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I did this video back in 1985 and still love it. Her work should have gotten more play in its day, separate from her work in Peter, Paul and Mary. Literary song videos follow the same structures underneath that short stories do, and reinterpret song lyrics as poetry in a specific context - a television show.

It's wonderful that YouTube has taken to monetizing copyright material to the copyright holders so that they can let songs like this be used.

Best, Mary Van Deusen

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Mary Travers When I Need You Most of All Lyrics

You say my smile is like a summer day, But what if tears begin to fall? If things get bad, will you be on your way? Will you be here when I need you most of all. When grey geese honk across the autumn sky Will you look up and hear the call? Will you be like the geese and have to fly? Will you be here when I need you most of all.

When I am snow-blind and it seems that the mountains And the trees are too distant and too cold. When I am having my December dreams Will you be here when I need you most of all. And when we fight and sit without a word And watch the flowers climb the walls? Will it spoken and will it be heard? Will you be here when I need you most of all.

I don't need moments of unkindness or anger. There'll be days when the house is just too small. But if I let you see my heart and mind Will you be here when I need you most of all. Will you be here when I need you most of all.

1 posted on 04/11/2017 8:47:16 AM PDT by mairdie
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To: mairdie

And it would help if I had added the url.

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


2 posted on 04/11/2017 8:48:19 AM PDT by mairdie
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> Her [Mary’s] work should have gotten more play in its day, separate from her work in Peter, Paul and Mary. <

Very true. And I wish she would have done more singles.


3 posted on 04/11/2017 9:12:13 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: mairdie

One of the great female singing voices. Few singers who are gone do I miss but Mary is one.

Wanted to post a tubeyou link of Jesus met a woman at the well by Peter, Paul and Mary as her voice is so strong on it but alas I can only find covers on youietube. ... they seem to be removing lots of God old original songs and only have covers of those songs.

Here is P,P and Mary’s 500 miles, what a voice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADN1lLEp3H0


18 posted on 04/11/2017 3:59:03 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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I’m not familiar with her solo stuff but she was surely the star of PP&M.And the fact that she looked pretty damn good once upon a time.And as a side note I was in Danbury,CT on the very day she died there.


19 posted on 04/11/2017 4:29:31 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: mairdie
Even though most of its performers were Marxists the folk music of the early/mid 60's was amazing.

PP&M At Their Best;Newport Folk Festival

20 posted on 04/11/2017 4:37:48 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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