Posted on 05/10/2021 4:31:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The legendary folk singer's latest album benefits multiple charities
At age 83, Noel Paul Stookey still has plenty to say.
The singer/songwriter, known as the "Paul" in the ‘60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, recently released "Just Causes," a compilation of 15 songs, each highlighting a theme of social concern, including the environment, hunger, and drug trafficking, among others. The star paired each song in with an appropriate non-profit organization to benefit from the album’s net proceeds.
And Stookey is no stranger to singing for a good cause. The group’s version of "If I Had a Hammer" became an anthem for racial equality. The band famously performed Bob Dylan’s "Blowin’ in the Wind" at the August 1963 March on Washington. They also protested the Vietnam war and joined the fight to improve the working conditions of California’s farmworkers – just to name a few. Stookey spoke to Fox News about releasing "Just Causes," his favorite memory with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers, the real story behind "Puff the Magic Dragon," and becoming a born-again Christian.
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And how has that worked out?
they were good singers
but their politics Stink!
you’d think that age and success would have matured them a bit, but not in their politics it seems
so sad.
Beautiful, functional aircraft!
“just causes” = self-righteousness
(from wikipedia)
“If I had a hammer” ... The song was first performed publicly by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays on June 3, 1949, at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City at a testimonial dinner for the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States, who were then on trial in federal court, charged with violating the Smith Act by advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.
I bet they pulled their out when Douglas AC-47 Spooky showed up ,LOL
WAS HE THE PERVERT OR WAS IT YARROW?
That’s what I was thinking of...
Peter Yarrow: Convicted sex offender who admitted molesting a 14-year-old girl.
“A 14-year-old girl and her 17-year-old sister went to Yarrow’s hotel room in Washington, DC, in 1970 seeking an autograph, it was reported at the time. Yarrow, then about 32, answered the door naked. He made sexual advances that stopped short of intercourse.”
What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.
You know, I’d forgotten that little episode. It was Peter Yarrow who was pardoned for it by ... Jimmy Carter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yarrow
‘Puff the Magic Dragon’
I prefer John Valby’s version. (John Valby aka Dr. Dirty, and very filthy parody songs)
Self-righteousness is just a phony form of respectability.
Maybe it was the one who wrote THE CANDY BAR BLUES.
Lyrics
Bought a candy bar the other day,
Only ate half, s’gonna throw the rest away
When I saw this kid playin’ in the street,
I said “Hey kid, you want somethin’ to eat?”
He said “Whut?”
I said “Candy, son.” He said “HELP!”
Then he started to run,
And I stood there,
Watchin’ him go,
Half a bar of chocolate
Runnin’ down my fingers.
Well the kid comes back in a minute or two
But his mom’s with him and the neighbors too,
And they got the kid scared it’s plain to see,
They say “Which one done it?” he points at me.
****
Well some start pickin’ up baseball bats
And the others are pullin’ the pins from their hats -
“I think this thing’s gone a little too far,
Hell, I only offered him a CANDY BAR!” I said “WAIT!”
I said “What are you doin’?”
They said “PRE-VERT the kid’s life is ruined!”
“Oh... oh well then you better check what he’s chewin’
‘Cause I got the feelin’
He’s in the middle of a bubble gum orgy!”
reminds me of the scene in Animal House where Belushi smashed the guitar of a guy was singing “If I Had a Hammer”. Couldn’t find the video.
“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”
I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.
“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”
I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.
“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”
I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.
“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”
I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.
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