Burl Ives had a formidable stage presence, and yet his humility and kindness, and most of all his sense of humanity and strong faith came out in every song he did. This song is very meaningful and melancholy, as it is about the wars of history, the graveyards where young men died throughout the centuries. When will we ever learn? Never, not so long as we live in this fallen world. JJF Vietnam Vet 1967-68. RIP my brothers.
@@johnnnoise Nobody is perfect, and I guess he was wrong to testify against Seeger, but it is what it is, and we have to also consider other aspects of burl Ives. I have a few skeletons in my own closet, so I am not in a position to cast stones.
I was born in 71, but my parents, aunt and cousin had a formidable record collection that my sister and I was allowed to play and we pretty much spent every rainy day just playing records and singing and or dancing.
Burl Ives made no pretensions. He was one of those people who genuinely CARED about people. He lived in a very modest house in the foothills. He did not desire a great big mansion. He just wanted to live a good life and teach people young and old the lessons of life and how to be good people. Anyone was free to visit Burl at his home. He embraced people with open arms. Today, he would drive a 1989 Chevy Suburban and a pickup truck. Just a regular joe. Burl always had something meaningful to teach everybody. TRUE "light workers" are humble and caring. They don't exhalt themselves on high and wear gaudy robes like the so-called "ascended masters" do. Many of them are humble, outspoken and kind. Look up the actor "Dick York", and you'll see another person who really was a tried and true "light worker." Like Burl Ives, Dick York genuinely CARED about people.
Hi there from Australia. I wrote a book years ago for a close friend. Book Of Nicholas. I asked Him one day what HE sounds like when HE could sing His reply was in another song I AM THE BOSS. Another Burl Ives song. Really nice and funny . A person before his time as so many special people are. I have only discovered Burl in recent years as we were too poor to afford music machines or records when I was young His songs are often time more uplifting than religious songs. He came to Australia just before I was born, but not to Queensland, only Melbourne. The computer has opened the lost world for me. Chris T.
Either this is Jesus Christ the son of the Living God he has something to buy from right here talking to you I just want to say pearl eyes was a man blessed for the love of God he knew Jesus had anything about it yes he has touched my heart very deeply and I want one of the snap for calling me back and being humble like I am humble and teaching people and nothing people and being humble yes you don't need great big mansions you just need something that will do you I love my life and I like this and I do know what you mean and you know what he means comfortable to you enjoy his love always Jesus Christ Thy Anointed Savior Jesus Christ Thy Anointed Savior Jesus Christ Thy King 👑 brh234@gmail.com Now I am going to be a BLESSING to God 1+978+512+9771 All Welcome COME contact me here information Happy Birthday 🎂🎂🎈🎂🥳🎉🥳🎁🎈🤣🎁🎈🎈🥳🎂🎂🎈🎉 Good night and day 🔥✋🔥🔥✋🔥✋💗💓🥳🎂🎂🎈🎂🎉🎉🎉🥳🎉🥳
I got to see him in concert when I was a small child. He played for my older brothers' elementary school. My mom took me out of Kindergarten to hear him. I still love him from this over 45 years ago.
I've been a fan of Burl Ives since childhood. I was born in '58, and by the mid '60s I was into a lot of the music I heard around my home. Both of my parents had varied tastes in music, so, I grew up listening to all sorts of styles of music. My father was the bigger fan of Ives and played his records, often. Particular songs stood out as favorites, A Little Bitty Tear, Big Rock Candy Mountain, My Grandfather's Clock (which always made me cry. As did, Puff The Magic Dragon -PPM. I guess I was a sensitive child. Lol.). I loved the music of Burl Ives, and his voice was so different from that of the male vocalists my Italian mother loved (Sinatra, Bennett, Martino, Vale, Prima, etc. These were my mother's "Italian Boyfriends"). Because I had three older siblings (the eldest who was 12 years older than I), I listened to a lot of the current pop/rock they listend to. I was fortunate to be surrounded by music thoughout my childhood and encouraged to explore new music, as well as, different genres. I've been a lifelong music junkie, and thanks to platforms such as UA-cam music, and my record collection, I can listen to the music I've loved for the past 60 years, which includes the legendary, Burl (Big Daddy) Ives.
I guess it was late '80s when we got free tickets to see him in concert in Miami Beach. It was so poorly advertised we didn't even know about it until the day... and we worked across the street. The auditorium was almost empty (about 30 people... probably mostly freebies). Anyway, he came out saw the tiny "crowd" and waved everybody close to the stage. He chatted with the folks, sang a load of songs, and and didn't just try to bail out. He was as gracious and entertaining as you could ever imagine. Just great.
@@josephflanagan2527 But he was so much more than those Christmas songs. He had been a Stage presence for over 40 years. If you see the movie "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" he was Big Daddy. Very worth watching.
A beautiful thoughtfìiied version of this. An old man looking back in despair, saddened that he knows he hasn't seen people learning. Peter, Paul and Mary's versiom is one of young people looking around at the futility of war, but in their naivety hoping for a change.
THIS MAN WAS BORN A MUSICAL SINGING GENIUS. WHAT INCREDIBLE TALENT. I AM AN ABSOLUTE AWE AND TEARS FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG BY THIS GREAT GREAT SINGER.
I was watching this old western movie with my grandpa on TV, and heard some ballads of his ballads, then decided to ask my grandpa who he was, now here I am
i heard this as a teenager but never payed attention to the lyrics . Hearing this beautiful version and listening to the words I teared up since my uncle was killed as a POW during a bombing raid in Austria .
Burl Ives had a truly beautiful voice like a choir boy. He also is one of the few people I've seen who can ride a donkey and play a banjo at the same time.
Love this man's singing, especially with the sea shanties. But his performance of this song may very well be my favorite! It's unfortunate that many in my generation will only ever know his Christmas songs, and not even know his name and other performances.
One of my fave songs, especially by The Kingston Trio. Burl Ives does a magnificent job with this, aswell. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in Sing Out! magazine. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson, who turned it into a circular song.
Oh how I remember this lovely man. I recall seeing him performing at the Theatre Royal in Stratford London E15 and Pete Seeger was also there . That was more than 50 years ago I never forgot him and used to sing his songs to my grandson
The military industrial complex never stop learning,and young men and women pay the price.The rewards for the investors are great,and the World soldiers on.
When I hear Burl Ives sing, in addition to his music, I think of his role as Big Daddy in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. I learned a new word from Big Daddy: Mendacity, one of my favorites. Don't know what means? Look it up!
amis américains vous pouvez être tres fiers de Burl Ives, pour moi le plus grand acteur bien supérieur à tant d'autres et un chanteur magnifique. American friends you could be very proud of Burl Ives because he is the greatest actor than ever and of course a nice singer
Pete Seeger: Folk singer/song writer extraordinaire! Responsible for this song. Man was a giant! Oh, I dig Burl Ives, too. Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone? Long time passing Where have all the young girls gone? Long time ago Where have all the young girls gone? Gone for husbands every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the husbands gone? Long time passing Where have all the husbands gone? Long time ago Where have all the husbands gone? Gone for soldiers every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time ago Where have all the graveyards gone? Gone to flowers every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them every one Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Songwriters: Peter Seeger For non-commercial use only.
1974, when t.v. finally went color full time in most places, and when even 45 singles were mostly now in stereo. I'm only 52, but I remember as a kid we had a black and white t.v. and remember when my dad took me to the store and bought our first color t.v., the first one I saw. That would have been about 1975/76. Also, in 1974 Nixon had yet to be run off, and the Dems had yet to win the midterms. The Vietnam war was over and the U.S. and it's allies had won. The freedom and independence of the Republic of South Vietnam had been preserved. Then, sadly came 1975, the backstabbing of south Vietnam by U.S. Marxist Dems and the beginning of de-industrialization and globalization and the killing of the western middle class.
He was born and raised, buried near here, have visited his grave, buried next to his parents. A great man.
I would love to meet Burl in the Forever Realm. One of my favorite people!
@@jrnfw4060 what is the forever realm?
@@jacksparrow1057 Eternity.
I love it
❤so much
By far the best version of this moving song , sung by a true gentleman RIP Burl.
This was shown on network tv. Prime time.
Burl Ives had a formidable stage presence, and yet his humility and kindness, and most of all his sense of humanity and strong faith came out in every song he did. This song is very meaningful and melancholy, as it is about the wars of history, the graveyards where young men died throughout the centuries. When will we ever learn? Never, not so long as we live in this fallen world. JJF Vietnam Vet 1967-68. RIP my brothers.
it's a Pete Seeger song. Burl Ives testified against Pete Seeger in the McCarthy hearings.
@@johnnnoise Nobody is perfect, and I guess he was wrong to testify against Seeger, but it is what it is, and we have to also consider other aspects of burl Ives. I have a few skeletons in my own closet, so I am not in a position to cast stones.
@@johnnnoise And that means what?
Quite agree John. He sings this number with a touching combination of simplicity and deep emotion.
With Ukraine, this song is relevant once again. 😭
Burl's voice was instantly recognizable. He was always so comforting to listen to. Takes me right back to the 1960's!
I was born in 71, but my parents, aunt and cousin had a formidable record collection that my sister and I was allowed to play and we pretty much spent every rainy day just playing records and singing and or dancing.
That's Mr In-Between.
Burl Ives made no pretensions. He was one of those people who genuinely CARED about people. He lived in a very modest house in the foothills. He did not desire a great big mansion. He just wanted to live a good life and teach people young and old the lessons of life and how to be good people. Anyone was free to visit Burl at his home. He embraced people with open arms. Today, he would drive a 1989 Chevy Suburban and a pickup truck. Just a regular joe. Burl always had something meaningful to teach everybody.
TRUE "light workers" are humble and caring. They don't exhalt themselves on high and wear gaudy robes like the so-called "ascended masters" do. Many of them are humble, outspoken and kind. Look up the actor "Dick York", and you'll see another person who really was a tried and true "light worker." Like Burl Ives, Dick York genuinely CARED about people.
Hi there from Australia. I wrote a book years ago for a close friend. Book Of Nicholas. I asked Him one day what HE sounds like when HE could sing His reply was in another song I AM THE BOSS. Another Burl Ives song. Really nice and funny . A person before his time as so many special people are. I have only discovered Burl in recent years as we were too poor
to afford music machines or records when I was young His songs are often time more uplifting than religious songs. He came to Australia just before I was born, but not to Queensland, only Melbourne. The computer has opened the lost world for me. Chris T.
Either this is Jesus Christ the son of the Living God he has something to buy from right here talking to you I just want to say pearl eyes was a man blessed for the love of God he knew Jesus had anything about it yes he has touched my heart very deeply and I want one of the snap for calling me back and being humble like I am humble and teaching people and nothing people and being humble yes you don't need great big mansions you just need something that will do you I love my life and I like this and I do know what you mean and you know what he means comfortable to you enjoy his love always Jesus Christ Thy Anointed Savior Jesus Christ Thy Anointed Savior Jesus Christ Thy King 👑 brh234@gmail.com Now I am going to be a BLESSING to God 1+978+512+9771 All Welcome COME contact me here information Happy Birthday 🎂🎂🎈🎂🥳🎉🥳🎁🎈🤣🎁🎈🎈🥳🎂🎂🎈🎉 Good night and day 🔥✋🔥🔥✋🔥✋💗💓🥳🎂🎂🎈🎂🎉🎉🎉🥳🎉🥳
He made that song hit home with that rendition.... brilliant.....RIP Burl...👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
This wonderful man came to our school to sing to us!. He was so kind. Her cared about children
Wonderful story.
I am afraid the answer is, “Never.” His voice always brought a certain comfort.
I got to see him in concert when I was a small child. He played for my older brothers' elementary school. My mom took me out of Kindergarten to hear him. I still love him from this over 45 years ago.
I've been a fan of Burl Ives since childhood. I was born in '58, and by the mid '60s I was into a lot of the music I heard around my home. Both of my parents had varied tastes in music, so, I grew up listening to all sorts of styles of music. My father was the bigger fan of Ives and played his records, often. Particular songs stood out as favorites, A Little Bitty Tear, Big Rock Candy Mountain, My Grandfather's Clock (which always made me cry. As did, Puff The Magic Dragon -PPM. I guess I was a sensitive child. Lol.). I loved the music of Burl Ives, and his voice was so different from that of the male vocalists my Italian mother loved (Sinatra, Bennett, Martino, Vale, Prima, etc. These were my mother's "Italian Boyfriends").
Because I had three older siblings (the eldest who was 12 years older than I), I listened to a lot of the current pop/rock they listend to. I was fortunate to be surrounded by music thoughout my childhood and encouraged to explore new music, as well as, different genres. I've been a lifelong music junkie, and thanks to platforms such as UA-cam music, and my record collection, I can listen to the music I've loved for the past 60 years, which includes the legendary, Burl (Big Daddy) Ives.
I guess it was late '80s when we got free tickets to see him in concert in Miami Beach. It was so poorly advertised we didn't even know about it until the day... and we worked across the street. The auditorium was almost empty (about 30 people... probably mostly freebies). Anyway, he came out saw the tiny "crowd" and waved everybody close to the stage. He chatted with the folks, sang a load of songs, and and didn't just try to bail out. He was as gracious and entertaining as you could ever imagine. Just great.
Still relevant, even more so, today October 2024. Thank you
Burl Ives: Millennials and Generation Z'ers may have never heard his name, but once they hear his voice, they know immediately who he is.
But.....I’m 17 and I know him too......feelings have been hurt. Me am now sad 😫
I mean... yeah. They play that Rankin-Bass Rudolph special every year!
@@TheTrainGuy1355 I think it's awesome someone your age knows who Burl Ives is.
The unofficial voice of Christmas
@@josephflanagan2527 But he was so much more than those Christmas songs. He had been a Stage presence for over 40 years. If you see the movie "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" he was Big Daddy. Very worth watching.
No one better.
Good to see, everyone knew my daddy 💗💕💖💕
A beautiful thoughtfìiied version of this. An old man looking back in despair, saddened that he knows he hasn't seen people learning.
Peter, Paul and Mary's versiom is one of young people looking around at the futility of war, but in their naivety hoping for a change.
THIS MAN WAS BORN A MUSICAL SINGING GENIUS. WHAT INCREDIBLE TALENT. I AM AN ABSOLUTE AWE AND TEARS FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG BY THIS GREAT GREAT SINGER.
Beautiful rendition of a timeless classic. They will never learn.
So true. ....pushing hard for WWIII now. Demonic. the whole thing. So sick and evil.
There's wisdom in this song society would do well to listen to.
Now that was a MASTER at work
I bet he was such a nice man all the way to his core
When I was 8 he came to our school to sing to us and smile at us - I am 73 and still remember!!
@@nancyallen628 Nancy, how fortunate you and your schoolmates were to have had that experience.
Truly one of American music's greatest artists.Burl Ives had a mesmerizing voice!
Beautiful! It speaks to the soul. Loved his voice.♥️
I was watching this old western movie with my grandpa on TV, and heard some ballads of his ballads, then decided to ask my grandpa who he was, now here I am
Beautiful song and a beautiful voice.
i heard this as a teenager but never payed attention to the lyrics . Hearing this beautiful version and listening to the words I teared up since my uncle was killed as a POW during a bombing raid in Austria .
I also am listening closely to the words now. Thank you for sharing
Thats your business and whoever was involved. Keep that to yourself.
@SHOWLINE thanks for your kind comment
@SHOWLINE so glad you enjoyed my music and thanks for the nice comment.
"When will they ever learn?" When will WE ever learn? GOOD QUESTION!
He will forever be my Frosty the snowman. Such a strong and emotional voice.
Actually, it was Sam the Snowman.
@@rmg3red17 Yeah, Frosty was Jackie Vernon.
Jimmy Durante narrated Frosty the Snowman. Burl Ives narrated Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer
And Sam the Snowman
This man was one of the best.
Burl Ives had a truly beautiful voice like a choir boy. He also is one of the few people I've seen who can ride a donkey and play a banjo at the same time.
Love this man singing what a ledgend god bless him jimmy Irl
I remember him from the50s - songs we could always sing along with.
Such a great iconic voice!
Legend! Makes them his own!
This is my favorite version of the song. So much heart
Love his voice.
I really like his singing n acting
I Love this song so much.... especially sang by Burl Ives
I had forgotten this.It's good to hear it again.Thanks for posting.
James Avery i can tell becouse i am army forces man and to
Fight gives nothing but hell
Love this man's singing, especially with the sea shanties. But his performance of this song may very well be my favorite! It's unfortunate that many in my generation will only ever know his Christmas songs, and not even know his name and other performances.
One of my fave songs, especially by The Kingston Trio. Burl Ives does a magnificent job with this, aswell. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in Sing Out! magazine. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson, who turned it into a circular song.
coincidentally he also testified against Pete Seeger during the red scare. neat huh?
Oh how I remember this lovely man. I recall seeing him performing at the Theatre Royal in Stratford London E15 and Pete Seeger was also there . That was more than 50 years ago I never forgot him and used to sing his songs to my grandson
This brings so memories, such happy memories. Ok grew up on Burl Ives much, he was such an incredible talent. 💖💖💖💖
What an amazing talent. I love his Kentucky Turkey Buzzard. He had a style all his own. He was great in Cat on a hot tin roof ,with Taylor and Newman.
That's what I always call him. Big Daddy. I love Burl Ives.
I remember when he was on tv a lot I was a kid and my dad always would say that ol Burl Ives This makes me realize how long my Dad has been gone.
A gerat man.... I grew up listening to bill he captivated my attention..a great Man.
Great song by a magnificent performer
Beautiful
Many thanks for posting this great video, remembering seeing years ago!
Burl lived in Pallaskenry County Limerick Ireland, was a outstanding musician and Songwriter May He Rest In Peace
Beautiful rendition unique voice.
I can say I drank a pint in his company in Limerick Ireland in 1964, l confess I was under age
Beautiful,made me cry.
So beautiful, made me cry
Amazing voice. 2019.
I seen this show on TV many years ago burl Ives had a great voice
Love this song.
Loved Burl from being a young boy, and stilldo as an old man.❤
So special! Blessings x
Imagine seeing this in b&w. Many people still had b&w when this aired. Real haunting
The military industrial complex never stop learning,and young men and women pay the price.The rewards for the investors are great,and the World soldiers on.
"Love his voice!"
Lovely singer and great actor too. See him in The Big Country , or Cat on hot tin roof
I saw this on tv when it first appeared. It has stayed with me all these years. It's the first time I understood the evil and futility of war.
Great song about the sad futility of war.
Timeless classic👍
Wonderful version.. Wonderful arrangement.
God bless you Mr Burl Ives top
Beautiful ❤
When I hear Burl Ives sing, in addition to his music, I think of his role as Big Daddy in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. I learned a new word from Big Daddy: Mendacity, one of my favorites. Don't know what means? Look it up!
This and Marlene Dietrich's pre-Vietnam rendition are my two favorite recordings of this song.
This song represents a cycle and it's sad but amazing...
Fantastic Shane 😢
Mr. Ives was a great American!
I love you, Burl Ives!
We weren't out of Vietnam yet, not till 75.
He could sing anything and sound better than the original person that sang it
amis américains vous pouvez être tres fiers de Burl Ives, pour moi le plus grand acteur bien supérieur à tant d'autres et un chanteur magnifique. American friends you could be very proud of Burl Ives because he is the greatest actor than ever and of course a nice singer
Amazing voice❤
THE KING
Pete Seeger: Folk singer/song writer extraordinaire! Responsible for this song. Man was a giant! Oh, I dig Burl Ives, too.
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the husbands gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Songwriters: Peter Seeger
For non-commercial use only.
He was a great actor too.
Never knew that he did this song.
Burl was so uniquely talented
Pete Seeger still is the man
that brang all the flowers tu us everyone
when will we ever learn
when will we ever learn
What a talented man rip
I wish Burl Ives was still alive. Cancer sucks. 😢😢😢😢💔
RIP Burl, so great in Ensign Pulver for one.
USING IT IN MY- FB PAGE - PEACE SONGS AGAINST WAR.
When will they ever learn ,never ❤😢
Gdzie są kwiaty z tamtych lat?..
This man was from near Hunt, Illinois. He became famous and retired in Ireland. So one never knows. Keep striving!
He never retired in Ireland.
@@genenie5981I thought he lived in Washington state near Anacortes in his later years.
They will never learn❤😢
They are leaning never will ❤😢
thanks
Wish everyone could watch this but would it make difference l don’t think so.
Old school but i like it in Australia
"Old school" but you like it? Im 24 old school rules. New school sucks old man ass.
1974, when t.v. finally went color full time in most places, and when even 45 singles were mostly now in stereo. I'm only 52, but I remember as a kid we had a black and white t.v. and remember when my dad took me to the store and bought our first color t.v., the first one I saw. That would have been about 1975/76.
Also, in 1974 Nixon had yet to be run off, and the Dems had yet to win the midterms. The Vietnam war was over and the U.S. and it's allies had won. The freedom and independence of the Republic of South Vietnam had been preserved.
Then, sadly came 1975, the backstabbing of south Vietnam by U.S. Marxist Dems and the beginning of de-industrialization and globalization and the killing of the western middle class.
NICE
2019😍
A great American treasure
Where have all the soldiers gone?
And so... the ever turning wheel of life goes round and round. If you're lucky, your round is sprinkled with cinnamon and spice, and everything nice.