Peter, Paul & Mary - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face video free download


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"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else.

MacColl wrote the song for Seeger, also a folk singer, after she asked him to pen a song for a play she was in. MacColl wrote the song and taught it to Seeger over the phone. The alternative version of the creation of this song is that MacColl was challenged by a friend to write a love song, with no politics. This song was the result.

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8 years ago

Cathy Krager

Love this version! 

8 years ago

tony montana

awesome version of a awesome song

8 years ago

Iveta Sušilová

The best song I've ever heard!

8 years ago

albert david

Bravo nous apprécions la beauté , et la mélodie harmonieuse de cette chanson. Merci à Jan Hammer de l'avoir téléchargée, çà permet de faire connaitre l'art consommé de Peter,Paul et Mary en France! 

8 years ago

Matty S

Ewan MacColl was not from Scotland...lol!Americans, the most clueless people on the planet.

8 years ago

John Burns

Ewan MacColl was from Salford, England, not Scotland.

8 years ago

KyranI an Geraghty

Wasn't she BEAUTIFUL!! And one of the most haunting clear voices of the 20th century. (Another being Karen Carpenter) Both of whom Rest in Peace!

8 years ago

Larry Gentry

I knew the Roberta Flack version but didn't realize it was written some 15 years earlier

8 years ago

Brendan Conway

Ewan MacColl was born in Salford,his parents were Scottish

9 years ago

Chishannicon

This performance is one of the most beautiful things ever recorded.

9 years ago

Susan Kane

When was this recorded ?

9 years ago

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9 years ago

Modguy61

Love PPM cover of this beautiful song!! Makes me appreciate the folk era even more :-) :-)

9 years ago

Yvonne White

Memories ~

9 years ago

LuvRob67

Another group that I find at least as good as they are is the Kingston Trio. (My opinion, I know ) I love their voices, banjos and guitars and their humor. You may only have heard of Tom Dooley, Tijuana Jail, or M.T.A. but they had so many more and many of them were ROTFLMAO funny. Take a chance and do a youtube search. What have you got to lose but a little time. Look for Zombie Jamboree and Greenback Dollar. They are two of my favorites. I get nothing out of this be the joy of sharing a great group. Look for the originals first as over the years they lost and added people.

9 years ago

Taco Veldstra

Peter, Paul and Mary.. I had a girlfiend I was in love with, she went to America and when I met her in Leiden again, she was married to Peter, who was with her! My heart broke! Nevertheless they sang very harmonious songs!

9 years ago

Dave Simons

@Romano Gitano if you listen to Peggy Seeger—that's Ewan's (future) wife, for whom he wrote the song—singing the original version in her beautiful sweet voice, you'll actually find PPM's version a bit on the slow side!I'd never heard this version before. It's the only cover I've heard that captures the folk essence of the song.

9 years ago

quilview

Was so lucky to grow up with this music. Mary Travers had not only the most beautiful voice in American folk music, but also the most beautiful face. Check out Johnny Cash's version of this song. It's also very good ~

9 years ago

Michael W

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

9 years ago

Greg Miller

I thought that the black gal 1st sang this in the 70's Roberta

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