Puff the magic dragon

margevans

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:15am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VFxA7o4f5E

sing along...peter,paul,mary

29 Comments // 17 Members
Britscot
Britscot
Founding Member

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:32am

You've done it again Marge!

That longplaying record was the first I ever bought and Mary is still as sexy as she was all those years ago despite putting on bit of weight.

PaulAdrian
PaulAdrian
Founding Member

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:35am

This song was about drugs, or a gay relationship... wasn't it?

I thought I heard that before.

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:35am

I had a little 45 with that song for a little kids stereo in the sixties.

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:40am

This song was about drugs, or a gay relationship... wasn't it?

I thought I heard that before.

I always thought it was about smoking heroin.

PaulAdrian
PaulAdrian
Founding Member

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:42am

I always thought it was about smoking heroin.

snorting crack.

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:42am

I always thought it was about smoking heroin.

If you play it backward you'll be addicted to everything.

Posted: Oct 2, 08 9:44am

LOVE Peter, Paul & Mary.

I grew up singing Puff the Magic Dragon in kindergarten & infant school. Even though I haven't heard it for more years than I care to remember I still know the words.

There seems to be debate as to what it was based on. Here are some opinions from the YouTube site.

During the vietnam war the us used huey helicopters equiped with flame throwers,which could discharge flames for hundreds of yards,these were nicknamed PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON are all the dopeheads sure the song wasn't about helicopters.

This song is NOT about smoking pot! This song is about the loss of innocence as a child grows up!