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"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is an American folk song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963.
Lipton was 19 when he wrote the poem that was adapted into the lyrics for the 1963 song "Puff, the Magic Dragon", performed by Peter, Paul and Mary. His inspiration was a 1936 Ogden Nash poem, "The Tale of Custard the Dragon". "Pirates and dragons, back then, were common interests in stories for boys", Lipton said.
Puff the Magic Dragon or variation, may refer to: "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (song) is a 1963 song by Peter, Paul and Mary based on the eponymous poem "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (poem)" is a 1958 poem by Lenny Lipton, the basis of the eponymous song; Puff the Magic Dragon (TV franchise), a series of U.S. animated TV specials from Fred Wolf Films
MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album and video by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, recorded for the MTV Unplugged series. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and spawned the hit single "Because the Night", a cover of the song written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen.
Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies is a 24-minute animated television special that first aired November 17, 1979 on CBS. [1] A sequel to the 1978 TV special Puff the Magic Dragon , [ 2 ] with Burgess Meredith returning as the voice of the title character, the special was produced by Fred Wolf Films .
Puff the Magic Dragon is a 30-minute animated television special based on the song of the same name made notable by Peter, Paul and Mary. [1] First aired October 30, 1978, on CBS , [ 2 ] and produced by Fred Wolf Films , it features Burgess Meredith as the voice the title character.
The poem has been described as "probably his most famous poem for kids". [4] In 1959, it inspired Leonard Lipton to write a poem that evolved into the song " Puff, the Magic Dragon ". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This poem is written as a ballad which presents a short story with parody.
Manila sound is styled as catchy and melodic, with smooth, lightly orchestrated, accessible folk/soft rock, sometimes fused with funk, light jazz and disco.However, broadly speaking, it includes quite a number of genres (e.g. pop, vocal music, soft rock, folk pop, disco, soul, Latin jazz, funk etc.), and should therefore be best regarded as a period in Philippine popular music rather than as a ...