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Thread #6003   Message #1141489
Posted By: Little Hawk
20-Mar-04 - 02:30 AM
Thread Name: A question about (very) early Joan Baez
Subject: RE: A question about (very) early Joan Baez
Hi! I'm back from the Dylan concert in Toronto, at 2:15 in the morning, and I did find a copy of the book online just now, and bought it. The internet is a wonderful thing. Marshall Macluhan's global village has arrived!

Yes, jaze, "Our Time Is Passing Us By" is another great song written by Joan about her and Bob. Joan also wrote a not very good song in the early 70's called "To Bobby", urging Dylan to again ally himself with political protest. She hadn't really figured out songwriting at that point. A few years later she was writing far better material. It was Dylan who originally suggested to Joan that she COULD write songs (if she just tried), and in time she did. I highly recommend the material she recorded on such albums as "Diamonds & Rust", "Gulf Winds", "Blowin' Away", and "Honest Lullaby".

- LH