We used to sing this in elementary school back in the 60s. The Vietnam War was still going on but this song was a sign of the times.
You guys would LOVE the Wedding song. A total classic, played at millions of weddings, I think, by Paul Stookey. Love when songs have something to say. Songs for the grownups.
I grew up in the ‘50’s & ‘60’s & loved the Folk Music!!
PP&M had the most beautiful harmony vocals. I think you would like their cover of 500 Miles as well as Noel Stookey’s timeless classic, Wedding Song (There is Love).
The Peter, Paul and Mary version of this song came out in 1963 when I was a wee lad of 9. I can remember playing with my Tonka trucks and singing this song. Peace :)
This was the group that helped launch John Denver's music career around 1969, when they sung his "Leaving on a Jet Plane." There's a video on YT of them singing this together. Check it out.
One of the most frequently misheard lyrics comes from this song... probably in Bob Dylan's version more than Peter, Paul, and Mary's: "The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind. The ants, sir, are blowin' in the wind."
OMG that's hilarious!
Mary belts on "if I had a hammer". She was a really underrated singer.
Hardly underrated. They were one of the biggest groups of the time.
Bob Dylan wrote and first recorded it in 1963. Peter, Paul and Mary also recorded it in 1963. Peter Yarrow, Noah (Paul) Stookey, and Mary Travis. Peter wrote Puff the Magic Dragon, and also wrote the Great Mandekka, Weave Me the Sunshine, Day is Done. Paul Stookey wrote "The Wedding Song (There is Love)", "I Dig Rock and Roll Music", and "El Salvadore",
They had so many good ones, it's hard to pick a favorite. They did a great cover of "This Land Is Your Land"....full of energy!
This Land is Your Land was written by Woody Guthrie, one of Bob Dylan's mentors and idols. Guthrie came out of the Dust Bowl during the depression. He sang to protest for the migrant American farm workers. 'Crossed the country hopping freight trains and organizing labor in the hobo camps for the nascent union movement. Woody's son, Arlo Guthrie would carry on his fathers work as a folk singer. He created the song and the movie, Alice's Restaurant. He also performed at Woodstock.
Saw them on PBS a few yrs back when Mary was still living. I was shocked at all the gray baldytails in the audience singin along with "Puff the Magic Dragon". Had to ask myself, My God! Are we really gttn that old? Yes we are.
For another counterculture of the era, Original Cast "One Tin Soldier" (It was used in "The LEgend of Billy Jack". "Eve of Destruction" is another that still rings true today.
This was my jam growing up. Folk music was easy to sing to and play along with on my guitar.
Greetings Jay and Amber
This was a Vietnam War (mainly) protest song first released by Bob Dylan in May 1963.When released 3 months later by Peter, Paul, and Mary, it made it all the way up to #2 on the Billboard Pop Chart and spent 5 weeks on the Easy Listening Chart that year. Though several artists have sung it including Dylan, their version is the MOST remembered and highest selling. It was also used for the Civil Rights Movement because it talks about peace, war, and freedom.
The "Blowing in the Wind" has been described as "impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind".
I could be remembering wrong from a documentary, but I think this song was also sung at "Woodstock '69".
This song was always magical! Dylan's lyrics are amazing, and the combination of their voices takes it to another level. I love the way each verse starts out with just Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow singing, and then Paul Stookey comes in on the last half and just builds the power. And then it drops back to Mary alone for the final line.
They performed this song at the 1963 March on Washington, at which Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech. Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Odetta also performed that day.
This is a classic 60’s folk song. Bob Dylan started out in the folk genre & when he started going electric (guitar),he was literally booed off the stage because people were expecting the acoustic folk sound
I think the fans were rude and ungrateful for acting that way. You can really destroy someone's self-esteem. But he should have warned everyone, like sent a note to all the ticketholders, that he was changing his style. Or announce to everyone before they bought the tickets, somehow.
They also did an amazing cover of "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
I grew up listening to PP&M, and so there are countless songs I could recommend from them -- but I'll start with a few that have been favorites since I first heard them as a kid. For some great ballads: If I Had Wings, The Song Is Love, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Early Mornin' Rain, and (though I think you guys already may have done this one) Leavin' On A Jet Plane. And then for a fun, more uptempo one, where they kind of poke fun at rock & roll: I Dig Rock And Roll Music.
You have to remember that this is actually a folk music group.
This was a big campfire song back in the day. I saw Peter, Paul and Mary in concert (again, back in the day) and they were great. Their personalities really come through their performances. They also sang other Dylan songs such as "The Times They Are a-Changin'", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right",and "When the Ship Comes In."
Peter Paul & Mary Blowin' in the Wind takes me back to my youth. It talks about all the problems we had and you would think that by this time they would be gone but no, we still have them. 2 steps forward, one step back.
"500 Miles" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" are classics, but an often overlooked Peter, Paul, and Mary song is one called "I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog". It's a fun catchy tune that also carried a deeper message about prejudice in the 1960's. They are also famous for singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", but if you react to that song, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to the Kingston Trio's version of it!!! The Kingston Trio was one of the first groups to start the folk movement in the 50's and 60's, and they have an incredible catalog. I think you guys would really dig their harmonies. They were the first to record "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (written by Pete Seeger) in 1961.
A great Dylan song covered by a premier folk trio Peter Paul and Mary.
Paul Stookey (the tall one) wrote a song for his freind Peter’s (the short one) wedding. It’s absolutely the best wedding song ever written! Bar none! You guys should take a look.
Also. if you wanna see just HOW strong Mary’s voice was, take a look at a song called; If I had My Way. It’s an amazing, and LOUD song!
I remember learning this song in school as a kid. It really prepared us for the PEACE & LOVE generation. I say ditto to Sue Williamson's comment. ✌️❤️
I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board, I would rather chew on aluminum foil, this is terrible, And these people pretending to like it is even worse.
Funny,now the new generation hates boomers.
Go for it, Shikoku. Run your fingernails on a chalkboard and chew aluminum if that's what gets you off.
Love this song. Another favorite is The Wedding Song, it has been played at thousands of weddings over the last 30 plus years.
RIGHT FIELD as one of my favorite P,P & M songs. It brings back childhood memories of summer and the messages of everyone is important. Plus it’s just a fun sweet song.. ❤😊⚾️
Their version of Leaving on a Jet Plane is gorgeous, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone is one of Those Songs everyone should hear.
Both Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul & Mary performed at The March on Washington in 1963, which is where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech.
I think PPM covered this song to a hit but this was back in an era where folk music ruled. They covered the Dylan song Dont Think Twice as well.
Also PPM were so popular they helped other folk singers get popularity such as Gotdon Lightfoot and John Denver.
50 years ago, this song was a primer for those learning how to play guitar. I had a sister that taught guitar and this is the first song that she taught them to play.
Paul wrote and performed the "Wedding Song (There is Love)". It is outstanding, and definitely worth a listen...
I absolutely agree! One of my favorite songs!
It was performed at our wedding almost 40 years ago.
Peter, Paul, and Mary were most popular in the 1960s/1970s. Being during the Vietnam era, check out two of their classics (1) Leaving on a Jet Plane and (2) 500 Miles.
A beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan’s tune, both versions are among my favourite songs. 😎🍺
This was a mellow band
A beautiful song of theirs is called the wedding song
Amber would love it
It's Very spiritual
Bob Dylan is a freaking songwriting genius!
Amber, I loved that you wanted to clap at the end of the song. It shows that you were in the moment and that's what you were inspired to do. Always Be you. From that same era, there was another song that I would call a 'wake up and smell the coffee' song, "Eve of Destruction" recorded by Barry McGuire. The song references War and Civil rights. 🎸😎
I’m glad you guys did this one, and I’m glad you liked it. This group was my mom’s favorite when she was a teenager. It’s worth noting that in the early 60’s there was a thing called the folk music revival, or “boom.” It was pretty much the biggest thing going on just before the British Invasion. So many of the American artists that had success later in the decade were steeped in this kind of music (I’m thinking of CSNY, the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, but there are countless others).
Please try The Seekers! AMAZING! VERY popular sixties group from my country! We lost the lady, Judith Durham last August! Beautiful music and similar to this group! Thanks for the great channel!
Paul Stooky has a legendary wedding song called, well the Wedding Song!! Lol, beautiful song...
Peter, Paul and Mary did a bunch of great songs and were huge in the folk music movement Glad you gave them another listen. Another couple of my favorites are Leaving On a Jet Plane and Lemon Tree.
They performed this at the March on Washington in '63 with Dr Martin Luther King.
I "ve got two Johnny Cash songs y'all should check out: #1. The Man in Black
#2. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
I remember singing this in elementary school! Great artists!
The first Peter, Paul and Mary songs that come to my mind (not counting this one and “Puff”) are: “I Dig Rock And Roll Music”; “Leaving On A Jet Plane “ and “If I Had A Hammer “. ✌️🖖
Dylan is on of the greatest song writers of all time.
Their harmonies are impeccable for a three piece. Minimal instruments puts more of a focus on the vocals imo.
Checkout Manhattan Transfer "Ray's Rock House" or "Boy From New York City" for some harmony!
I love Manhattan Transfer’s cover of “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”!
Jeez…I always shed tears when I hear this
Check out their 25th Anniversary concert - they are not only incredible singers, but they are funny too!! You must listen to RIGHT FIELD (and watch the video from that concert). It was one of my dad’s favorite songs. And the first song they sing SUCH IS LOVE is beautiful. The whole concert is just fabulous!
My father's all-time favorite group. He met Mary when they were performing at his college where he was a student advisor and gave her a tour of the campus. They are one of the most iconic folk music groups of the 60's and early 70's that with their harmonies never grow old.
Dilan's manager put these ppl together to have a clean image for Dilan's songs
They soon became a group of their own
Mary Travis had a very special voice One of a kind
There is an amazing clip on TH-cam that has Mary singing with Mama Cass and Joni Mitchell which I have probably watched a thousand times and I'll continue to do as it shows us just what beautiful really is.
Bob Dylan; one of the greatest song writers/ poets of the times.
This is so much the music of my early 60s childhood. Thank you. Songs of protest were such a thing.