As a Vietnam veteran--when they sing "Gone to graveyards everyone" I tear up-----RIP Walter Soutar my friend and fellow soldier. When I saw his name on the Vietnam memorial I broke down. Such a needless war!
I spent three years recruiting in the Marines, and had to spend time at the Vietnam wall, and the Beirut wall, and have to remember Afghanistan and Beirut. Twenty five years of tears since. Two decades in service, didn't learn.
5000 Dead African Americans every day from Abortion. 50,000 Dead Americans every 10 Days from Abortion. Is this what you fought for? “When will they ever learn” 😢😢😢
I saw the Kingston Trio on my way to Vietnam in 1969 and heard this song. Being young and stupid, the true impact of the lyrics went right over my head. Now, at 77 and watching the world slide into chaos and violence again, the inevitability of the words, "When will we ever learn?" is a poignant reminder that mankind can't seem to stop slaughtering each other.
This was and still is a great anti-war song. I had the 45 RPM record in 1962 and played it when I was introspective about the Vietnam War. I went there in 1968. Like you, I'm 77 this year. Welcome Home. Bob Powell, CMSgt, USAF (Ret)
I only served in a time of relative peace in the late 80s, but from one vet to another let me say something long overdue. "Thank you and welcome home!"
Rich Weatherly....and "ALL" Veterans of The War in Vietnam......Thank You for your Service and God Bless You and Yours!! I'm 68. My draft card was 1- H (Holding). I didn't have to serve and I didn't want to go to war like probably most, if not all others.....but the flip side of THAT coin is, I didn't feel like I was "that" special, either, to get to stay home. Many school friends of mine....and other friends had to Serve in that RIDICULOUS war....only to come home to a CRUEL AND UNGRATEFUL NATION! My Cousin, Douglas Griffin (RIP, Doug!!), got killed in that War. I might not have passed the Physical Exam. Until I turned 35, I never saw the scale go over 119lbs. Skinny and even Hospitalized for Anemia at a young age. Getting a LOT of B-12 shots in my younger life. Once again, Rich......THANK YOU, SIR!!
Bruceg, you called Rich Weatherly "Brother". Did you serve in Vietnam, too? If so, please read my comment to him..... it's meant for You, as well.....and possibly any OTHER Veterans who might make a comment. If you didn't serve, like myself, Thank You for taking time out with kindness to Rich.......him and ALL Vietnam Vets "MORE" than DESERVE it!! God Bless You and Yours, Sir!!
What a childhood, I grew up to this, mamas and papas, snoopy... You know you're getting old when all your favorite stars and musicians begin dying off. The 60's and 70's had the best music.
@@danlandavazo1506 no it shows you have heart to cry its not a weakness. We went thought that lie of a war Vietnam Watergate etc I am 72 and cry with certaine songs too
There is a quality in Mary's voice that tugs at your heartstrings. Judith Durham's voice had the same quality. I can't put it into words. Maybe it's just honesty. Two of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard❤❤❤
So much time has passed, so many things have changed, it seems surreal. Mary is gone and Paul and Peter are in their 80's; hard to believe. Don't let another day pass without appreciating the experience of life.
I hate getting old. I remember when this first came out. So many have passed away in the last few years and so few to carry on. There are a few, but not many, who still know how to make real music.
Nothing changes and many of the people Congress attracts - you wouldn't want them as neighbors or co-workers. Much contempt for where they have taken us.
Just passing by when I found Mary Travers. Yes...I am from that era. Dynamic singer and larger than life. RUclips can be a wonderful thing; as it is here. Thanks.
What a great group and the lady singer is absolutly beautiful this is the music i grew up with and the songs and singers today are never going to touch hearts like these amazing souls
Mary you are so beautiful, followed you since the sixties, since I saw you & the boys, sing, at the old , Rushcutters Bay stadium, Sydney, Australia, may I meet you in heaven, to hear your beautiful voice, again.😊😊😊
These are the songs that I grew up with and will forever stay in my heart. Mary's voice is so pure and so deeply moving that it grabs at your heartstrings.
Ill reply, your song is brilliant, to Jackie and family, this I wish is heart warming, and thankyou for, my Childhood, you made, my day, Jackie, God Bless you, rgdsColin Scotland.
As I sit here listening to this song, I feel tears starting to collect in my eyes. Just the other day I heard a P,P&M song on the radio and remarked to my wife how sad I was years ago when I heard of the death of Mary Travers. I'm now seventy years old and this lovely lady was a huge part of the music of my life.
I am 58 years old I will be 59 in June. My earliest memories of music were listening to my mom sing along to Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston trio Joan Bieze and CSNY. Folk music is sadly missing from today's musicstations.
my dad's friend,who i am named after did the same in 1945 on d -day--my dad's plane went down too but he and crew walked away--they marched across france to germany and shared vodka with the russians in germany
This song always reminds me of my father ! He loved easy listening music, and I have many vivid memories of him singing along while he looked at the album covers !
These songs bring back memories of my early adulthood. Approaching my 80's one realises how fleeting this life is. If I did not have faith and hope in God's love through Christ🤗, I would despair.😱
Was in elementary, Jr. High, high school during the veitnam War. Sang this song in elementary school choir. This song is very powerful in it's meaning. Blessed for the folk music and what it stands for.
Vietnam and the Mideast wars had rules of engagement forced on the military, that made these wars last longer so their buddies in the "Military Industrial Complex," could get richer supplying the wars. If you got fired on, you had to call for permission to fire and warning shot at them, before you could shoot back to kill them. President Eisenhower warned about when he was leaving office. He said. "Beware of The Military Industrial Complex." Ask anyone that was in Vietnam or the Mideast wars.
In the current political and cultural climate of the US, the principal of the school would be forced to resign if the junior choir was allowed to sing such a subversive song.
I remember this song when I was 7 years old in 1963 on am radio of that day & time & hearing it again after so many years, it is just as beautiful as back then now in 2023, 60 years later!1
Gosh, I can't believe how emotional I felt hearing this great version With ongoing conflicts particularly in Ukraine, the song and its message seems timeless. Sure miss you Mary
No mistaking that beautiful voice of Mary she was once in a lifetime voice !! Thank you for the music Mary and may you rest in eternal peace !!🎤🎼❤️❤️🙏🏼
We used to cross arms and spontaneously sign this at college events during the Vietnam War- very moving as some of our graduates were soon leaving for the war and some of us had already lost family and friends to the war! Such useless waste! When will WE ever learn?
Connie, it's important to understand: WE have learned. Governments and the Military Industrial Complex makes those decisions. Look at what's happening now (March 03). Biden has committed the US to victory in Ukraine. No. Matter. What. I'm guessing you are against this. So am I, my friend.
And then we left for Vietnam. Never to be the same again. Innocence lost. Where have all the young men gone? Some are still there. Vietnam combat veteran 1966/67.
Where have all the great singers and bands gone ? this is from a wonderfull time when they could sing, was sweet and funny and great times, , , todays they can mot even make one hit. ,
My first record album was the Kingston Trio. Our "Men's Trio" ( me Tenor) sang some of their songs at a HS performance. I survived my 4 years as a Soldier (US Marines) Out in 1969. Some of my buddies went to Graveyards. Long time ago.
yes some of us did and more of us since b/c of what happened to us and still are from that dirty little war Ppl dont know just how bad war is. Ppl just dont die while fighting them but form what happened to them many yrs after the war is done The man I was named after did WW1 he pasted in 66 when is lungs finely gave into the gas he inhaled He went to war a man of 19 came home a boy of 10 or 12 and stayed there for the next 47 yr Me I have diabetes from exposure to agent orange That dirty little war will kill me some day too So when will the rich ever learn When there are no more rich
I wasnt always in tune with her politics but was always a fan of her singing. I miss these type of stars. God Bless Mary Travers and all those great folk singers from the sixties.
@@timmorgan9814 I think we have learned over the past few years that the entertainment industry attracts the lefties - maybe it always has but we never really got to hear of their politics. Just like brave, patriotic people used to be attracted to the forces etc.
@@timmorgan9814 I disagree with the statement about their being "pro-communism". They were strongly pro civil rights, and opposed the Viet Nam War, both of which were big issues at the time. I wouldn't say that made them pro communist. Completely agree, though, about their music. There really was something magic in their music, in some very turbulent times.
@@mikebressler9041 agree with you wholeheartedly. Some of the comments here are pretty hilarious when it comes to the political spectrum. Most Americans don’t even know what communism is … they don’t know that it requires massive wealth to achieve it… they don’t know that there was never ever any real threat of communism in US history…that there will never ever be any communist or socialist threat on Uncle Sam’s ranch. The only real threat to America has always been fascism and…in fact that’s what the current crisis is all about. The only itsy bitsy tiny spec of socialism in right wing demagogic America can be found is the last convents and monasteries…if even that exists anymore where the clergy run things like a band of little Smurfs. The US is fast losing their grip on democracy as institutions are falling apart before our eyes. But this music makes up some of America’s best memories… a time gone by when folks were civil …could speak English and could actually write a sentence. The fear of the left is all made up … trumped up to keep felons , racists, religious nut jobs along with grifters ….in power. … forever. What a joke.
As South African never realised the significance of these songs in the early sixties but loved them. Fills me with so much nostalgia as my Mom used to listen to them. Time has just gone!!!
Beautiful..Back during the best times..Life was so simple..and peaceful then..So glad I have you tube..but sometimes I cry..when I am reminded how it was then and how ugly it is now. I thank God for growing up in the time I did.
It is so sad that talent like this is so hard too find in this time that we live in. These were singers that had feeling for the songs they sang. May they Rest In Peace
The clarity of her voice has been unmatched since she left us. She was a voice of a generation, and the PP&M messages brought those who opposed the senseless war together as college kids. The colleges and universities became a voice too strong to ignore, especially after Kent State. Shame on our warmongering government!
From your tone you have no respect for our government or military, ignoring the sacrifice of those that gave you the freedom to air your disdain. Hypocrite much?
@@kevincrosby1760 You may not be old enough to remember the turbulent times of the Vietnam War years, but if you would like to clue the rest of us as to what the purpose of that conflict was and what greater good it served, please feel free to express it. It cost the senseless loss of life and limb to thousands, and was not, by any stretch of anyone’s imagination, fought for MY freedom, or yours.
@@sandragruhle6288 The common reason stated for Vietnam was to protect South Vietnam from the NVA, and to halt communist forces in the North. It is generally considered that we lost the war. In actuality, you need to go back a few decades and look at the Japanese strategy during WW II, and how well "island hopping" worked for them. The war did serve to deny China the ability to seize Vietnam, which was very much their goal. This would have given them unrestricted access to the Paracel and Spratley Islands, making it a short jaunt to the Philippines. From there, follow the Japanese path to Hawaii. The underlying reasons for Korea were much the same. At that time, the Chinese lacked the ability to directly attack the US, but was quite capable of using the Japanese "one island at a time" approach. A Chinese presence in Hawaii would have given them the foothold needed to directly attack the US. What was found in contemporary news releases and school textbooks from that era to present do not really line up well with what is available to a bored sailor sitting in the library of a US Navy ship reading USN/DoD books about naval strategy. China is NOT our friend, and never has been. While the USSR/Russia has been the bogieman in the forefront, our military posture has been to reign in China as much or more than the Soviets/Russians over the past 75+ years. Speaking to Vietnam specifically, the Democrat-controlled US Government outright lied to us. The white House was quite aware that the whole Gulf of Tonkin affair was a combination of equipment issues and human error, and was NOT an attack by the NVA on US Naval Forces. While Johnson was sabre-rattling on the evening news, the USN was dispatching instructions for equipment upgrades and personnel training to prevent a similar mistake. The second major mistake with Vietnam was to simultaneously commit troops in-country AND set overly restrictive Rules of Engagement. We are all adults here, so I will be blunt. The sole purpose of the US (or any other) military is to kill people and blow shit up. That is what they are trained and equipped to do. What SHOULD have happened was to directly, immediately, and harshly stomp on any incursions by the NVA, China, and the Viet-Cong with all the force and means available...then go back to base or back to the ship. Instead, we opted to basically attempt to occupy an entire country, with an R.O.E. which prevented our even pasting the airbase where the planes which just bombed our troops were landing, just because it was 5 miles past an arbitrary line drawn by politicians in WA DC. Putting line troops on the ground in a situation which could have been handled primarily with Naval air assets and selective ground assaults cost the lives of thousands of troops and civilians on BOTH sides.
I'm 72 and I remember. I only bought a few LPs back then and I had all three PP&M albums. We lived in California and the 4 sisters next door took turns pounding out on a piano on their back porch the only song they each knew. Hang Down your Head Tom Dooley. I didn't think we would ever get that song out of our heads! It almost made us jealous of ole Tom hanging on a white oak tree. At least he had an ending. I'm glad they never learned the Man on the MTA, because you know that song doesn't end.
Kid at a boarding school in Menlo Park on the peninsula in the early 1960s. Me and my bud went to the Hungry I to catch the Kingston Trio. (Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds attended the same boarding schools and its associated junior college. Dave Guard attended Stanford.) A couple of years later, same friends, same venue, caught PP&M and fell in love with Mary Travers. God almighty was she gorgeous with her blonde hair and blue eyes! I am still in love with her memory.
My late Uncle John was a Vietnam Vet (and escaped POW). His suffering didn't stop when he came home. God Bless all vets. And yes, when will we ever learn?
"If you miss the train I'm on".......... Eerie...... Hauntingly BEAUTIFUL line in "500 Miles"!! And when Mary Travers sings that line near the song's ending, my tears flow like flood waters. Also, "Cruel War"....."Blowing In The Wind". Her voice and emotional interpretation gave those "simplest" ballad songs POWER and EMOTION!
Had the pleasure of seeing PP&M at Blue Hill, Maine, many years ago. Sung their songs in college in the 1960s, have all their albums up to 1970 or so. Mary Travers was a national treasure!
I also was in college in the mid to late 60s. Got to see PP&M at our college in Youngstown at the college stadium I think Summer '68. Folk ballads of the 60s were unique and powerful. An era likely never to be seen again.
Mary still is a National Treasure! Back in the 60's the songs of Peter Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio were the best! My first concert ever was to hear the Kingston Trio at Loyola University in 1964. Forever fondly remembered.
Brings tears to my eyes as their voices & memory go straight to my heart. I get all choked trying to blend my harmony & looking at Mary's angel face ❤🙏
Saw them in !999 summer. Mary was still singing strong. A cherished memory was so fortunate to have her here in my journey. Surely to outlast its significance in times far beyond the life of the artist short time on this earth. Thankyou Mary, Peter and Paul. You have shown us what love on earth is all about
I was so blessed to become almost a driend of Mary's during her solo years in the 70s. I attended many of her shows and eventually was invited backstage , which became a regular occurence each time I saw her. She was so gracious, smart...and beautiful. Ilove the PPM stuff, but there was something somagical about Mary's solo shows. It's a shame that her solo albums have not been reissued. I still miss this wonderful, warm, talented woman.
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As a Vietnam veteran--when they sing "Gone to graveyards everyone" I tear up-----RIP Walter Soutar my friend and fellow soldier. When I saw his name on the Vietnam memorial I broke down. Such a needless war!
I spent three years recruiting in the Marines, and had to spend time at the Vietnam wall, and the Beirut wall, and have to remember Afghanistan and Beirut. Twenty five years of tears since. Two decades in service, didn't learn.
Needles ? It delayed what we're facing here at home today.
Thank you for your service.
Yes a terrible waste of young lives ,on both sides
Yep dear, sympathy from Vietnam side
I am a Vietnam veteran. 50,000 soldiers never made it back alive
All gave some and some gave all.
58,000. I just missed it. That said, music like this HAD to have helped you through it?
Thank you for your service. My husband was in the Air Force.
I got drafted and was taught how to treat the physical injuries.
you did give all love you brother
5000 Dead African Americans every day from Abortion.
50,000 Dead Americans every 10 Days from Abortion.
Is this what you fought for?
“When will they ever learn” 😢😢😢
I saw the Kingston Trio on my way to Vietnam in 1969 and heard this song. Being young and stupid, the true impact of the lyrics went right over my head. Now, at 77 and watching the world slide into chaos and violence again, the inevitability of the words, "When will we ever learn?" is a poignant reminder that mankind can't seem to stop slaughtering each other.
This was and still is a great anti-war song. I had the 45 RPM record in 1962 and played it when I was introspective about the Vietnam War. I went there in 1968. Like you, I'm 77 this year. Welcome Home. Bob Powell, CMSgt, USAF (Ret)
@@rvnmedic1968
My time was spent with the:
173rd Airborne Brigade/74th Infantry Detachment/LRRP
RVN '66 - '69
Welcome Home, Brother...
I only served in a time of relative peace in the late 80s, but from one vet to another let me say something long overdue. "Thank you and welcome home!"
Amen
Thank you for your service. You guys were treated abominably on coming home.
Hey 68 years and still enjoying the wonderful music of the 70’s.
cool but this was the 60s
68 too..
@@sallym9674 me too....Jan '56 ~ where'd the time go ?
83 now and this never gets old.
@@michaelf6705 wat time is it homes aha
As a Vietnam veteran, I get a lump in my throat every time I hear this song.
Welcome home brother.
Rich Weatherly....and "ALL" Veterans of The War in Vietnam......Thank You for your Service and God Bless You and Yours!! I'm 68. My draft card was 1- H (Holding). I didn't have to serve and I didn't want to go to war like probably most, if not all others.....but the flip side of THAT coin is, I didn't feel like I was "that" special, either, to get to stay home. Many school friends of mine....and other friends had to Serve in that RIDICULOUS war....only to come home to a CRUEL AND UNGRATEFUL NATION! My Cousin, Douglas Griffin (RIP, Doug!!), got killed in that War. I might not have passed the Physical Exam. Until I turned 35, I never saw the scale go over 119lbs. Skinny and even Hospitalized for Anemia at a young age. Getting a LOT of B-12 shots in my younger life. Once again, Rich......THANK YOU, SIR!!
i get a tear
@@gilbertolinger3874 Thank you for the kind words!
Bruceg, you called Rich Weatherly "Brother". Did you serve in Vietnam, too? If so, please read my comment to him..... it's meant for You, as well.....and possibly any OTHER Veterans who might make a comment. If you didn't serve, like myself, Thank You for taking time out with kindness to Rich.......him and ALL Vietnam Vets "MORE" than DESERVE it!! God Bless You and Yours, Sir!!
What a childhood, I grew up to this, mamas and papas, snoopy... You know you're getting old when all your favorite stars and musicians begin dying off. The 60's and 70's had the best music.
No argument from me !! I throw in the 50’s for good measure !! OK ?
@@davidday8417 I'd include ABBA...but really miss Mary.
Thank You, Mary, I've been in love with You since I was 3 years old
Remembering our Vietnam Veterans and all the young men who didn't make it back. This song, on March 29, National Vietnam War Veteran's Day.
🇺🇸✝️
Remembering Michael Way, Rochester NY , my neighbor. 2 weeks in Vietnam, and he died.
Listening to this during the Ukraine war brought tears to my eyes.
I listened to it during the Vietnam war. We still haven't learned.
Neocon warmongers never learn.
@@paulantonn9245 I didn't know Putin was a neocon!
I am part of the Gulf War generation, the next generation probably will not learn either sadly.
To think it all starts with young girls picking flowers
Can’t believe i still can remember most of the words , glad I found these old songs that I forgot about,my grandchildren will like them ❤
How can they sing that without crying! I'm 70. Remember when. Tears are streaming down my face.
I'm 6'2" 250 lb. Tough guy.
Not that tough. I guess.
I'm 60! 5'10" 185 lb. Tears here too Dan! I'm not that tough either my friend. Peace ~
@@TheJackflash85 Right my brother!!
Peace always!!
@@danlandavazo1506 no it shows you have heart to cry its not a weakness. We went thought that lie of a war Vietnam Watergate etc I am 72 and cry with certaine songs too
You are a genuine tough guy and no mistake and honest too, good on ya mate.
I think of Vietnam, the soldiers, the children & women caught in the midst of the senseless but violent turmoil!
There is a quality in Mary's voice that tugs at your heartstrings. Judith Durham's voice had the same quality. I can't put it into words. Maybe it's just honesty. Two of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard❤❤❤
I agree
You are so right my friend.
could not agree more, yet, neither of these lovely ladies were listed in the top 20 or 40 females singers
I'm not surprised Trevor. Did you see the Grammys this year?
@@scottgauthier6537 No Scott , i have no time for them
Fantastic performance! RIP Mary Travers
as a child of the 60's, this melody still brings tears to my eyes
And mine, too. The 60s were the special coming of age years for so many of us.
So much time has passed, so many things have changed, it seems surreal. Mary is gone and Paul and Peter are in their 80's; hard to believe. Don't let another day pass without appreciating the experience of life.
Amen!
Purfect wen people were real
Mary Travers had one of the purest voices ever.
if you say so....
@@lewisc215 It's not that I say so, It's just my opinion. You should know by now that this forum is all about opinions, not solid fact.
She gave it all her emotion. That was how the folk singers were back then.
fredperucki4851 You're absolutely right! She had an amazing voice, one that i will never forget.
I hate getting old. I remember when this first came out. So many have passed away in the last few years and so few to carry on. There are a few, but not many, who still know how to make real music.
Yep, I graduated in 1967 and over 80 of the class members have died since then.
@@rick3514 Hmmm... How do you know how many? I graduated in 65 from a class A school was yours a class A or smaller?
@@RonDee0817 😊😊😊😊😊😊
I hate getting old, too. There was something so special about being a child of the sixties.
Gordon Lightfoot gone now too. At least their greatness will live on timelessly in their music .
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME BACK TO HUMANITY...........LONG TIME GONE
It's 2022 and we still haven't learned ! A Beautiful song for a hurting world 🌎 💔
I often wonder if this chapter will ever be repeated. I hope.
@@scottbruns5142 maybe. But I don't think so. There's a RUclips video about a year ago using 2 young girls.
Yes there was. I will try to find it.
We will never learn!
What a brilliant performance and Mary Travers may you rest in peace you beautiful lady!!!!!
I heard this song from the searchers pop group around 1965
I first saw her perform with P&P at the World's Fair in New York 1964. I was enamored and wanted to ask her for a date, but I was only 13 at the time.
Amen.
Those in Congress should listen to this over and over! THEY will never learn. USN 1965-1969. SE Asia ‘67-69.
While you say that.....there are indeed animals out there which want nothing more than to totally destroy you, me and our way of life.
Nothing changes and many of the people Congress attracts - you wouldn't want them as neighbors or co-workers. Much contempt for where they have taken us.
@@mrlaw711 You can say the same for the world....not knowing the mother of Muhammad can be a death sentence.
Fair winds and following seas my friend.
Just passing by when I found Mary Travers. Yes...I am from that era. Dynamic singer and larger than life. RUclips can be a wonderful thing; as it is here. Thanks.
What a great group and the lady singer is absolutly beautiful this is the music i grew up with and the songs and singers today are never going to touch hearts like these amazing souls
84yo here. I miss the 50`s , 60`s , 70`s , 80, s
Awh,had a brilliant music teacher in the late 60's and this was one of my favorites that he taught us,bless that beautiful man!!!❤🎉
Mary you are so beautiful, followed you since the sixties, since I saw you & the boys, sing, at the old , Rushcutters Bay stadium, Sydney, Australia, may I meet you in heaven, to hear your beautiful voice, again.😊😊😊
A wonderful version of one of Pete’s very best. I’m crying and smiling.
These are the songs that I grew up with and will forever stay in my heart. Mary's voice is so pure and so deeply moving that it grabs at your heartstrings.
Hello judy lee how are you doing today?
Ill reply, your song is brilliant, to Jackie and family, this I wish is heart warming, and thankyou for, my Childhood, you made, my day, Jackie, God Bless you, rgdsColin Scotland.
True, completely professional.
Your mum, made an era, which I won't forget, rgds Scotland.
Too bad Mary died. She had such a lovely singing voice!
As I sit here listening to this song, I feel tears starting to collect in my eyes. Just the other day I heard a P,P&M song on the radio and remarked to my wife how sad I was years ago when I heard of the death of Mary Travers. I'm now seventy years old and this lovely lady was a huge part of the music of my life.
Indeed she was!
I am 58 years old I will be 59 in June. My earliest memories of music were listening to my mom sing along to Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston trio Joan Bieze and CSNY. Folk music is sadly missing from today's musicstations.
Mary was an angel. Loved her singing. If this song didn't make you choke up, nothing will.
Joan Baez had the most amazing voice that I have ever heard and I am 71 and got to live through the greatest folk singers that will ever exist.
Brings back so many memories. When people could really sing without all the synthesizers
They could indeed .
For sure ...
It's a little thing called talent. Takes a lot of practice but it sure pays in the end.😃😍
....and auto-tune.
My grandfather gave his life for us September 1944 ❤
I thank him with all my heart. 🫡
my dad's friend,who i am named after did the same in 1945 on d -day--my dad's plane went down too but he and crew walked away--they marched across france to germany and shared vodka with the russians in germany
I am 70 and I love this kind of music!
A beautiful performance by Mary Travers and the Kingston Trio!
Brings back many memories
Of what? Graveyards?
The sight of this beautiful woman flicking her long blonde hair around is one of my fondest memories!
True
This song always reminds me of my father ! He loved easy listening music, and I have many vivid memories of him singing along while he looked at the album covers !
I REMEMBER, manY times. when passing a graveyard, totally over grown, hearing this song, wondered exactly the same ( last few times, cleared)
Hi Brenda💐💐
These songs bring back memories of my early adulthood. Approaching my 80's one realises how fleeting this life is. If I did not have faith and hope in God's love through Christ🤗, I would despair.😱
Amen!
Jesus is the answer!
Truly the ONE and ONLY Hope of this world!
Truly the ONE and ONLY Hope of this world!
Brings back sad memories of my 3 friends on the wall. Still brings tears to my eyes.
Was in elementary, Jr. High, high school during the veitnam War. Sang this song in elementary school choir. This song is very powerful in it's meaning. Blessed for the folk music and what it stands for.
Vietnam and the Mideast wars had rules of engagement forced on the military, that made these wars last longer so their buddies in the "Military Industrial Complex," could get richer supplying the wars. If you got fired on, you had to call for permission to fire and warning shot at them, before you could shoot back to kill them. President Eisenhower warned about when he was leaving office. He said. "Beware of The Military Industrial Complex." Ask anyone that was in Vietnam or the Mideast wars.
In the current political and cultural climate of the US, the principal of the school would be forced to resign if the junior choir was allowed to sing such a subversive song.
I remember this song when I was 7 years old in 1963 on am radio of that day & time & hearing it again after so many years, it is just as beautiful as back then now in 2023, 60 years later!1
Love Kingston Trio, and PP&M
Class act, was Mary.
Ah, the world famous Mary Travers head flip!! She was sooooo good!
I loved both the Kingston. Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary.
RIP Mary
Mary Travers sadly missed
pp&m all 3 gone now. Sadly.
In our hearts smile friends
I love yhis songs from my childhood from France.............
Gosh, I can't believe how emotional I felt hearing this great version With ongoing conflicts particularly
in Ukraine, the song and its message seems timeless. Sure miss you Mary
Such a waste of life these horrendous wars😢
Yes,, when will they ever learn. I guess we can still dream on, can't we. Song is 60 years old.
No mistaking that beautiful voice of Mary she was once in a lifetime voice !! Thank you for the music Mary and may you rest in eternal peace !!🎤🎼❤️❤️🙏🏼
I can't wait to hear her in HEAVEN!
Where have all the beautiful music gone, long time passing...?
There is nothing more than to compliment Mary Travers. A favorite of mine since the late 60's. What a treat to to enjoy this vidio! THANK YOU!!
This group is legendary an rightly so It's always a pleasure hearing them.
Mary Traves is one of the best singers of all time. I wish I had met her. Will miss her.
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RIP SWEET MARY.
To all the Vietnam Era Vets, let me say something long overdue. "Thank you and welcome home, I appreciate and respect your service and sacrifice!"
I was seven years old in 1963 when saw Mary Travers sing with Peter, Paul and Mary. I still have a crush on her to this day.
Terrific harmonies from one of my childhood favorites.
We used to cross arms and spontaneously sign this at college events during the Vietnam War- very moving as some of our graduates were soon leaving for the war and some of us had already lost family and friends to the war! Such useless waste! When will WE ever learn?
Connie, it's important to understand: WE have learned. Governments and the Military Industrial Complex makes those decisions. Look at what's happening now (March 03). Biden has committed the US to victory in Ukraine. No. Matter. What. I'm guessing you are against this. So am I, my friend.
And then we left for Vietnam. Never to be the same again. Innocence lost. Where have all the young men gone? Some are still there. Vietnam combat veteran 1966/67.
@@barrysmith8193 Welcome home brother.
😢 thank you for your remembrance * may peace prevail 🙏 🕯 🏵
I Remer. Nam vet, medic 66 to 69.
Mary had one beautiful voice.
Whoa, I REMEMBER this one playing when I was a kid!
So thankful I grew up in better times when groups like this opened our eyes and made us think while being innocent and carefree.
Lovely song
My fawert song
I agree. The music said something and made us think!
T^his takes me right back.....to the sixties.....Thanks for the memories.
This song reminds me of when 2 days before my departure to Vietnam in the Spring of 1971 I walked the main street of Haight-Ashbury.
She had such a beautiful voice. Loved Peter,Paul and Mary.
My first concert, in Nashville in the early 60's--PP& M. I was seven. Still remember the night at Memorial.
Mary, what a beautiful voice you may be gone but never forgotten.
Where have all the great singers and bands gone ? this is from a wonderfull time when they could sing, was sweet and funny and great times, , , todays they can mot even make one hit. ,
My first record album was the Kingston Trio. Our "Men's Trio" ( me Tenor) sang some of their songs at a HS performance. I survived my 4 years as a Soldier (US Marines) Out in 1969. Some of my buddies went to Graveyards. Long time ago.
yes some of us did and more of us since b/c of what happened to us and still are from that dirty little war
Ppl dont know just how bad war is. Ppl just dont die while fighting them but form what happened to them many yrs after the war is done
The man I was named after did WW1 he pasted in 66 when is lungs finely gave into the gas he inhaled He went to war a man of 19 came home a boy of 10 or 12 and stayed there for the next 47 yr
Me I have diabetes from exposure to agent orange That dirty little war will kill me some day too
So when will the rich ever learn
When there are no more rich
I wasnt always in tune with her politics but was always a fan of her singing. I miss these type of stars. God Bless Mary Travers and all those great folk singers from the sixties.
I agree. I was shocked at how pro-communism they were. But their music!
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I think we have learned over the past few years that the entertainment industry attracts the lefties - maybe it always has but we never really got to hear of their politics.
Just like brave, patriotic people used to be attracted to the forces etc.
@@timmorgan9814 I disagree with the statement about their being "pro-communism". They were strongly pro civil rights, and opposed the Viet Nam War, both of which were big issues at the time. I wouldn't say that made them pro communist. Completely agree, though, about their music. There really was something magic in their music, in some very turbulent times.
@@mikebressler9041 agree with you wholeheartedly. Some of the comments here are pretty hilarious when it comes to the political spectrum. Most Americans don’t even know what communism is … they don’t know that it requires massive wealth to achieve it… they don’t know that there was never ever any real threat of communism in US history…that there will never ever be any communist or socialist threat on Uncle Sam’s ranch. The only real threat to America has always been fascism and…in fact that’s what the current crisis is all about. The only itsy bitsy tiny spec of socialism in right wing demagogic America can be found is the last convents and monasteries…if even that exists anymore where the clergy run things like a band of little Smurfs. The US is fast losing their grip on democracy as institutions are falling apart before our eyes. But this music makes up some of America’s best memories… a time gone by when folks were civil …could speak English and could actually write a sentence. The fear of the left is all made up … trumped up to keep felons , racists, religious nut jobs along with grifters ….in power. … forever. What a joke.
Indeed and I can tell you, this was my kind of music back then.
A beautiful lady with a voice to match!
I hate getting old! It's really starting to depress me! 😔 😟
you are lucky many of my friends from 60s never got old
It's ok, sweetie, we're all getting old. But look at it this way.... we'll never be this young again 🎉
As South African never realised the significance of these songs in the early sixties but loved them. Fills me with so much nostalgia as my Mom used to listen to them. Time has just gone!!!
Mary Travers was such a beautiful so and addition to Peter, Paul and Mary! Gone too soon, but was sick for far too long.
Beautiful..Back during the best times..Life was so simple..and peaceful then..So glad I have you tube..but sometimes I cry..when I am reminded how it was then and how ugly it is now. I thank God for growing up in the time I did.
Amen!
It wasn't all THAT great.
@@allenwatkins4972 beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
I always cry .
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It is so sad that talent like this is so hard too find in this time that we live in. These were singers that had feeling for the songs they sang. May they Rest In Peace
The clarity of her voice has been unmatched since she left us. She was a voice of a generation, and the PP&M messages brought those who opposed the senseless war together as college kids. The colleges and universities became a voice too strong to ignore, especially after Kent State. Shame on our warmongering government!
Hello Sandra
How are you doing today?
From your tone you have no respect for our government or military, ignoring the sacrifice of those that gave you the freedom to air your disdain. Hypocrite much?
@@kevincrosby1760 You may not be old enough to remember the turbulent times of the Vietnam War years, but if you would like to clue the rest of us as to what the purpose of that conflict was and what greater good it served, please feel free to express it. It cost the senseless loss of life and limb to thousands, and was not, by any stretch of anyone’s imagination, fought for MY freedom, or yours.
@@sandragruhle6288 The common reason stated for Vietnam was to protect South Vietnam from the NVA, and to halt communist forces in the North. It is generally considered that we lost the war.
In actuality, you need to go back a few decades and look at the Japanese strategy during WW II, and how well "island hopping" worked for them.
The war did serve to deny China the ability to seize Vietnam, which was very much their goal. This would have given them unrestricted access to the Paracel and Spratley Islands, making it a short jaunt to the Philippines. From there, follow the Japanese path to Hawaii. The underlying reasons for Korea were much the same.
At that time, the Chinese lacked the ability to directly attack the US, but was quite capable of using the Japanese "one island at a time" approach. A Chinese presence in Hawaii would have given them the foothold needed to directly attack the US.
What was found in contemporary news releases and school textbooks from that era to present do not really line up well with what is available to a bored sailor sitting in the library of a US Navy ship reading USN/DoD books about naval strategy.
China is NOT our friend, and never has been. While the USSR/Russia has been the bogieman in the forefront, our military posture has been to reign in China as much or more than the Soviets/Russians over the past 75+ years.
Speaking to Vietnam specifically, the Democrat-controlled US Government outright lied to us. The white House was quite aware that the whole Gulf of Tonkin affair was a combination of equipment issues and human error, and was NOT an attack by the NVA on US Naval Forces. While Johnson was sabre-rattling on the evening news, the USN was dispatching instructions for equipment upgrades and personnel training to prevent a similar mistake.
The second major mistake with Vietnam was to simultaneously commit troops in-country AND set overly restrictive Rules of Engagement. We are all adults here, so I will be blunt. The sole purpose of the US (or any other) military is to kill people and blow shit up. That is what they are trained and equipped to do.
What SHOULD have happened was to directly, immediately, and harshly stomp on any incursions by the NVA, China, and the Viet-Cong with all the force and means available...then go back to base or back to the ship. Instead, we opted to basically attempt to occupy an entire country, with an R.O.E. which prevented our even pasting the airbase where the planes which just bombed our troops were landing, just because it was 5 miles past an arbitrary line drawn by politicians in WA DC.
Putting line troops on the ground in a situation which could have been handled primarily with Naval air assets and selective ground assaults cost the lives of thousands of troops and civilians on BOTH sides.
Speaking about vocal clarity you appear never to have listened to Judith Durham, deceased not too long ago, of the Seekers.
I'm 72 and I remember. I only bought a few LPs back then and I had all three PP&M albums. We lived in California and the 4 sisters next door took turns pounding out on a piano on their back porch the only song they each knew. Hang Down your Head Tom Dooley. I didn't think we would ever get that song out of our heads! It almost made us
jealous of ole Tom hanging on a white oak tree. At least he had an ending. I'm glad they never learned the Man on the MTA, because you know that song doesn't end.
Haha, songs from the past! Oh he never returned, Oh he never returned, he may ride forever....
What a wonderful memory!
Don't forget puff the magic dragon that lives forever, but not so little boys!.....the circle of life!
Kid at a boarding school in Menlo Park on the peninsula in the early 1960s. Me and my bud went to the Hungry I to catch the Kingston Trio. (Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds attended the same boarding schools and its associated junior college. Dave Guard attended Stanford.)
A couple of years later, same friends, same venue, caught PP&M and fell in love with Mary Travers. God almighty was she gorgeous with her blonde hair and blue eyes!
I am still in love with her memory.
the message in the song just as relevant today as it ever was, and unfortunately probable always will be.
The human condition!
Probably never will learn?
My late Uncle John was a Vietnam Vet (and escaped POW). His suffering didn't stop when he came home. God Bless all vets. And yes, when will we ever learn?
"If you miss the train I'm on".......... Eerie...... Hauntingly BEAUTIFUL line in "500 Miles"!! And when Mary Travers sings that line near the song's ending, my tears flow like flood waters. Also, "Cruel War"....."Blowing In The Wind". Her voice and emotional interpretation gave those "simplest" ballad songs POWER and EMOTION!
Flying on a jet plane, don't when I'll be back again.
Wow! Fabulous! 👏🏻😁🙏. Gone - but NOT forgotten!
I treasure songs that tell a story.
Mary Traver's version of Guess He'ld Rather Be In Colorado still haunts me. I dreamed of Colorado and eventuallyI retired there.
Stunning cover performed by the very best . So much class on that stage , beautiful vocals delivered with meaning & emotion !
Music that will never be replaced again!!!
What a lesson in those lyrics.
Mostly now lost for most of us today. World Conflicts abound.
It's amazing how different her speaking voice is from her singing voice. Both beautiful timbres but so distinct.
Had the pleasure of seeing PP&M at Blue Hill, Maine, many years ago. Sung their songs in college in the 1960s, have all their albums up to 1970 or so. Mary Travers was a national treasure!
I also was in college in the mid to late 60s. Got to see PP&M at our college in Youngstown at the college stadium I think Summer '68. Folk ballads of the 60s were unique and powerful. An era likely never to be seen again.
So many memories are wrapped up in this timeless song.
One of my favorite folk songs.
I remember in 1969 when I was in the second grade, and we sang this song in our music class. I loved it then, I love it now!
I was in sixth, and ended up doing my own time, with bitterness looking back. "When will we ever learn?"
Mary still is a National Treasure! Back in the 60's the songs of Peter Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio were the best! My first concert ever was to hear the Kingston Trio at Loyola University in 1964. Forever fondly remembered.
What a beautiful memory
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That is so cool I didn't know she sang with the Kingston Trio , Màry was a Beautiful lady Awesome vocals RIP.
Truly a classic only those understand❤❤❤❤❤❤
A Young Mary Travers as i have never seen her before. So alive vibrant, happy, humorous. Fabulous
Brings tears to my eyes as their voices & memory go straight to my heart. I get all choked trying to blend my harmony & looking at Mary's angel face ❤🙏
Saw them in !999 summer. Mary was still singing strong. A cherished memory was so fortunate to have her here in my journey. Surely to outlast its significance in times far beyond the life of the artist short time on this earth. Thankyou Mary, Peter and Paul. You have shown us what love on earth is all about
I was so blessed to become almost a driend of Mary's during her solo years in the 70s. I attended many of her shows and eventually was invited backstage , which became a regular occurence each time I saw her. She was so gracious, smart...and beautiful. Ilove the PPM stuff, but there was something somagical about Mary's solo shows. It's a shame that her solo albums have not been reissued. I still miss this wonderful, warm, talented woman.
Friend not driend.