Controversial 60s folk legend who wrote Puff The Magic Dragon and always denied its meaning is dead at 86

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 7, 2025 | JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ

[1Old Pro]

“Sea” was really the letter “C” which stands for “Cocaine”.

or cannabis

[Vision]

This article’s writer is so entitled he believes he knows the song’s meaning more than it’s creator. How symbol of this age of ignorance and repulsiveness.

[Jane Long]

Hanalei is in Kauai .... the mountain Bali Hai (just to the East, in Princeville) is the supposed inspiration for the song .... looks like a dragon laying down ....

[Jane Long]

Eeeew!!!

[cyclotic]

You’re absolutely correct there.

[21twelve]

The band RUSH performed the song “Working Man” at every concert for over 40 years. Here it is as the last song of the last show, in 2015 (Geddy Lee’s voice is past his prime, but still okay - and the playing is still great.) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5UVc7Oc_i8

Here is the band performing it in 1974 at a middle school (for some music broadcast - very good quality). With original drummer John Rutsey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7aLvLzJQns

Perhaps their most popular song “Tom Sawyer” was not a particular favorite of theirs - but they played that every time as well.

[Magnum44]

Yarrow had also been embroiled in controversy as he was sentenced to three months in jail over a 1969 incident in which the 14-year-old and her 17-year-old sister went to his hotel seeking an autograph and he answered the door naked.

[kawhill]

I always liked “Limelight” from RUSH.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

The real question is, how common is this today with musicians, Hollywood and politicians?

[dfwgator]

They went from giving up 106 points to UK to only giving up 43 to UT.

[subterfuge]

Unreal, right? I have a feeling about or this team.

[Scrambler Bob]

I sometimes worry about opening the wrong door at 3am on the way to the bathroom.
= = =

I checked onto a motel late (airplane problems) and opened the room they sent me to, and EEK, someone was already in there.

Power was out, due to a storm. Gave me a new room, with no one in it.

[mabarker1]

I don’t know, is Your brother-in-law a royal pain in the A$$ thinks he knows it all ?

My Dad could not put up with him for very long and My Dad was a Saint...