Show me a prison, show me a jail,
Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
And there but for fortune, may go you or I

Show me the alley, show me the train,
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I you and I.

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,
Show me the dunkin' man as he stumbles out the door,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I you and I.

Show me the country where bombs had to fall,
Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,
And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or go I you and I.
You and I,
There but for fortune, go you or go I you and I.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Joan Baez's song There But For Fortune bring attention to the injustices and hardships faced by different people in society. The first verse depicts a young man in jail, whose face has gone pale due to the overwhelming number of reasons he has for being there. The second verse shows a hobo sleeping out in the rain, which serves as a reminder that anyone could find themselves in a similar position due to circumstances beyond their control. The third verse mentions a drunken man stumbling out the door, further highlighting the struggles that some people face on a daily basis.

The final verse brings to light the effects of war on a country and its citizens. Joan Baez sings about the ruins of buildings once so tall, and the profound impact that bombs falling have had on the land and its inhabitants. Through this verse and the others, Baez reminds us that everyone is susceptible to hardships and struggles, even those who may seem distant from our own lives.

Overall, the song encourages empathy and understanding towards those who may not have access to the same privileges and opportunities as others. It teaches us to be grateful for the things we have and to acknowledge that there are always reasons why someone may be in a difficult situation.

Line by Line Meaning

Show me a prison, show me a jail,
If you show me a prison and a jail, display me a prisoner who has suffered and become pale, and I will display a young man who has experienced many injustices and reasons to hurt.

And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
If you show me a person who has been through pain, you'll see someone who has been given many reasons as to why they've ended up in that situation.

There but for fortune, may go you or I
Life is unpredictable, and if we're not careful, we may end up in a similar situation; it could have been us instead of them.

Show me the alley, show me the train,
If you point me to the alleyways and trains, or any place where people suffer, or those who live outside in the rain, then I will show you a person who has faced similar issues.

There but for fortune, may go you or go I you and I.
We must be empathetic towards others and accept the fact that life's circumstances could have been different for either of us, given the current situation.

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,
If you lead me to places with whiskey stains on the ground or show me people who have had unusually destructive habits, then I could show you a person who has faced similar problems that led them to be there.

Show me the dunkin' man as he stumbles out the door,
If you show me a person leaving a place, worried or anxious, then I might show you a person who has been caught up in similar issues.

Show me the country where bombs had to fall,
If you show me any place affected by war, where homes and buildings have been destroyed, then I could show a young person who has experienced similar hardship.

Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,
If you show me the destruction of tall buildings or structures caused by bombs, then I would show you a young country whose life has been severely altered.

And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
If you show me a place with ruins and destruction, then I will show you a young community trying to justify their situation with many reasons as to why they ended up there.

There but for fortune, go you or go I you and I.
No one is immune to fate; life's circumstances have the power to change anyone's destiny, including our own.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: PHIL OCHS

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Comments from YouTube:

@avasouth920

7y↑207

I found her when I was 25 or so. I'm 81 now and have never found anyone to compare with dear Joan.

@tedkelley4481

7y↑7

Ava South seventy and I feel the same and I've loved a few

@TheOilkd

5y↑15

I have a similar history. I first saw her at 16 and I'm 72 now. Love her music and her humanity.

@claudiegloro2317

5y↑1

No, I think you were around 15 ! 😀

@claudiegloro2317

5y↑2

Ava South : because I’m the same in France. But I’m 72.. friendly.

@philipnorris6542

4y↑1

Nice one, Ava; I'm now 66.

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@folkmusicgirl

15y↑33

Yes, I have to agree 100 % that this is the finest version of this song. This is the very first song I ever heard by Joan Baez many years ago when I was really, really young and I just was stunned that here was this voice singing on the radio and the most beautiful voice I had ever heard. The dj announced afterwards, that it was this folk singer named Joan Baez and I became a fan right there and then and forever more.

@user-ch5qd3uz3l

1y↑2

joan is a national treasure, and her version is tops, but the original phil version is the best imo

considering his history, the "show me the whiskey stains on the floor" hits a lot harder in the original

@UrrmmWut...

2y↑6

My parents had a cassette tape with this song and at 5 or 6 yrs old (born in 79) i fell in love with folk music . Id listen to that tape on repeat lol. I found it the other day still in tact somehow! The other songs on it were: Michael, Green,Green, this land is your land, you were on my mind, Guantanamera, where have all the flowers gone, greenfields, crooked little man, little boxes(which at 6 i thought was not only a great song but also hilarious😂😂) Ill never find another you, &walk right in. Still love these songs today😊

@butfulmuzik

15y↑22

A brilliant, haunting song by a man who was just too beautiful and sensitive to stay in this world. Add to that the voice of my guardian angel, Joan Baez, and you just have to listen to the truth of that song. One of the finest songs and one of the finest interpretations ever.

@renzo6490

2y↑2

The 'man' was Phil Ochs.

@jrzy78

2y↑3

Phil Ochs was a tragic figure, what an amazing talent he was.

@captainc6671

2y↑8

Back in 1965, when I was 14, this song stuck in my conciousness due to the fact that my Dad, an Al Jolson and Nat King Cole fan, actually understood it and explained it to me. Surreal!

@sevenkeller4340

5y↑42

I'm glad she helped Phil Ochs get some recognition for his incredible songwriting skills. He never quite got the fame he deserved :(

@actualart

3y↑7

And tragically took his own life so young, leaving a note that read
"The words just won't come anymore"...

@r_bear

3y↑4

@@actualart and this was after being stalked and harassed by the three-letter agencies, no less :/

@DrJohn-rl9zg

2y↑5

I am 64. I received a guitar for highschool graduation and fell in love with folk music. Joan and Bob opened my eyes. I fell in love with humanity.
When I read about the great humanitarians I think of Dr. King, Archbishop Tutu, et al. But what about Joan? She deserves to be on the same platform as other great humanitarians. It is not the neoliberal feminists that deserve recognition, but the women who supported everyone. The women who advocated for humanity. The women like Joan.

@BobbyL-jm1hq

31w

Meh

@adrianaclark8498

2y↑5

Joan Baez captured the sixties more than any singer to my thinking. Three assassinations , Viet Nam, and my father's death after being shot down in Laos, during the Secret War. It was a turbulent time and because of my youth in that time, it all stays with me even into my 70's. She has a gorgeous soprano voice, with clear diction. She does not allow loud band back-up....it too often drowns out the lyrics. A beautiful singer.

@geraldjohnson3015

8y↑47

I liked this song when I was in my teens in the 60s. Life has shown me that it was relevant then and now. The combination of Joan's voice, the power of the lyrics, and the beauty of her performance...and Joan herself...well, it's pretty special. I've always been hooked on the combination of a simple guitar, a beautiful voice, and words worth repeating.

@annequinn4135

Still so incredibly relevant today. Brings tears to my eyes x

@raykirkham5357

8y↑55

I remember walking on Market Street in San Francisco in 1965 in my navy uniform and hearing this piece sung by Joan Baez, even at that time knowing it was from Phil Ochs...songs like this made at least one Conscientious Objector to that friggin war...me...and a lifelong appreciation of both Phil and Joan Baez.

@joekavanagh7171

35w↑1

Well done you. It's actually easy to stop all wars. All that people have to do is refuse to fight. They can't lock everyone up.

@Rembrandtt66

12y↑34

Joan simply leaves me speechless. she is brilliant.

@folkmusicgirl

10y↑161

I was a young, young girl about 14 years old when I first heard this song on the radio on a station playing "Pop" music of the day. I sat there listening to this girl singing with a voice of such beauty and magnitude. I was astounded - me just a little 14 year old girl. . I heard the DJ say her name after the song finished and from that moment on - she became my idol! Because of Joan Baez, I begged my father for a guitar and to take guitar lessons. As I became more familiar with who she was - I just never stopped listening, bought her records and wore my hair like hers in those days, (so long, long ago). I was a fan forever! .

@drfugawe3976

9y↑8

+folkmusicgirl There are so many of us, aren't there?

@rohwantarrega6758

8y↑8

+drfugawe that's exactly like my story. except, i cut my hair off, colored it black, and began to act like donovan playing Phil Ochs and Joan Baez. and this was about three years ago

@heilumann

8y↑9

folkmusicgirl,
I am a fan forever , too. I believe she influenced millions of people.
Love from Germany.

@AluraHjaldisdottir

8y↑9

I was just 16 when a friend of mine came with his guitar, a collection of Joan Baez records and the Joan Baez songbook. On that evening I learned to play a handful of new songs.

@wilmarmarquessouza2132

PARABENS !

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@roymansart6863

35w↑1

I start listening and singing her numbers from the age of 27. Now i am 70 and she is still the best. Her chords rings the heart rhythm. It took me years to learn her chord style... amazing. One in million.

@stonesorbeatles6902

5y↑17

Back in the early 90's I did a show at Rutger's University and after the show a man told me I reminded him of Joan Baez. I felt highly honored to be put in her class, omg still feel that honor inside to this day, Joan Baez is definitely one in a million <3

@user-xc9pe4qg3p

42w↑1

I've loved Joan Baez since I first heard her 64 years ago. I bought her first album when I was only 10. I've seen her live several times. What a pure voice.

@gerald9917

7y↑61

I was in a detention centre when I first heard this song I've followed Joan ever since had a good life and never looked back.

@MrSdnewlan

6y↑5

good for you music is the gift , we sometimes ignore''

@rigoletto92111

16y↑28

What a tragedy to lose Phil Ochs. This is an amazing performance of his great song.

@senseichess8688

Yes..r..i..p..

@shanti3038

3y↑7

I’ve been listening to this masterpiece pretty much every day at my first job doing hard labor in a warehouse I’m so grateful this song exists

@drewangolf

12y↑9

I haven't heard this for around 40 years, but it is still a great song - so meaningful and beautifully sung. And Joan is the greatest lady folk singer, bar none. Thank you so much for posting. Andrew, England, age 61

@budling29

13y↑5

Wherever you are, whoever you are please remember this. we are all products of fortune

@sixtiesboy1950

13y↑6

can't agree more, saw the legend that is Joan yesterday, first heard this song 48 years ago,still sounds fantastic live, what a woman!!

@dhscpa1956

6y↑9

Joan Baez, the most beautiful voice I've ever seen live in my life, blessed to see her perform in person 3 times going back to 1982. It's sad to hear she is ending live touring next spring at The Beacon in NYC at age 78, wish I could be there to see her one last time...

@SuperFOTHERINGHAM

9y↑37

SO LOVELY TO HEAR JOAN BAEZ SING TAKING US BACK TO THE WONDERFUL MUSIC OF THE SIXTIES AND STILL SO RELEVANT TODAY

@baggypantstoo

7y↑3

even more relevant today , I love this Lady

@rabele123

12y↑5

I was just 14 years old, and this came over my transistor radio; my birthday present from my parents. The beauty of this song, performed by this beautiful lady has never left me. Just one listen. and I'm right back there.

@renzo6490

Your comment speaks for so many of us. The 60's were a time of great hope in the possibility of making this a more accepting and compassionate society. Alas, the struggle never ends. But is always worth the effort.

@Xanadu9258

12y↑8

I'm only 20 years old by today, but Joan has accpmpained me through all of my teenage years and I know for sure that her songs will stay the soundtrack of my life forever.

@06JOHNNYBGOOD

6y↑9

When you listen to the sad excuse for most singers today, this womans voice and songs are divine !

@gloriapascoe1997

10y↑32

Pure voice and lyrics. She was and is an advocate for Peace. A genius. Music industry needs more Joans who make pure music with meaningful lyrics.

@r_bear

3y↑1

the lyrics are by Phil Ochs, who had many incredible songs like this. 7 years late, but I hope you get the opportunity to listen to some of his work :)

@savinaredpath8655

7y↑2

I was introduced to Joan Baez by a friend of my husband when I turned 19, that was 50 years ago. I have not stopped listening to her songs, have all her CDs . This one has always been a favourite of mine. My son had the privilege of seeing her perform in London 10 years ago. She has never come to south Africa, but I live in hope.

@panchopuskas1

14y↑15

What a beautiful voice. I haven't heard her since I was young. I'd forgotton just how good she was.

@angelperea325

8y↑28

Such a beautiful song with such words with deep meaning! I was in college in late 6o' s during the time of the destructive Vietnam War. A War where there was so many needless lost of both American young soldiers and Vietnamese people lives and whose homes were destroyed. This Classic Song and lyrics are timeless reminder.

@scentmuse

14y↑6

quote: 'song is the breath of the spirit which consecrates the act of life.' joan is destined to remain this angelic light floating in our midst. we heard her last summer in portland and while the voice has quite naturally changed with the passing years, her radiance and charisma have not. if anything, her etherreal light has grown in brilliance. she continues to interpret poignant songs with power and elegance. in her humble, humane way, she has graced and dignified our existences.

@casperkankaansydan1122

Holy shit, i have wondered/realized the concept of that "song is the breath of the spirit which consencrates the act of life" something like 2 years back, like, that it is the soul, our spirit, that fills the voice so we can hear each other, live, feel, be. Without us in it, music feels like it is missing something. Didn't know someone had written lyrics about it, and that someone has stumbled on the same that long ago :O without us, our temples are just empty homes, without wind, and it's unique whispering. Without light, or live itself, then we don't have a place to be here anymore.

@jencam3

11y↑11

Daddy turned me on to Joan Baez in 1964, I think I was 6. My tastes in music have changed many times over the years, but she is still a constant in my life.

@richardloring7545

Who over 8 calls there father Daddy. Sounds like he turned you on. Full stop. Gotta be some mid west American. Freaks with no history...Up the English..

@larrysmith647

@@richardloring7545 ----huh?? Why does calling her Father "Daddy" make her a "mid-west American Freak" !!!??? A LOT of people out there refer to their Dads as "Daddy" !!

@annettewhite5562

10y↑20

Not only has Joan the most beautiful voice ... she is the most committed worker for peace, from the time of segregation, accompanying Martin Luther King, inciting recruits to Vietnam to disaffect, going to jail for this and coming out and going right back to it ... she never compromised her beliefs.

@thestoryplease

15y↑4

All these years gone by and her voice still gnetly shakes my heart.. Where are today's Joan, Bob, Phil and Pete? Voices from the soul speaking truth that opens our eys, our hearts our minds? We need you now.

@oswintowns3587

5y↑7

Not a big folk fan but this song hits the spot sung with conviction and truth by a very talented lady

@michaelblackmore3492

4y↑2

In my opinion there is no female singer on this earth past or present that can sing like she can

@williameaton9299

3y↑2

Been listening to her since I was 13 , 68 now still my first favorite folk singer:)

@cbennett196631

Congratulations

@pacohome1

10y↑11

I cant believe it! Over 50 yrs later after the 1st time I ever heard Joan Baez on
my 9 transistor radio singing this song, and I'am still in love with her and her music!

@Schnitzelschitzen

11y↑6

Her voice seems to cut through the years along with her blood, sweat and tears to cause this old Viet Nam vereran to finally take a look at her works. I did take a long look and with humility, I simply must apologize to her for what little I understood of her works. Joan has a voice by God and the works of a True American Hero. She stands for something bigger than herself and time has been her witness to that. Thanks for being there Joan Baez.

@renzo6490

2y↑1

Very nicely said.

@gwynnevans1282

8y↑16

Phil Ochs was so great and under appreciated. I love "This is the Land full of Power and the Glory". An amazing artist.

@spatricia8994

7y↑4

J'avais 16 ans quand notre Professeur de Français nous a fait découvrir Joan Baez...Une révélation pour moi...Cette chanson en particulier ...La rebelle à la voix de velours...Le Bachianas Brasileras est une pure merveille ; j'en ai encore des frissons 45 ans après ..!

@michaelj.c.taylor1774

10y↑8

Lyrics and music by the late, great Phil Ochs! A wonderful rendering by Joan Baez.

@dorothyparker100

12y↑3

I have liked joan baez since i first heard this in the 1960s. Of all the beautiful songs she has sung over the decades, this one must apply to all of us! Thankyou for uploading.

@oswintowns3587

4y↑6

Never considered my self a folkie but what a beautiful song with such hard hitting lyrics means as much now as it did in 1965 try and catch the live bbc performance from the the same time

@klynhall6315

3y↑1

Thank you for featuring the pictures of Joan over her career. In her youth, she was strikingly beautiful.

@lightlyone

12y↑3

Great title, song, voice, and sentiment! Everyman is everywhere. Treat all like they are you.

@haimkadman4763

8y↑12

I heard it during the 60s and I love it still, it's a beautiful song and beautifully performed.

@folkmusicgirl

14y↑1

This is the first song that I heard on the radio that brought me to know of Joan Baez. I was but a young girl & listening to 60's "pop" stations of the day & then they were playing this song. I was just in awe & just could not believe what a voice this girl had! I just could not believe the voice of perfection, the purest & most beautiful voice I had ever heard. I did not know much about folk music, I was a very young girl but I was hooked & then the DJ said the singer's name was Joan Baez..

@maijagirl

16y↑1

They don't make them like this anymore...many thanks for the posting.

@davidkaneshiro4223

5y↑2

Being the same age, back in the early 60’s @ her benefit performance for Caesar Chavez’ @ Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and growing up in the age of “Free Spirit”, her singing influenced much of my journey in life to where I am today. . Thanks you, Joan~

@kilohu2006

12y↑7

when i hear joan's voice, it reminded me of a time long past, my college days at UC Berkeley, great times, trying times, historic times. now today, we can go to youtube and reminisce these former times z

@francescogatti3850

10y↑1

Le melodie della tua voce e le corde della tua chitarra hanno tolto i confini al mio cuore un abbraccio. Da Francesco,Joan.

@opus4

13y↑20

Beautiful, compassionate singing from Joan Baez of the great Phil Ochs song. This resonates now as it did when I first heard it.

@pauldrummond3476

12y↑3

Its thought provoking because we can all relate to how volatile life can be and all of its ups and downs and twists and turns. I first heard this song when I was a boy but it stuck with me mainly due to Joan Baez and her beautiful voice.

@janegiffould1253

7y↑5

When things go wrong and I am growling about life, such as currently on chemotherapy, I look round me and then look at the world and this song comes out from the 60s when I appreciated it and strums in my mind until I listen and pay attention. How can I complain when 'there but for fortune go you or I'.

@andrewrunners111

Jane Giffould god bless you.

@pegintx

5y↑3

I've never heard this but of course love Joan. Profound song. Thanks for posting it.

@sswkr

16y↑1

i bought an EP-record and listned to this song many many times... more than forty years ago??? good song, i still love it!

@susanandgary5736

8y↑2

It's too bad Phil needed to leave us so soon - Joan channels his message of peace so very well.

@therealjesterguys

5y↑4

I am 14 years old rn, in 2019. Any other 14 year old would usually say that this is “gay” or something but it was calming. I’m an incredibly opinionated, stubborn and angry person and at the time I heard it on my nans radio I had argued with my mum but while trying to be mad I couldn’t. I was staring quietly at the radio because no matter what I did it calmed me. Her voice is gorgeous and so soothing when I’m angry. 💘

@richardloring7545

Ok. Who would you like to bang. Joan in her prime. Shakira.. Pink. Or some boy band geezer. Take it you are a lad. Still the question stands.

@therealjesterguys

Richard Loring no I’m a girl..

@richardloring7545

@@therealjesterguys Sorry sweetheart. I wouldn't have said if known you were a young lady. Take care out there and enjoy your life. Sorry again. Thought you were a 16 year old lad. Oh well. Find love and keep.it girl. We all.got something to offer the world. Just a silly Englishman after a few beers. Goodnight.

@billiejean94100

12y↑10

Et voilà que j'ai 15 ans à nouveau... This song makes me feel so nostalgic I could cry...

@KINGER180

12y↑4

TIMELESS RECORD .TIMELESS LADY ,A VOICE THAT SINGS FROM THE SOUL ,LOVE YOU JOAN XX

@Nataliarayac

13y↑1

The kindest lyrics ever written in a song, she was beautiful..

@Multi1628

14y↑1

Thank you for posting this 1965 single from Joan Baez' "5" album. Great song, great words, great singer. This was a hit in the U.K. as well. Really enjoyed the video as well! Also like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by her... DAVEDJ

@mark4asp

11y↑2

Perfect. Just after listing to this I surmise that she is maybe my favourite singer singing, perhaps, my favourite song.

@notaYEC1955

I’ve always loved Joan Baez and I remember “the night they drove old Dixie down” and “we shall overcome”, when I was a teenager at school, but I only heard this song for the first time this evening while watching Democracy Now.

Looking at the U.S. today, and the election of someone like Trump as president and what the Republican Party has become, it’s as if the civil rights and protest movements of the 1960’s and early 70’s have achieved nothing.

I despair at times.

Songs like this fill me with emotion and at least gives me some hope.

@renzo6490

The struggle never ends. But it is always worth the effort.

@Pearlsasinger2

6y↑5

I love this song and have from the time I was a young teen. I never forgot it. Should I start to feel a little judgmental I sing this song to put me back into the correct prospective. What a brilliant singer!! Such a haunting voice!!! I love all her music.

@lekunberriko1

10y↑121

This song was written by PHIL OCHS, in the case there is people that don't know.

@mosesmoses7587

9y↑2

+Antonio Serrano" in case there are people that don't know".

@drfugawe3976

9y↑10

+Joel Weiner And thank you, Sr. Serrano for noting Ochs' masterpiece - there are no other lyrics of the sixties that can match this! And Ms. Baez' cover is the best ever attempted. Thank you all.

@mooo6747

8y↑8

Or, "in case there are people WHO don't know." (And punctuation goes inside the quotation mark). :-) Sorry, couldn't help it!

@georgestyer2153

8y↑9

Puntuation and/or quotation marks make little difference to those who put their feelings into words on this upload.
There is no room for acedemic snobbery on Utube.

@etruscie

7y↑5

George Styer, I agree with you. It was snobbish of Moses Moses to correct Antonio Serrano who may very well be a foreigner to the English language. However, the comment by Mona Oommen was entirely appropriate and rather humorous because she was correcting the snob (Moses Moses) who incorrectly "corrected" Serrano. By the way, Styer, you mispelled acedemic. If this was intentional, LOL. If not, then my whole point may be academic and may God bless you.

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@aaronwilkins1843

3y↑3

Her clarity is stunning. Along with Karen Carpenter, the clearest, most natural singing voices I've ever heard

@thespeez

15y↑2

This music had its moment in the sun. Sadly, much of the public rejected it for whatever reasons.

@antoniosfond1457

9y↑4

A me questa canzone ricorda quando da bambino mio padre l ascoltava in macchina per andare tutti in ferie momenti indimenticabili joan baez gigante

@SensaiMan

13y↑3

Where have the years gone? The great Joan. The world is worse now than it was back when she sang.

@davids9703

10y↑9

An amazing song loved through the years.----some of us are so lucky ---and some are not.

@norahopekaran1879

8y↑3

David S - I go there but for fortune. Really. And Godspeed to Phil Ochs.

@CaptainLightning1

11y↑32

Do any of you know a Joan Baez fan who isn't at least a little in love with her? I've never met one.

@benwinkel

I was always in love with Emmylou Harris...

@mickietaylor8186

3y↑1

So much love this song and dear Joan

@SuperAndo64

11y↑2

My Criminal Law lecturer told us to listen to this today, so beautiful.

@mikesmith8200

8y↑6

Beautiful voice never to be bettered, love you Joan xx

@folkmusicgirl

13y↑3

@thestoryplease Sadly, there are no more voices that tear at your heart and soul like Joan, Bob, Phil & Pete. Their voices are so engrained in our minds as we listened over and over again to what they had to say. Their voices will be with us always but I don't think we will ever again hear such powerful voices, such beautiful songs as we once knew so long ago like these four........

@MrLukasz2121

11y↑1

I love Joans music...just awesome...Im from Poland...

@elisabethnitter974

12y↑2

a very meaningful and beautiful song <3 Loved it for many years .

@Malerweber

3y↑1

My Voice of Love and Freedom in this terrible World

@Desperado3248

5y↑2

No IPhones, no internet, just a guitar, a voice, a pen , paper , and talent. Beautiful voice. I just picked up a copyDiamonds and Rust. Where did the time go?

@renzo6490

Much of the credit for pen, paper and talent goes to Phil Ochs...remember

@thomassyverson7561

Aint none of the 21st century divas that can come remotely close to this level.Saw Joan Baez 3x and feel very privileged.

@taddyd1

17y

Thanks for the preserving the History of Beauty!

@robertovens9372

7y↑1

Haunting! absolutely superb!

@TwoCatsUp

3y↑2

Like Ava South I found the album this was originally on after I'd become an adult and had friends who turned me on to her. I still have the LP I bought with this on it, and taught me a lot in the span of just a few minutes. I remember the words in the title daily and they help me pause and be grateful.

@floyddavid64

9y↑14

Joan you are awesome...forever great.

@blobiep

12y↑2

beautiful song! Thank you.

@nGluecksritter

14y↑1

very beautiful song...

@rollinwiththeflow

17y↑1

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! JUST GREAT SOUND! wHAT A SONG.....

@icaruscrane8846

Thank Phil Ochs for the song, and Joan for the voice and interpretation.

@blueshift57

16y↑2

It reminds me of the idealism and hope of the 60-70s-the dream to make a difference by enlightening people

@robertobelardinelli2616

9y↑2

son tornato magicamente al '66, a Venezia, al primo anno d'universita', quando ancora sognavano un mondo migliore, senza guerre, ipocrisia e menzogne, quando la fantasia e l'ingenuità ci regala vano amore. grazie joan

@onedayonlyoffer

+Roberto Belardinelli Nel '66 a Venezia c'ero anche io! Purtroppo (cito Scola) "volevamo cambiare il mondo ma il mondo ha cambiato noi".....!

@robertobelardinelli2616

+Paola Olgeni
ma noi sappiamo che senza provare a cambiare la nostra permanenza su questo piccolo e insignificante pianeta l'esistenza di un essere umano è ancor più dolorosa. per questo, continuiamo a fletterci sotto la furia del vento della storia, ma non ci spezzato. e prima o poi rialzato la testa.

@robertobelardinelli2616

9y↑1

+Roberto Belardinelli spezziamo e rialziamo, ovviamente

@onedayonlyoffer

Sì.....

@LaughingatpainUSAway

12y↑5

Beautiful song and very true sadly

@Scandilady

9y↑5

I have this on Joan's Farewell Angelina, vinyl I bought in London for 3 pounds.

@SuperAlemoya

Thank you very much! Beautiful !!!!

@glynnth

16y

A reminder we all need, sometimes.

@mitsunori222000

16y

Thank you! Just beautiful...

@MrAMASLEN

14y↑1

still gives me goose bumps love it

@lenahjonsson

13y

always makes me cry... since 1971...

@MrRonnieG

11y↑2

IMHO, by 1963 Joan Baez was madly in love with Bob Dylan. She saw Bob not only as America's moral compass on issues of social consciousness, civil rights and peace on earth, but as someone who could guide her on life's path of happiness and love. She felt that, together, their synergy would be unstoppable on a journey to awaken America, and the world, on these issues. Sadly, it was not to be and Joan was forced to continue her efforts, alone. What a wonderful lady she is........

@garbagetalk12

13y

show me the sweet, show me the blame, show me the wrong and the spoil, show me the green and discreet between red fancy pray and i'll show you luve and purple bursted over tree. Thanks Joan i never lost the magic of this song.

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