Brought To You By The Letter P

If you don't remember this,well,then you're just too young to be looking at my Blog in the first place. Go back to you X-Box. It's really not about dope.

The 1960s being what they were, however, any song based on oblique or allegorical lyrics was subject to reinterpretation as a "drug song," and so it was with "Puff" (for Peter, Paul & Mary, at least, the supposition that their song was "really" about marijuana came after the song had finished its chart run; other groups were not so fortunate, and accusations of "drug lyrics" caused some radio stations to ban songs, such as the Byrds' "Eight Miles High", from their playlists). "Puff" was an obvious name for a song about smoking pot; little Jackie Paper's surname referred to rolling papers; "autumn mist" was either clouds of marijuana smoke or a drug-induced state; the land of "Hanah Lee" was really the Hawaiian village of Hanalei, known for its particularly potent marijuana plants; and so on. Peter, Paul and Mary have continually denied the song was a thinly-veiled disguise song about drugs. As Peter Yarrow has demonstrated in countless concert performances, any song, even "The Star-Spangled Banner" can be re-interpreted as a "drug song."

That's from Wikipedia, not me. I believe them. I think I saw this song on Captain Kangaroo one morning. I could be wrong. I don't care. It's a song I remember from when I was a kid.



I remember this one too. I was still a kid, just not as much of one and refused to recognise that fact. I'll blame it on Puff. If this doesn't calm you, in some way you're beyond calming. Robin Trower used to be young too. :) There's been much controversy over the meaning of the name of the Band. Supposedly, it's the Latin translation of 'Far away from these things'. I don't know whether that's correct or not,but it will always be one of my favorite songs.



There was a period during the Summer of '76 that you literally could not walk into somebody's house, or a Bar without hearing this guy. You couldn't get in a car without hearing it. You couldn't go to The Lake without hearing it. You couldn't even go to the Pizza Hut that I worked at without hearing this guy. There were some good songs but damn, cut me some slack. I listened to it though...just like everybody else.



These guys were awesome. Many of the members of the Band have been in other great Bands throughout the ages. I know this isn't really old stuff,well,does about 20 years count as old. Whatever. Great Band. I wish they would come out with a new one. I'd buy it.



Bad Version from the Legacy Album, but these dudes rocked.



You might remember this one. I'm sure you've heard it. Recognise anybody in the Band yet?




It makes my heart sad that there is no available video of this Band from the early days. Hell,it's hard to find quality recordings. Fortunatly, I have them already. I've had them for, what, 30+ years? Their first Album is some of the finest music/musicianship that I've ever,or will ever,hear. I'm not sure, but I think somebody lost the original Master Tapes of their first recording. They did a re-make of the songs, some years ago on a CD called 'Momentos'. While it was okay, it couldn't touch the brilliance that was contained on the original LP. This is not an accurate representation of the talent that comprised this Band...but I like these songs anyway. You don't even need to listen to the lyrics, just the music. I hold these guys partially responsible for teaching me how to play a Guitar. Dammit.