Diamonds & Rust

Yeah.

Diamonds and Rust.

I was a bit, uh, you know-

Oh, right.

Help me.

Um, very theatrical character, uh, the Sinner, and I, I love when they have kind of a character.

[clears throat] Diamonds and Rust, which you were mentioning.

Finally on vinyl after two records.

Well, we both know what memories can bring.

They bring diamonds and rust.

Yes, we both know what memories can bring.

They bring diamonds and rust.

for it

you were so good with

words and

then keeping

And there's also a couple of – songs by the other artists.

There's a beautiful version of Joan Baez singing Diamonds and Rust.

As

I remember your eyes were bluer than robin's eggs My poetry was lousy, you said Where were you calling from? Ten years ago, I bought you some cufflinks.

Yeah.

I mean, I'm looking forward to with the release of this material, Dylanologists and fans can like reassess for themselves all these lyric changes, which we were already like know a lot about.

We were talking about the diamonds and rust reference that Bob Dylan brings up to engage with that material and, firsthand can be very inspiring and to lead to more work and writing and presentations at the next Dillon conference.

So I'm looking forward to that.

And you, our listeners, are sharing what Joan has meant to you.

Rick in Citrus Heights writes, all of Joan's songs are my favorite, but the two I've heard most often are Diamonds and Rust and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Being a Child of the Seventies, and Being a Political Activist in the Disability Community.

That's right up my alley.

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Thank you, Magic.

Thank you.

You've said that Diamonds and Rust, that album in 75, was the first time you actually decided to put politics aside and focus on the music.

Not that it isn't there, of course, because it's infused in who you are.