When I hear that song, it gives me sad memories of the Vietnam War, I graduated in 1969, what a terrible time in my life, I didn't want to leave my girl friend, but left for the army in 1970, in 1973, I married her and still is married 48 years in April

@christiej13

3 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful story and thank you for your service. God bless

@rahmatsurat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service in vietnam bro........from singapore ex commando.

@heartbreak71

3 жыл бұрын

you came back--you made that woman so happy--me too

@paolocristallini2821

2 жыл бұрын

wonderful story

@christopherking5676

2 жыл бұрын

It was one of the greatest 'short timer' songs. The other being the Animals "I gotta get out of this Place."

I don’t know why I was always afraid to make a comment before, but I’d love this group and I’ve loved them forever and ever I’m 67 now and I’ve love them all my life and I miss them so much and I wish music could be like this today

@elainehartin9299

Ай бұрын

Nicely written ~ from your heart

Dec 9 1969, 4:30 in the morning, still dark, im with my wife at Hickam AFB waiting to board a flight to Vietnam n this song comes on. So many memories

@thepanel2935

Ай бұрын

*_This song just seems to have that sort of effect on people, doesn't it?_*

john Denver wrote this amazing song.

My oldest brother shared a story just yesterday about this song and I would like to share it with you all. He went overseas (Vietnam) on July 17, 1971. Aircraft maintenance, RIGHT! Stationed in "The highlands" Quong tree province. Door gunner/crew chief on a Huey. Shot down three times..... After 365 and a wake-up, my brother boarded a plane back to "The world". This song was playing just as the plane left the ground. Thank you, God for bringing my brother home. The families of the many friends he made there were not blessed with their loved ones return as I was. I give thanks to all that served. Welcome home bro......

@madmax8949

5 ай бұрын

He's one of the lucky ones. My cousin wasn't as fortunate. He was killed in action on March 5,1966 (aged 22). Operation Cocoa Beach, Don Dien Lo Ke, Republic of Vietnam. Posthumous Army Medal of Honor recipient.

@RideaGoodRoad

3 ай бұрын

@@madmax8949 Old Glory waves in my yard every dawn and comes down at sunset in honor of him and many others. May he rest in peace and his soul touch the face of God.

@madmax8949

3 ай бұрын

@@RideaGoodRoad Thank you! I think of him every day.

@RideaGoodRoad

2 ай бұрын

@@madmax8949 ✨wishing you peace and good thoughts this Memorial Day Weekend🇺🇸🕊️

@madmax8949

2 ай бұрын

@@RideaGoodRoad Thank you! And you as well.

This song invokes, memories and deep feelings of love, sadness, and yet Hope I’m glad to see the future

She had a beautiful voice

Vietnam Vet Loves Mary Travers. Leaving on a Jet plane.

Another angels voice is now in heaven... Mary, RIP.

I am 70 yrs. OLD. In 2018 I met my one and only husband! He is 71! I had 2 cousins in Vietnam! Because Of singers like Peter, Paul and. Mary We were able to salvage good memories of those times! Thank you for showing this program

I grew up with P,P,&M ! I’m just shy of 67 ; there’s no one like them .❤😢

Powerful song

when i hear Mary sing this song my memories transport me back to 1969, and I'll just leave it there.

@jaybloomfield5082

2 жыл бұрын

Summer of 1990 for me...still tear up when I hear this song

Mary had an incredible voice.

Her voice is magical. I got chills.

i feel in love with this song in 73 when my daughter was born in 1993 i held her in my arms and sang this to her almost everyday until she was too big to do so. this may she is getting married and it will be the song we will dance and cry to

@deenababie

5 ай бұрын

Very sweet!! Godspeed to the bride and groom as well as to her Dad. Makes me miss my own Dad who loved this song too.

me too. sad bittersweet memories.

3 voices, 2 guitars and pure talent so much missed these days. Thank god i still keep all my old vinyl to listen to as well.

@SteveSmith-eb6ze

3 ай бұрын

There is also a bassist who we never see.

Awesome voices

Wunderschön.

I remember this from the fall of 69. I was a senior and I would graduate in June. Sweet memories of my last year as a kid!

I bought this when it came out. I was exactly the age when i could have been called up. But Harold Wilson refused to join in. God bless your memory, Harold.

My generation * this era of music would not trade it for anything ,,,,,, It's true to life !

Vocal groups and Studets in Indonesia loved this SONG so so much in 1970 ies THANK YOU John Denver n PPM...

Super Song, great!

What a *Woman!* Absolutely *Spectacular!*

One of the greatest "folk songs" trio that ever lived, even to this day!

@TheTinkertoyboy

6 жыл бұрын

THE greatest folk trio ever.

@suerichardson2067

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Harmonies so fabulous.

@joyceswanberg7463

3 жыл бұрын

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What a classic. The voices of Peter, Paul,and Mary and a song written by John Denver.

@Tykewarrior

Жыл бұрын

Written by Cass Elliot.

@beesknees9533

11 ай бұрын

@@Tykewarrior Nope, she mentioned, jokingly, she wrote it and lets John sing it when she sang it with him but John wrote it.

@Tykewarrior

11 ай бұрын

@@beesknees9533 I stand corrected, thank you.

Lucky to see PP&M live x3. Thanks for this memory. RIP Mary Travers.

I will never forget the effect this song had on me. I heard it on the radio on my way back from dropping my husband off at the airport on his way to Viet Nam. I had to pull off the road & cry my eyes out. It still brings a lump to my throat to this day.

We used to dance around the stereo as kids to Peter Paul & Mary……I was 6 my sister and brother 8& 10…..these were salad days …..beautiful harmonies …. What a great trio ❤

All songs of Peter Paul and Mary bring back memories of childhood.

RIP Mary....you three were the best trio singing folk music. I listened to your music up at our cottage when I was 5,now I am 61. Everyone else played euchre. 🙏🌈🦋❤🌹

This song was played at my grandmas funeral, though I didn’t get much time with her I still do miss her. For 3 years she’s been gone and I’ve gotten better, though it still pains my mother and aunt greatly.

I arrived in Da Nang, South Vietnam on 2NOV1969 and flew to my carrier in the Tonkin Gulf when this song was just released. It holds sad memories for me.

@susansehorn2412

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome Home Patriot. 🙏♥️😞

@farmboywarrick4264

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome Home. My Father was there in 67 when I was born.

@baddrivers6807

4 жыл бұрын

Blimey I was born 2 days earlier , halloween

@potdog1000

4 жыл бұрын

I am English & was waiting to be posted to NI at the same time so I understand, brother

@MarkZook

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

MAY MARY TRAVERS REST IN PEACE

@thaneden5560

2 жыл бұрын

*may mary traverse in peace

Peter,Paul & Mary are a treasure & all their classics are an eternal blessing !

Her voice could melt glass, especially in this song. Can't listen without crying. But still listen.

@kevinyoung7019

10 ай бұрын

Me too

@paulguthrie4857

6 ай бұрын

Puff does that to me. This song is so beautiful, Denver may have written it, but they O W N it.

every time I board a jet plane, this song comes to mind, just love this number too much !!

Lawrence - US Army medic - 1966-69 Terence - your version was great. My version was the opposite- I mustered out in Jan. 69 in San Francisco & was spit on & called a baby killer even though I was a medic. Returned home to 20 people waiting in the airport for me - including mt love. Went to her house where she introduced me to her fiancé- There was no way for me to hide or leave so I toughed it out. Some relations work & some do not- I’m happy that yours did!

I once worked with Bill Seyferth, an acoustic guitarist who had played on some of PPM's recordings. He said that they were kind to him even though he was paid just $10 per hour, which was still more than he had earned as a Marine sergeant decades earlier, LOL.

@Marvin-wv5nz

4 ай бұрын

❤

Love this song. I was fortunate enough to see them in concert once. We need more like them.

Every time I hear that song I cry I guess it's I miss the olden days and I'd love to travel 🧳 and see the world 🌎🌍

Mary Travers was so beautiful and delicate.

@coobay978

3 жыл бұрын

When you read her biography you'll find she was a very strong person with a beautiful voice.

@dannyboy6668

2 жыл бұрын

When i first read that i thought it said delishous . .

I became familiar with this song around the young age of seven.My mother always turned the radio on every morning on school days .The song will always bring back good memories,RIP Mother 💐

Best Version

Mary..RIP..You and your talent are truly missed...

If u dont get teary eyes listening to this, you're not human !!!

This one's for you Mike R I P

Remembering Mary Travers born on November 9, 1936. She was an American singer-songwriter who was known for being in the famous 1960's folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Peter, Paul and Mary broke up in 1970, shortly after having their biggest UK hit, singer-songwriter John Denver's ballad "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (originally titled "Babe I Hate To Go") (UK No. 2, February 1970). Travers subsequently pursued a solo career and recorded five albums: Mary (1971), Morning Glory (1972), All My Choices (1973), Circles (1974) and It's in Everyone of Us (1978). - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Travers

Magnificent Masterpiece, very beautiful piece of legendary music, Mary Travers was so beautiful and a wonderful singer

Absolutely magical I was singing it round the office all day it came to me so I played it on my phone timeless classic

Left for Ft. Bragg Jan 1970...this song in my head...

Mary's Voice On This Song!!! Priceless

*_REMARKABLE!_*

Beautiful song! I was 12 years old when i heard it ! 1967♡ the song its about our life ! Never Viet nam! Its about space and time and us !

@ANOCKS

5 ай бұрын

I spent 22 Months and 20 days in the beautiful Southeast Asian country of Vietnam. Got there in 1967 and was home by June 1969. And I will tell you one thing for sure. You can leave that country but it will never leave you.😟

All the three are now deceased. Oh, what a delicate flower is life!

@carsonjohnson1035

29 күн бұрын

💐

...BEYOND TIMELESS!!...Rest In Peace, Miss Travers...

I’ve always loved this song sung by PPM since 1969. I almost cry every time I listen to this song.

Love and miss you Mary. Happy Birthday in Folk Rock Heaven.

The song was released in October of '69 just weeks after I returned from Vietnam. It was a huge anthem for returning Vets.

@JamesMorrison1974

7 жыл бұрын

jpavlvs this song brings me too tears when I hear it because it reminds me of every time I left on deployment, not knowing if it was the last goodbye to my wife and kids. God bless and Semper Fi, brother.

@jpavlvs

7 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi, James.

@Beckola11

7 жыл бұрын

jpavlvs I love all you Boys~ always and forever. Love to each of you.

@mr.warmth1511

7 жыл бұрын

glad you made it back brother

@Lklk-dc1kn

7 жыл бұрын

i bet you have some stories my friend..

Peter, Paul and Mary are one group that is as good live compared to a studio recording! Mary's voice , in this song ,is every bit as great as it was in the ,60's. I miss this group a lot. I still have the Album in Vinyl , In The Wind , which I bought when I was 15 years old. I am now 74.

She had the voice of an angel. This sound brings tears to my eyes...

This song make me cry

When John Denver wrote and recorded this song it was under the title “Bebe I Hate to Go”. PPM heard the song and recorded it, but with the title “Leaving on a Jet Plane”. It went to #1 on the charts and was one of PPM biggest hits.

@eddarby469

Жыл бұрын

I thought Cass Elliot wrote this.

@nickhuber9627

Жыл бұрын

@@eddarby469No, she did not.

this song makes my cry it gives so many memories

@MedusaMVA

8 жыл бұрын

+Domanic Pouton _S#T And me !

Love you Mary Travers! Will miss you. I saw y'all 5 times back in the '60's. You will always be the greatest trio we ever had.

Now the time has come to leave you, one more time let me kiss you. ❤️💚💜 beautiful song!

I was singing this song in my head while boarding a plane for MCRD leaving the love of my life.With a heavy heart I proceeded not knowing if I was going to return or not.Thankfully I did return safe and sound. God Bless.

@tuforu4

8 жыл бұрын

YEH its got meaning for me,,

@Redbirds1100

6 жыл бұрын

I remember coming home from MCRD in 1983 and hearing this song.

heavens band they sadley passed all 3 love you guys .

My #1 favorite thanks

In summer '89, last holiday day in LA, on the way to LA International airport, this song was on air in the radio, and i was missing a higher output in this rented car. Some hour later, on a 747, this song was still in my mind. Same i feel if i hear this song "LA International Airport."

Beautiful lyrics, which mean different things to different people 🙂

I'll always miss you Mary. It's ironic that watching you perform this song makes me want to WATCH you perform this song--my point being that the ultimate metaphorical jet plane flight was you, through no choice of your own, distancing yourself from us by passing from cancer related causes in '09.

Back in the early 70’s my second grade teacher (Miss Green) used to play Peter, Paul and Mary every day in our classroom. Tunes like “If I had a hammer”, “Leaving on a jet plane”, “Puff the magic dragon”. Thanks to her I became politically active and financially independent. Thanks Miss Green.

What a voice Mary had.

Always feel emotional when i listen to this song.

Lasting memories of beautiful song, sung by beautiful voice.Brings tears down your cheek.

2021 Rules forever 👍.

I remember this song when I was a child. I feel I could reclaim my past with friends and family. But they’re long gone and only memories.

Indescribable, magnificent

Yesryears gone for good

Utterly amazing, I'm overwhelmed, no need to say anything more x

One off the few songs. To make my cry

Remember when I was in the service, come home, then leave...only part that hurts to this day..all the times I would leave, my ladies would stray...

With thier last number 1 hit on billboard, I and my classmates enjoyed this in late December of 1969! We were seniors that year. Written by John Denver!

I was at a PPM concert. Mary was very ill then. she sat and sang the whole time. I knew it would be the last time I would hear Mary sing. It was an awesome concert. Anyway, my wife wanted to leave. I said I came here to hear them play Blowing In The Wind. I would not leave until they finished playing BITW and we stayed.

@davidanthonystone5165

4 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of seeing them from their beginning and all through the ages Until Mary’s passing. Miss them

@dallascowboytouchdown4319

3 жыл бұрын

Was that in their final two years when she had oxygen and in a wheelchair?

@whyicare

3 жыл бұрын

@@dallascowboytouchdown4319 I don't think she was in a wheelchair and with an oxygen tank. But she sat in a chair but still her voice was strong.

Great trio, so much feeling in their interpretations ... and, of course, I love Mary ... such a beautiful voice. Miss her ...

@maryjvanderwerken3192

2 жыл бұрын

i luv this song. imho it's a billion times better than graham nash's mawkish "just a song before i go". i like some of Stephen Stills' songs and harmonies, and i luv his guitar talent, but i can do without the egos, spats, and nastiness of the late csny.

Wow,Tears in my eyes,that was a great performance.

Beautiful, this song brings me peace! ☮️

July 1969 I was in basic Training at ft Bliss Texas, wishing I was leaving on a jet plane 😂

Frank used to sing this to me before he would leave!

My sister loved her music,, sadly she passed away 3/22/21, I m tearing up just listening to this and thinking about her

I Love this song

The other big departure song of the Viet Nam era was the Animals' "We Gotta Get Out of This Place." Memories of leaving Okinawa in 1971.

I was eight yrs old at the time and used to cry when I heard this song becoz it always seemed to come on when my favorite Aunt and Uncle's visit was over and we e taking them to the airport....

IN america you knew more about this group than us brits did, but e all knew this song and it's great to see the group many years later and hear than the music and the voices are still as good. Love pp&m.

I was very young when this group were at their best . I love their songs , always will !

The innocent days.. only a few years ago. Where did they go..

was a big hit for them...did connect with everyone...we`ve all had to leave or had someone close leave....part of life made easier nowadays with mobile phones, transport, skype, social media etc...was horrendous years ago.