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Track: Diamonds And Rust
Artist: Joan Baez
Album: Diamonds & Rust

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Name: Joan Baez
Spotify Genres: folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter
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American singer-songwriter and activist born on January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York, USA and known for her soprano voice, three-octave range and distinct, rapid vibrato. Originally a folk singer, her music has considerably strayed from folk since the 1960s, encompassing rock, pop, country, and gospel. She was influential in helping [a=Bob Dylan] gain greater career success in his early performing days. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017. Daughter of [a=Albert Baez] and [a=Joan Baez, Sr.]; younger sister of [a=Pauline Marden] and older sister of [a=Mimi Farina] (also a folk musician). She had a romantic relationship with [a=Bob Dylan] in the mid-1960s, and later married [a=David Harris (15)] (from March 26, 1968 until their divorce on February 15, 1974) with whom she had a son, [a=Gabriel Harris].

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Release: Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust
Year: 1975
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock

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Well I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's not unusualIt's just that the moon is full And you happened to call And here I sit hand on the telephone Hearing a voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Heading straight for a fall As I remember your eyes Were bluer than robin's eggs My poetry was lousy you said Where are you calling from?A booth in the midwest ten years agoI bought you some cufflinks You brought me something We both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust Well you burst on the scene already a legend The unwashed phenomenon The original vagabond You strayed into my arms And there you stayed Temporarily lost at sea The Madonna was yours for free Yes the girl on the half-shell Could keep you unharmed Now I see you standing With brown leaves falling 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 cloudsMingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and thereNow you're telling me you're not nostalgic Then give me another word for it You who are so good with words And at keeping things vague'Cause I need some of that vagueness nowIt's all come back too clearly Yes I loved you dearly And if you're offering me diamonds and rustI've already paid