My first time being in love coincided with this musical period. Joan was my favorite singer at the time but I came to appreciate Dylan in a few years. This song rips me apart to this day. "We both could have died then and there." "My poetry was lousy ,you said." Ha! The imagery in this is palpable.
Joan Baez had a more recent hit record with "HAND TO MOUTH" also accompanied with a video showing the desperation of a struggle many of us have; some for just the basic needs. I love Joan for being a strong voice for the less fortunate!
I sincerely appreciate your outstanding reviews-it’s always a delight. At a Cologne Open-Air festival in 1978, I was fortunate enough to see Joan Baez perform live. Phil Collings also took part in the festival with Genesis. I look forward to your Bob Dylan reviews. In the 1970s, I was a huge fan of Dylan. I learned to play the guitar with songs from Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and others. I am still a fan of Dylan’s work. Listening to your reviews brings back old memories. Thank you!
Awesome! One has to love Joan for her humanitarian efforts, amazing voice, and musical abilities. This song is absolutely great. Try her version of "Love is just a four letter word" it's a Dylan song he never put out. She makes it her own beautifully.
i'm glad you finally got to joan baez...such a super presence from my younger years. i was wandering boston common one day in the early 70's and she was doing an outdoor concert there. i swear you could probably hear her over the entire city. a great singer, a great humanitarian, a voice for the downtrodden, and a constant in the movement for peace. she does a short song on the diamonds and rust album with joni mitchell called "di da"...nice to hear their two voices together.
I've loved this song since I was 13 years old, very emotionally rich. Your reactions really dig deep, you notice pretty much everything! Thanks and I will keep listening.
I'm so glad you did a live performance so we could enjoy seeing Joan's guitar skills. Dylan said he tried to learn how to play like Joan but never could. 💚🎵🎶
Saeed, you are so good with lyric interpretation. When you do go down the Dylan rabbit hole, you will appreciate Dylan's lyric complexity. And Dylan's hole is a deep one that has swallowed the very best. You may find that that it is no easy task to claw your way out--ever.
This was released in 1975. Twenty years later, she sometimes changed the last line to, "If you're off'ring me diamonds and rust, I'll take the diamonds." As if over the years she had come to terms with the relationship and was choosing to look at the good memories.
One of the best reaction videos I have watched. Beautiful analysis of the lyrics but they obviously touched you too.Included appreciation of the guitar playing as well!
You, yourself, also have a way with words. You really get the nuggets in the songs and pry them out and examine them and share your insights. I've known this song for 55 years, and I play guitar and sing it, but I never thought about the rooms of the hotel being the nooks and crannies of the relationship. Do more Joan Baez - she was a protester since the 60s and is still today. Forever Young, her version, is outstanding.
This is such a beautiful song.. I love it still. And I love so much, listening to you disect these songs. Clearly you're a wordsmith yourself. And a lover of music. My first visit to your channel was around 4 months ago, drawn by your reaction to Faouzia's "Fur Elise". And I never left. 🙂 Thank-you for the hours of enjoyment.
The amount of amazing songs i have discovered since is staggering. And that excites me for the journey ahead. And im grateful i get to share it with you. Thanks so much!
3:50 lol. At the time this was written, you would have actually had to actually pick up the phone and listen to the voice coming over the line before you’d know who was calling. No caller ID, nothing like that. So you wouldn’t have the option of deciding whether or not you wanted to speak to the person, you’d just be hit by their voice, awakening all the memories.
Oh, where to begin with Joan? She started out at 17 with traditional Anglo-Saxon, Scots-Irish, and broadside ballads. She sang protest songs and songs of activism in the 60's. And she grew from there without ever leaving her folk song heritage behind. Try the song Gulf Winds (from album of the same name)or better yet, the whole album. Listen to her Spanish language album--a virtual tribute to Life! She is in her 80's now. She is still involved with non-violence, equality, and song. Her last studio album (Whistle Down the Wind) is wonderful. Her voice has aged, but still pure; like she said 60 years on the road is a long time for a voice. I hope you enjoy more of Joan's music as time goes by.
I fell in love with her double album, Ballad Book, and I am so grateful that I learned those songs when I was young. I remember writing the words down for every song, and that was back in the day when you had to lift the needle arm from the record and put it back every time you missed a lyric & had to play it again.
@@sylvanaire I have Ballad Book. and Contemporary Ballad Book (It gives me shivers every time. "oh, his daddy was a simple man, just a red dirt Georgia farmer/ and his mother spent her short live having kids and baling hay. This is Micky Newbury tune, San Fransisco Mabel Joy.
I re-purchased this in vinyl because I’m trying to rebuild my collection after having too many children that used them for frisbee’s. Excellent artist and song! 😊
I much appreciate your reactions -- always insightful and authentic. Also, very pleased that you're finally discovering Joan Baez. My life forever changed when I was 15 in 1970 and my sister gifted me at Christmas Joan Baez's 2-LP album "The First Ten Years." My first live concert was Joan Baez in 1973 and I've been blessed to attend another dozen of her concerts over the years. In addition to the purity of her voice and the artistry and insight of her lyrics, she's been an icon of the civil rights, peace and social justice movements. One of her now less discussed LP's is "Where Are You Now, My Son" released in 1973. One entire side (21 minutes) includes recordings she made during a visit to Hanoi, during which the 1972 Christmas bombings occurred. That "song" was harshly criticized at the time by the "established," but treated with reverence on many college campuses. Sadly, in 2024, the lessons have still not been learned and the message remains relevant.
Joan is remarkable. Her voice is clear and has a beautiful purity. I love her guitar.She also sang with her sister Mimi Farina. This song always reminds me of this type of incident in my youth.
I'm not a big fan of hers but I do love this song, heartfelt and emotional. I saw her perform it at a concert to promote nuclear disarmament in '82. After she finished the song, Dylan came out and they performed a few songs together. It was pretty special since they hadn't shared a stage in about a decade.
Love Joan Baez! Her voice is so dreamlike and otherworldly. If I'm not mistaken, she sang almost only covers, but this was obviously written by her. The visuals! The emotion! The incredible melody! It's always given me the chills. Very cool seeing your reaction!
I'm usually not a big fan of unrequited love ballads... except this one. Some of the finest poetry, married to a haunting melody, all delivered with exquisite guitar work. Joan, you hit this this one right out of the park and heading to "he who is so good with words and keeping things vague."
Oh man, I haven't heard this song for AGES! I saw this lady onstage somewhen in the beginning of the 80ies and I still remember this because it was an excellent experience. I adored her when I was young. I had no idea that this was about her relationship with Bob Dylan and I had no idea about what love can be like at all, but this was always my favorite song by her. Listening to this now hits even harder because NOW I know what "diamonds and rust" really can feel like. Thank you so much for your reaction ❤
My mom took me to see beautiful sweet Joanie at the beautiful Masonic Temple in Detroit in 1967 when i was 6! The only part i remember was the final encore where she had the crowd all stand and hold hands and join her in singing amazing grace! To this day i think it was the most beautiful and most moving musical & "spiritual" community thing in my whole life!!! Saeed, find the video of Joanie & her maybe equally beautiful late sister Mimi Farinia singing to prisoners and thier reaction to those angels and you will be in tears for sure!!!
Saeed, there were the 3 female gals same era. Similar genre ( Joan Baez,Judy Collins. Joni Mitchell) . All great rabbit holes Saeed. My generation of late 60s and 70s will never return. Thats why we are so darn spoiled and picky for great music. Such variety back then. Singer songwriters and most perfor. With an instrument too.😮
Bob and Joan have performed a few duets, two totally different voices but somehow it works. I especially love "The Water is Wide" Bob has made some amazing comments regarding Joan's voice and her guitar techniques. To go down Dylan's rabbit hole would keep you busy for life, so much amazing stuff.
Great reaction! Joan’s rich soprano voice is so beautiful. Early in his career Joan helped Dylan out a lot as she was already a successful folk singer and a famous anti-war and civil rights activist. Dylan became her protégé and lover. She introduced Dylan to her audiences when he was still unknown. She was also one of the first artist to cover Dylans songs; check out her amazing cover of Dylan’s “Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word” among many others. But the relationship soured probably during the time she came with him to England in 1965 and she was hurt when he didn’t promote her there as she wasn’t well known there. BTW she does a great version of the song you just reacted to “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Can’t wait till you start reacting to Dylan.
Another one of my favorites back in the day. It was Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell when folk singers / singer-songwriters were part of the zeitgeist. On the DIAMONDS & RUST album, Joan and Joni sing together (on the track "Dida")! Joan's album GULF WINDS contains original tracks...she usually sang covers of other artists' songs.
If you react to Dylan, start with his early stuff: Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain is a' gonna to Fall, Masters of War, Don't Think Twice, It's alright, The Times They are a Changin'. This was his Folk protest era in which he burst onto the scene as "the unwashed vagabond." Every couple of years he evolved into something new. He called it getting busy being born--rock and roll, blues, country, gospel.
It Looked Like You Were Gonna Do The Studio Version Based On The Thumbnail, The Studio Version Is Full Of Photos Of Bob & Joan Saeed, You Should Do That Version Sometime For Sure!!! 💯🙂
I think it was 1972, when I went to DC, where we protested the Vietnam war in the daytime, and went to a free concert at night. Joan Baez played almost every single show the whole weekend, along with Jefferson Airplane, Richie Havens, and a bunch more.
Actually Robin's eggs are blue. Saw her back in the '70's. Someone in the audience called out for a song and she said "Sorry. It isn't that one. Hope you can adjust." I've used "Hope You Can Adjust" a lot since - whenever anyone asks me to do something that I' m not planning on doing.
I have been a fan of Joan since the late1960's. She is a great lyricist and storyteller and has a beautiful voice. She was a very vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and received a lot of criticism in the US for her stance.
I can´t believe you don´t know the songs from Joan Baez or Bob Dylan. They are American history and culture. I have seen Joan Baez 8 times here in Germany and Bob Dylan 7 times. Her voice is so chrystal clear and angelic. Her auditions have been magic. You could hear a pin drop, so quiet and focused had been the audience. It is a pleasure to listen to her. She was a leading voice during the lengendary historic march of MLK. She was a leading person in the fight for human rights. Go listen to "Don´t think twice...", written from Bob Dylan. There is a wonderful docu about her and her career. Worth to see. These days would need songs like she sang in the 60s and 70s.
In fairness, Saeed wasn't born yet when a lot of this music came out and I would doubt that a lot of these artists are played on today's radio in Europe. They're barely played here in the US these days. He's exploring it all now with the help of subscribers.
@@texasseastar This is American history and culture. Bob Dylan was awarded with the Nobel prize for literature. The highest valued prize for literature in the world.
There is so much into this world that i don't know. The biggest part of my life has been spent reading books and watching films. Consuming stories and then ultimately writing them myself. Now i am diving into music and trying to soak up as much knowledge as i can.
Great choice to start with 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 She is hypnotic. She draws you in 👌🏻 He still looks disheveled, just older 😂😂😂 Another artist that was huge around the same time is Carole King. Her album, Tapestry went through the roof. Everyone had it. She hs co-wrote countless songs with all the greats. "I Feel The Earth Move" was one of my favorites
I do not know how to play this tune ,YET, cuz I am not a great finger picker, but the song does not bring me to tears , but it makes me emotional in an angry way. Odd, I know but that`s my truth.
Interesting back story behind this song. Joan was already established before Bob Dillon. They went to England and she invited him to sing on stage with her; she helped to further his career, and he just dropped her. She says today, at 82, that he broke her heart, and that she stayed angry about his treatment of her for years, until the last year or so, when she painted his portrait , young as she remembered him, and she said all the anger just washed away.
LOL, just found this reaction after listening and commenting on your reaction of Jackson Browne, Foundation of Sorrow. I have the Diamonds and Rust studio album and on the album Joan Baez does an excellent cover of Fountain of Sorrow. Its on RUclips if you want to hear it. Another interesting fact is Diamonds and Rust only came a year (1975) after Jackson Browne's Late for the Sky album, so it was a very contemporaneous cover, considering the two songs have a lot in common.
I grew up in that era & I miss the contemporary folk music. The days of Bob Dylan, Neile Young, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, John Denver, James Taylor & on & on. The good old days'. LOL My fav by Joan Baez is 'The night they drove old Dixie down'.
I worked with Joan at Purchase College in the late 90's . She had no set list, took her time and decided what to play with her band between songs. When she played "Joe Hill" about the singer who backed Labor Unions with his song and was framed for murder and executed...it brought me to Tears..
When it comes to Bob Dylan's writing, there are just too many songs to choose from. But as far as storytelling goes, it has to be Hurricane. Written in 1975, it is a true story that inspired a movie with Denzel Washington as Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter. Another song with a Joan Baez connection is "When the Ship Comes In". From Wikipedia: Joan Baez states in the documentary film No Direction Home that the song was inspired by a hotel clerk who refused to allow Dylan a room due to his "unwashed" appearance (he was not famous outside of the folk movement at this time). The song then grew into a sprawling epic allegory about vanquishing the oppressive "powers that be". Musically, I prefer Alro Guthrie's cover of the song.
Yay, Joan Baez -- one of my favorite singer-songwriters and inspiration since the 1970s! Thank you! (She's also the source of my greatest frustration -- I love her style of singing so much, and every time I listen to her, I try singing along. The only problem is, she has this beautiful, super-clear, bell-like soprano voice ... and I am an average, untrained alto. Not exactly a match made in heaven ... 😞)
This is my favorite Joan Baez song. Brings back memories of the early 70s, and no, they were not all good ones. 😢 There is a video or recording out there somewhere of her imitating Bob Dylan, and she does a great job. Tears get shed but maybe I needed that. 🤔
Marvelous to share your enthusiasm for this great song a great singer. Ironic how amazing the lyrics are when Dylan told her, "Your poetry is lousy!" Well, her poetry can be quite spectacular at times, and this is a perfect example that! Now, Brother Saeed, please don't forget to check out Janis Joplin's "Summertime," "Maybe," and "Little Girl Blue." I saw Janis in concert twice, 1969, and it changed me forever. I love a lot of singers, but still consider Janis the greatest singer of all time. - BPG
Thanks so much for watching and the recommendations! Definitely want to get to Janis Joplin too. Its been a bit busy lately, but i will get to it at some point 😃
@@SaeedReacts. Yes, you are a busy young man! Putting out so many videos, and sharing your honest appreciation nd inspiring enthusiasm. You enjoy a far more wide-ranging and eclectic catalog of music than I listen o--and I admire that. I'm sort of a product of that great heyday before music became quite such a big biz… and now, only a handful can make it big. But great music is still great music! - BPG
I've always wondered about the lyrics "The Madonna was yours for free. Yes the girl on the half-shell, Would keep you unharmed". The "Madonna" and "half-shell" must refer to Botticelli's Renaissance painting "The Birth of Venus", but not sure what that has to do with Baez and Dylan's early relationship. The "unharmed" may refer to the fact that Baez's inviting Dylan to perform with her had a huge effect in establishing his early reputation and success, despite his often bad behavior.
Joan Baez was nicknamed 'The Barefoot Madonna'. Dylan also refers to her as Madonna in Visions Of Johanna. So my guess is it's 2 famous people making fun of the nicknames the press or the fans can give you. Like Dylan being 'The Voice of a Generation' and all that.
I do not know when vocal coaches became an important ‘industry’. When you were lucky you good go to an academy or learn in a choice. Most of the time those great lyric poets had their guitar, their gift and took the time to write. May when music would provide songs like this these days our younger ones would be better in languages to. ❤C
Jeugdliefde. Wij hadden thuis nogal wat van haar. Ze heeft 'alles' meegemaakt 'Elke' protestmars, Woodstock, enz, enz. Ze is nu 83 of zo. Bekende liedjes We shall overcome, Show me the prison, Love is just a four letter word. Veel van Bob Dylan. en ja ze kan zingen.
This is what a true female vocalist sounds like.. there were many back in the day, not like the ones today who are only popular because of the hype and music industry's multi-million dollar promotions that are mindlessly accepted by today's youth. Nothing will beat the 60's and 70's when musicians actually had to have talent to make it. Now it's all autotune and digital enhancement.
There is a wonderful snipit on the internet of Joan taking her granddaughter to a Taylor Swift concert and they were invited backstage and the granddaughter knew nothing of her grandmothers history. Santa
Your enthusiasm for the lyrical content lends itself well to the analysis of artists like Bob Dylan in particular, in ways that most people's reactions seem to fall short on. I recognize the fact that it's actually a small point what's in your analysis, but I did take notice of your assertion that she could be playing in drop d tuning. However, as a guitar player watching it's pretty obvious partially due to the fact that she's playing in the key of e minor, that she is playing on the low e string, is actually an e instead of a d. This is also apparent when you see the g chord being played with the low e on the 3rd fret making it a g. It would not be workable for a song in e Minor such as this one to be played in drop d tuning. Being a guitar player myself who has played this song this is just something that I noticed. I realize it's a small and not particularly important part of your analysis but one that did catch my attention.
Thanks so much for shedding some light on that. Much appreciated. I play a little guitar, but i must admit that my ear for recognizing notes is not that well trained. Always amazed by people who can do that.
The video link is her singing this song with a montage of her life with Bob Dylan. ruclips.net/video/1ST9TZBb9v8/видео.html Love this song/album. Thank you.
Oops comment before I finished...Bob Dylan gets Nobel Prize in Literature how come Leonard Cohen hasn't. He was an actual poet who turned his lyrics to music. His lyrics are superior to Dylan's imo
Bob Dylan's songs have amazing lyrics but for some reason I have never been able to listen to his singing. I'm not usually picky about artist's voices; I like the character an imperfect voice can add. For example, I like Willie Nelson and Leonard Cohen. But not Dylan; I love his songs but prefer them sung by someone else.
SO YOU HAPPENED TO DO THIS JUST BEFORE YOU GOT INTO THE WHOLE DYLAN THING HUH SAEED? 😊 YA NEVER KNOW BASED ON WHAT ORDER YOU DO THINGS IN WHEN IT COMES TO HISTORY MY FRIEND! 💯👍 YEAH BUT LISTEN TO THE STUDIO VERSION FOR SURE, THAT'S ACTUALLYYY AN ALBUM OF COVER SONGS SAEED SO!
"You who are so good with words, and at keeping things vague.'' A perfect characterization of Dylan.
You did your ears a disservice by listening to the live version, as good as it was -- the studio, it is impeccable
My first time being in love coincided with this musical period. Joan was my favorite singer at the time but I came to appreciate Dylan in a few years. This song rips me apart to this day. "We both could have died then and there."
"My poetry was lousy ,you said." Ha! The imagery in this is palpable.
This song is about Bob Dylan A love of Joans at one time.
Simple, straightforward and real. That's how we liked our music! ✌️💖🌹
At 74, I have many diamonds and rust memories. Emotional.
Joan Baez had a more recent hit record with "HAND TO MOUTH" also accompanied with a video showing the desperation of a struggle many of us have; some for just the basic needs.
I love Joan for being a strong voice for the less fortunate!
Joan Baez is one of my favorites. She has such a unique style and tone. Her version of "Green, Green Grass of Home" is excellent!
Definitely need to check out more of her music.
I sincerely appreciate your outstanding reviews-it’s always a delight. At a Cologne Open-Air festival in 1978, I was fortunate enough to see Joan Baez perform live. Phil Collings also took part in the festival with Genesis. I look forward to your Bob Dylan reviews. In the 1970s, I was a huge fan of Dylan. I learned to play the guitar with songs from Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and others. I am still a fan of Dylan’s work. Listening to your reviews brings back old memories. Thank you!
Her voice . So beautiful. That vibrato....you knew it was her for sure. Joan also was a crusader for the underdog. ( look it up)
Amazing you got to see her! Awesome you got inspired by these artists to learn to play the guitar ! Thanks for watching.
Awesome! One has to love Joan for her humanitarian efforts, amazing voice, and musical abilities. This song is absolutely great. Try her version of "Love is just a four letter word" it's a Dylan song he never put out. She makes it her own beautifully.
i'm glad you finally got to joan baez...such a super presence from my younger years. i was wandering boston common one day in the early 70's and she was doing an outdoor concert there. i swear you could probably hear her over the entire city. a great singer, a great humanitarian, a voice for the downtrodden, and a constant in the movement for peace. she does a short song on the diamonds and rust album with joni mitchell called "di da"...nice to hear their two voices together.
Amazing song and performance!
Thanks for sharing that memory ❤️
I've loved this song since I was 13 years old, very emotionally rich. Your reactions really dig deep, you notice pretty much everything! Thanks and I will keep listening.
Love this song!!
I'm so glad you did a live performance so we could enjoy seeing Joan's guitar skills. Dylan said he tried to learn how to play like Joan but never could. 💚🎵🎶
Saeed, you are so good with lyric interpretation. When you do go down the Dylan rabbit hole, you will appreciate Dylan's lyric complexity. And Dylan's hole is a deep one that has swallowed the very best. You may find that that it is no easy task to claw your way out--ever.
Thanks so much!
Heard so many great things about his music and writing.
My favorite, I love your reaction.
Great song! Thanks for watching.
This was released in 1975. Twenty years later, she sometimes changed the last line to, "If you're off'ring me diamonds and rust, I'll take the diamonds." As if over the years she had come to terms with the relationship and was choosing to look at the good memories.
One of the best reaction videos I have watched. Beautiful analysis of the lyrics but they obviously touched you too.Included appreciation of the guitar playing as well!
Thank you so much! That is very kind of you!
Amazing song and performance!
You, yourself, also have a way with words. You really get the nuggets in the songs and pry them out and examine them and share your insights. I've known this song for 55 years, and I play guitar and sing it, but I never thought about the rooms of the hotel being the nooks and crannies of the relationship. Do more Joan Baez - she was a protester since the 60s and is still today. Forever Young, her version, is outstanding.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Such a great song. Will explore more of her music.
i've seen this unedited. Dylan introduced her and was standing just off stage so she was singing directly to him.
Thanks Saeed - a generation putting poetry to music... so meaningful to both the artist and listener. ☮
Beautiful song. Thanks for watching.
This is such a beautiful song.. I love it still. And I love so much, listening to you disect these songs. Clearly you're a wordsmith yourself. And a lover of music. My first visit to your channel was around 4 months ago, drawn by your reaction to Faouzia's "Fur Elise". And I never left. 🙂 Thank-you for the hours of enjoyment.
The amount of amazing songs i have discovered since is staggering. And that excites me for the journey ahead.
And im grateful i get to share it with you. Thanks so much!
Wonderful greetings from Uk❤
Greetings from Belgium!
3:50 lol. At the time this was written, you would have actually had to actually pick up the phone and listen to the voice coming over the line before you’d know who was calling. No caller ID, nothing like that. So you wouldn’t have the option of deciding whether or not you wanted to speak to the person, you’d just be hit by their voice, awakening all the memories.
Great point!
Oh, where to begin with Joan? She started out at 17 with traditional Anglo-Saxon, Scots-Irish, and broadside ballads. She sang protest songs and songs of activism in the 60's. And she grew from there without ever leaving her folk song heritage behind. Try the song Gulf Winds (from album of the same name)or better yet, the whole album. Listen to her Spanish language album--a virtual tribute to Life! She is in her 80's now. She is still involved with non-violence, equality, and song. Her last studio album (Whistle Down the Wind) is wonderful. Her voice has aged, but still pure; like she said 60 years on the road is a long time for a voice. I hope you enjoy more of Joan's music as time goes by.
Thanks for taking the time to share a bit about her. Definitely want to explore more of het music.
I fell in love with her double album, Ballad Book, and I am so grateful that I learned those songs when I was young. I remember writing the words down for every song, and that was back in the day when you had to lift the needle arm from the record and put it back every time you missed a lyric & had to play it again.
@@sylvanaire I have Ballad Book. and Contemporary Ballad Book (It gives me shivers every time. "oh, his daddy was a simple man, just a red dirt Georgia farmer/ and his mother spent her short live having kids and baling hay. This is Micky Newbury tune, San Fransisco Mabel Joy.
I had the priviledge of seeing Joan at York Barbican (Norht England) a few years ago. Still absolutely captivating.
Thats amazing!
I was lucky enough to see Joan Baez in an outdoor concert in Sydney back in the day. It was one of the events of my life.
I re-purchased this in vinyl because I’m trying to rebuild my collection after having too many children that used them for frisbee’s. Excellent artist and song! 😊
Great Great Reaction Saeed...love her so much...may I suggest The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing Mr. Bojangles?
Thanks so much for watching and the recommendation. That one is on my list. Hope to get to it eventually.
I much appreciate your reactions -- always insightful and authentic. Also, very pleased that you're finally discovering Joan Baez. My life forever changed when I was 15 in 1970 and my sister gifted me at Christmas Joan Baez's 2-LP album "The First Ten Years." My first live concert was Joan Baez in 1973 and I've been blessed to attend another dozen of her concerts over the years. In addition to the purity of her voice and the artistry and insight of her lyrics, she's been an icon of the civil rights, peace and social justice movements. One of her now less discussed LP's is "Where Are You Now, My Son" released in 1973. One entire side (21 minutes) includes recordings she made during a visit to Hanoi, during which the 1972 Christmas bombings occurred. That "song" was harshly criticized at the time by the "established," but treated with reverence on many college campuses. Sadly, in 2024, the lessons have still not been learned and the message remains relevant.
Thanks so much for sharing a bit about her. Definitely want to explore more!
Joan Baez is one of a kind. I grew up listening to her music. And remember, this was pre-autotune and this is live.
Joan is remarkable. Her voice is clear and has a beautiful purity. I love her guitar.She also sang with her sister Mimi Farina.
This song always reminds me of this type of incident in my youth.
I bought this single as a teen, back in the day. Loved it, and loved figuring it out and playing it on my guitar.
Wow! That is awesome if you can finger pick like this. ❤
Wow, you're diving deeper and deeper. I love this song and I heard her singing it live, long long time ago... Thanks for a beautiful reminder ❤
Such a beautiful song and performance. Thanks for watching.
I'm not a big fan of hers but I do love this song, heartfelt and emotional. I saw her perform it at a concert to promote nuclear disarmament in '82. After she finished the song, Dylan came out and they performed a few songs together. It was pretty special since they hadn't shared a stage in about a decade.
FYI it's in standard tuning. At least that's how I play it. It probably sounds so deep because she's constantly hitting that low E
Thanks for letting me know!
Love Joan Baez! Her voice is so dreamlike and otherworldly. If I'm not mistaken, she sang almost only covers, but this was obviously written by her. The visuals! The emotion! The incredible melody! It's always given me the chills. Very cool seeing your reaction!
Amazing song and voice! Hope to check out more soon. Thanks for watching.
Love your reaction to Joan. She is so good at fingerpicking! And her voice melts in the ears. Great writing on this song.
Beautiful song and amazing performance ! Thanks for watching.
I'm usually not a big fan of unrequited love ballads... except this one. Some of the finest poetry, married to a haunting melody, all delivered with exquisite guitar work. Joan, you hit this this one right out of the park and heading to "he who is so good with words and keeping things vague."
Oh man, I haven't heard this song for AGES! I saw this lady onstage somewhen in the beginning of the 80ies and I still remember this because it was an excellent experience. I adored her when I was young. I had no idea that this was about her relationship with Bob Dylan and I had no idea about what love can be like at all, but this was always my favorite song by her. Listening to this now hits even harder because NOW I know what "diamonds and rust" really can feel like. Thank you so much for your reaction ❤
Incredible song. Awesome you saw her live.
And its amazing what a few life experiences can do the meaning of a song.
Thanks for watching.
My mom took me to see beautiful sweet Joanie at the beautiful Masonic Temple in Detroit in 1967 when i was 6!
The only part i remember was the final encore where she had the crowd all stand and hold hands and join her in singing amazing grace!
To this day i think it was the most beautiful and most moving musical & "spiritual" community thing in my whole life!!!
Saeed, find the video of Joanie & her maybe equally beautiful late sister Mimi Farinia singing to prisoners and thier reaction to those angels and you will be in tears for sure!!!
That is amazing! Great memories!
Thanks for sharing that and the recommendation!
Saeed, there were the 3 female gals same era. Similar genre ( Joan Baez,Judy Collins. Joni Mitchell) . All great rabbit holes Saeed. My generation of late 60s and 70s will never return. Thats why we are so darn spoiled and picky for great music. Such variety back then. Singer songwriters and most perfor. With an instrument too.😮
Bob and Joan have performed a few duets, two totally different voices but somehow it works. I especially love "The Water is Wide" Bob has made some amazing comments regarding Joan's voice and her guitar techniques. To go down Dylan's rabbit hole would keep you busy for life, so much amazing stuff.
Definitely want to explore more of both.
You have hit the Mother Lode of artists and songs❤
Great reaction! Joan’s rich soprano voice is so beautiful. Early in his career Joan helped Dylan out a lot as she was already a successful folk singer and a famous anti-war and civil rights activist. Dylan became her protégé and lover. She introduced Dylan to her audiences when he was still unknown. She was also one of the first artist to cover Dylans songs; check out her amazing cover of Dylan’s “Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word” among many others. But the relationship soured probably during the time she came with him to England in 1965 and she was hurt when he didn’t promote her there as she wasn’t well known there. BTW she does a great version of the song you just reacted to “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Can’t wait till you start reacting to Dylan.
Thanks for sharing a bit of info! Always appreciated. Looking forward to get to know them both better and ofcourse their music.
Another one of my favorites back in the day. It was Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell when folk singers / singer-songwriters were part of the zeitgeist. On the DIAMONDS & RUST album, Joan and Joni sing together (on the track "Dida")! Joan's album GULF WINDS contains original tracks...she usually sang covers of other artists' songs.
I saw her in 1975-- her voice can fill an auditorium with all that emotion. I'll never forget it.
When you realize she's singing about her relationship with Bob Dylan then the song takes on a whole other level of interest and intrigue.
Thanks for this… I remember this from 5. Few can move me like Joan.
If you react to Dylan, start with his early stuff: Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain is a' gonna to Fall, Masters of War, Don't Think Twice, It's alright, The Times They are a Changin'. This was his Folk protest era in which he burst onto the scene as "the unwashed vagabond." Every couple of years he evolved into something new. He called it getting busy being born--rock and roll, blues, country, gospel.
Thanks for that advice !
Yes, those are timeless and powerful songs.
It Looked Like You Were Gonna Do The Studio Version Based On The Thumbnail, The Studio Version Is Full Of Photos Of Bob & Joan Saeed, You Should Do That Version Sometime For Sure!!! 💯🙂
I think it was 1972, when I went to DC, where we protested the Vietnam war in the daytime, and went to a free concert at night. Joan Baez played almost every single show the whole weekend, along with Jefferson Airplane, Richie Havens, and a bunch more.
Joan Baez is one of the best, like Joni Mitchell. Love her.
Actually Robin's eggs are blue. Saw her back in the '70's. Someone in the audience called out for a song and she said "Sorry. It isn't that one. Hope you can adjust." I've used "Hope You Can Adjust" a lot since - whenever anyone asks me to do something that I' m not planning on doing.
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"hope you can adjust"
I love it, gonna use it too
“The girl on the half shell” is Venus, Joan’s love for Bob.
I have been a fan of Joan since the late1960's. She is a great lyricist and storyteller and has a beautiful voice. She was a very vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and received a lot of criticism in the US for her stance.
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I appreciate her voice so much. I always hoped that she found real love in her life since Bob seems to not have appreciated her when they were young.
I can´t believe you don´t know the songs from Joan Baez or Bob Dylan. They are American history and culture. I have seen Joan Baez 8 times here in Germany and Bob Dylan 7 times. Her voice is so chrystal clear and angelic. Her auditions have been magic. You could hear a pin drop, so quiet and focused had been the audience. It is a pleasure to listen to her. She was a leading voice during the lengendary historic march of MLK. She was a leading person in the fight for human rights. Go listen to "Don´t think twice...", written from Bob Dylan. There is a wonderful docu about her and her career. Worth to see.
These days would need songs like she sang in the 60s and 70s.
In fairness, Saeed wasn't born yet when a lot of this music came out and I would doubt that a lot of these artists are played on today's radio in Europe. They're barely played here in the US these days. He's exploring it all now with the help of subscribers.
@@texasseastar This is American history and culture. Bob Dylan was awarded with the Nobel prize for literature. The highest valued prize for literature in the world.
There is so much into this world that i don't know. The biggest part of my life has been spent reading books and watching films. Consuming stories and then ultimately writing them myself. Now i am diving into music and trying to soak up as much knowledge as i can.
Great choice to start with 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 She is hypnotic. She draws you in 👌🏻
He still looks disheveled, just older 😂😂😂
Another artist that was huge around the same time is Carole King. Her album, Tapestry went through the roof. Everyone had it. She hs co-wrote countless songs with all the greats.
"I Feel The Earth Move" was one of my favorites
Amazing song! Carole King sounds familiar. Will look her up. Thanks.
@@SaeedReacts. Still considered the Queen of the seventies. Prolific songwriter
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Love this song.
Whenever I strum my guitar and sing this one, tears comes to my eyes about a relationship I had.
I do not know how to play this tune ,YET, cuz I am not a great finger picker, but the song does not bring me to tears , but it makes me emotional in an angry way. Odd, I know but that`s my truth.
Joan was already pretty famous when Dylan came along.
An artist from my youth that I had forgotten about. Thanks for taking this dive into the music of that time.
Incredible artist. Thanks for watching.
How in the hell could u 4get Joan Baez????
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Interesting back story behind this song. Joan was already established before Bob Dillon. They went to England and she invited him to sing on stage with her; she helped to further his career, and he just dropped her. She says today, at 82, that he broke her heart, and that she stayed angry about his treatment of her for years, until the last year or so, when she painted his portrait , young as she remembered him, and she said all the anger just washed away.
LOL, just found this reaction after listening and commenting on your reaction of Jackson Browne, Foundation of Sorrow. I have the Diamonds and Rust studio album and on the album Joan Baez does an excellent cover of Fountain of Sorrow. Its on RUclips if you want to hear it. Another interesting fact is Diamonds and Rust only came a year (1975) after Jackson Browne's Late for the Sky album, so it was a very contemporaneous cover, considering the two songs have a lot in common.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Definitely want to hear Joan Baez' version of that song as well. Hope i can get to it eventually.
Judas Priest does a great cover of this song.
I grew up on the Judas Priest version. I was so clueless. 😂
I grew up in that era & I miss the contemporary folk music. The days of Bob Dylan, Neile Young, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, John Denver, James Taylor & on & on. The good old days'. LOL My fav by Joan Baez is 'The night they drove old Dixie down'.
Great era for music!
I worked with Joan at Purchase College in the late 90's . She had no set list, took her time and decided what to play with her band between songs. When she played "Joe Hill" about the singer who backed Labor Unions with his song and was framed for murder and executed...it brought me to Tears..
When it comes to Bob Dylan's writing, there are just too many songs to choose from. But as far as storytelling goes, it has to be Hurricane. Written in 1975, it is a true story that inspired a movie with Denzel Washington as Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter.
Another song with a Joan Baez connection is "When the Ship Comes In". From Wikipedia:
Joan Baez states in the documentary film No Direction Home that the song was inspired by a hotel clerk who refused to allow Dylan a room due to his "unwashed" appearance (he was not famous outside of the folk movement at this time). The song then grew into a sprawling epic allegory about vanquishing the oppressive "powers that be". Musically, I prefer Alro Guthrie's cover of the song.
Yes, Hurricane.
Diamonds also symbolise love and rust represents decay.
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Still my fav. Lyrics 🙏🏻 try also Blackmore’s Night cover version live. Interesting take on the song 🔥
Yay, Joan Baez -- one of my favorite singer-songwriters and inspiration since the 1970s! Thank you! (She's also the source of my greatest frustration -- I love her style of singing so much, and every time I listen to her, I try singing along. The only problem is, she has this beautiful, super-clear, bell-like soprano voice ... and I am an average, untrained alto. Not exactly a match made in heaven ... 😞)
She has an amazing voice. Thanks so much for watching.
This is my favorite Joan Baez song. Brings back memories of the early 70s, and no, they were not all good ones. 😢 There is a video or recording out there somewhere of her imitating Bob Dylan, and she does a great job. Tears get shed but maybe I needed that. 🤔
Such a beautiful song.
Sometimes we need a cry. Thats for sure. Thanks for watching!
Classic Dylan, "your poetry is lousey"
Another artist and song Send In the Clowns Judy Collins
Marvelous to share your enthusiasm for this great song a great singer. Ironic how amazing the lyrics are when Dylan told her, "Your poetry is lousy!" Well, her poetry can be quite spectacular at times, and this is a perfect example that! Now, Brother Saeed, please don't forget to check out Janis Joplin's "Summertime," "Maybe," and "Little Girl Blue." I saw Janis in concert twice, 1969, and it changed me forever. I love a lot of singers, but still consider Janis the greatest singer of all time. - BPG
Thanks so much for watching and the recommendations!
Definitely want to get to Janis Joplin too. Its been a bit busy lately, but i will get to it at some point 😃
@@SaeedReacts. Yes, you are a busy young man! Putting out so many videos, and sharing your honest appreciation nd inspiring enthusiasm. You enjoy a far more wide-ranging and eclectic catalog of music than I listen o--and I admire that. I'm sort of a product of that great heyday before music became quite such a big biz… and now, only a handful can make it big. But great music is still great music! - BPG
Guitar Man is a Jerry Reed banger😊
Thanks for the recommendation!
You should do Visions Of Johanna, a song Bob Dylan wrote about Joan Baez.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Listen to the studio version too, a more melodic version with additional instruments ...
Will do!
Great review! Please consider this one--James Taylor-Only A Dream in Rio(Live At The Beacon Theater)--you will love it!! Thanks
Thanks for watching and the recommendation.
I've always wondered about the lyrics "The Madonna was yours for free. Yes the girl on the half-shell, Would keep you unharmed". The "Madonna" and "half-shell" must refer to Botticelli's Renaissance painting "The Birth of Venus", but not sure what that has to do with Baez and Dylan's early relationship. The "unharmed" may refer to the fact that Baez's inviting Dylan to perform with her had a huge effect in establishing his early reputation and success, despite his often bad behavior.
Joan Baez was nicknamed 'The Barefoot Madonna'. Dylan also refers to her as Madonna in Visions Of Johanna. So my guess is it's 2 famous people making fun of the nicknames the press or the fans can give you. Like Dylan being 'The Voice of a Generation' and all that.
I do not know when vocal coaches became an important ‘industry’. When you were lucky you good go to an academy or learn in a choice. Most of the time those great lyric poets had their guitar, their gift and took the time to write. May when music would provide songs like this these days our younger ones would be better in languages to. ❤C
Lyrically Dylanesque
Be sure to favor yourself with the vinyl, studio version.
Jeugdliefde. Wij hadden thuis nogal wat van haar. Ze heeft 'alles' meegemaakt 'Elke' protestmars, Woodstock, enz, enz. Ze is nu 83 of zo. Bekende liedjes We shall overcome, Show me the prison, Love is just a four letter word. Veel van Bob Dylan. en ja ze kan zingen.
Wat een zangeres! Wil zeker meer verkennen!
This is what a true female vocalist sounds like.. there were many back in the day, not like the ones today who are only popular because of the hype and music industry's multi-million dollar promotions that are mindlessly accepted by today's youth. Nothing will beat the 60's and 70's when musicians actually had to have talent to make it. Now it's all autotune and digital enhancement.
One thing I don't understand is that Bob Dylon received a Nobel (
There is a wonderful snipit on the internet of Joan taking her granddaughter to a Taylor Swift concert and they were invited backstage and the granddaughter knew nothing of her grandmothers history.
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Your enthusiasm for the lyrical content lends itself well to the analysis of artists like Bob Dylan in particular, in ways that most people's reactions seem to fall short on.
I recognize the fact that it's actually a small point what's in your analysis, but I did take notice of your assertion that she could be playing in drop d tuning. However, as a guitar player watching it's pretty obvious partially due to the fact that she's playing in the key of e minor, that she is playing on the low e string, is actually an e instead of a d. This is also apparent when you see the g chord being played with the low e on the 3rd fret making it a g. It would not be workable for a song in e Minor such as this one to be played in drop d tuning. Being a guitar player myself who has played this song this is just something that I noticed. I realize it's a small and not particularly important part of your analysis but one that did catch my attention.
Thanks so much for shedding some light on that. Much appreciated.
I play a little guitar, but i must admit that my ear for recognizing notes is not that well trained. Always amazed by people who can do that.
She meant literal snow flakes in his hair..... :)
I thought it was a double meaning
It’s a Diss song towards Bob Dylan; the studio version does sound much better
I love a good diss song from time to time :)
The video link is her singing this song with a montage of her life with Bob Dylan. ruclips.net/video/1ST9TZBb9v8/видео.html Love this song/album. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing.
What is left when it's over?
Oops comment before I finished...Bob Dylan gets Nobel Prize in Literature how come Leonard Cohen hasn't. He was an actual poet who turned his lyrics to music. His lyrics are superior to Dylan's imo
Bob Dylan's songs have amazing lyrics but for some reason I have never been able to listen to his singing. I'm not usually picky about artist's voices; I like the character an imperfect voice can add. For example, I like Willie Nelson and Leonard Cohen. But not Dylan; I love his songs but prefer them sung by someone else.
SO YOU HAPPENED TO DO THIS JUST BEFORE YOU GOT INTO THE WHOLE DYLAN THING HUH SAEED? 😊 YA NEVER KNOW BASED ON WHAT ORDER YOU DO THINGS IN WHEN IT COMES TO HISTORY MY FRIEND! 💯👍 YEAH BUT LISTEN TO THE STUDIO VERSION FOR SURE, THAT'S ACTUALLYYY AN ALBUM OF COVER SONGS SAEED SO!
Its been a very interesting journey and then discovering connections between these artists. Great song and performance. Thanks for watching, Bob!
Please work on your audio, Joan is barely audible.
Might be the original video. Its not the best quality.