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  • Vote Up0Vote Down Urban_TribesmanUrban_Tribesman
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    An interesting conundrum on Puff. Was it about drugs? It caused quite a stir on the 60's. Peter Yarrow, who wrote it with Leonard Lipton, insisted it was about the loss of childhood innocence, which I am inclined to believe by the lyrics ' Now Dragon's live forever, but not so little boys, and painted wings and giant strings give way to other toys' (birds, fags and fast cars!) and it is sad that without Jackie Paper's patronage, Puff begins to disappear. But, all is not lost. Apparantly, they wrote and occasionally performed a missing 4th verse where another little boy appears at the cave and Puff is reborn ! The circle of life. Ahh!
    I love this thread. Random conversation with a continuing thread of great music. A double reference here.

    Post edited by Urban_Tribesman at 2016-01-29 15:59:40
    The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ.
    Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit.
    Shall lure it back to cancal half a line,
    Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Urban_TribesmanUrban_Tribesman
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    Here's more on Puff and possibly that last verse.

    http://blog.sfgate.com/mmagowan/2010/03/04/puff-the-magic-dragon-saved-by-a-girl/

    Jackie he got married, and they had a little babe.
    Jackie's daughter Sophie went adventuring one day.
    Happily she wandered down the misty beach alone.
    And passing by a hidden cave, she heard a muffled groan.
    Bravely Sophie slipped into the place where Puff did dwell.
    The startled dragon spun around and frightened her as well.
    Then she saw his lonely eyes, and quickly lost her fears.
    She kissed the dragon's scaly nose and wiped away his tears.

    I don't know about you, but I am having a warm and fuzzy moment !

    The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ.
    Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit.
    Shall lure it back to cancal half a line,
    Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down littlepeatlittlepeat
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    Thanks for that New Ears remix of Utopia, Ponygurl. Superb combination of music and images.....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down littlepeatlittlepeat
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    I don't have the technology to embed the video, but here is a dragon link......which avoids pursuit of the warm and fuzzy hook.......
  • Vote Up0Vote Down littlepeatlittlepeat
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    Perhaps I do have the technology...........you live and learn!
  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    If I were dead, could I do this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Urban_TribesmanUrban_Tribesman
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    Les Parents terribles - The Storm Within.


    The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ.
    Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit.
    Shall lure it back to cancal half a line,
    Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down LuDuxLuDux
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    Morrison-esque

    Manzarek-esque
    I take the needle off the Technics and put it in my vein
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PonygurlPonygurl
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    U R I E L
    What is done in the dark will always come to light
  • Vote Up0Vote Down LuDuxLuDux
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    I take the needle off the Technics and put it in my vein
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Urban_TribesmanUrban_Tribesman
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    Post edited by Urban_Tribesman at 2016-02-04 16:14:09
    The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ.
    Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit.
    Shall lure it back to cancal half a line,
    Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
    Posts: 5,377
    If I were dead, could I do this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PonygurlPonygurl
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    U R I E L
    What is done in the dark will always come to light
  • Vote Up0Vote Down whisperitwhisperit
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    A great film, twice...


  • Vote Up0Vote Down LuDuxLuDux
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    I take the needle off the Technics and put it in my vein
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