Peter, Paul and Mary - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

[mrblue2011]

RIP Dick Kniss...Bassist and great Humanitarian

[Qual84]

ok nice voice but the rest ...................

[fredjackamikoons]

After I got out of the Army in 1970, I met Mary, and we had a very long thought provoking conversation, but I felt, even though famous, she was too old for me. Fred Jack

[Wisp1382]

AMAZING!!!! This song makes me cry everytime!

[noway2day1]

I never knew Peter, Paul & Mary sang this.

[SolalChabauty]

Wow. I'm speechless.

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

Wonderful version of a great song. Thanks for posting this.

[ScooterpupReljac]

Thanks for posting this gem.....music used to mean something, not the incredible calvacade of senseless crap that is produced today

[frandelion1]

yes this one is a best version more romantic

[SuperSimplyliving]

Loved to sing that song - when i was 15. My guitar is gone - this song will never.

[freddiehoff]

Those chairs look so uncomfortable.

[marthamydearprudence]

mary looks divine here. as she always did.

[Fuzzywink1]

One of my favorite all time performances. Beautiful.

[superkotis]

bonita canción... pero me quedo con la versión de Roberta Flack con los ojos cerrados.

[OriettaBertiFan]

Ewan MacColl was a Salford lad! His birthplace was his inspiration for his song "Dirty Old Town".

[19pointer19]

written by Ewan McColl for his wife Peggy Seeger 1957 (sister oh Pete), first recording by The Kingston Trio 1962 and song of the year 1972 performed by Roberta Flack (soundtrack of the movie "play Misty for me" 1971 of Clint Eastwood)

[6mji]

@19pointer19  Right, man;

[halmc]

Spectacular! Was in '65 and still is.

[KentGalyon]

It brings back memories fro the past.... when I was growing up! :-)

[LKGPK]

kids today dont know what there missin

[starrwoode]

The first time I heard this was when i was in college. I ran right out and bought the album. still have it. You cant improve on perfection

[ronnogold]

Beautiful song, gorgeous voices.

[7howie71]

That there is still music like this to listen and love to!

Wonderful, since I heard it the first time round with my Love

[TheSaverino]

A very happy and contented sigh! Simply lovely!

[skystarless]

One of the prettiest melodies I've ever heard.

[nerblebun]

Three voices,two acustic gutiars... my God,it doesn't get any better.

[JessicaErlendson]

no auto tune here

[jrmelmer]

dang i didnt know p p and m did this, compares favorably with robertas version

[startrekkin1701]

WOW! this is beautiful. and i dont use caps lock very often. this is when they were in their prime. wow.

[HairUDoin]

2:30 she created Duck Face

[MrRazorblade999]

Mary was hot!

[not2b8b4u]

This guitars and Roberta Flack's voice would be a perfect combination, in fact.. to blend and mix them in and out with each other would be perfect..

[tstimmus]

I think the harmony @1:16 is the definition of harmony.

[jamieboy170]

I think this is the most beautiful haunting song ever written.It makes me think of those I love, of things that were and things that might have been but were not

[zygmuntpc]

From Argentina: What a beautiful woman! What a lovely voice!

[gypsydog24]

Mary you are a very beautiful woman indeed.

[2MyTubes]

simply beautiful



[Poopaloo55]

I had never heard this version, which significantly pre-dates Roberta Flack's stunning rendition. This is really pretty, and it's interesting to hear PP&M's phrasing...the way it was written, I suppose. Thanks for expanding my knowledge.

[Sheyimash]

I love music... and this IS music. First time hearing this song/group, and it´s really beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[42bettyb]

wow..having watched PP&M when I was a teen..is making me feel soooo old...they were great...left a definite mark on the world with their lovely music...

[discoverydavid]

It's a beautiful...and any halfway-decent voice sound good singing it...I've always liked this lovers reggae version by Marcia Griffiths watch?v=DF5NjDKlqYQ

[celeb1120]

This is wonderful, but then, PP&M could sing te phonebook and make it sound good. RIP, Mary, you are missed.

[scottiemorrison3]

i think im in love with mary travers <3

[Babyhowdy233]

This version simply wipes the floor with Peggy Seeger's god-awful version.

Mary is simply a vision of loveliness too.

[drosofilamelanogaser]

pra mim a musica mais bonita desse trio

[rvcrvc2]

Before there was Kenny G, there was PP & M.

[pbesmer]

PPM at their peak

[Jaylecialee]

Mary is gorgeous

[MultiGeraghty]

@Jaylecialee Mary Travers was a stunning blonde back in the glorious 60s! And even into her 60s she was still recognizable as a good looking woman who still had that great sweet voice. I think P and P should make a tribute album featuring some of Mary's contemporaries like Joni Mitchell, Melanie Safka, Joan Baez et al. Any thoughts on that??

[MultiGeraghty]

Much more solemn and full of love than Roberta Flack's rendition. Ewan would have been thrilled with this as would Peggy!

[GUR22JS]

Beautiful, grand, calming

[fairday2]

The blending of their voices have not been matched by any other group. I used to cry and listen to their voices.

[SkinnyBabe38]

What a beautiful song .....And my Babe is going to sing it for me.

I am one lucky girl to be in love so deeplly with the most wonderful

man in the world.....I love you Babe....Your my everything.

Sasha

[SkinnyBabe38]

What a beautiful song .....And my Babe is going to sing it for me.

I am one lucky girl to be in love do deeplly with the most wonderful

man in the worlk.....I love you Babe....Your my everything.

Sasha

[rvcrvc2]

I thought I remebered Mary being hot back in the 60's

[MultiGeraghty]

@rvcrvc2 She certainly WAS!!!

[duinnerfs]

Beautiful, Lightfoot also did this song always assumed he wrote it this video clears that all up. . . .

[MultiGeraghty]

Far far better than the Roberta Flack version. Beautiful guitar accompaniment and harmonies. And what a stunning Blonde Mary was RIP.

[karateslaginnek]

dang me! I`m a real Conservative Country music lover but this is ...

Sooo Beautifull!!

God Bless y`all.

[ajudeit1]

The 60s – the best of music – what happened to romantic love – is there any out there??????:

[MultiGeraghty]

@ajudeit1 Good question. Any answers???

[Warlord220]

@ajudeit1 there is lol it's my parrents and as a teen of 17 i wont strive for anything less than that. :)

[Syducz]

I just discovered this song and it's epic ! Thank you group and R.I.P. Mary

[007Stalled]

There is something very special about this song. The voices blend so well with the guitar playing. Key of A I think - contrary to all the Chord charts on the net.

It is a simply beautiful work of musical art. Don't make 'em like they used to any more!

[bluegrassreb1]

amazing!!!

[ddarkshark]

they sound even better live than they do on record! their voices were perfect.

[jaeviess]

Beautiul...the best !

[aintgotnotrouble4]

Lovely. May God bless you Mary Travers. You left us way too soon. Rest peacefully.

[iammrchubbsful]

wow, she stares straight into your soul

[oscaroscarful]

Great cover but Ewan Mccoll was from Salford (near Manchester) although he is of Scottish heritage.

[Poopaloo55]

@oscaroscarful Aha!  Salford has produced some incredible musicians...something in the water?

[ribbonces]

Mary is angelic. Such a beautiful, soulful voice. She makes you melt.

[Tobytrim]

Nice to hear this in an original folk style, as it was written by Ewan McColl- I Loved Roberta flack's soul version too .

I'd like to think that the very original version was intended to sound between both of these melodically.

[danngazz]

wish i could go back to 1965

[beebscooke]

brilliant! but where can i find Pete Seeger singing this?

let me know!

[bruddaray]

This is Harmoney. Beautiful .They were great .

[NitroNoriFan]

Not heard this version before.......... Excellent and added to my favourites!!

[pikken01]

Mary is just beautiful.... what a stunner

[RaphaelTodd]

This is beautiful - I was wondering where Matt Cardle found his influence, and now I know.

[academicone1]

Never heard this version. Thought Roberta was the first to sing this. Many, thank you, you will live on, in our hearts and through your music

[mikemorehead71]

@academicone1 PP&M did this probably six or seven years earlier @ '64 or '65...Roberta @ '72 or '73

[Babyhowdy233]

@mikemorehead71

Roberta recorded it in 1969 but it's use in the 1971 film "Play Misty For Me" brought it to the forefront again and resulted in the re-release of Flack's stunning version, which won the Grammy in 1972.

[mikemorehead71]

@academicone1 PP&M did this probably six or seven years earlier @ '64 or '65...Roberta @ '72 or '73 This is in a major key, Roberta's in a minor key

[pixienumber9]

Wonderful, Thank you for sharing, this very beautiful and classic song, much Love

[eisenburgh]

Just leaves me captivated

[bughead3]

Paul Stookey is such an amazing harmony singer...such a great blend that you often have to listen very hard to find his voice. He fills out the three piece harmony perfectly.

[GloriDays]

thank you so much for posting this ...

[HeartoftheDragonColo]

I love this version and of course Roberta's (which ironically won a Best Song Grammy for Ewan MacColl years after he wrote it), but my favorite is still the Kingston Trio's. Got used to that one and still love it best. Very different arrangement from either this or Roberta's.

[dialysisrn]

Roberta Flack's version is great...but I'm a stickler for PP&M, this is so beautiful

[NancyLL3]

I thought I knew all their works; didn't know they played this one.  Such an awesomely beautiful song; I do like this version. Thank you for sharing.

Wherever you are, we miss you, Mary!

[DAVEJJR]

This is the most beautiful version I have heard of this song!!! Roberta's version is beautiful but WOW!!! Mary's solo version of this song is even better!!! Do yourself a big favor and check it out... It's now available for download on ITunes!!!!!

[g1h2nedlaw]

@DAVEJJR Yes, sung as it was meant to be sung. There is also a very good version by the Kingston Trio, posted somewhere; also on an album, The New Frontier.

[Adamsays29]

Boy what would women pay nowadays for Mary's lips? Hair? sorry you'll never buy her voice. Wish she ripped it a bit more on that song though

[Jaylecialee]

I've never heard that song sung that way ever. The melody is so different from the Roberta Flack version. but good.

[LaurentziuRo]

magic music

[fuelmyfire69]

can somebody please tell me where to get this? Is this show which ends with "down down by riverside"? i saw it now on arte tv channel and i must get this somehow.

[Dunkleosteus9]

Brilliant! No lipsyning I hope.

[rikiboypalaboy]

i love every song of PPM... how sad that Mary had to die so early...

[motorcitymiguel]

Mary Travers looks like she had alot of Class, beautiful, suave....They Are Great...

[MrOribear]

I would of argued to my death that Roberta Flack sung the orginal song.I have heard of PPM but had never heard them sing until now ,this was amazing and wasnt Mary a hot little piece. Is she still alive??

[MrOribear]

@MrOribear I take that back.I heard them play Puff the magic dragon but they were older and I didnt pay much attention to who they were.

[MrOribear]

@MrOribear :( I should do my research!! Sadly,she died due to complications with chemotherapy:(

[electricslipper]

I have recorded this song and duped it about 30 times. I play it for my grand daughter when it's "Sleepies." She usually goes to sleep after the third or fourth repeat. I stay and watch my precious little one by the night light and this song. And, I too, have often fallen asleep.

[aeropostalesigns247]

destined to be a lost treasure

[charless0853]

Absolutely stunning. Mary at her best. PPM at their best.

[mdonnelly1971]

So wondrous .. the ending is understated and the opposite of Roberta Flack's (equally fanstastic) interpretation six years later. Amazing stuff

[mdonnelly1971]

wow. she's so beautiful. wonderful song

[2georgeorwell]

look how young and pretty mary looks

[juanmisfits]

this is so immature of me but i think peter is so dreamy 8D... sorry for spelling

[Babyhowdy233]

@juanmisfits

Peter was a cutie, and if saying so makes one "immature" then at 55 I will take that as a complement! ;)

[youdogkevin]

Everyone from prefab madonna to britney and whoever the lastest flavor of the month is has a lot to learn. Fly free beautiful spirit !!!

[electricslipper]

Does anyone know the right hand picking sequence?

[sizemeat]

Wow isn't she beautiful.

[indyvic]

What harmony. Just what one would expect from them. Mary's voice is so soothing. Such a loss...

Thanks for the post.

[Strathtyrum]

I think this is far and away the best cover of this fabulous song. It was the only version Ewan MacColl liked - he was absolutely scathing about the rest! I heard Nana Mouskouri sing it beautifully in a concert many years ago but I have never been able to track down a recoding.

[mrrayjd]

@Strathtyrum You can find a studio recording by Nana Mouskouri on her 1969 album 'Over and Over.Turns up quite often in charity shops.

[KaisaLisa]

@Strathtyrum what is all this talk about "covers"? PPM sang it in the 60ies, it was one of their "original" songs. All this talk about "covers" just gets on my nerves.

[CHUCKLOVES1969]

@Strathtyrum he was scathing? about the rest?....i find it rather hard to think he was ''down' on roberta flacks version. trust me..there are only a handfull of 'covers' that even come close to the originals depth. but her's was one truly expressive version. i'm sure ewan didnt refuse the money it generated for his wallet either. im just taking issue with your take on his real thoughts. (i knew lori lieberman when she wrote 'killing me soflty'..and she's not bitter about a thing).

[music1831]

@Strathtyrum This must be one of the most beautiful & haunting songs ever written.

Roberta Flack definetly has the best version,but gee,PPM certainly come a very close second.

What a gorgeous sound they had together.Long live good music & let some of those do called STARS of today listen to real music,not that CRAP that gets recorded today.

[CompVid101]

@Strathtyrum - according to MacColl's daughter, he hated all the covers, including this one. This lovely version is certainly not the way MacColl conceived of it or wrote it. YouTube has versions by Peggy Seeger, for whom MacColl wrote the song. That was the way he intended it. FWIW.

[adjoshe69]

Utterly amazing...

[electricslipper]

Dear Peter's intro is less than factual.

Ewan MacColl, Ne, James Henry Miller, born in England to Scottish parents.

The song was written at Peggy Seeger's request for a play she was in. He wrote it quickly and taught it to her by telephone. She was touring in the USA, but MacColl had been prevented from entering the US due to his Communist past.

(Wikipedia)

[electricslipper]

Mary is so beautiful and sensual. The lighting director was hitting her with a strong down light to play on her platinum hair except he forgot to fill so we could better see her eyes [where the story is] and her mouth [from where the story comes] However, this does not diminish Mary's phrasing or the close gentle harmonies. Damn, I miss her.

[TEB1952]

electricslipper: That's interesting. You must be a photographer. When I watch, her eyes draw me in with an irrestible warm force, while her voice envelopes me with kindness and love. I thought the lighting made her look so angelic or like a goddess, which of course she is.

[ppm4eva]

I adore this song. They were so perfect - harmonies, musically, and they were so young and hopeful. I still love Peter Yarrow, and I think I will miss Mary forever. Her death has left a hole none can fill.

[sammy0630]

beautiful, beautiful, buautiful song and singing.

[marquez1961]

What a beautiful song, Mary you were wonderful, Peter Paul and Mary stand as a flag of freedom and hope in a great country where the interests of few destiy the dreams of many

[garebela]

Wow great footage from a TV show in the 60's. Thanks for posting.

[electricslipper]

Yes, great video cameras .... made in the good 'ol USA. One camera is on a boom which makes for great angles. Mary's cheekbones, lips, and eyes are fantastic. I like how she finishes the song. She sort of demurely bows her head. FANTASTIC

[TEB1952]

Did they ever record this on an album or single?

[ppmcsk]

Yes, from album entilited "See What Tomorrow Brings, Mary also re-recorded in her solo album -"Mary".

[TEB1952]

ppmcsk; thanks for the info. There will never be a version of this song as good as PPM.

[panr317]

ditto and thanks to ppmcsk for posting. The Kingston Trio recorded it as well. I get a chuckle thinking about how many people thought it was contemporary when Roberta Flack did it. Check out Ewan McColl (you probably have) sometime. Great singer himself. One of my old favorites is

"Shoals of Herring"

[TEB1952]

panr317: Thanks. I will check out "Shoals of Herring". I am not sure if I have heard it.

[nicky4meonly]

OMG, Mary is SOOOOO beautiful. RIP.

[backorder8418]

Beautiful rendition of a lovely song. Thanks.

[pastaman999]

Peter Yarrow served three months for trying to rape a fourteen year old in 1970. Jimmy Carter pardoned him as Carter was leaving office in 1981. Yarrow was married to a Democrat senator's niece at the time. Mary Travers never condemned Yarrow or his actions. Sorry she's dead, but she's an enabler of a child molester.

[sonotantobello]

You and your conservative , religious fanatic country scared me a lot. We are here listen to the music so you and your 29 years old , please, comeback to school, ...or church...

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, LONG LIVE BEAUTY!

[TEB1952]

sonotantobello: the people performing it are from that " religious fanatic country".

[sonotantobello]

yes, thanks for the information, and that the reason they was trying to change the things, And I dont start still to talk about recism...

[TEB1952]

You are right. No one bothers to understand the complexities of bigotry or it's roots, therefore they sometimes do more harm than good. But they were such a great group and ambassadors of good will. No one will ever replace them.

[fauxgrace]

I miss her so much...

:)

[snowdancer]

Thank you, Mary, for all you gave. We love you. This is so beautiful. Thank you, ppmcsk. ♥

[Voyagersguidebook]

Such a beautiful singing group and one of the best. Mary looks beautiful.

[helenandsid]

thanks it made me cry hf

[pearleeshort]

Love you, Mary...

[slimukulele]

Where have the Voices gone long time passing

Heres a second verse i wrote for a lady I dance with.

DmGC

The first time ever I danced with you

AmEmF

I thought all my dreams were made complete

CGC

And a perfect world was far below

GmC

As we moved the clouds were at our feet

[rogermp7]

Beautiful verse slimukulele!

[Donnak911]

This is one of my favorite songs of hers.

I saw her sing it live in Raleigh and it still gives me goose bumps. Thanks for the posting

[whonjectr]

I can't remember when I last cried. Must have been when I was a kid. It's not something I do. But watching this brought tears to my eyes.

[stephlechat]

R.I.P. Mary Travers

[hennpaul]

RIP Mary

[Chishannicon]

Yeah, seriously, thank you so much for re-posting this video. You don't know how sad I was when I saw that it wasn't here anymore.

[ppmcsk]

you're welcome.

[tc901123]

Brother PPM,

Don't be discouraged. Just keep it going!!!

TC Cheung

[Fuzzywink1]

thanks for reposting csk. This is a great video and I couldn't find it anywhere else

[ppmcsk]

Thanks, yes, I'm back.!!!!!!!!

[TEB1952]

@ppmcsk : I did not know it was taken down. Thats like stealing national treasure from the people. Thanks for keeping it on line.