JOAN BAEZ ~ Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts ~

[spinoza1111]

Makes me think about #Occupy for some strange reason

[lwatterson68]

my dad died two year and some put i have me anhim dancing to this on video x

[truegangsteroflove]

I went to see Joan Baez about eight years ago and she did this song. It was pretty incredible. Much better than this studio version. From time to time I read theories about what this song "means." If you know anything about Dylan, you understand that most of his songs are lyrical, metaphors that the listener can apply to their own lives. This song appeared at a time in my life where I was surviving by being able to be absent when it mattered. It is always a reminder of the best of those times.

[mallducklard]

I went crazy trying to understand this the first time I heard it. Now I just enjoy it and get the global idea.

[xXxVaughaNxXx]

great track

[xXxVaughaNxXx]

love this by joan dare i say better than dylan

[JohnnyCxviii]

Love this Dylan song. I love the way Bob sings it on "Blood On The Tracks" and I love the way Joan interprets it in her style with her wonderful voice.

[peterbally1]

This is one of my favorite Dylan songs. If you close your eyes, its like listening to a movie in your ears. Joan Baez does a wonderful cover!

[harshavswaminathan]

joan baez is my Hero Bob dylen notwithstanding.

[beechnut79]

Does anyone know if the "From Every Stage" album was ever issued on CD?

[harshavswaminathan]

music and lyric's are different things, I believe in music!

Harsha.

[harshavswaminathan]

Joan baez is my hero and this song is brings out much more emotions than what I have heard and listened from ...................

[gmelende53]

I do not discuss, of course, Dylan's originality, authority or perfection, but I have to admit that Joan Baez made a beautiful cover of this song; the way her voice just floats over the words and music... It has always been one of my real favorite versions of her.

Guillermo (Gmelende53)

[mattivalu]

just love the song,thanks

[deriter64]

I was living with a beautiful co ed about a hundred yards from the ocean when we used to listen to this song. No money.but god we were happy even if we couldn't figure out what this song meant.

[frameysdaughter]

No nothing ever could become between lily and the King,

and Nothing Could become between me and my dad

lily rose mary .... proud to be named after a legendery song !<3

[rogburg]

This song was on her double album called "From Every Stage"

[ainismerry]

this is absolutely beautiful.

[danomite56]

listened to this and loved it in the 70's and still love it today. Dylan is genius and Joan is amazing. Never forget seeing her in San Diego way back when.

[bmaxwellunm]

Bob Dylan is still America's premier troubadour. Of course, Stoney, one of my college classmates, sang with him during the earliest days at various places. . .it was "our" era and I still tune my guitar the Dylan way when playing his music.

[CosmoMusic2000]

Fabulous.

[XLily96]

This Was My dads Favourite song , And he named meh after It <3 <3

Lily Rosemary Hart Frame :) xx

Theese lyrics suit my life , Sfm :)xxxxxx

[deriter64]

@XLily96 I wasn;t going to comment on this site again for fear of looking like a babble mouth but I have to say your father has great taste. Lily Rosemary is such a lovely name.

[tucsonagent]

@XLily96

What a great tie in. Your dad did a good thing.

[XLily96]

This Was My dads Favourite song , And he named meh after It <3 <3

Lily Rosemary Hart Frame :) xx

[livelyarts49]

one of dylan's very very very best/ joan's version is ok, too

[Ariennezita]

Viva por siempre Joan.

[BenBarfuss]

A great cover, thanks for posting! I finally understand all the words now! What it ultimately MEANS is still tangled up in, well, whatever it's tangled up in, the house on Montague St, or boat outside of Delacroix, maybe, leaning to the J♥, helped out of a jam before being abandoned out west. As for the silly speculation here re Joan&Bob: this song is contemporary with Diamonds+Rust, i.e. LONG after their time together in the Village. She just had a good ear for a good tune (& a golden voice!).

[anahata56]

Of course, the fact that they were madly in love with each other didn't hurt....

[deriter64]

I hope I don;t outlive the Barefoot Madonna.

[razalady]

@deriter64 I too do not want to outlive Ms. Baez. She has been and continues to be a powerful force in my life and the thought of living and knowning that she is no long part of the world would be too much to bear. Peace be with you.

[deriter64]

@razalady And peace to you, stranger. What a nice and inciteful reply.

[Sarahon06]

I fucking love this song. Dylan is a genius and Joan is a legend. Simply fantastic.

[1955c]

good for you sisury your so right! when bob dylan sings you really want to vomit i credit him only for his compositions cheers

[bluecollarlit]

@1955c no vomiting

Love to hear Dylan sing

also love to hear Baez do this one

[1955c]

so of course beautiful voices such as joan baez and melanie safka will cover bob dylan songs simple reason because he can't sing them

[1955c]

she covered the songs because she could sing them just like beautiful melanie safka however joan baez as well as melanie safka have written songs that bob dylan can't touch as well as folk singers stick together weirdo

[TheJanechapman]

mint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LilysJackofHearts]

She loved him. Why wouldn't she pay tribute to him? Quite sure Dylan was NOT annoyed.

[cbhagman]

As much as I love Blood on the Tracks, and as many times as I've played Dylan's version, there's just a magic to J.B.'s reading of the song. It was wonderful to find it here on YouTube.

[Gitarrencheck09]

i love this ...

God Bless You

best regards... bro. Ernesto.....

[SaskiaCornell]

I love this, but then again I love everything Joan :-)

Saskia

[CC010946]

Sublime !

[voiceberry]

Joan sings this beautifully, but Dylan tells the story more convincingly, with an authentic menace - that's his magic.

[voiceberry]

Joan sings this beautifully, but Dylan tells the story more convincingly, with an authentic menace - that's his magic.

[hanshotfirst1138]

@voiceberry Indeed,t here's something mysterious and almost sinister about Dylan's rendition.

[yamsid]

Trying to figure out this song filled many smoky, boozy evenings way back when. Fun then. Now it's just enough to listen to the beauty of the barefoot Madonna. Thanks.

[pandagirl1983]

i am sooo in love with Joan's version of this song!

[taljechin]

"Joan Baez included a performance of "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" on her 1976 live album From Every Stage." - wiki

[silentalarmactivated]

i love her voice so much,

[Morgteck]

Read her autobiography and she'll tell you exactly why she covered a lot of Dylan songs. Because they're so damn good, that's why. According to her he wrote the best songs of that era. I tend to agree. It's very refreshing to hear Joan do the Dylan stuff, because she does it in her own unique style which is pretty much summed up by the word "impeccable". She also said Dylan was a terrific singer...and yes, he was...back then.

[Scout4Me1]

@Morgteck  Ditto!

[rantnraging]

@Morgteck dylan still is a great singer, just different to how he used to be ... no one can spit out a lyric with as much attitude as dylan does nowadays period. dont hate on the great one

[Morgteck]

@rantnraging - Oh, yes, I'd agree with that. His phrasing and expression is very effective, as always. What I was referring to was the loss of his range. He used to be able to sing the high notes strong and clear, but the upper end of his range is gone now. That happens to the majority of singers eventually..they lose the top end of their range. It happened to Ian Tyson recently...his voice is wrecked now, and he once had a very fine singing voice.

[rantnraging]

@Morgteck fair play, you are right about the range..... and I think your the first person not to take one of my comments as a personal insult and slag me off... kudos... Im just glad we have old bob and new bob

[Morgteck]

@rantnraging Me too. ;-) I like both versions of Mr Dylan. He's a fascinating character who has given us a lifetime of amazing songs. I have always loved his music and Joan Baez's too. I'm a singer myself, and I cover a lot of the same material. If you do a search for "George Coventry" here on Youtube, you'll find a video of me playing one of Bob's songs.

[narnode]

@Morgteck and he is still, havent you heard together through life? nobody can sing the songs on that record better then him ;)

[hanshotfirst1138]

@Morgteck Dylan actually can SING when really wants to; indeed, he can sing some pretty moving stuff. His VOICE is, to put it kindly, an acquired taste, but he really can SING. I wouldn't trade beautifully moving performances of "It's Not Dark Yet," "Trying to Get to Heaven," "Mississippi," or "Shooting Star," to name a few for anyone with a more aesthetically pleasing voice.

[Morgteck]

@hanshotfirst1138 - I agree with you 100%. I love Bob Dylan's voice.

[maddaddy420]

@Morgteck I TOTALLY AGREE

[Sisury]

Why did Joan Baez cover almost every single song written by Bob Dylan? Kind of annoying.

[Scout4Me1]

@Sisury First Joan did not sing every song Dylan wrote. Quite the contrary. As for Dylan, Joan transformed the hillibilly to breath-taking beautiful. Those Dylan songs would not have sold if it weren`t for Joan.

[oihsendfnkjdf]

@Scout4Me1 Really?

I mean. Really?

[narnode]

@Scout4Me1 of course he would sell them without her

[Scout4Me1]

@narnode Just admit Joan has a prettier voice than Dylan.

[narnode]

@Scout4Me1 No I wont x)

[clownhotel84]

@Scout4Me1 maybe so, love joan but nwithout dylan she would have struggled for an audience

[Scout4Me1]

@clownhotel84 Then you don`t know your music history. Joan Baez was close to an overnight sensation even before she met Dylan. Joan already recorded three albums that were all hits. During Joan`s concert tours, she dragged Dylan onto the stage with her because she believed he was very talented. When Joan was already giving concerts internationally, many that didn`t know Dylan thought he just sounded like a hillbilly. With Joan`s constant prodding, people slowly began to hear of Dylan more.

[yetiradar]

this version is awsome

[johnleeb]

This song is on a double CD set, "From Every Stage" sung by Joan Baez.

[KankakeeBob]

I heard this on one of her albums in the mid '70''s. If you look at her discography, I think you can find it. It was on an album with "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". As far as comparing voices, obviously joan baez has a beautiful singing voice, but Bob Dylan was the definitve songwriter of the folk movement of the 60's.

[Scout4Me1]

When Joan was in her prime, she had the prettiest voice I ever heard. When she was with Vanguard, I mean. I don`t think we will ever have another Joan Baez. Her voice was the prettiest ever heard! I like this song, but it isn`t the definitive Baez.

[justb0bbyg]

@Scout4Me1 She has the voice of an angel - it's unbelievable that some people think Barbra Streisand is the best female singer!! It's almost like they haven't heard Joan.

[gdash4]

@KankakeeBob  Dylan was also the definitive singer.

[4756bob]

@KankakeeBob It was on a live double album set. I bought when it was new back around 1976

[zorbazig]

She's really beautiful on this picture !!!

[Scout4Me1]

Yes, she is. Take care!

[lazymoderator]

thank you sooooo much for posting this!!! <3

[1955c]

or one more thing i think that horror voice bob dylan honestly should go for singing lesson maybe joan could help his singing vocal

[1955c]

joan baez version is so much better people get some ears who are you kidding she singas the way it's meant to sing with pain sorrow and passion whatr planet do you live on get real! or more get a life! for all the negative above

[1955c]

joan baez the great!

[1955c]

person below who asked where he could get this song by joan baez not live sorry it's impossible because she only did it live and for the other person definitely better then bob dylans version bob dylan can write songs however heaven help humanity with that horrific voice cheers

[ABFNana]

Does anyone know where I can get this song. I don't want it live, but I do want it by Joan Baez. I it's my DH favorite song. Any help appreciated.

[Scout4Me1]

To my knowledge, this is the only Joan Baez recording of this song.

[dontpanic2005]

Truly a brilliant song, and its not often that I think cover version are better than Dylan's originals, but this is beautiful.

[rich16161]

be real !! it's good but can't compare to blood on the tracks !!!!

[makem123]

Fantastic, never heard this for years. Cheers.

[Jumbofreddy]

superb version by Joan Baez, with emotion and simplicity,; and i am a fan of Bob Dylan since a long time!Thanks Scout!

[guitarcapo]

I have to say Bob's version is better. Joan's voice is to pretty and doesn't fit the song.

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you, I`ll take "too pretty".

[Isismusicnow]

all these comments about voice.. why don't u put your head up your ass and listen if brittany spears is a better singer than celine dion.. dumbass

[MsJune21st]

Thank you Scout4 As I was walkin', saw a sign - said NO TRESPASSIN'! But on the other side, didn't say nothin' - that side was made for Joanie and me! If ya can't stand the politics, why're we singing?

[choirgrrl]

I have literally been waiting for about 2 years for someone to post this version of the song here on YT! Thank you! :)

[betterwayusa]

*I saw Joan Baez in Houstin 1987 and got her autograph...she was a very pleasant person who joked with me for almost 5 minutes. Well, I dont like her politics.

[Scout4Me1]

I wish I met Joan Baez and chatted for 5 minutes. I use to like her politics during the Vietnam war, but in the age of Terrorism, I part with her on her politics. Take care!

[bwf1232000]

I am only 22 but I have to say Dylan and Joan Baez r 2 of the best songwriters/ singers of all time... God Bless them!

[littleattic]

my joan baez fav

[thewanksta36]

This rendition is probably my favorite song of all time. Thanks for posting!

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you for your comment!  Take care!

[Scout4Me1]

Merci Christophe!!

[Jumbofreddy]

Scout, can you tell me on what record appears this song by Joan ,? the more i listen to it, the more i like it.

[Scout4Me1]

Yes, it was originally recorded by Joan from her "From Every Stage" album. They don`t sell the album anymore, but you can buy the CD of the same album. They just changed the title. The CD is called "The Essential Joan Baez From The Heart - Live". Take care!

[Jumbofreddy]

Thanks very much for your answer.You are very clever! i am going to look for this cd.Best whishes

[QB1Gumby]

I first heard this song in the mid 70's and it was the Joan Baez version that I heard. It's great, thanks!

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you for your comment! Take care!

[Jumbofreddy]

Thank you for this song by Joan Baez; i knew only the original by Dylan; this interpretation is very good.

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you for your comment. Take care!