Thursday, September 17, 2009

RIP Mary Travers



Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary died  Wednesday of leukemia.  She was 72.  This is one of the first Peter, Paul and Mary songs that I remember as a child.
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5 comments:

  1. DymphnaSeptember 17, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    I agree. My aunt recently died of cancer. It is a horrible thing to have to go through.

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  2. TACParentSeptember 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    I remember singing this song in school with the teacher. Marilena -- I remember Jet Plane as well. My sister loved that song. I am glad Mary is at peace now and pray she did not suffer too much. I am sure her 72 years on Earth was a blessing to many. Her music lives on.

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  3. b.f.September 17, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    In tribute to Mary, thought I'd post the following lyrics to the public domain "Woman of Experience" biographical folk song I wrote about her during the 1980s:

    "Women of Experience"

    (chorus)
    She's a woman of experience
    She's a woman who is strong
    She's a woman of intelligence
    And she likes to sing folk songs.

    (verses)
    She was born in Old Kentucky
    And raised in Bohemia
    Her childhood was so lonely
    But she found some joy in nature
    Her parents taught her well
    To always think for herself
    And resist the Establishment
    And that's why she sang folk. (chorus)

    Around her was a crowd of rebels
    Writers with words intense
    Artists who hoped to change the world
    And outfox the government
    She rebelled against dumb authority
    And refused to ape TV clones
    Alienated and abandoned
    She sang folk songs at home. (chorus)

    She wandered in Washington Square
    And sang along in the park
    She read her quota of books
    And sat in the coffeshops
    She sang with a couple of men
    And belted out her deep feelings
    And fought for a better world
    And they called her the "new folk queen." (chorus)

    She's been through her family
    And she's got some new lessons to share
    And she's collected a lot of wisdom
    And it's still fun to touch her hair
    And she'll give you a passionate hug
    And her spirit is still untamed
    And she brings some love to the world
    And sings folk songs in the middle of rain. (chorus)

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  4. DymphnaSeptember 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    Jet Plane was a favorite song of one of my neighbors when we were in 6th grade. Peter, Paul and Mary made every song they sang into a better song. Jet Plane was written by John Denver.

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  5. MicheleSeptember 17, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    drop by the garden. i put up leaving on a jet plane, and a nice tribute to her.

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