“Puff, the Magic Dragon”—Peter Paul and Mary (1963)
Vice President Spiro Agnew had this tune banned in 1970 because he believed that the “Magic Dragon” Peter, Paul and Mary were singing about was street slang for marijuana. The group claimed the lyrics were about a child who had lost his innocence, but Agnew wasn’t buying their explanation.
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