Peter Paul & Mary - Early Morning Rain (1966)

[@jaimepepito2441]

It's already 2023, I'm already 73 and yet I'm still loving to listen to this never fading song!!!

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

There’s no “yet” about it. Everyone continues to like the music of his youth.

[@sterlingsomerville4096]

Well l am 62 , loving the ole song,s ,they were great time,s ,as America @Canada was made great then,hope it coming back soon .

[@soozkoozhooz5902]

I'm 65 and find this song just haunting. I still can't get enough.

[@jaylayland2867]

63 and this song still soothes something in my soul.

[@maggiegarber246]

I am 74 and when my classmates were all abuzz about the Beatles, I was a huge PPM fan.

[@tombergman5419]

Takes me back to a simpler time God I'm glad I experienced the 60's

[@brega6286]

Same here! Having some good crying jags since Gordon Lightfoot passed on.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

I am privileged to have seen them from their beginning What a Virtuosity

[@sberesford2523]

Didn't Peter molest his daughter repeatedly?

[@jimfladwood4393]

AMEN MY FRIEND!! Music with heart ♥️ Music that wasn’t garbage. Thank you for the post ☮️

[@PatriciaFord-t8g]

Me too They were the best years

[@nbenefiel]

We’re mostly dead now, but, damn, when we were young, we were fantastic.

[@joycehoward5193]

Walking each other home;pray it will be sweet home!

[@autofogus]

I'm 46 and nostalgic of a time that was already over when I was born. So don't worry guys, all younger folks don't listen to modern and computerized music. Paul Simon, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, here we go...

[@markofsatan9617]

Mostly dead.....but not completely dead.

[@nbenefiel]

@@markofsatan9617 Go through the pockets looking for small change.

[@bshive7669]

I was only 3 years old but remember songs like these. Make me sad, my parents split

[@johndavey72]

Thankyou Mr. Lightfoot ..........beautifully embellished by Peter Paul and Mary 💘

[@mmbond6560]

Yes..

[@RygerPete]

Who is listening in end of 2024?

[@fredericoschneider2326]

Me

[@RygerPete]

@@fredericoschneider2326 ya legend! ❤️

[@frankmay5804]

Me

[@RygerPete]

@@frankmay5804 legends, legends i tell ya ❤️💪👑 Have a chilled time, in a fast moving world is the way ❤️‍🔥🥰

[@lguitare]

Me, super Music 🎶..

[@johnasher4663]

Played this for my mom tonight ...I cry cause first time she smiled in a long while since dad had has passed. I don't know what to say .

[@pdalaigh]

Hope your mam is keeping well..

[@johnasher4663]

Father was fine man ..mom is a strong woman ty for caring

[@eldorado1244]

Photos

[@EllenBrighton]

Simply hug her and say nothing. She will know the love it contains. My condolences for your loss. May your father RIP

[@richardcummins5465]

Lovely story ❤

[@荒澤保男-p8t]

I am a 71yrs old Japanese man. when I listened this song, brings me the day when I was a junior-hischool student and played this song with my best friends.

[@Chris_at_Home]

I’m the same age. In Jr high I met my wife that’s sitting next to me right now.

[@荒澤保男-p8t]

Hi Chris. thank you for sending a lovely message. the moment of meeting her is presented by God, I believe.

[@darrelladams6788]

@@Chris_at_Home😂

[@arnoldblashak171]

God bless you and keep you and fill you with his holy spirit

[@VanessaDillon-x3s]

When that song came out we the only American family living in Kamakura Japan. As akid I spoke fluent Japanese with out an accent, I am still homesick for Japan 60 years later 1964-1968....

[@janetsmith4458]

Thank you Gorden Lightfoot for all your beautiful, heartfelt music. You will be remembered and missed...😢

[@TheSuzberry]

Forever.

[@patrickryan1515]

"Flying high above the clouds" He's away and Heaven-bound.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

And Ian Tyson of Ian and Sylvia, who wrote the Canadian classic, "Four Strong Winds", and with Sylvia was the first to record "Early Morning Rain" thus kick-starting Gordon's career, passed away just four months before Gordon.

[@johnbatch9276]

It's gordon jannet 😊

[@johnmaki3046]

I was blessed to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert TWICE in "my town", Duluth, Minnesota! The MAN was AWESOME!

[@alantaylor9945]

2 guitars 1 double bass + 3 voices.... no autotune.. no gimmicks... magnificent...

[@chrissharratt4615]

Yeah but what voices and Mary didn’t need to be half naked or tattooed

[@lachlanjosiah4188]

instaBlaster.

[@davidpearn2484]

Stunningly beautiful, thanks Gordon Lightfoot.

[@chainamarie03]

@@chrissharratt4615 but her having to lean over that far to the mic and looks uncomfortable.

[@bradleymosman8325]

@@chrissharratt4615 I wish I could give you three up votes.

[@brendanseanbarry]

I have never heard a song delivered with so much tenderness and loving care. Every single note and word is treated as if it were a precious fragile treasure.

[@Tonetwisters]

Yessir. It's called "feeling." Not many singers really get that ... Listen to their "Don't Think Twice" version (black and white version). INCREDIBLE.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

PP&M. Tour de force.

[@suerose3559]

Always is with Peter Paul & Mary💗

[@kevincleary5953]

Sincerity through and through...😎

[@joestephan1111]

That is the way Folk Music was. Check out some others like Pozo Seco, and Ian & Sylvia, to hear more.

[@walterschiller8281]

I’m 79 and I love listening to the music of Peter, Paul and Mary. This song brings back a lot of memories of the early days with my wife Grace and I!

[@johnmitchelljr]

Still have a crush on Mary. This is why I’m stuck in the sixties and gratefully can’t get out. Thanks for the video. Joyful history.

[@otiebrown9999]

Me to.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

I met Mary in the day on the street but on stage with the guys in their heyday. Wonderful vocals

[@EllenBrighton]

Same here. Great music.

[@javagirl]

She was gorgeous wasn’t she? I wanted to be like her when I was young.

[@marstondavis]

Stay there. I'll see you in '68.

[@petedeboy926]

I’m 77, so glad I lived during the years we had music like this, R.I.P. Mary, a generational voice 😢

[@barbaramay1866]

Perfection. True folk music by three of the best performers ever. They make me feel so peaceful and uncluttered.

[@susanbertsch4100]

That's a beautiful way to put it. ...peaceful and uncluttered ✨️

[@Fryboco]

And I too was thinking this was perfect.

[@darrelladams6788]

I’m 86 and I remember when I took my love to a plane leaving me for a summer. I listened to this song on my way home during a major rainstorm and felt so sad. I love it and her still after nearly 60 years of marriage and I still love the song and PPM!

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

❤

[@gcm323]

Congratulations!

[@bruceb5481]

So very nice.😊❤😊

[@user-qh8nh7oe6d]

@darrell. I'm so glad there was a happy ending for you both.

[@agwad123]

84 and still listening to quality music

[@geraldweissburg8618]

When I listen to this treasure, sung by these fabulous artists, that gentle rain covers my cheeks and softens my heart. What magic, what tender sensibility.

[@dennisfuller2571]

I’m 75and listening to them brings fond memories. There harmonies still give me chills

[@bertpar68]

Same here, all 3 of them have such incredible talent.

[@Kitandrox]

77 and oh yes yes yes

[@woodlander9634]

76❤

[@glennjohnso310]

❤

[@kn_sqa2912]

70❤

[@bearygrizzly3212]

Two guitars, three voices; perfection. I've been listening to this song for over fifty-five years.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

I feel privileged as a 14 y o to see them at Carnegie Hall 1965 4 rows from the stage. Wow. Such Magical Ensemble singing

[@MissouriHeadwatersII]

needs us to hum, toetap, and...nosepick; but serially i llke to handwash; put alicia onto robert for all grass all the time.

[@trackie1957]

Don’t forget the upright bass in the shadows behind them, but yes, wonderful harmony.

[@TheStarflight41]

The human voice is the most beautiful of all instruments. A lot of young people today are missing the boat.

[@russellmurray3964]

I once heard this song during an early morning rain, getting ready for grade school in the late 60's. For reasons unknown, my sister was playing it on her little blue-and-white RCA phonograph while we were in that final rush to head on down the steps and out the door. To this day, every time I hear this song I think of that early morning rain, and every time there's an early morning rain, this song plays on an old phonograph in my memory.

[@HeardFromMeFirst]

Funny how it can take you imeadeatly straight back through the smoke ringed canyons of your mind, to a very particular moment in time . Me...aged about 9...getting ready on a very miserable dull grey, and wet day for school mid 60s..

[@jaylayland2867]

Precious memories lie in music and our mind forever

[@estelabutac6513]

What a beautiful memory

[@amystern1316]

Great remembrance

[@joegibbskins]

Your sister probably was playing it because it was raining in the early morning, so I can happily lay that mystery to rest for you

[@Gablesman888]

Acoustic guitars. Harmony. No digital BS. You can understand the lyrics. Pure talent. Priceless. So rare today.

[@kristinpfanku3927]

And the lyrics are beautifully written, too.

[@brigitteschultz1552]

Rare but not gone

[@grahamnewport145]

Totally agree 👍

[@packingten]

Yes sir....

[@rexmckeen8268]

Yes, a rarity in todays world and a class act.

[@billdagoe7371]

Beautiful. A great version of Lightfoot's classic song. RIP Gordon. You make me proud to be a Canadian.

[@cyndibrittain8147]

Along with Neil Young & others too, from the best era in early rock acoustics!! 🌟🥹 Heyo❤

[@bpd9660]

Too bad Trudeau destroyed the country.. Third World now..

[@Amigocontequila]

More proof that the 60's were untouchable by anyone since. Sheer beauty in so many ways.

[@ghrohrs2025]

It's not only the beauty of the music, the beauty of young people in their prime or the spirituality in these "hymns", it's the beauty of three persons, like the Trinity, acting and singing as one, unified entity, in perfect harmony. It's truly inspiring and so full of joyful richness. God bless these three, beautiful people for maximizing their God-given talents for the creation of so much beauty and enjoyment.

[@petergraves2085]

Well said. Very well said.

[@tyroneosborne2091]

Those three voices seemed to have been put together in heaven ! They were just the very , very ,very best !

[@samuelekanem1654]

Tyrone Osborne Yes you are damn right

[@trackie1957]

Actually, they were brought together by manager Al Grossman in 1961 after auditioning lots of vocalists. He wanted to take advantage of the burgeoning folk revival in NY. Boy, did he pick the right three singers!

[@bethh6527]

One of my favorites - their version of this was better than anyone else's. Those harmonies are just haunting. I didn't realize until recently that this was written by Gordon Lightfoot.

[@21stCenturyTemplar.]

Have you heard Elvis his version, you should hear it, really beautiful and more touching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKmln5ysjdVjnKM

[@heydude7568]

err you havent heard eva Cassidy then

[@TheReiserrob]

Gordon did it the best

[@ilanapa]

@@TheReiserrob I think so too!

[@jamessilva7991]

@@TheReiserrob No he didn't.

[@bradkennett5759]

When I left For Cu Chi Vietnam in 1969-70 I heard Peter, Paul and Mary singing this on the radio. On the way back home I heard Elvis singing it. thanks for uploading this

[@conradsutton1456]

From one Vet to another. Thank you for your service.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

brad Kennett THank you for your service Mr Kennett. It must have been a very poignant moment to hear this song on your way over there.

[@Flippie123]

Really? Which year did you Come home?

[@nerblebun]

brad Kennett Welcome home brother. Glad you made it. 554th Civil Engineering Squadron, Da Nang, 71-73.

[@ddarkshark]

brad Kennett hello fellow bros! Glad we're still on this side of the lawn! Phu Cat 1969

[@andrewlowe9969]

What a rendition of a perfectly written song by one of the greatest song writers we will ever know. Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for your wonderful artistry and contribution of music to humanity to hear and cherish always.

[@socozy2]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written, imo. TY Gordon Lightfoot.

[@sharolynwells]

Mary Travers and Cass Elliot are two women who have such distinctive voices. There's no denying the singer.

[@dnmurphy48]

Add Judith Durham (Seekers) and same vintage. She is 77 and still performs I believe.

[@DB-jo6on]

Add Karen Carpenter to that list. Wonderful, haunting voice. RIP

[@bradleymosman8325]

@@dnmurphy48 Yes!

[@bradleymosman8325]

@@DB-jo6on Her rendition of Ave Maria is simply awesome.

[@joestephan1111]

Cass Elliott originally started out singing in Folk & Jug Bands.

[@dawnsmith5283]

HEARING THEM SING TOOK ME BACK IN TIME I AM 74 YEARS OLD B UT FOR THE TIME THAT SONG WAS ON I WAS 23 YEARS OLD AND WITH MY FIANCE AND VERY MUCH IN LOVE A GOOD TIME. AND YEP I MARRIED HIM THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN 1966.

[@zackvanheerden]

Great to hear this track is moving others. I think this music transcendes age completely. I am 21 and can't get enough.

[@lmischitelle]

I Love this

[@AC-DC1969]

Amazing story, Dawn :) Congrats !

[@237homer238]

stop screaming IDIOT

[@packingten]

I was,15 in 1966 wow 68 soon 69...Where'd those years go?..

[@joelindsey7889]

I grew up in the 60’s listening to this GREAT music. Still listening today 2023. 2:58

[@555shortstop]

What a wonderful sound this great trio had..I never get tired of listening to their soothing music..RIP Mary

[@thomasm.loefflersr.loeffle4152]

My whole youth died the day we lost Mary Travers.

[@randydryer8888]

I’m 71. I grew up listening to this and playing my guitar with them in my bedroom. Still beautiful

[@billblair3941]

One of Gordon's best songs beautifully done by P, P and Mary.

[@robmitchell2733]

This live recording is so utterly beautiful. It always makes me think of the amount of practice they must have put in to their craft. Perfect.

[@jacobsrich2010]

An amount of practice and refinement made up of countless hours so it looks so effortless in performance. The audience has no idea the work it requires.

[@waltsmith9583]

My life was truly blessed by the music of Peter Paul and Mary as a teenager in the sixties.

[@a1ar127]

This still strikes a chord with me… 1966 was a pivotal and life changing year for me.. it was a time when I found myself rejected and abandoned by a love that I thought was true. And I was literally there, not actually on a runway, but an airline strike kept me from flying away, and I needed to find my way that foggy morning on a train instead.

[@divalivingston1664]

You ought to write a story about that experience. It’s amazing how painful and delicious those memories are.

[@marclinlin2799]

I hope you finally find your true love

[@n40tom]

1966 I was a young dad then. I had a beautiful wife and a great little son. They are both gone now cancer has stolen them both for me . I miss the music from back then but nowhere near how much I miss my family . All alone now.

[@MajBunl]

I'm so sorry. I am also- this song takes me back to when my husband and so many of our friends were being sent overseas- sometimes back then some sang the lyrics a little differently. I miss him so much. He died on the 4th of July.

[@gotc86]

Please accept my prayers for you peace ; may you remember and cherish the joy and love.

[@michelericks598]

sooos.. sorry. these songs just hit on the soft spots.\

[@kathrynbrowning949]

So sorry.

[@robertmarchand8527]

That is so sad.

[@MyRuno]

Magnificent. They dont make music like this anymore. The harmonies of these great perfomers are beyond good. They're etheric.

[@timjohnson1199]

I'd agree. So much good music in the past.

[@stevereason6931]

PP&M are indeed excellent! Since you like their style and harmonies, you need to check out The Petersen family on KZbin. 3 sisters, their brother and mother, along with a friend of the siblings. They are a delightful family and very easy to like.

[@peterlaverick145]

This is a wonderful tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. May he rest in peace. A great great song writer of our time. How blessed we have been.

[@MrRockgod49]

just a piece of musical art , they just don't make them like they use to, amen

[@KingRiverVlogs]

Yes they do, good singers still exist, they just go unnoticed because the studios need someone to make the newest “mumble rap” record that will sell ten million for some reason.

[@ropanueva]

A lot of people, young and old, find this group appealing. Most don't know why. The answer is simple. They did it right; consistently, professionally, honestly, and true to their art, RIGHT!

[@jeffreylockwood662]

It makes us feel good. That’s the simplest of answers

[@mahatmacote6478]

They had great songs. Simon and Garfunkel were tremendous, and mostly did Paul's tunes.

[@ronalddionisi7984]

SO SMOOTH!

[@trackie1957]

By far my favorite version of this. Mary’s vocal harmony just drapes upon Paul’s melody like a silk scarf, with Peter’s voice cradling them all. Just wonderfully tasteful.

[@katelanxner6483]

Well said.

[@thunderousapplause]

my God I played their albums so many thousands of times. Held the album covers in my hand for hours. I learned to sing harmony from Peter Paul and Mary. I learned how to hear it. And I can sing harmony to almost anything now - i'm singing a fourth harmony to this three part harmony song. .llalthough now I'm almost too old to sing.

[@parkmana]

Oh yeah! Same here... ever since they hit the air-waves in 1963 when I was 5.

[@matthirn7858]

Gordon Lightfoot touches that sad place of longing in the heart across the chasm of choices made. Such effective poetry. This version takes the energy down where Paul's deep voice has us linger, stuck there on the ground in the early morning rain. This morning, with my loved one far away and an aching in my heart, I am moved.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

You sir, have captured the feelings generated by this wonderful classic in your post.

[@otto8049]

May I compliment you on your composition and prose.

[@matthirn7858]

@@otto8049 thank you. Lightfoot is a thoughtful writer. On the day that I wrote the comment, I was touched by the effective delivery of Mr. Lightfoot's writing by Peter, Paul and Mary. I was experiencing a very difficult passage in my life.

[@frankhill2406]

I have seen Gordon about 7 times live in Toronto and was always impressed with his composition and music. He is a true story teller. I do have to agree with many of you here that this is an exceptional version of this great song.

[@johnmaki3046]

Gordon Lightfoot OWNED this song!

[@frankhill2406]

@@johnmaki3046 John The harmony that PP&M give to this version is amazing but yesI do agree that Gord's version is so full of pain and angst. I love Did She Mention My Name. "Are the young girls still as pretty in the city in the fall? Does the laughter on their faces still put the sun to shame?" Who writes lyrics like that?

[@barryh.4220]

This version is better than Gordon Lightfoots .....

[@farcenter]

God I love Gord

[@mariuspessah2991]

Their guitar work is orchestral and their harmonies heavenly . Such great times in the USA then except for the Viet Nam war . It was a better country .

[@markpigott5544]

Maybe one of the most heartfelt throwbacks (Love you Lightfoot) I've ever listened to. Good Jesus, crying and screaming are a hall of fame?

[@Mr54nomore]

I can not believe its been 51 years since this song came out. I was a 12 year old boy back in 1966 and love the folk music of the 60's. Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan made folk music cool to listen to. They were great social conscious songs that relate to time immemorial. And now that I am 64 years old...This song still captures my heart. I consider the 60's as the greatest decade in Folk and Rock & Roll music. Priceless!

[@Apodimi1]

You said it for me too mate....

[@brigitteschultz1552]

The Seekers were also AWESOME

[@chupimhoffman900]

Mr54nomore Priceless indeed! 👍👍💝💝💝

[@sharolynwells]

Amen!!

[@timjohnson1199]

Almost 60 years now! Well how the times go past. We'll always have this and so much more. Makes it much easier to live in the past.

[@sadstateworker]

This is it! Gives me goosebumps every time. The vibe is just so right and their chemistry is palpable.

[@roxi8885]

Tears are running over my face, this song brings back the memories of my youth

[@harrybarry2291]

Pure class and quality. Loved them since the get go in 1962. Have all of their albums. This is live without help from a studio unlike so many today need.

[@offgridcabin1557]

This song....oh how I miss the songs of my youth. How they blended so well. As of my response in July 2023, Peter and Paul are still alive, Mary Travers having died from the complications of the chemotherapy used to treat her leukemia.

[@stevev3664]

One of the few that sounded as good live as when recorded. I’m 70 now. I miss them very much.

[@douglasodonnell6800]

First heard this song when my future was a clean slate and I held the chalk. Hearing it now at 80, my eyes are misting at what I have written in the early morning rain.

[@HeardFromMeFirst]

Stunning....those were the days of some of the best talent, music and memorable songs, ever written... And i am so lucky to have been living in them at the time..1960s

[@galaxy2012]

These three are always wonderful. I've been listening to them since the 60's and they never get old.

[@charleslee4204]

Almost effortless perfection ! Nobody could have done it better !

[@rodmcdaniel8644]

Pure beauty! Look at their faces, concentrating so hard to make sure every note sung comes out of their vibrating hearts.

[@jasondaniel918]

Like so many of the other commenters, I am in my 70's. I have very fond memories of P, P, and M. The lyrics, "You can't jump an airplane like you can a freight train," have stuck with me for decades, and influenced some important personal decisions I made. Great memories. Thank you.

[@Dave-hc6pp]

It’s 2024 and I’m turning 68 this year. I remember listening to their music from a young age. I went into the Army in 1974 when I was 17. Even though it was the best place for me to be I was still homesick. When I was down I would sing 500 miles under my breath or in my thoughts. It’s one of those little things that carried me through that time.

[@finisterrae577]

Such talent does not longer exist. When we were young we lived in a musical paradise. Now it’s a complete desert.

[@garysullivan8203]

Boy did you hit the nail on it’s head

[@INUAGAIN]

The talent is there, no promoters, no $$. What talent do you offer?

[@finisterrae577]

Talent ? You must be joking. Heavy metal ? (C)rap, “big booty” songs... of course, if you’re used to shit, in the end you’ll end up eating it.

[@garysullivan8203]

@@INUAGAIN when and where did I say I had talent. I voiced an opinion…plain and simple. Apparently you seem to be the expert here not that anybody cares. You should expound on your wealth of knowledge so the rest of us will be better informed. Anxiously awaiting your reply

[@c.a.t.732]

Says every generation about the music of their youth versus what the dang kids are doing now.

[@propman3523]

Liquid gold. Words and music in such harmony that your soul crys out for more. God bless PP&M.

[@briannewman6306]

How good is this. Just pure quality you will never get again.

[@gabe-po9yi]

It’s time for a revival of folk music. It takes you to a calmer, deeper, more reflective place. I bet a lot of people would enjoy a break from the crazy, frenetic times we’ve been in for so long.

[@patrickryan1515]

EXCELLENT thought, although I myself have never abandoned this wonderful genre of music, even while absorbing others.

[@JackFlaps]

check Josh Turner Guitar on KZbin

[@PaulaZF]

There is a folk community alive in the country. There are music festivals in the summer. Check out the Newport Folk Festival. One of my favorites who we lost recently is Bill Staines.

[@gabe-po9yi]

@@PaulaZF It’d be great if it came back into mainstream, too.

[@carthageflaherty6247]

im 72 and love all the music and songs,mary has a beautiful voice

[@naroimsong2878]

I heard them today for the first time and now i am binge watching and listening to their songs. Hugs and kisses.

[@brunopadovani7347]

Just 2 guitars, 3 voices and a guy in the background on a big upright base. And so good.

[@jacobsrich2010]

The guy in the unlit background was probably Richard Kniss who played upright bass for them for many decades. He knew just how to complement them at the bottom end.

[@gregbutcher_musicplacecheck12]

Still unbelievable music, such beauty and warmth. A timeless era never to be repeated.

[@MrPuffer48]

The best! Never again will we have such beautiful harmony and the folk music.

[@artiewithers6980]

If there is such a thing as perfection, this is it.

[@gakkijiten]

朝の雨。日本でもファンがたくさんいます。ポールさんの声が心に染みます。

[@Brace67]

How wonderful they were. Such beautiful harmonizing and playing. I was only 22 when they performed this song. Now, soon I best be on my way. Thank you.

[@kathberry8]

..i'll join ya..

[@cessm8329]

I hope you’re still around.

[@curiousaboutanything2454]

I can listen to this track endless times . It's like watching a beautiful waterfall .

[@45dgwatson]

We took our daughters to Las Vegas for 21st birthday and were fortunate to see these wonderful singers live. Best show in Las Vegas, and we had seen most of them.

[@LovinLife-ep3fr]

Thank you for the reminder of memories! 54 years later and there has never been any better trio!

[@ronalddionisi3945]

They knew how to bring out the best in each other. They let each one shine and it made them all shine brighter. A pleasure to watch and listen.

[@complexlittlepirate3589]

Born in 1968, I grew up with this song as my parents had a 'best of PPM' compilation album. Always loved it so much and always will.

[@osocool1too]

Superb...50 years later, they still sound and look like it was just filmed..

[@kathym6603]

I can hardly believe the beauty of it. Bring back the beauty.

[@donnaa9581]

The talent from our generation cannot be matched. Beautiful music, beautiful time to grow up. Sure there were problems, but people were kinder, had respect, and it was a more innocent time. When I look into the eyes of some of our young people today, I see such emptiness. I'm afraid for the future of our world.

[@paulsutterlin6536]

Never a truer word said

[@josefinaong8858]

I have grown up listening and loving this song without knowing that this is actually Gordon Lightfoot's original song❤ and just realized that he has great songs that were sung by American singers, RIP and thank you Sir for your music❤

[@carlhopkinson]

Breathtakingly beautiful!

[@lesliethomas5845]

The term "breathtaking" is wonderfully descriptive of the delicate combination of the genius of G Lightfoot & these marvelous artists [ both their precise singing harmony, that marvelous guitar picking and the fellow who played their cello, out of camera frame-- I've forgotten his name, just now] . Thank you for so precisely describing the effect of this magical performance

[@heinibimmler]

Unforgettable, thank you for that music that will last forever....

[@martiplunkett6017]

Takes me back. Unbelieveably beautiful. Thank you so much for this post and rest in peace Mary.

[@dean5220]

Hello 👋 , How are you doing?

[@tonydebruyne257]

The nostalgia, amazing harmonies and Lightfoot 's brilliant lyrics brought tears to my eyes.

[@daveyespo]

Moments and works like these are why life is worth living...

[@johnekerr]

Perhaps the best cover of "Early Morning Rain". Listening to this beautiful sad song on May 1 2023. RIP Gordon Lightfoot.

[@gurdygurdy]

Eva Cassidy's cover is worth a listen, at least in my book.

[@squaretriangle9208]

Love Elvis Presley's interpretation, too

[@donaldschmitt4677]

THERE WILL NEVER BE MUSIC LIKE THIS AGAIN.

[@peterthomas4378]

Just amazing the harmonies are so tight.

[@heatheralexandra1890]

I loved the songs by Peter, Paul and Mary, but this was my favourite. Thank you for uploading this.

[@roddyc7435]

This is a stunning performance. Saw them at a concert in New Zealand in 1967 when I was a teenager. I still love their music.

[@suewilson6034]

And I believe they attended an after party at Auckland University 🎉

[@edwardpate6128]

Wonderful! There is just something about Mary Travers, so beautiful.

[@jaybee2402]

I think she could have done with a quick stop at the Hairdresser's before the shoot...

[@sharolynwells]

She and Cass had such distinctive voice. They could sing a song and you knew it was them. In men, it was John Denver and Bob Dylan.

[@jamessilva7991]

@@jaybee2402 Nothing wrong with her hair.

[@chicubfannin]

@@jamessilva7991 When I was in High School in the 1960s all the guys had a crush on Mary and a lot of the girls copied her hair style.

[@janetaldrich7747]

Thank you, Gordon Lightfoot, for writing this lovely song.

[@fleondodgen]

Janet Aldrich I dig it.

[@geographyRyan]

Finally someone is acknowledging the writer and not just the artist.

[@elizabethdelgado8844]

I will always love singing this, wish I had a singing partner to do this with as I absolutely love the way the harmonies intertwine with each other and it’s a song that’s within my vocal range (alto). Had a lot of fun with folk singing as a teenager in the ‘60s at a little coffee house called The Forum in Hartford, Connecticut. I still would like to know who stole my stuffed porcupine from the front window though. I put a lot of work into mounting that specimen and it was probably the best project I ever did! Yep, I’m 73 too and still strange after all these years! Elizabeth Delgado

[@douglasarthurshrimpton6961]

Almost 76 Love this song. Takes me straight back to those lovely days hitch hiking the world.

[@crawfordmackenzie7190]

I think this must be the finest version of this and unlikely to be surpassed.

[@alshelah100]

My fav version

[@Mandrake591]

I love this version, and Ian & Sylvia's version is wonderful too!

[@seandobson499]

No doubt about that,I still listen to it over 50 years later and still think it's a great song.

[@BruceLee-qv5vs]

You are right!

[@paulrogers8388]

Elvis comes close.

[@alshelah100]

I thought Paul's voice was the backbone! He had such a rich tone, incomparable range, could dip down so low and come back. I loved tge songs he sang lead on. No group ever compared with the rich sound and harmonies. Never heard anything like them and never will! My sister's were ten and 14 yrs older so I grew up playing all their albums. Introduced a lot of my friends. They played the soundtrack of my childhood and I am a better person for tuning in!!

[@jondoes8222]

And i might add that that style of playing was very unusual with the guitars . I have never heard anyone come up with styles and sound like Noel and Peter did.

[@richardmeth8943]

I first heard them sing this song back in 1965 at a concert at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. I can only guess that since that incredible concert I have listened to Early Morning Rain hundreds of times. Now almost 75 years old I still love to listen to this song- it never gets old…..

[@williamchambers521]

Get real everyone. What you're hearing is class harmony sang by extremely talented artists of whom have given enormous pleasure to millions of people by putting their great talent on show. Huge respect and condolences.