Joan Baez : Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands

[JoannofHtown]

always hits the target...

[Luilak]

@EdArmstrong1 In the song 'Sara' (last song on 'Desire', 1976), Dylan himself wrote in the lyrics: 'Stayin' up for days in the Chelsea Hotel/ Writing "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for you'. Dylan has never been so explicit about the meaning of his songs before --or after!

[TheJamesalden]

Thanks so much for posting such a wonderful song. Nice downloading, too/ I like the fact that the there's no immediate cutoff right after the song. Much appreciated. Thank you!

[Jolene1959]

I got this record from my first boyfriend to my 18th birthday......I still have it, but haven`t heard it for a long time. To hear this again....it brought me to tears, really.......

[buitoni123456789]

so beautiful !!!!!!!!!!

[EdArmstrong1]

Dylan may have wrote the song for Sara but the song is about Joan in my opinion. Still, what an amazing talent that they both enjoyed during the wonder years. We really had hopes for peace and tolerance; it will happen one day I suppose.

[erinsheldon]

@EdArmstrong1 Yes. For example, he mentions david harris a few times "with the child of a hoodlum wrapped up in your arms", "husband who one day just had to go", "Now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole"

[thetruthwillsetufree]

'Your silhouette, when the sunlight dims,

into your eyes, where the moonlight swims.'

the most beautiful words ever set to music. 

[sixtieswarbler]

I have this version on CD, but I really love her live version which was on You Tube until a few days ago. I was in the middle of trying to sing it, when it disappeared. Has anyone got this video please. It had an urgency about the delivery and a slightly difference tune.

[berkshiresnow]

This song leaves me in tears. It touches every emotion. What a voice and rendition

[eulessgirl1]

Her voice is so beautiful.

[manualegrecoantico]

Wow... Joan is the only one who can sing Dylan's song even better than him.

[derailedpoet]

@manualegrecoantico I agree!!! Love therm both but Joan knocks this off the charts...xoxo

[TomThumbsBlues1965]

@derailedpoet disagree, nothing beats the rawness and sincerity of dylans voice on this song. but the best cover definiely

[derailedpoet]

@TomThumbsBlues1965 That's cool, I love them both...xo

[folkmusicgirl]

I often used to think of Joan Baez as "The Sad-Eyed Lady." I used to love the pictures of her most where she had that type "look" with brows furrowed & sad eyes. You listen to Joan sing this song & you just cannot believe this incredible voice - I was always in awe of her voice even when I first heard her sing on a pop radio station. I was a young, young girl & all of a sudden there was this voice on the radio and all of the intensity & beauty of this singing voice. It was Joan Baez.

[jaredf921]

@folkmusicgirl no it's for Sara 

[taddyd1]

@jaredf921

but .... the moonlight swims in JOAN's eyes, She has a the Spanish manners, the voice like chimes, the matchbook songs and gypsy hymns, the Silver Cross (in all the posters and on the March on Selma etc, who could buy Joan? (bob, yes of course- but not JOAN) WHO HAS THE SADDEST EYES EVER?

[pietalpha2]

wonderful song and singing

[schiavolini]

magnificent video, grazie

[eulessgirl1]

Amen to what Johnny said.  Her lovely voice transports me to another dimension.

[Johnny909]

Voice like an angel, she makes Dylan's sometimes cynical poetry sound like a hymn!