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In 1983, when Peter, Paul and Mary performed the song in Jerusalem - in a country torn over the Lebanon War - they added lyrics to address the political complexities faced by their audience: "Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe. "Light one candle for those who are suffering, pain we learned so long ago.
The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return. In a May 1963 interview on Folk Music Worldwide, Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary characterized the song, which appeared on the group's 1962 debut album, as "a reflection of loneliness." [1]
Peter and Paul is a television miniseries that originally aired on CBS in two 2-hour parts on April 12, 1981, and April 14, 1981. This biblical drama featured Anthony Hopkins as Paul of Tarsus and Robert Foxworth as Peter the Fisherman, David Gwillim as Mark and Jon Finch as Luke. [1] It was directed by Robert Day. [1]
The lyrics remain unchanged from the Peter, Paul, and Mary version; the young girl is only seen in the pictures by illustrator Puybaret. On the last page of the book, she is introduced to Puff by an older Jackie Paper. The tune was used by Versatec, a computer printer company, in the promotional LP Push the Magic Button for the song of the same ...
The most well known version was recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700, and Warner Bros.- Seven Arts released it as a single in 1969 [8] after being one of four songs on a promo EP in 1967. [9] John Denver was a close friend of theirs and they shared the same producer in that time, Milt Okun.
Group member Mary Travers traveled to El Salvador in January 1983 [4] [7] with Rep. Ed Feighan [8] in the early years of the war and subsequently was highly vocal in protest of U.S. support of "the terrorism, the rapes, and the murders", saying that as an American taxpayer, "I'm paying these murderers' salaries." [3]
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See What Tomorrow Brings is the fifth studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music). Track listing [ edit ]