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Thu Nov-06-08 02:10 PM
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knew this song my whole life..... never really listened to it until today |
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Thu Nov-06-08 02:38 PM
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1. Took me years as well. Brings tears to my eyes now... |
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...I first heard it as a teenager. Didn't know then that it was a song about Baez's relationship with Dylan. As I got older and wiser, I learned that, but, more to the point, I had many relationships that were bittersweet. When I hear it now, I do so from both sides-- the man's and the woman's-- and I think I'm starting to get it. By "it," I mean life and love and heartache. I'm no huge Baez fan, though I respect her and know her importance in music. But this song magically reminds me of so many relationships, and has been helpful in my understanding of a woman's perspective. It's probably in my top ten songs of all time now. It is also, obviously, a stunningly beautiful song.
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Thu Nov-06-08 04:55 PM
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Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM
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2. You ever heard this cover version? |
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Thu Nov-06-08 03:45 PM
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3. Are you mocking me, G.G. (Allin?)... |
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...I post a heart-felt, sensitive-male love note about a Joan Fucking Baez song, and you respond with that angry two seconds of-- heck, I'm not sure what to call it-- "Death Rock"? I don't know how you can call yourself a gentle giant when you post such negative vibes, man! Most of the giants I've known have been truly gentle indeed. Perhaps you are also kindly, gentle and cuddly (I hope), but it sounds like this giant got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning! If I could, I would punish you by making you listen to every Laura Nyro bootleg there is. There are several.
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Thu Nov-06-08 07:32 PM
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10. Er, um - actually I posted my little joke before I ever actually saw your post. |
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And trust me, it was only meant in good humor. That's just the way my mind works. Didn't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers! :shrug:
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Fri Nov-07-08 02:48 PM
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16. Hey, Gentle Giant, I was just kidding myself... |
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...so no problem. No feathers ruffled. I can sometimes be a bit sarcastic and arch in my comments. I LIKE the way your mind works, actually. Furthermore, I figured you, like me, might be a fan of the fine prog-rock group Gentle Giant, or that you yourself might BE a gentle giant. If you are the latter, well, thank you for being gentle, as opposed to the ogres who like to smash things and people up, and grind their bones to pudding. This being based on what I've read about ogres and other, less benign behemoths.
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Thu Nov-06-08 04:57 PM
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Thu Nov-06-08 06:15 PM
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7. I just about never listen to the words in songs. A melody is enough for me. |
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Thu Nov-06-08 06:56 PM
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8. Here's a cover by Judas Priest |
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Fri Nov-07-08 07:50 AM
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15. Joan's version of Breakin' The Law totally kicks ass. |
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Thu Nov-06-08 07:01 PM
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9. Here's another earlier cover of it by Judas Priest |
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Thu Nov-06-08 11:44 PM
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11. I just now played that version & I then played her singing |
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it in 1975. OMG...This has always been one of my favorites ever. Thanks for posting.
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Fri Nov-07-08 03:05 AM
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12. This is the first time I read the lyrics. |
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I tend to fill in or hum through lyrics. There are lines in this song that have always touched me, but this really got me misty. I've been that guy too many times in my past. I am different now, thankfully.
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Fri Nov-07-08 05:56 AM
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13. yeah, I just really paid attention to the lyrics yesterday |
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My dad is a big fan of this kind of music, and I've heard it my entire life, but never attempted to connect with it as an adult. Man, it didn't only get me misty, it had me bawling. I've been that guy a number of times in the past too, but never like I am at this moment in my life. Sucks.
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Fri Nov-07-08 07:26 AM
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Well I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It'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 ago I 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 Would 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 clouds Mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and there
Now 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 Because I need some of that vagueness now It's all come back too clearly Yes I loved you dearly And if you're offering me diamonds and rust I've already paid
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