Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust | REACTION

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[@robadob50]

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[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

Judas Priest covered this song and rocked it out. But many years later the two guitarists and the singer from Judas Priest did an acoustic version of the rock version they did to cover Joan's song, lol!! I'm going to go find those versions and add them to this comment. Even if you don't review it publically, please please hear it. It will fascinate you as to what they do with this song. It makes the hair on your arms stand on end. This is the heavy version, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZacXnt_lLudrac and this is the acoustic version kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3qmaH6HhamoesU

[@Doggeslife]

JOAN BAEZ - pronounced "jone bi -azz"

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[@suzannelemieux3357]

Bob Dylan is known for his lyrical attacks on ex-lovers and friends. He didn't hold much back. So this clap back at him and his "vagueness" for all his being "so good with words" is..just excellent!

True but I do prefere "Oh Brother" which is a song that answers to Dylan's "Oh Sister" he wrote for her. She is less gentle and sweet as she sounds in "Diamonds and Rust"!

[@cjcurtis8944]

@ I agree with what a great song Oh Brother is. Very underrated lyrics, biting and brilliant both.

[@v2807]

I don’t think either of them was married when they were together.

[@debbiechang5781]

She is a legendary folk singer and activist. Beautiful voice. Beautiful person. Still speaking up for human rights. Joan Baez is also an extremely accomplished guitarist.

[@bswann3469]

Best sounding guitar ever

[@user-mz3pd8tk9g]

Her guitar on this song is exquisite.

[@AI_Surfer]

‘Diamonds And Rust’ is a song that needs to be listened to directly from the album, pressed on vinyl, and the sound resonating from a stylus, gliding along the inner grooves, pouring out a pair of speakers straight into your ears.

[@SouthernArtist77]

Amen amen amen. Awww the memories.

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[@johnyoung4561]

Well said! 👏👏👏

[@debbiejantzen9353]

Yesss amen

[@angelwings7930]

Yes and I’ve heard it that way.

[@skyblue9515]

She is also a master on the guitar, which she plays in all of her songs.

[@briane173]

She's supremely accomplished musically; one of the best folk rockers ever. I always thought her politics was a little contrived but compared to today she's just another liberal performer. There are some real nutcases out there in 2024. But I never paid attention to any performer's politics, if they had this kind of talent I couldn't care less. Imagine not listening to Streisand simply because she's a lefty; she and Baez had the most perfect voices of the era. Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, they all were in a class of their own and held a special place in my eclectic music library.

[@jimbrentar]

Baez had one of the greatest voices ever. But she wasn't known as a songwriter. This is one of her originals. Pretty awesome song.

[@margheritahooi1266]

She still has a fabulous voice. I saw her perform two years ago here in Australia, and couldn't fault her voice or guitar work.

[@SouthernArtist77]

The poetry, OMG.

[@diogenesagogo]

Dylan wrote this. He couldn't sing it though.

[@diogenesagogo]

Doh! Apologies. Wrong song!

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[@darkmagus64]

Joan was a big part of the anti war movement and she was at Woodstock. Try her version of Joe Hill.

[@deborahcornell171]

@Donald And civil rights too. And I forgot about "Joe Hill"! Such a haunting song. Gonna have to go listen to it for the first time in years. Glad you suggested it.💙

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[@darkmagus64]

@@deborahcornell171 it’s beautiful song based on a true story about a labor organizer who was wrongly convicted for murder and hanged.

[@carolynschmidt7672]

Love Joe Hill. I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as he could be...

[@timothyleavy7246]

That's where I first discovered her, the old Woodstock movie, recognized probably years after I'd seen it in the old movie Omega Man (Still a favorite of mine), a Charlton Heston movie. It's the one they spoofed on the Simpsons, sitting in a theater eating popcorn quietly so as not to bother all the skeletons watching the movie. 😂. Being an old metalhead, I first heard this from Judas Priest.

[@annakermode6646]

He wasn't married, he was very young, she was an acclaimed folk singer already "the Madonna was yours for free". The quaver in her voice is called vibrato. Also. The main difference between her and Joni Mitchell is that Joan interpreted other people's songs (excepting this one and a few others) And Joni wrote. And wrote and wrote. I love both of them. Try Joan Baez' version of "the night they drove old Dixie down".

[@diogenesagogo]

It's Dylan's song.

[@diogenesagogo]

Wrong song! Humble apologies.

[@sexysadie2901]

She wrote other songs too.

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[@annakermode6646]

@@sexysadie2901 I know she did. My emphasis was wrong, I edited my comment.

[@dixiechatty958]

She, along with Peter, Paul and Mary sang at the 1963 march on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr gave the "I Have A Dream" speech.

[@sueprator9314]

Yes, thank you for bringing that. So much to try and remember about an icon like Joan Baez. I saw her frequently in the Bay Area....she lived in the beautiful foothills around Stanford U. She performed frequently all the big concerts.

[@TheDivayenta]

Yep. Joan was always a Civil Rights and anti- war activist.

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[@jhamptonjr]

It's pronounced "Bi-ez". Beautiful lady with a beautiful voice and Soul. Bob's loss I say. That thing in her voice is called Timbre. You should hear her sing the song The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down!

[@sinenominecc]

Or Buy-ez.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

Listen Jackson Brwon pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/goCmm6qHmM2rpaM

[@emilyflotilla931]

Yes, The Night They Dro Old Dixie Down!

[@chrys7174]

Jesse is good too

[@billyclifton5710]

Bi-ez because she's of Spanish ancestry....along with her late sister Mimi (Farina).

[@vickieray]

There was a period in my young life that I was on a steady diet of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter & Carly Simon ♥️🎤♥️

[@inskee]

Joan wrote this song. Her poetry was not bad.

[@AJfanboy1]

Not nearly as bad as Bob's singing.

[@odurandina]

He dumped her....... then FELL off his motorcycle and almost died. Disappeared for (years)..... Karma re; "heading for a fall......" Maggies farm (Joannie's farm?). He left the movement he never entered.

[@rkenseth]

Not bad but compared to Dylans stuff, not great. Even she would say so.

[@politicalprincess1]

This song is the whole package

[@peterburlin8198]

Bob would certainly have enjoyed this tune tbh this is straight and true

[@KTRS]

Carrie Fisher once said: “take your broken heart and make it art.”

[@Historian212]

"Take your broken heart; make it into art." That's how Meryl Streep quoted it in her 2017 speech at the Oscars.

[@JM-rl1hf]

I’ve been waiting for a long time for this one.

[@RinniePere]

Same. One of my favorite by her.

[@SouthernArtist77]

Me too, I requested it more than once.

[@SouthernArtist77]

My favorite part is “now I see you standing with brown leaves falling all around and snow in your hair, now you’re smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over Washington Square, our breath comes out white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air, speaking strictly for me we both could have died then and there.” This is called painting a picture with words.

[@elstongunn9123]

@@SouthernArtist77 same here! I guess a lot of people were requesting it after he couldn’t play any Dylan :)

[@roberthaines1227]

Got to listen to Judas Priest's cover of this song from "Unleashed in the East" . Rob Halford in his prime.

[@FFVison]

I love the version from 98 Meltdown with Ripper Owens singing. He's actually from fairly nearby where I live and a guy I work with said that he used to work with him a while back.

[@JimK03.]

Unleashed in the East just crushes!

[@rardyprice7418]

Yes yes yes!!! Has to happen now!

[@rickbrasseaux1676]

Indubitably. While there, check out Exciter from the same album.

[@frankie467]

Most definitely this version kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3qmaH6HhamoesU

[@Malka18]

Bob Dylan was not cheating on anyone by having an "affair" with Joan Baez. Neither of them were married, and he was actually still healing from a broken heart when they first met and eventually had a romantic relationship. Baez admitted she was venting feelings from her held resentment, harbored hurt/ anger towards Bob when she wrote Diamonds and Rust. It must have been a great catharsis for her because eventually she got back on the good foot and as friends with Bob once again. Btw, the production value is incredible for the whole album. To this day I consider it one of the best produced studio recordings/albums I have ever heard.

well he married Sara Lowndes after being with baez but met her while he was with Baez... But who cares, this is life...

[@briane173]

Certainly the best studio album of Baez's discography.

[@briane173]

@ Hey -- like Jamel said, some of the best music emanates from a heart that got ripped outta someone's chest and torn in half.

[@BobSoltis1]

The phrase "strayed into my arms" is not referring to a Dylan straying from a relationship into a love affair with Baez. It is referring to the happenstance and almost accidental and periodic relationship that they had. Dylan never committed to her.

[@TrekBeatTK]

And Bob was coming off a hard breakup from Suze Rotollo, and would soon start things with Sara, his future wife (who WAS married at the time)

[@laudanum669]

Dylan had deep feelings for Joan but didn't want to get dragged into the politics of the civil rights movement Baez was pushing him towards. So he broke away from her and her scene.

[@darkpitcher5242]

Joan Baez. The women most female singer-songwriters want to be. Genius and unique

[@karaminalee]

💯 💯 💯 Sean! 🧡

[@briane173]

Unique because she was incomparable. She and Streisand were my top two female voices in the late 60s/early 70s -- all respect to Janis Joplin and Grace Slick but those two weren't folk-rockers.

[@14gilbertst]

Bob and Joan sang together when MLK gave his 'I Have a Dream' speech and the end of their relationship is documented in the movie, 'Don't Look Back'.

[@robertvirtue8070]

She is best remembered for her cover of the Band's " The Night They Put Old Dixie Down" You should do both versions. Bob Dylan was given the Noble Prize for Literature last year. She is known for her protest song against the Vietnam War.

[@51Lorie]

The Night They "Drove" Old Dixie Down".

[@Historian212]

I wouldn't say she's best known for that song, but yeah, that was a hit.

[@sexysadie2901]

He won the Nobel prize in 2016.

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[@bartstarr100]

I doubt she is best known for that song.

[@TheDivayenta]

Joan Bah- yez. It’s a Mexican name. This song is about her and Bob. She introduced him at her concerts in the early 60’s. She is probably the greatest interpreter of his songs. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue and Farewell Angelina are two great ones. Joan was the biggest folk music vocalist of her time.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

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[@pattyyoung2103]

She is american and Scottish .

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

I know the name. I a very common name in Spanish. I speak Spanish, not English. I know very well how must this name be pronunciated.

[@pattyyoung2103]

@@paulazavalafreire3935 Good for you who cares.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

@@pattyyoung2103 😂😂😂

[@davidstranahan480]

If you love Joan’s beautiful voice I recommend listening to “Black Is The Color”. This is one of her earliest recordings (1959). Simply stunning.

Yeah this is an awsome cover, but there are so many!

[@danmoss2080]

This song always floors me. Eyes full of water the whole way through.

[@maryscaggsdane1978]

"Vibrato" is that extra emotional tone to her voice.

[@carolynschmidt7672]

Her poetry was never lousy. As you can tell from the imagery here. Dylan acted like a jerk.

[@markmurphy558]

I met Bob Dylan much later in his career, when he was into his Jesus Freak phase in NYC. He was drunk and a pompous ass, but of course nobody called him out. HE WAS BOB EFFIN' DYLAN.

[@carolynschmidt7672]

@@markmurphy558 ....the unwashed phenomenon.

[@pcmulkey4053]

@@markmurphy558 I waited on his table when he was in Austin in the 70s. He was an asshole, talented, but NO social skills. Joan Baez was his superior in many aspects.

[@jimbrentar]

She did a legendary version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." (Originally by The Band)

[@bartstarr100]

Except she messed up the lyrics

[@mauricebendrix]

While hers is a good version, it cannot compare with the original. It lacks the essential rawness of Leon's voice. It's just one of those songs, in my view, that is meant for a man to be sang.

[@charlesdavissr.3861]

@bartstarr100, @mauricebendrix...Very interesting both your comments respective to the most successful version was by Joan, being certified Gold on Oct. 22, 1971....

[@peneloperoberts9584]

Dear Jamal. The girls don't need a book club, they already wrote it in the songs.

[@deniloubert5348]

You said that right - sister!

[@akashicvizion]

Her name is pronounced "Bi - azz" ; and not only did she write this song about Bob, he wrote one about her: check out "Shelter From The Storm"..... You're welcome!! Blessed Be, & Peace!

[@annakermode6646]

Is that about Joan? I always thought Sara.

[@richard-yz6cz]

what a load of crap

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[@Jonni1027]

@@annakermode6646 She actually said it’s about Dylan😉

[@annakermode6646]

@@Jonni1027 I'm talking about Shelter from the Storm.

[@SexyAlien2]

"You strayed into my heart" isn't about cheating, it's about Dylan making his way into her heart without intent. They weren't brought together by an act of will, but by randomness (Dylan was "temporarily lost at sea") and their short love story took place because their path happened to cross at this exact moment in their life. Baez was already an established folk singer at the time and Dylan was just a vagabond-looking guy to the eyes of the world ("The unwashed phenomenon/The original vagabond"). And she took care of him, clothed him ("I bought you some cufflinks") and protected him ("Yes, the girl on the half-shell/Would keep you unharmed"). But one day he just left the way he came, breaking her heart in the process, and that's what this song is about. Edit : Their love was very one-side, she was extremely giving and he was not (while she took care of him, he brought her "something"). This song is her way of making sense of her relationship with Dylan, but also coming to terms with the fact that sometimes love is also about giving and expecting nothing in return. In "Love Song to a Stranger" she writes about this as well : "Don't tell me of love everlasting and other sad dreams I don't want to hear. Just tell me of passionate strangers who rescue each other from a lifetime of cares. Because if love means forever, expecting nothing returned, then I hope I'll be given another whole lifetime to learn."

[@jeffking887]

That is not lousy poetry

[@SexyAlien2]

@@jeffking887 Yep, got to disagree here with Dylan. She had quite a way with words and it's a pity that she didn't write more.

[@maddiestretch9710]

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[@vegangoddess8501]

One of my all-time faves, always makes me tear up

[@taracochran-patrick784]

I think her writing skills although technically unrefined have their own beauty and of course she was able to fit a lot more words together due to clarity of pronunciation

[@Ozgood13]

She is a gifted singer and love her still today. It was the sixties and a different time of Love, Sex and Rock and Roll.

[@WendyJoJohnston]

I remember it being sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Then again, if I remember it, did it happen? :D

[@margheritahooi1266]

Way done here in Australia, I have been blessed to see Joan Baez perform live twice, 40+ years apart. If anything, her voice was even better the second time round. The haunting clarity. The superb poetry. Her Dylan songbook is a treasure trove. Do also take a listen to her Spanish language songs too. I adore her. Jamel, just how young are you any way? You seem to be making so many surprised new discoveries of adored classics. All those years ago, my singing them at bedtime to my now 32 year old daughter clearly paid off as she is now a musician singing folk, rock, jazz, blues, classical in several languages. Welcome to the fold of younger people thrilled and inspired by the exceptional musical depth of the 60s and 70s. 🌟

[@judithwilber2540]

goosebumps when she sings

[@brianorzel1873]

I'm ashamed to say that I have never heard this before. Amazing song and amazing voice!

[@stoneblue1795]

Gosh, I appreciate you running this. It was quite good, rather haunting with the lyrics and the vintage photos. There are some live versions out there on the 'tube with her singing this one with Judy Collins that is even more haunting.

[@sueprator9314]

One of my all-time favs. Joan Baez was an icon of the anti Vietnam War movement, Civil Rights of the 60s, 70s. Her and Bob were a classic pairing. Her name is Joan (BY-EZ) Baez. She is a legend like Bob.

[@marievaleur7877]

Hauntingly beautiful..I had forgotten this gem, thank you!

[@harrietmiller3982]

I had the privilege and pleasure of seeing/hearing her in person. A high school teacher at our HS, Pacific Grove CA knew her personally and invited her to our school. She played some songs in a classroom in 1964 or 1965. That photo of her made into our yearbook. Wish I could paste it here. Lovely and haunting voice and is still advocating for human rights and peace✌️🦋

[@dbradx]

Jamel, there was no cheating involved in either of their parts - they had met when they were both single and had a relationship. A fantastic song, and another great reaction!

and they were very young too!!

[@johncarter6276]

Gotta listen to Judas version

[@thomascanfield9165]

Love that Joan ! She must not be too uppity because she randomly met a friend of mine at a Dead concert and gave him a serious hug .After all she's "the girl on the half shell" - Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty !

[@deborahcornell171]

"Bi-EZZ" accent on the second syllable. Legendary folksinger. Also a peace & civil rights activist. Her version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is haunting.✌☮💙🌿💚

[@sexysadie2901]

Accent on the first syllable.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

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[@stonecrazy]

From the same album, i know it's a cover (originally by RObert Flack), but her version of "Jesse" is so beautiful. Her voice is amazing. Pure magic.

[@stonecrazy]

And also the "cover of "i never dreamed you'd leave in summer" from Stevie Wonder.

"Jesse" was written by Janis Ian, not Roberta Flack who covered it so beautifully!

[@stonecrazy]

@ Ah yes true. My mistake ;)

[@massimoschiavolini8830]

She is so great her voice is magnificent

[@karaminalee]

Omg J!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! Last name is pronounced Bye-ez 💙💙💙💙💙💙 (edit: I’m bawling my eyes out right now. She is the soundtrack to my childhood. My dad sang her songs to us and played the guitar when we were kids. I can’t tell you how much this means to me. Love you brother J. )

[@margheritahooi1266]

Like your dad, I sang these songs to my little daughter over 30 years ago. Like you, she still loves this music. 🤍

[@karaminalee]

@@margheritahooi1266 💙💙💙 Bless you for raising your daughter on her music. Joan is special. It was just over 30 years ago too my dad sang her music to us.

[@margheritahooi1266]

@@karaminalee Blessings to you too, sweetheart. Music was a bridge to connect my shy little girl with her feelings, with me and with the world. She is now a musician and singer. So glad that you both keep the wonderful music of that era tucked in your hearts. Blessings on your dad too. Only a lovely man would raise you like that. Hugs from Australia xx

[@TheDivayenta]

Kara, my Mom played guitar and sang all of Joan’s songs, too.

[@karaminalee]

@@margheritahooi1266 Your message made me cry. That’s so sweet it connected you and your daughter, and that she’s a singer/musician now!! I’ll tell my dad what you said. I really appreciate that. Lots of love from Utah.

[@malinhead322]

Great song and album. Joni, Joan and checkout Judy Collins as well.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Yes!!!

[@snakelite61]

Suzanne would be a great Judy Collins song. I prefer Cohen's version, but hers is beautiful.

[@matthewdrake4385]

How about Linda Ronstadt

[@malinhead322]

@@matthewdrake4385 Absolutely...thanks for the reminder. And lets not forget Janis Ian as well.

[@matthewdrake4385]

How about Janis Joplin too

[@genemaurillo4162]

Joan did so much in her music and in her covers and in her activism around the world. And what a voice from her early traditional folk music years and on to other genres. I could go on and on. Jamel, you understood Joan so very clearly here. Many other songs of hers you could explore if you feel. Thanks Jamel.

[@sibkiss2009]

What a pretty sad song and what memories it stirs even tonight.

[@denebranda224]

love, love, love this song, it brings back so many memories

[@paulwilson2651]

I was lucky to see Joan Baez along with Emmylou Harris at the gig they did in Edinburgh in Princess Street Gardens with Edinburgh Castle overlooking the Ross Band stand it was simply magical!

[@SearlesHernandez]

Luv this song! Great reaction. "One Tin Soldier" by Coven or "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"

[@RinniePere]

Yes!!! To both!!

[@bodaciouscowboy]

Agree with "One Tin Soldier" by Coven. (NOT the inferior version by The Original Caste) Lyric video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuum5iNnJpgrM0

[@jimhiatt7555]

Hey, Doctor! Look up Joan Baez. Poet, singer, guitarist, Mexican-American, Californian, activist, married to “Chicago Seven” Tom Hayden.

[@jimhiatt7555]

Not Hayden, that was Jane Fonda, Joan was married to David Harris. My bad.

[@karaminalee]

She’s one of my heroes. Meeting her was a thrill of a lifetime.

[@sueprator9314]

@@jimhiatt7555 EXACTLY....but was Harris part of the Chicago Seven...as he did time or was it for just anti war stuff at Stanford as he was the President of the Student Body (talk about back in the day of protests)....I was at SF State in the late 60's..another major hotbed of demonstrations...

[@davidvornsand6054]

I had the privilege to hear Joan sing “Amazing Grace” A capella in the Boston commons and her voice echoed off the building’s. Pure magic!

[@ruthlewis673]

Your poetry is pretty darn good Joan and boy what a punch line. " if you're offering me diamonds and rust, I've already paid".

[@RJTheBikeGuy]

Now react to Judas Priest's version of Diamonds And Rust. Listen to the one from Unleashed In The East. It's awesome!

[@mikecantone8277]

Great recommendation. They did 2 studio versions of D.A.R. from what I recall. I believe the version I liked better was the 1st which was at a different pace than the second...anyone recall this?

[@SandDabs]

There is a live version where they're a little older. Halford nails it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3qmaH6HhamoesU

[@lourenzi8820]

A classic version from one of the greatest live rock albums. Halford kills it!

[@johnnymegabyte]

not the Unplugged version

[@maxdevlin4349]

Ahh you beat me to the Priest reference.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The reason Bob called Joan from a booth in the Midwest was because he had just written the lyrics to his song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts" and he wanted her opinion on them. She later did an incredible cover of it.

Yeah a live one which is on her double Live Lp "From Every Stage"! It is an awsome cover of "Lily Rosemary and the Jack Of Heart"

[@mE-zx7pt]

One of my favorite albums ever.

[@fionafairechild6272]

Hey Sweetie! It’s called vibrato. She has a vibrato that is so unique.

[@robertaccornero7172]

'the girl on the half shell' Joan Baez is referring to, is the renaissance artist Botticelli's painting of the arrival of Venus.

[@14gilbertst]

Jackson Browne- 'Fountain of Sorrow', there's a story song.

[@moonstone1159]

Baez sings this song in her Diamonds and Rust album.

[@murraywestenskow2896]

Fountain of Sorrow is about Joni Mitchell.

[@14gilbertst]

@@murraywestenskow2896 Interesting. Makes sense now.

[@joelliebler5690]

A legendary phenomenal song!👍🏻❤️☮️

[@johnkvammen3591]

You seem to be checking out the sixty’s women. Joni and Joan. Check out “Universal Soldier “ by Buffy Saint Marie. You won’t be disappointed.

[@juliaswanson9004]

yes! buffy is amazing!

[@RFWieder]

Buffy is a Cree indian from Canada, she did many songs portraying the plight of the indians such as " Now that the Buffalo's gone".

[@brendamclain3567]

Universal soldier is an anthem for US! 😎

[@sarahdixon1943]

I'm like 10 again... my momma listened to her all the time!!! Her voice is magical!! She has a song about growing up my mom used to sing to us, still makes me cry. It's called Forever Young. Anyone that has kids or is going to should hear it just ONCE. You won't ever forget it. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎸💖💖

[@KennethWilliamElkington]

Joan is pouring it all out, painting the sad tale, like ONLY SHE can... the vulnerable female folk artist with the voice that is pure... so damn pure.

[@fewwiggle]

If you like the style of her voice, you'd probably also like Fairport Convention -- "Tam Lin" is a great song.

[@diogenesagogo]

Crazy Man Michael makes me cry without fail.

[@lisarainbow9703]

@Joe Lleyton Sandy Denny was incredible. What a shame we lost her so young...

[@petergreig4832]

The musical term for what you like about her voice is Vibrato. You should definitely check out her songs Love Is Just A Four Letter Word, Lovesong To A Stranger & her version of We Shall Overcome

[@briane173]

Joan BA·YEZ the best way I can spell it phonetically. This woman's voice was SO pure, such perfect pitch and control, such perfect vibrato -- vibrato was the perfect motor in this song each wave and trough were absolutely equal and in perfect time. _Auto-tune_ doesn't get this good. This and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" were my absolute favorite songs of hers, and "Diamonds & Rust" was her own composition.

[@RustumK]

Joan Baez "Love song to a stranger" and "Please come to Boston" will blow your mind further.

[@1tommymulligan]

Joan Baez introduced Bob Dylan to the world and took him on tour, she was famous before Bob. She also picked a beautiful guitar through this song.

[@kenhewitt7357]

Masterpiece of a song.

[@ALLforLOVE13]

That quality of her voice you're talking about is called a "vibrato". Joan has a beautiful tremolo or "caprino" (Italian for "goat") vibrato, along with the likes of Stevie Nicks, Jessie J, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Jones, Dolly Parton, etc.

[@sueormsby4797]

Thank You Thank You Jamel. Love her voice, but this song was so beautiful. She loved Dylan

[@stonecrazy]

Made me think about another Joan : Joan Armatrading and the song is called "Woncha come on home". It's almost the only song i know from her, but it's beautiful.

[@CharCanuck14]

Other great Joan Armatrading songs - "Down to Zero" and "Love & Affection" - check them out. Saw Joan A. in concert about '76 - fantastic!

[@genevieveking8819]

Soooo many gorgeous songs from Joan Armatrading! I second Love and Affection.

[@CharCanuck14]

@@genevieveking8819 We HAVE to get Jamel to react to the 1976 live version of Love and Affection.

[@rockshot100]

The BEST is "The Weakness in Me"

[@sounder9393]

Pronounced "By-ez". She's of Spanish heritage.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

No, se pronuncia BA (like BAth) - E (like Elephant) - S (the Z sounds like S, like Silent). B A E Z. Listen Jackpn Brown pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/goCmm6qHmM2rpaM

[@PaulienSD]

I was buying Joan Baez when she was releasing singles. Always been Bye-Ez to me or Bias with a "Z". If she really pronounces it different, I guess, okay, but Joan Baez.

[@shoemakerluis]

@@paulazavalafreire3935 I don't think there is much of a difference in what you're implying compared to the original comment. BY-ES, or BY-EZ. That is how Brown pronounced it too?

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

@@shoemakerluis BA (like BAth) E (like Elephant), Z (like Scotland) BAEZ.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

@@shoemakerluis BA (like BAth) E ( like Elephant) S ( like Scotland) BAEZ.

[@sharoncuaron9580]

Joan Baez is amazing! My favorites from her are Forever Young, Stewball, and Amazing Grace . But especially Forever Young!!

[@karaminalee]

Sharon! Yes!! I used to name every toy horse I had Stewball growing up because I love that song so much. 💙💙💙

[@alexjohnson2068]

Utterly gorgeous, thank you my friend, another wonderful female singer. More of her please! Don't care what she's singing...phone book maybe?

[@coy0te9]

He was like 20 or so, just moved to New York. Neither of them were married.

[@martynadams2011]

It’s almost a shame you had the lyrics, they distracted you from the sheer crystal clarity of her voice. I have to admit I saw Joan in concert in 1963 and have been hooked ever since.

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

Hi Martyn, I got to see her in concert about five years ago when she played Canberra, Australia. She began by saying that she couldn't reach all the high registers she used to, but during the course of the concert she managed to attain that clarity and range. She got a standing ovation. I'll never forget it, as I've been a fan since the 60s. She was so natural, her voice is huge, she really doesn't need a Mike. Cheers.

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

@@taracochran-patrick784 Definitely worth the round trip of 1,600 km. (Melbourne to Canberra).

[@taracochran-patrick784]

Lucky

[@thomasbakke6677]

You’ve got your heart and spirit in the right place mr.Jamal. So uplifting to watch this reaction to this beautiful song. “Pain can take you places “ 🙏🏻

[@floridaessene]

One of the most beautiful folk voices ... EVER!!

[@KTRS]

Pronounced BYE-EZ.

[@paulazavalafreire3935]

No. Listen Jackson Brown pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/goCmm6qHmM2rpaM

[@moonset325]

@@paulazavalafreire3935 Bye-ez is exactly how he pronounces it at 2:05 in the above video link.

[@richardw4336]

Wonderful singer, wonderful song. For more of Joan I'd put Forever Young - Guantanamera - Swing Low Sweet Chariot ( at Woodstock) out there.

[@patriciaquinn6377]

Just saw Joan Baez being interviewed on channel 2. She talks a bit about Dylan how he broke her heart. But she is now 82 and still looks and sounds amazing. Thanks Jamal always love your heartfelt and insightful reactions . Peace

[@bucketfootbaseball]

I grew up around Joan. My mom became casual friends with her at some point, probably through our annual attendance of the the Big Sur Folk Festivals. Pretty much every memory of my mom revolves around something with Joan. She was the one artist that I grew up with that I had to make sure and take my kids to see in concert before she retired.

[@SeanD313]

Vibrato. I believe that's the term you were looking for at 9:43, Jamel. 👍

[@tyysubbs1703]

sense we're on the subject of diamonds and rust, check out judas priest's diamonds and rust. same lyrics with judas priest music and rob halford vocals

[@laurengaudette7497]

Jamel, her name is Joan "By-ez" and she's one of the leading folk singers of all time. She did many Dylan covers and covers of other folk songs! My 2 favorites are "Blowing in the Wind" from a concert in Japan and "North Country Blues". If you're looking for a similar voice, I recommend Judy Collins (which "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was written about!)!! I can listen to Joan all day long!

[@robertasirgutz8397]

Joan is a R+R Hall of Fame inductee, human rights activist and is responsible for the evolution of folk/ rock music. Hauntingly beautiful voice, major guitar skills. Getting more beautiful every year.

[@rayfrey5516]

Check out Carley Simons “you’re So Vain”. She’s another that could be a part of the ‘book club’.

[@dsfddsgh]

Studio version is the best one to react to.

[@carlajenkins1990]

Warren Beatty

[@dsfddsgh]

And Mick Jagger singing backup.

[@karaminalee]

If you’re wanting to do more Joan, Birmingham Sunday next! 🙏🙏🙏 (I sent you the link for that one too.) That one is heavy but so important and heartbreaking.

[@TheDivayenta]

Her brother in law, Richard Farina, wrote the definitive song about the four murdered little Black girls in Birmingham. My parents saw her in ‘ 63 at Town Hall in NYC. They came home outraged because she “ dragged some ragamuffin who couldn’t sing up on stage”. Hee- they witnessed an early Dylan performance!

[@karaminalee]

@@TheDivayenta yes, that song is everything!! Omg I love that story about your parents!!!! 😂😂😂 That is classic!!! My dad saw her perform at his high school and she signed his school ID because he didn’t have anything else for her to write on.

[@TheDivayenta]

@@karaminalee wow! Was that in California?

[@karaminalee]

@@TheDivayenta it was in Utah actually!

[@anneaires3984]

Swing Low Sweet Chariot at Woodstock....Joans voice...huntingly beautiful, thanks Jamal.

[@darkstardan3309]

Just shared this with Joan’s son, Gabriel. Joan also had a strong connection with the Grateful Dead, as Bob Dylan did too.

[@karaminalee]

Dan, that’s so cool!! You know him?? I am so excited Jamel did this. I’ve been on him for a while to do it because I knew he’d be blown away by Joan’s voice. I’m working on getting him to do Birmingham Sunday next. 🤞✌️💙

[@robertvirtue8070]

You should do Dylan 's song about Hurricane . A black boxer convicted of a murder he did not do.

[@bearballin]

He reacted to Hurricane a few days ago

[@agghonsson5923]

Find the video from a few days ago called "I Did It" and click on the link in the first comment.

Yeah one of my favourite from Dylan, but there are many I do like!

[@lane3192]

Listen to Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan. One of the many great songs by Uncle Bob.

[@debrahall8166]

Oh Jamel, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I also was one who wanted you to react to Miss Baez!! I feel the same every time I hear her sing this song...so haunting & YES pain...feel like I was there watching their relationship develop before & after "THE FALL"... OH... that tremor in her voice is called vibrato...said she never had to practice to achieve that beautiful sound...was God given!!

[@jeromedavies2408]

I saw Joan Baez a couple of years back in Edinburgh. She still has an amazing voice.

[@laurene5806]

Jamel, you have to put this song in context. Her memories of their past occurred in the 60's and 70's, a time of free love. Listen to CS&N "Love The One Your With".

[@DavidB-2268]

Love The One You're With was Stephen Stills solo.

[@carlajenkins1990]

@@DavidB-2268 Yep. The first time I ever heard him. 1967. Buffalo Springfield had broken up.

[@jdwelborn]

JUDAS PRIEST covered this

[@bobsblues9944]

I really like the cover done by Blackmore's Night , Candace Knight's voice is just crazy good on this song.kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn_MeZSYe9Wnbsk

[@ericschips1694]

Yes, listen to the Judas Priest version to get a better idea of why Rob Halford is called the Metal God....

[@Kylora2112]

Yeah, Priest managed to keep it a very melancholy and emotional track while still making it an absolute banger of a proto-thrash metal anthem. It's one of the best covers ever.

[@skyblue9515]

Joan Baez is a wonderful folk singer of some very beautiful ballads, my first album of hers that I had was called The First 10 years.

[@uschimyers]

Joan Buy-ez! Her vibrato and range is what makes her special.

[@leannmiller7153]

This was about a phone call she received from Bob about 10 years after their breakup. He wanted help with some lyrics, and the call stirred up a lot of emotion. Joan was major in introducing him to the world. She would bring him on stage during her concerts, not always appreciated by her fans. As his career took off, they traveled to England, where he refused to invite her on stage. She felt betrayed, and they broke up shortly after. Dylan has said that he treated Joan badly. He also wrote a song about this phone call, You’re a Big Girl Now. Dylan’s marriage was breaking up, and some believe he wanted to get back with Joan. He and Joan were young and single when they met.

[@michaelgutperle2938]

You should check out her singing the traditional English Child Ballads: "Geordie", "Barbra Allen", "House Carpenter"

[@debrabiderman4275]

I sing her songs when I walk my cat. I love Mary Hamilton. My neighbors think I am crazy because I sing folk music to my cats. But I never want to forget the lyrics.

[@katzparov]

Awesome review. Her name is pronounced as Buy Ez...... Interesting note........The Song "Winds Of The Old Days" from the Diamonds and Rust album is also about Bob Dylan. Yes, Bob Dylan did tell Joan Baez that she was a lousy poet.. Incredible album..........Incredible voice.