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Show Peter, Paul and Mary Hold Audience of 7200 in Thral Speaks Louder than Words". Its lovely melody enhanced the words "its (music) the only thing that the whole world listens to. When you sing, people understand." Their next song was dedicated to Phil Oachs and Harry Chapin, whom, as they said, are already sorely missed. : ., 1 - -r vM pf & I ' The song, "There But For Fortune Go You and I" was poignantly done and brought more than one tear to the many eyes at the concert. The group ended the first half of the show with "Day is Done", a quiet, almost lullabye which asks "Tell Me Why You Are Crying, My Son" and anwers "If you take my hand, my son, all will be well 'till the day is done." The second half of the concert started out with each individual performing separately, although sometimes accompanied ac-companied on the guitar by one another. Peter first sang "I'm Not Saying the Party's Over, I'm Just Saying How Good It's Been", a thoroughly engaging song, followed by "Isn't It So Funny How Time Flys" a honky-tonk type of fun in which he accompanied himself on the kazoo. He then sang the long favorite "Stewball" and directed the audience participation, even having the audience audi-ence sing the choruses acappella. The song was dedicated "to Peter and what we believe", although it was not clear whether it was himself or another Peter to whom he referred. It was then Paul's turn. He began with one of his own cmpositions, "El Salvador", one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard him do, but with a definite message. Lines from the song include, "Breezes aren't the only thing that blow in El Salvador", "They've fallen farther than you realize in El Salvador", "For one-half a billion, they could bomb all night and burn all day", and "Don't you think it's time to leave". The last received a resounding ovation from the crowd. After singing a small -part of the - theme song for a rock band he had in the '50s called the Birds of Paradise, and songs consisting of the same four chords which made up every rock song in the '50s, he spoke of some of his philosophy... "The conscience of my songs became part of my heart." "The world needs a lot of songs," "Love is a two way street." "Pray love will be more manifest - a Utopia of the heart' invisible, but existant -- a U.N. of the heart." - Photos by De Fisher by De Fisher When they came running out on stage there was almost a palpable surge of nostalgia which could be felt throughout the audience - Peter, Paul and Mary were back. They have actually been back together for the last four years, but most of the crowd hadn't seen them since they were indeed big stars in the '60s. They were not only stars, but accessable stars since they espoused the causes of the youth and marched with them, sang of the same concerns of the people and mourned with us the many tragedies of that era. The crowd was older than most concert crowds usually are , at Parkwest, showing, I think, their sense of nostalgia, or perhaps, since the economy is in the state it is, simply looking for an evening to rememoer what they considered the "good times". But the youngsters in the crowd, who may have come just out of curiosity, seemed to like the show just as much, and not just "Puff, but the whole concert. This, I suspect was1 because of the group itself and the appeal they have to all age groups with their energy and vivacity. The group started off the concert with "Take All Your Atomic Poison Power Away" a song which sounded decidedly like those they performed in the '60s, a protest song, and a powerful one, much like "Hammer". Only the subject had changed. It was warmly accepted by the crowd, which seemed to feel the same way the group did on the issue. They next did another new song "Such is Love", a soft love song with Peter singing the lead. I suspect Peter also wrote it, but since it was not announced, I can't be sure, but it certainly sounded like him. The main lyric centered on the thought "Try to hold love back and it will die". Going backward, "Jet Plane" and "Hey Ho, Nobody L:Home" received large ovations, with much of the crowd singing along. After introducing their bass player, Richard Kniss, jPaul took over the program for a while saying, "I've never done this before but because of your enthusiasm Ljvou deserve it" and promptly launched into "I'm Going to Salt Lake City", to the tune of another popular song. His comment .vas, "Sorry I got carried away." He then gave a hilarious dissertation on learning to play the guitar, going through all the stages one must in order to learn to play. What made it so funny was that many if ?inot all of those there had, at time or another, tried to leam the skill, but had given it up at one of the levels he spoke of. !(Mine was bar chords). "My Marvelous Toy" followed J. with the audience participating under the cheerleading of Peter in the sound effects of "zip", "putz" and "whirr" (my apologies if the spelling is incorrect). As the song describes the toy, "I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will", but with all its buttons .and lights it was a childhood favorite. For their one gospel song, the group did their original rendition of "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well", once againi mfi great crowd approttaMA sTeyfQllqwe4tht,wi . I f 14. smjfr- ' J ' ' IMK ' ' ' j 'fi i ' .''-f4 !Jl 1 , V in -til " : j ' ' M Mary took the stage and added a little levity with the statement she recently had a serious talk with her college-era daughter and they had decided her daughter would not date anyone over 30 and Mary would not date anyone under 30,, and " no' ' neither of them was available at the moment.' She then sang "Follow Me", the classic lyrical love song, and, closing my eyes, I could swear I was' back in 1968 listening to her sing. She really hasn't changed. Peter did the accompaniment to i the song. ? She followed with a song, written by Peter ' ' Sweet Survivor", in which both Paul and Peter accompanied her. The song centered on- the themes "for everything every-thing that matters, carry on" and "carry on my sweet survivor, don't . give up on the dream". 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