First Time Hearing Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust | REACTION

[@loutherrell665]

Her guitar playing shouldn’t be overlooked. It’s memorable.

[@michaelpennington7800]

Marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., , protested the Vietnam War, fought for the rights of the indigenous, women, gays, blacks, browns, prisoners, etc.. voice of a generation. Walked with little black girls to school in the segregated south. Amazing force.

[@-o0_oO-]

This is like the original diss track but with poetic lyrics and her gorgeous melodic voice. Joan kept it classy but she was telling the world about Bob Dylan. I saw her sing in the rain at a protest in January 2017 and she still sounded amazing!

[@dusty4835]

Yep, poetic and melodic. Actually, as diss songs go, Dylan's "Positively Fourth Street" and "Like A Rolling Stone'' predated this by a decade.

[@-o0_oO-]

@@dusty4835 That's fair. I should have said hers was an old school or one of the first female diss tracks. The live version of Like a Rolling Stone at LA Forum, Inglewood Feb 1974 is my fave

[@scotmax8426]

absolutely lol i agree it's probably the first track to say, hey guy! lol and in my opinion it's better than you're so vain which in itself was yet another bit of class art.

[@timdufelmeier1350]

Consider this more of a painful but loving memory song. In reality Dylan actually just complained about one of her songs ( pleading for him to rejoin activism) as lousy, hence the lyric.

[@edwardgarner1299]

Diamonds And Rust is one of my most favorite songs of all time and I have worked to play the guitar part exactly like Joan. I was fortunate enough to recently team up with a quartet of accomplished musicians, one of which is a talented young woman singer and pianist. When I first suggested that she sing Diamonds And Rust, she had never heard of Joan Baez. However, the first hearing of the song made her an immediate fan. We have had the opportunity to perform Diamonds And Rust in front of live audiences several times now. She has one of those rare, clear, angelic singing voices which immediately captivates listeners and is essential to convey the power of a song like this. I kid you not -- frequently when we perform Diamonds And Rust there are usually a few listeners crying in the audience. No - I don't think my guitar playing was that bad . . .

[@anthonyblakely399]

Love Joan Baez. She's very legendary songwriter. Her voice is silk. Considered the Godmother of Folk music. Excellent song! Very deep!!! Great Reaction!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@nicholasriviezzo5925]

one of the best songs she ever wrote - a perfect story-teller.

[@barbarabweaver1]

She’s a legend. Her work is well worth a deep dive.

[@jeffmorse645]

Even though this was a very personal song for her regarding Bob Dylan, but even still it's relatable for anyone who has a former lover reach out to them out of the blue. There are several lyrics that really speak to me - "Our breath comes out white clouds Mingles and hangs in the air, Speaking strictly for me, We both could have died then and there" just describing this perfect moment meeting that person again you wish you could freeze in time. "It's all come back too clearly, Yes, I loved you dearly" describing the flood of memories, regret, sadness over the failed relationship. Been there and meeting that person just opens up old wounds sometimes reminding you of what could have been. Great song. Her voice too is incomparable and instantly recognizable. No one else sounds like Joan Baez.

[@sandybourdeau9300]

A lyrical masterpiece

[@loon-a-sea3872]

i love it when young folks get to experience some of these artists who were the soundtrack of my youth. joan baez is, and was, really remarkable. i heard her sing outside on the boston common in the early 70's and you could hear her resounding voice over the entire park. and beside the fact that she's a great singer, her social activism over her lifetime is so appreciated. i don't know if she's ever won a presidential medal of freedom or not (i don't think so), but she should. ...a cultural icon.

[@meccnm32]

Me too! I was at a Boston Common concert in the early 70's. She finished with an accapella rendition of "Amazing Grace". I still get chills when I remember it.

[@BeeJayTen1]

One hell of an introduction to JB ! Sarcastic and bitter. So easy to overlook what a lovely voice she has.

[@johnkauffman-k6s]

My childhood was spent with my mother endlessly playing Joan baez albums on Friday nights after a few glasses of wine. Her voice is gorgeous, her interpretations lovely, and her songwriting is really good. The album Blessed Are is my favorite for her own lyrics.

[@carolinasbeauty]

Salvo, you should watch her sing this "live." She sounds better (if possible) than the studio release. Amazing how her love for Bob Dylan created this poignant, beautiful song.

[@evanhughes1510]

In the movie Forrest Gump, when he was in the dorm with Jenny, there was a poster of Joan Baez on Jenny’s wall, and she was telling Forrest she wanted “to be a folk singer like Joan Baez”

[@Rhiannon011]

Profoundy poeticaly beautiful...the images and converstations she sings about are just so historically beautifully epic. One of my all time favorite songs by Joan Baez.

[@brettmiller7138]

I have always loved this song and it has been a very long time since hearing it. Was a great surprise. Thank you.

[@germankitty]

One of my all-time favorite female vocalists. Her voice is incredible, and her activism is awesome. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@Dan-ce9vy]

She did a good cover of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Love Is Just A Four Letter Word is a beautiful song by Baez, written by Dylan. Or try Donna, Donna, or All My Trials, or Silver Daggers, or her cover of the Band's The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.

[@loisrogers9042]

Thank you for listening to Joan Baez. One of our family's constants in the 60's & 70's, along with Bob Dylan, John Denver, Bob Seager, Ann Murry, and other folk musicians.

[@mamaalaska]

Young man, I subscribed to your channel last night and I’ve gone through many of your reactions, but this one hit hard. I’m a great grandmother and Joan Baez and Bob Dylan worthy voices of my generation. This song took me way back the last line of the song was absolute perfection for a moment in time in my life. Many moons ago, the diamonds are decades gone, and the rust was swept away on the wind back into its place in time and forever to stay. I enjoy your reactions very much young man.

[@andrewfaduk214]

My favorite Joan baez song without doubt. Crystal clear voice. Gorgeous. I have the album still. Regards

[@ericanderson8886]

Her "Joe Hill" at Woodstock will bring chills. What a voice.

[@krismiller5474]

Joan Baez I Am A Noise is a documentary she did about her life in 2023. It is really worth watching. I saw it in a cool local historic theater.

[@giuseppecirciello356]

Masterpiece, everything of it: vocals, music, lyrics.

[@starlaryer4165]

I remember playing this vinyl record at volume 8 and singing along with such passion. This is my era of music....

[@walterrepass3957]

I had my first serious relationship in college in 1975. Although, short-lived, I am not completely over it still. This song was extremely popular around the time we called it quits. Therefore, I call that my "Diamonds & Rust" relationship.

[@pauljohnstone180]

Check out her singing, "Swing low sweet chariot" at Woodstock, live, a Capella. Her voice is straight from Heaven! ,PJ

[@shariherman34]

Beautiful, haunting and simply gorgeous! Always loved this song and Joan's voice. Always will.

[@jodij6280]

I knew she was a singer but...WOW! Her voice is absolutely stunning.

[@iammakismom]

I have not heard this song for over 20 years and I just sang every word along with the video as if it were yesterday. Such a gem.

[@deegomez2089]

Try to check out a live performance of this so you can see Joan's awesome guitar picking. Dylan said he tried to pick like her but never could. 💚🎵🎶

[@rg54321]

Great reaction! Superb music! Next by her: The night they drove old dixie down ...

[@ScottG88]

I love your reaction! Stunningly beautiful and emotional song.

[@goobydoot]

She’s one of my favorite female vocalist of my lifetime.

[@diceau]

i wish you could have shown one of the videos she did of this song. i think there was one she did in the UK, because she plays the acoustic guitar and does this all the while singing so beautifully. she is a master of the acoustic guitar.

[@MisterWondrous]

Dude. No. Not this too. What a day for great music, thanks! Love this and her. Always. Everything. Still. She played my graduation. I now can play and sing this beaut on the guitar. Thanks Salvo and Joan. Check out her other hits, and Woodstock. She's right up there with Joni Mitchell.

[@loon-a-sea3872]

she did a duet with joni mitchell (i think it's on this album) called "dida".

[@Peter-oh3hc]

I forget about this song for years and then I am blown away all over again

[@steveneardley7541]

There's a beautiful video on KZbin of Joan Baez singing Will You Go Lassie Go at a folk club in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965. The crowd is singing along. It's very beautiful and shows what the folk scene was like at one time. Joan's mother was Scottish, her father a Mexican physicist.

[@cyhomer]

IMO. her best song ever!..literally gives me chills…

[@robertgieseler1220]

Masterpiece. She's a legend. And yours has been a great reaction. Best from Germany

[@Peter-oh3hc]

The part with the memories is exactly how they flash through your brain. Amazes me every time

[@barbaracollins385]

I was privileged enough to go to Little Five Points in Atlanta to a concert of Joan's. A small intimate little place. The entire time the little hairs on my body tingled when her wonderful voice soared through the auditorium. Awesome performance. Diamonds and Rust does it to this day.

[@LeonelEnriquez-bs7vo]

"Diamonds and Rust" de Joan Báez es una pieza musical cautivadora que combina letras poéticas con una melodía melancólica. La canción transmite una profunda sensación de nostalgia y reflexión sobre el amor y el paso del tiempo. La voz distintiva de Báez y su habilidad para transmitir emociones hacen de esta canción un clásico atemporal del folk.

[@jamesnorrisbarrett8927]

The entire album is special

[@mollieking7432]

Thank you for checking out Joan Baez and one of my favorite songs. (Thanks, Bob, for sponsoring.) I've adored Joan Baez with her amazing vibratto since I was a little kid. The line "How our breath comes out white clouds, mingles, and hangs in the air. Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there," is just beautiful poetry aimed at the Nobel Prize-winning poet, "so good with words and at keeping things vague." Another song you may like is "In the Quiet Morning," a tribute to Janis Joplin sung by Joan Baez and written by her sister, Mimi Baez Farina.

[@maryjogibson1677]

Phenomenal song about love and sometimes how it can devastate your ❤️ heart

[@ahleenlupo7421]

When I watched you listen to that for the first time, it totally reminded me the first time I heard it, but I was born in 1962 so I heard it on the radio and it just stopped me in my tracks. I was lost and all that haunting, swirling beautiful sweet mysterious, and sort of foreboding music and her voice matches it perfectly and then the words, haunting, romantic and like you said , confident… powerful, gentle, and sad. It’s like she wants to keep loving him, but it’s already over even though she’ll never stop loving him it’s almost like she can’t wait for the phone call to end

[@lizmil]

The guitar is her playing also. She is a superb acoustic guitarist.

[@goosebump801]

I grew up listening to David’s Album. Her warble is unmistakable. I recommend “Rock Salt and Nails” or “The Tramp on the Street” as follow-ons, but you really can’t go wrong with her ❤️

[@scotmax8426]

damn! i love this song, i play it on my guitar (badly) but i only play songs i like. and man aye, this has some wonderful spins and turns in tempo and in shape and pattern. her delivery is stunning. and the guitar is just beautiful. So glad you've done this one. cheers! sos had to edit, cos wow, forgot to say oh my god joan baez voice is stunning! what a talent.

[@mayabairey]

Wow, that's beautiful

[@Wordsmyth8]

This is such a great song. My favorite by Joan Baez.

[@timdufelmeier1350]

She retired a couple years ago. She has five or six live albums ( some of her most successful ones) in addition to the 30 studio. Led Zepplin covered her version of BABE I"M GONNA LEAVE YOU" from a Baez concert lp. The Eagles used the guitar parts from this song for Hotel California. She appeared in concert with them at the reopening of the The LA Forum. Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou, Lana Del Rey, Jackson Browne and MANY more site her as a major influence.

[@joelliebler5690]

Such a deep song about her relationship with Mr. Zimmerman! You feel the hurt!

[@annem2576]

one of my most best singers .. voice like a bell! { get more of her stuff.}

[@904kjm]

Joan Baez did a wonderful storytelling cover of another Dylan song called 'Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts' that you will enjoy. Also 'The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down' about the Civil War and the song about workers' unions 'Joe Hill'. All brilliant!

[@bsancat]

As close to perfection as I’ve ever heard.

[@craigtroman9031]

just an amazing song ,,,beautiful!!

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

Great song. That whole album is really good.

[@chucknonverbal]

Next hear both "Love is Just a Four letter Word" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"

[@БедричВРиос]

WOW THIS SONG IS MY FAVORITE EVER AND MAKES ME CRY LIKE CRAZY!! LOVE THIS WOMAN SO MUCH SHE IS MY IDOL FOR EVER. FOLLOW HER SINCE THE SIXTIES. ATTENDED HER CONCERT IN MINNESOTA, TALKED TO HER, GIVE HER A HUG AND GOT A CD SIGNED!!! LOVE HER MY GOD ALMOST AS MUCH Y DO LOVE U

[@YvesFey]

Thank you for doing one of my all time favorite songs. So soothing and chilling at the same time.

[@rodneysisco6364]

Absolutely great song , I think it is Joan's best . I love both her and Dylan . Oh man , the 60's , what a time to come of age !!!

[@elausente21]

Her version of The night they drove Old Dixie down is the best one, in my opinion, better than the original

[@fredericgill2347]

I was a teenager when I heard this song/album in 1977. I fell in love with it and the voice of Joan. This song is "deep folk" to me, still touching my heart. The rest of the album has a variety of style and is interesting too.

[@russevans3586]

Her bitterness is wrapped in a beautiful bow, what a way to express the loss of the love she and Dylan had.

[@ceceliarussell-jayne2447]

Love this song & of course the singer! 🫶🏻

[@susansapp6136]

Probably every single person on Earth has memories of their own that were wrapped in this song. I know my life has them and it contained me for about 10 years. It still moves me when I hear it. Thank you for the reaction!

[@conniedean1977]

I love her guitar playing on this song. 🎶 ❤

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Now you should listen to Visions of Johanna, to hear Bob Dylan sing about Joan Baez. He has written other songs about her as well, like Oh Sister, and She Belongs To Me.

[@oliviarivera3680]

Fun fact Joan is actually really good friends with Lana. Their performance of this song is so pure. Lana was actually a moderator and interviewer for her documentary premiere.

[@jeremyshelman9716]

Was never a huge fan of Joan Baez, but her stars really aligned on this song. It's top tier and timeless. Her relationship with Dylan may have been painful, but she had the last laugh.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Same. This, and Dixie are the only two songs that I listen to, and they are both world-beaters in my music catalogue. This one, is off the charts. And I knew Priest's version first, and thought _that_ was awesome, and then I heard this and my musical ears just soared.

[@Wordsmyth8]

Same.

[@eh-i1841]

I love her singing Silver Dagger,too.

[@LoisChisholm]

The music of Joan Baez has been a part of my life since the early 60s. I recently saw in interview with her. She is still quite vital and had making music. I like this song the best, because it is her story at gut level.

[@doriwiljt]

Always loved this song. She has such a beautiful voice. I recommend watching the documentary called "Don't Look Back"

[@garyarnett1220]

I had been browsing through your Patreon page, and this popped up over here, so I quickly jumped over. This is such a gorgeous, powerful song I knew your reaction would be intense. Wasn't disappointed (and I'll listen to this whenever I get the chance.)

[@marynorris8800]

One of my all time favorites! Perfect for International Women's Day!❤

[@EdricHsu]

I first heard of this song through a Taiwanese singer, Chyi Yu’s “Stories” album in 1987, and it was a fantastic cover. I can still remember every single lyric all these years later. She’s got many beautiful songs for you to discover and react to!

[@TangoEliott]

I remember the first time I heard the song I had to buy the album. Classic. She is a treasure. This song is simply perfect.

[@MrSmartAlec]

Its remarkable the memories that music can evoke. I got this LP shortly after it was released from of all places the Columbia House Record Club. I had a little one bedroom apartment near St. Louis. Mom and dad were visiting from out of town and dad was taking a nap in my bedroom when the record was delivered. With the volume down low I played this LP and Diamonds and Rust was the first track. Mom asked me "who is that ? what a beautiful voice". A great moment for me.

[@bethcrumpton476]

I've always imagined her singing the line "Yes I loved you dearly" through gritted teeth. And you should look for a recent photo of her. She's still gorgeous.

[@chucknonverbal]

Hear also her “One too many mornings “. A perfect work.

[@itsthewayyouwalkthroughfire]

There is an amazing documentary on Hulu I think..She narrates it, and yes, she is still singing. What an amazing human being…..nothing like the flower girls and their guys….

[@greenworm7915]

Joan is a legend. I hate that she never makes it onto the list of greatest guitarists! The timing of this song corresponds to a possible call from Dylan to join him on his Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Which she did in 75 & 76! I get cold chills every time I hear this song and your reaction did not disappoint! ✌️❤✌️

[@chrisvickers7928]

I saw in concert 3 times in the 1980's, the 3rd time Don MacLean was her opening act.

[@dlbeal]

Sal, this is such a work of art, musically and vocally as Joan has always delivered. My favorite by her and Bob Dylan actually wrote a response to this song. But I can't remember the title.

[@Historian212]

“Simple Twist of Fate.” Definitely the companion song, although claims are made that it’s about one or two other women. But together, these two make an incomparable dyad of songs about lost love.

[@Theimbennn]

It’s “oh sister” from 1976s album “desire” then she wrote a song called “oh brother” which is pretty venomous

[@LAPhil13]

I've not listened to Joan Baez enough and this reminds me I need to get to that. Driving around with a friend in Switzerland last year she was playing Joan's 75th birthday celebration and I was blown away by it. She sings with a string of others on that concert -- David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paul Simon, and this song with Judy Collins. I think she's no longer performing. There was a documentary released last year -- Joan Baez: I Am a Noise. It's a pretty fascinating examination of her life and music.

[@Brandi6666]

Yes, a perfect song. All the correct ingredients🤘❤️

[@sammybeck7794]

Her acoustic guitar playing was wonderful

[@dixiechatty958]

It's worthwhile watching her performance in the Woodstock movie. It includes an Acapella version of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot that will knock your socks off.

[@johno1765]

What you just heard is the sound of a broken heart.

[@rreichar1]

Great reaction!

[@kathrynstafford7099]

One of my first records I bought was " The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down".

[@goldieschooch8512]

I so much enjoy your reactions. I can just tell u have a good heart! This is one of my favorite albums of all time… please listen to ( Hello in there ) & ( Winds of the old days ) which are on this same album. ✌🏻☀️

[@sharonpate5481]

Yeah I think she’s talking about Bob Dylan! This is one of my favorites from Joan Baez 🌻💜👵🏼✌🏼

[@kurthooker4370]

If you liked this song, you should check out her accapella version of Swing Low Sweet Chariot that she did at the original Woodstock concert. You won't be disappointed. Kurt from Maine

[@MicheleJane]

Love Joan Baez. Yep, Bob Dylan. Shes' got so many good songs. Check her out. She's a legend.

[@philipmay6003]

Joan Baez recorded a version of House of the Rising Sun in 1960 (it is on KZbin) when she was 19 that I am especially fond of. I like the Animals version because it was the first version I heard, but my favorite version is Joan's version because of her incredible vocal and it is closer to the song's folk heritage.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Thanks, Bob! Great pick! 😁

[@laurakali6522]

Judas Priest does an awesome cover of this one. I know that sounds weird but it worked.