I know PPM sang it, but for some reason I always think of Trini Lopez when I think of "If I Had A Hammer." Remember him?
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: SC]
#555250 09/16/0910:00 PM09/16/0910:00 PM
"Leaving On a Jet Plane" was one of my favorites. Remember buying 45s? I remember waiting until a song was released and going to the record store around the corner and buying the 45.
"Leaving On a Jet Plane" was one of my favorites. Remember buying 45s? I remember waiting until a song was released and going to the record store around the corner and buying the 45.
Do I remember?? Honey back home in Michigan I have about 10/15 of those 45 record boxes(they hold 50 singles each I think? Do you remember or maybe you're too young? They had the index card in front and you write the titles of each record. ha ha ha ha....Man, talk about dated. I think half of them were just Elvis songs too.
Oh, and SC I think the grandkids would like the PPM you spoke of. I am sure they'll like Puff. I'll check it out.
TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
Remember the flack about "Puff The Magic Dragon" being about drugs? Thing is didn't that come out in the early 60's before the "drug/hippie" scene?
Anyway, I always liked "Blowin' In the Wind", "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" and "Leaving On A Jet Plane." I think I had a couple of singles by them but no albums.
TIS
i thought bob dylan did "blowin' in the wind"?
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: BAM_233]
#555257 09/16/0910:22 PM09/16/0910:22 PM
Dyaln wrote the song and sang it. Honestly, I don't know if he had the biggest hit on it or not. Many other artists have sang it as well. I am guessing most will like Dylan's version the best. I think Peter, Paul & Mary's was good though.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
Dyaln wrote the song and sang it. Honestly, I don't know if he had the biggest hit on it or not. Many other artists have sang it as well. I am guessing most will like Dylan's version the best. I think Peter, Paul & Mary's was good though.
TIS
well i like the song...doesnt matter who sings it, and i just heard PP&M's version for the first time ever a couple minutes ago, and i thought it was good. but, really thought nothing beat's dylans version.
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: BAM_233]
#555261 09/16/0910:27 PM09/16/0910:27 PM
Dylan wrote it (and had performed it a lot in the early '60s) but PP&M had their earliest big success with it.
TIS, again, I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but listen to this later rendition of "Puff" (with a short, funny introduction) and picture yourself singing the words along with it to your grandkids (helping them understand it).
"Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name" (even PIRATES paid homage to the great Puff... woah, that's pretty impressive!). But, for all the music I've ever heard one of the absolutely saddest verses is when they sing about dragons living forever, but not so little girls and boys, and Puff was no longer "needed". The age of innocence was over and Puff sadly slipped into his cave to mourn.
Anyway, enjoy this 5 minute clip:
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Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: SC]
#555275 09/17/0906:48 AM09/17/0906:48 AM
TIS, I totally remember those record boxes. Were yours psychedelic with flowers and peace signs on them?? And then they always had one of those metal clips on the front, too!
Most of PP&M's hits were covers. Blowin in the Wind was written by Dylan (who has never had a number one single btw) Leaving on a Jet Plane was written by John Denver, and Thi Land Is Your Land was by Woody Guthrie.
Still they were a great trio.
RIP Mary.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: SC]
#555328 09/17/0907:38 PM09/17/0907:38 PM
Dylan wrote it (and had performed it a lot in the early '60s) but PP&M had their earliest big success with it.
TIS, again, I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but listen to this later rendition of "Puff" (with a short, funny introduction) and picture yourself singing the words along with it to your grandkids (helping them understand it).
"Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name" (even PIRATES paid homage to the great Puff... woah, that's pretty impressive!). But, for all the music I've ever heard one of the absolutely saddest verses is when they sing about dragons living forever, but not so little girls and boys, and Puff was no longer "needed". The age of innocence was over and Puff sadly slipped into his cave to mourn.
Anyway, enjoy this 5 minute clip:
SC,
I just now had a chance to play this video. Very very nice. I agree with you on the lyrics. The "dragons live forever." line was always one of the lines I remembered. The audience singing toward the end was touching as well.
Thanks
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
How sad that he lived to see a son pass away, and then less than a year later, he too passes. I can't say I knew him well, but did see him once or twice on tv.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
I agree TIS...losing a son or daughter is the worst thing that can happen. Whether it was a blessing or not, Big Russ apparently had some form of dementia or Alzheimers at the time Tim Russert died, and I read someplace that he may not have fully comprehended it all.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
Beloved pro-wrestling figure "Captain" Lou Albano died at his home Wednesday morning, reports the Los Angeles Times. He was 76.
Best known to the '80s mainstream as the man who played Cyndi Lauper's dad in the video for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," Albano was instantly recognizable for his unkempt beard, rubber-band accessories, garish outfits and boisterous personality in and out of the ring. His wrestling persona was of a loudmouthed manager who proved a popular villain at the height of Hulkamania (though he was one of the "faces," or good guys, in the Saturday-morning cartoon Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling.
Albano was sent home from a hospital earlier this week. He suffered, and recovered from, a heart attack in 2005.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
When there's a will...put me in it.
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: Beth E]
#557433 10/14/0901:55 PM10/14/0901:55 PM
I loved the Captain!! When I was growing up in the late 60s and early 70s we used to drive up to Westchester County Center in White Plains to see him wrestle 2 or 3 times a year.
Remember him as Frank "The Fixer" in WISE GUYS? He was hysterical.
Aw, man. This ruined my day .
RIP LOU.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: Beth E]
#557437 10/14/0902:25 PM10/14/0902:25 PM
His wrestling persona was of a loudmouthed manager who proved a popular villain at the height of Hulkamania (though he was one of the "faces," or good guys, in the Saturday-morning cartoon Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling.
Long before that, he was famous as a wrestler who teamed with Tony Altamore. They were "bad guys" and a lot of fun to watch on "Bedlam from Boston", one of the premiere wrestling shows on tv during the '50s and early '60s.
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Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: SC]
#557440 10/14/0902:40 PM10/14/0902:40 PM
Too bad, although, I admit the only thing I know him from is the Cyndie Lauper video.
TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
Re: 2009 Dead Pool
[Re: SC]
#557445 10/14/0904:09 PM10/14/0904:09 PM
Long before that, he was famous as a wrestler who teamed with Tony Altamore.
God, I remember that, SC! They called themselves The Sicilians and I HATED them at the time, because they beat Arnold Skaaland and The Golden Greek for the tag team championship.
Remember wrestling on channel 9 (WOR) back then?
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
You're a year late and a dollar short. Wait......you're a lawyer, forget the last part.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
Do you remember or maybe you're too young? They had the index card in front and you write the titles of each record. ha ha ha ha....Man, talk about dated. 
Many other artists have sang it as well. I am guessing most will like Dylan's version the best. I think Peter, Paul & Mary's was good though.
I can't say I knew him well, but did see him once or twice on tv.
lol
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