Peter, Paul and Mary - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (25th Anniversary Concert)

Peter, Paul and Mary perform "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" live at their 25th anniversary concert in 1986. Now, two and a half decades later, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the group in the famed Greenwich Village, this joyous yet deeply moving live concert is being first released on DVD by Shout! Factory.
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"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" was originally recorded by Pete Seeger. In his 1993 book Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Pete Seeger described the long genesis of this song. Apparently the folk musician Lead Belly heard Irish performer Sam Kennedy in Greenwich Village singing the traditional Irish song "Drimmin Down" aka "Drimmen Dow", about a farmer and his dead cow. (The song, in fact, is called "An droimfhionn donn dilís" ("The whitebacked brown faithful cow/calf"). It is of the type categorised as "aisling" (dream) where the country of Ireland is given form. Most times the form is that of a comely young woman but here it is the faithful handsome cow.) Lead Belly adapted the tune for his own farmer/cow song "If it Wasn't for Dicky" which he first recorded in 1937. Lead Belly did not like the lack of rhythm, which had been a part of many free flowing Irish songs, so he made the piece more rhythmic, playing the chorus with a 12-string guitar.
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Lyrics:
When I was a young man and never been kissed
I got to thinking it over what I had missed.
I got me a girl, I kissed her and then
Oh Lord, I kissed her again.
Chorus:
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine,
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine
I asked her to marry and be my sweet wife,
And we would be so happy the rest of our lives.
I begged and I pleaded like a natural man,
And then, Oh Lord, she gave me her hand.
(Chorus)
I worked mighty hard and so did my wife,
Workin' hand in hand to make a good life.
With corn in the field and wheat in the bins,
I was, Oh Lord, the father of twins.
(Chorus)
Our children they numbered just about four,
They all had sweethearts knockin' at the door.
They all got married and they didn't hesitate;
I was, Oh Lord, the grandmother of eight.
(Chorus)
Now that we're old, and ready to go,
We get to thinkin' what happened a long time ago.
We had a lot of kids, trouble and pain,
But, Oh Lord, We'd do it again.
(Chorus)

[@MinasSanimArt]

This music should get a lot of attention. What a song, what a melody. 👌👌👌

[@mikeellis4345]

There is nothing like this nowadays...this is real music, a simple harmonious song with a logical story and fabulous command of audience participation, from the old down to the very young. Fabulous.

[@Bogframe]

I saw them on this tour at what was then The Garden State Arts Center. They didn't have to prompt the audience, we sang every note along with them. It was a magical night.

[@ObiTee]

Poetic, artistic excellence.

[@maxeskelson6177]

peter had the audience drinking out of his hand. he crafted the song just nice!.

[@ChristyMcDaniel-ge9gl]

Nice and soft

[@charlietango5163]

Those extremely lucky people!

[@musicfanBRA]

Music sweeter than wine

[@johnheart6890]

Beautiful!

[@marcdeacon3021]

this guy knows how to work a crowd

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

Oh yeah; Peter’s a pro.

[@adamvoyda3855]

When is Peter Yarrow Will Be Coming Back To Chicago Il

[@bryanlint9327]

thanks for the good times

[@hermanneberle4300]

wein wird sauer, der meiste früher oder später....liebe küsse halten noch nach 50 jahren mein altes herz jung + gesund......mit musik von ppm!

[@hermanneberle4300]

p.s. hab nie geheiratet.....

[@rnhealer6044]

I haven't heard this in years. Thank you so much for this great clip. I've always loved this song. Peter was great solo, and he really had the audience eating out of his hand.

[@tomevans4402]

Great

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

I wish Peter Yarrow had done this song more frequently for his solo spots during Peter, Paul and Mary concerts.

[@NevoAlmighty]

Woww................................. I just loved every second of it. Thank you for this beautiful video upload.

[@christianew.2367]

Ohhh...do not know ...♥️♥️...answer

[@lawrencegeike9494]

Love it

[@Smartkraut]

I like this version of the song; I did like the one by Peter, Paul, and Mary though.

[@audreyfung1571]

I have a Peter and Paul and Mary cd in my pink cd book.

[@audreyfung1571]

I have the cds in my cds book.

[@christymcdaniel6625]

Does anyone notice how soft the song is with finger snaps?

[@zackhurst6430]

Anyone else notice how much the woman at 4:34 looks like Sandra Bullock?

[@sxxydon]

I only see Peter..

[@robertroko957]

Wo krieg ich eine DVD von diesem wunderbaren Konzert?

[@Imissthepostoffice]

I want to say that this not the original clip I first commented on.

[@LawOffices]

How long has this been going on?

[@LawOffices]

T WINS

[@kayedeedid]

I don't give a rat's ass what anyone else says, I love this version of this song--and I don't like the song itself. But the audience made it magical.

[@Moosekarloff1]

No internet contact, March 2015. No wonder why a useless figure of the distant past can't get on...

[@Imissthepostoffice]

I think that this is a pretty poor performance. I am trying to be polite. This is VERY poor. I would almost go along with Moosekarloff here, except that Moose claims that they were pointless shit in 1965. Extreme ignorance on his part, be it lack of hearing or lack of what was really going on at the time. If Moose really hates PP&M, and likes to use hateful words, why can't he just move onto another y-tube ? Perhaps ACDC or heavy metal or something like that ? They would welcome you there dear, I think. Best of luck.

[@ericwWu]

+geez louise Don't throw this kind of unthinked nonsense on "heavy metal or something like that", please. We like ignorance as much as everyone else. This is coming from someone who stands on both shores (Heavy metal and folk music alike).

[@Imissthepostoffice]

What are you talking about ?

[@Moosekarloff1]

Total shit. Peter of "Peter, Paul, and Mary" was pointless in like, 1965. Amazing that he could get any audiences after that. This clip shows much of a failure of an audience to move on... He totally sucks. Isn't it obvious?

[@michelenunyabiz7776]

I'm sure Peter Yarrow read this comment and then cried all the way to the bank! I cant understand for the life of me why people like you click on the video of an artist that you obviously don't like only to make rude comment!

[@rileysummers484]

Explain this to the many large venues they played through the 80s and early 90s

[@AprilLMiles-tf8ho]

How can you say such a mean thing?????

[@Ccenturion1]

@@AprilLMiles-tf8ho He said it because he is a moron.

[@meh8982]

This isn't a performance. It's a group meditation. As such, it works very well.