Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (With Lyrics)

Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, and on this album she covered songs by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But Diamonds & Rust also contained a number of her own compositions, including the acclaimed title track, a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan.
Track listing
"Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez)
"Fountain of Sorrow" (Jackson Browne)
"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright)
"Children and All That Jazz" (Joan Baez)
"Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
"Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts)
"Hello in There" (John Prine)
"Jesse" (Janis Ian)
"Winds of the Old Days" (Joan Baez)
"Dida" (Joan Baez) - duet with Joni Mitchell
Medley: "I Dream of Jeannie" (Stephen Foster) / "Danny Boy" (Frederick Weatherly)
Released: April 1975
Recorded: January 1975
Length: 39:45
Label: A&M
Producer: David Kershenbaum

[zognowak]

I saw her about 10 years ago in Durham NC, where I was sitting on the 3rd row. She was fantastic, but she didn't do this song for the entire regular concert. On her first encore, she still didn't sing it so I stood and called for "Diamonds and second encore ended the same way, and on her third encore, she looked and pointed at me and said "this is for you". :) I still get goose bumps thinking about this.

[theyrekrnations]

These days are gone, there is more soul in this one song than ten thousand modern songs

[danaricketts]

Bob Dylan left the most amazing woman he could have had. She took care of him and loved him unconditionally. Diamonds & Rust said it all.

[laurab]

Tell it like it is, baby. She was the best thing that ever happened to Bob Dylan, I'm sure. Love this song.

[jdgunn]

This is probably the most raw, the most honest and bare-naked Love Song ever written or recorded.

[nvsubramanian]

The lady can write. And the lady can sing. After we are gone, she'll still be around. Haunting the world. Making the universe cry.

[GlobalVintage]

God it hurts to love someone who doesn't love you back. Jesus. This song.

[beverlymiller]

I saw her in Philly and she sang diamonds and rust and I busted it out in tears because I know how much she loves Bob Dylan and wanted to save him from himself she would have given him h her whole life😢 diamonds and rust is beautiful, but I can't listen to it without crying, it reminds me of my husband who passed away 2015 we were into all kinds of music especially Joan Baez Bob Dylan the doors, Pink Floyd, bad company, every kind of music there was basically. So I can't escape him he was my soulmate and every song reminds me of him❤😢

[paddingtonbrown]

Joan Baez was not writing poetry; she was writing love. By this, she will be immortalized.

[reizadessyaprianty]

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 cuff links
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 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
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
'Cause 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

[summerinspringville-hill]

Her poetry is not “lousy” at all. It is stunning and powerful.

[magistra]

This is one of the most poignant and poetic songs. I love the juxtaposition of quoting him telling her that her poetry wasn’t good while she is weaving one of the most beautiful love songs, both in poetry and melody. To me, this is just one of those pieces of magic that the world blesses us with sometimes. Thank you, Joan.

[brenda]

One of the most beautiful and haunting love songs ever written.

[davidvergari]

Here we are, nearly a half-century after this song was first played and it continues to move people. Joan Baez recorded a masterpiece

[heathermyers]

Joan bares her soul in this song. Beautiful vocals and words.

[Tav]

“Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there…”
What a perfect line about the overwhelming sublime feeling of pure love.
Amazing song. Still powerful after all these years.❤️

[SHALAt]

Devastating poetry for love unfulfilled. Love you Joan Baez!

[jazchappell]

This song opens small breaks in my heart.

[caseyjoanz]

Playing this for my wife. We’ve been inseparable since about this time in 1972. Almost 50 years and one of us has just been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. It doesn’t matter who: we’re a covalent bond. We’d both prefer to go first.

[maxingham]

I went to an anti war rally in 1970 Los Angeles park to see Joan Baez. 30 minute concert, about 60 people showed up and she sang completely A cappella not even a guitar on a flatbed trailer. Amazing!