Bob Dylan - Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Music Video with Joan Baez)

This is a video dedicated to Bob and Joan. I don't like to get into their private lives because that is their own business and they have a right to keep it as secret as they want. That isn't to say that they obviously shared a very special relationship at one point. Whether they were very close friends, sweethearts, or a mix of the two, they had a complicated but beautiful relationship. This song, even though it was not written by Dylan, always seemed to me like it was retelling their story. Joan, after all, spoke fluent Spanish. From the few snippets of footage that exist of them both together, I weaved together this little video. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.

[durangomcmurphy]

"You got married first " - Baez " Yeah, but, uh... uh.... " - Dylan Priceless .

[MellowWind]

"Thought will fuck you up." Truer words...

[AndreCrema]

Imagine leaving Dylan speechless. Damn

[gijsschubert]

This woman was truly in love with Bob.... Whenever they are together, you see that she can't get her eyes off from him!
She must have cried many tears when she found out he was not really interested in her, when he ignored her during their 1965 UK tour, when she found out he married Sarah without telling or inviting She was not the love of Bob''s life, and that must have been painful for her....

[davecespedes]

Holy fuck, loved the first conversation between both of them. I don't know why but they look so happy talking about anything. They seem to be so happy together, they don't even have to speak that much. Perhaps one day we will all find someone like Bob or Joan and we can just speak a little and spend the time together without saying that much and still feeling great together.

[iraedwin]

"I don't look much like a lover" Bob you didn't have to. You have the the world in your poetry and beautiful blue eyes. What more could anyone want. Such a miraculous gift to us all.

[marccaplan]

I would love nothing more from these magnificent artists than for them to record an album of duets together: it doesn’t matter what they would sing—his catalog, folk songs, standards, new material, a potpourri. Just to hear them together—one more for my baby and one more for the road...

[juliet]

Oh, brave Joanie. She was so deeply in love with Bob. But she always maintained a stoic and dignified manner. She knew that she, nor any woman, could ever "own" him. Today, they both live in California but in different areas. When asked if she ever saw or communicated with him, she said "no". I find that sad.

[ZeraphineDoll]

She loves him madly, it’s so obvious...and he didn’t even comment on her sexy dress, but he loved it silently. They should be like Bogart and Bacall, gorgeous and in love ♥️♥️

[princebonnie]

The Muse was far greater than their love for one another. They each surrendered to a higher calling for art, but I can see here how much they liked the other. Joan is one very strong lady.

[konymp]

I don´t know how about you, but this version on this records... it just sounds magnificent! I keep coming back for this one, what a storng atmosphere in this tune

[MargauxKim_]

The last line is brilliant! "See, that's what thought has to do with it. Thought will fuck you up."

[iansing]

Cost me a tear to watch,
Beautiful...

[carleenmejzastrumunderthes]

So beautiful his voice captures the song’s mood

[johnhamilton]

Nice little vignette. I didn't know Dylan did this song. In his early days he did a lot of common folk songs, before he started writing his own songs. It is amazing the long trajectory he has had, and is still having. I only saw him once, in 1991, during his mumbling phase. I knew the songs, so I didn't mind much, but the woman with me didn't, and hated it. He's a complicated guy, but a national treasure. Thanks for posting this. I should mention that I saw Joan Baez in 2003 or so, and she did Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, one of my favorites, and her version was almost as good as Dylan's. She didn't miss a beat, did the whole song without error, with her beautiful voice. She joked about Dylan too, said he sang the song to her calling from a phone booth.

[erikraude]

"Diamond and rust" witnesses enough clearly the importance of Bob(by) into Joan's life.

[jblo]

Beautifully put together video. Watching it brought tears. Those two had something truly unique, that’s for sure.

[georgeesau]

I can't like this enough, The scene, the video, and most of all Bob's amazing singing. He is not only my favorite songwriter, but when he covers other people's songs he defies the argument that he is not a great singer.

[kariskjerseth]

to be them at that time in history, to meet, to fall in love and lose at the love they shared with the music that they left us with is something that got me through youth. oh hell yes they were young and the created magic

[briteness]

I wish they would release Renaldo and Clara on DVD or streaming. There really is nothing like it.