Joan Baez - The day after tomorrow

[wickie98]

Beautiful in every way!... thank you BobRock87

[zechtri]

I was originally captured by the rawness of the version by Tom Waits. But this is a true counterpoint; it is equal in both its beauty and sentiment.

For only the lucky will hear this the day after tomorrow.

[schokaholik]

it's increcible. her voice got so much more mature and deeper. i mean it was beautiful since the beginning but it is so much different now.

[skychurchify]

Beautiful.

[krysant50]

my heart is growing with each share off my GREAT GREAT FRIEND, MARY

she just knows and feels how great is a place for Joan Baez in me.

grateful fto BOB ROCK 87 the video maker's post and Mary who thought of me.

krys

[Lightstrikers]

she's breaking my heart

[pstood]

What a wonderful portrait of a life you have put together! Thank you for so poetic a presentation of her genius talent.

[SoopSoopa]

Who wrote this song originally?

[PlatonicFriend]

@SoopSoopa tom waits wrote it, its on the album real gone

[SoopSoopa]

@PlatonicFriend

thanks!

[reggieann1]

tom waits does a very decent version of this. both versions make me want to cry

[webbypants]

Great rendition of a Great Waits song.

Where is this recording from? I prefer it to the version on the album "Day After Tomorrow."

[dudabraga]

beautiful

[rosaliknos]

Beautiful Joan!!

Thank You!!

[freekoss]

Amazing! "Beautiful Joan".

[sandysandstorm]

"...it takes a sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun..."(Tom Waits)

[iommibls]

leave it to waits

[GLJovani]

Why show ancient photos of when you were young and attractive at this point? It just makes the thing sadder. Then the part where she is wearing a gold turban reminds me of Cher! Her voice has lost most of its power and as a former fan and a person who was often mistaken for her, even I have to say 'it's time to retire'. Her genius was in the interpretation of the musical writings of others; this piece is lackluster. She is just not a great songwriter.

[CMARTELL1000]

The gold turban reminds me of someone who is taking chemo.

Seems like she never got over the broken heart suffered at the hands of the unwashed phenomenon.

[MaabudZ]

I appreciate and enjoy Joan but... this version just doesn't have the guts, grit, the honesty that Tom's does. Still it is indeed the message, it you get the message better here I'm glad you got the message.

[gronia]

Joan is able to take a song and make it better, likw no one else.

Sonia by Ameritalian

[fman707]

Just to finish my "bitter" posting: So tired of people "getting" Tom Waits decades after his releases! So scared that people will "get" Tom Waits in real time and he will become a celebrity! So thankful to Tom Waits and especially to his wife Kathleen Brennan for still making great music and keeping it out of the mainstream taste.

[lidgleymike]

The important thing is the art - the truth. Tom Waits and Joan Baez are not irrelevant - and I don't suppose Joan Baez is at all worried about fame or making money. She, and Tom, are artists. And if their music, or that of real artists (as opposed to entertainers) ever becomes 'mainstream' then the world will have become a far better place.

[bobjones864]

Since when was Tom Waits not a celebrity?

[fman707]

2009, JB squeezing some depreciated dollars out of Waits's song. According to the legend, she used to sing her own protest songs.The song was released by Waits in 2004, clearly as a song about the war in Iraq (please note that I didn't use the words "protest" or "against",it is just a "matter of fact" song, the greatest thing about him is that he speaks the truth and leaves the interpretation to others. There comes the voice of protest five years later, irrelevant as a bicycle without wheels.

[fishhead06]

I disagree fman. Throughout her career, Baez has mostly done covers of other's songs. She merits her celebrity through her interpretation of them.

[fman707]

Fair enough, my comment was more pro-Waits than anti-Baez. I have nothing against the bird,I never mistake the original for the imitation.

[lidgleymike]

Waits is the real genius.

[SexyAlien2]

I'll always have a deep and unconditional respect for this woman.

[drhalsall]

@niligafni2u

I was at one of the concerts in the Caeserea Amphitheatre. She has been the one constant in my musical tastes ever sense.

[fairgirl7]

one of our greatest treasures is the voice and heart of joan baez, singing an amazing song she was born to sing.

[stevietheflea]

Joan 'sees' the hidden melodies and harmonies, until now, obscured.

[schiavolini]

grazie per il cuore che hai messo in questo video.

massimo

[SaskiaCornell]

Joan Baez is the greatest interpreter of songs ever. I've been following her career for over 40 years and she is amazing - her version of this song is absolutely stunning.

Saskia

PS: Nickwoot - I find your comments totally disgusting, even though you are entitled to them

[jetphixer1]

I very much agree with you. I was at wood stock, MY orgional home was Boycevill NY i cussed the trafic jam on 28 from Kingston they yr. But i still lover she is a silver FOX for sure

[MarxBakuninMe]

I love Tom's version, but this is great . . . different is all.

[MarxBakuninMe]

And most of don't know what a "rat's cunt" sounds like, so find a better similie for next time, eh?

[sugarydonkey]

Probably the only Tom Waits (not Kathleen Brennan) song Joan Baez could sing without butchering. I have to laugh at the Americans who think this song is about "Supporting the troops" though.

[Iceman091958]

Wonderful song, wonderful video! Thanks so much!!!

[vilniusvilnius]

purely beautiful thanks

[Moonoak99]

I can only agree - met her in 1975 at a private occasion in school and have been

fascinated ever since..there are very view

like her

[sfden50]

And I'm turning 21 today.... I can't bare it.

I'm so angry at Bush I could explode.

[sfden50]

My God this is Beautiful

[imapauld]

What a beautiful tribute you've created. Thank you for this video.

[fnogs]

As a vet, I feel that you have given voice to our aspirations for a country we can be proud of. You have served your country well.

[vivianamarcelairiart]

Gracias por este homenaje tan hermoso a Joan Baez. Ojalá hagas otro pronto, de ella también, por supuesto.

[andrewabchouston]

This is great..but.....Don't forget who the author is of this beautiful and moving song..the one and onl........TOM WAITS!!

To call him a great writer is an understatement, Long live Tom Waits.

[jcscrib]

You are probably aware that Waits' wife actually wrote this song.

[nastynigel]

Wow!!Joan's reins in her vibrato and delivers this song beautifully...this is wonderful...

[pgalveston]

Well done, thank you. Joan can still make me weep.

[vikisisa]

thank you very much....!I love joan baez,since i was

11/12...now i'm 34 it will never end...!

[niligafni2u]

I think i know how you feel. i loved her from the age of 14.the first time she ever sang in Israel.35 years later and that feeling is still very real.

[gnomo62]

FOR BOB ROCK87

I do not know who you are, but you did a masterpiece, bello,stupendo ... HELLO! :-)

Sorry for my bad english....

[BobRock87]

Gnomo, parla pure in Italiano!!!!! Sono italiano come te!!! Grazie per i complimenti

[gnomo62]

Azz, non ci avevo fatto caso,le mie solite figure da ...pirla (eufemismo!!), cmq, bravo, ora ho visto la tua età...bravo, eppoi dicono che i giovani ...sono mammoni...un cazzo!!!!

[bucksfarmboy]

I heard her sing this in concert a week ago, and it is SO powerful. This time more than 4000 haven't lived to see that day after tomorrow, and more than ten times than many wrongfully killed on the "other" side.

[rdwuerth]

Thank you BobRock87...Beautifully done! This song is on her new album that will be released late summer/early fall '08. I have already heard several cuts and it is her best in years. Joan Baez is the Queen of Folk Music. Long live the Queen!

[darryl101a]

Joan Baez singing Tom Waits - priceless!

[kholleysf]

Thank you BobRock87, for 5 minutes and 9 seconds of mesmerizing pleasure for us Baezophiles. You really nailed it.

[JordanDurell]

Thank You so much, this song haunts me, in it's simplicity it is so beautiful. Miss Baez like the true Starr she is, gets better and better with time.

[ArmanValdar]

What a wonderful talented human....I have been a loyal fan of Baez since the beginning...I love Joan Baez.

[Folkfanforever]

Waat a beautiful video montage you have created here! This song is so hauntingly beautiful, as so many of Joan's songs are. I appreciate this tribute (of sorts) that you have made here. It is amazing that Joan has been singing and "activating" for close to 50 years now! And this Tom Waits penned song, which hopefully will be on her next studio album to be released next summer, shows how she is as powerful as ever!

Dave in SF, CA, USA

[mthivier]

Does she have a new album coming out next summer? That would be wonderful!  I've played DARK CHORDS and BOWERY SONGS into the ground. Desparate for new Baez music!

[Folkfanforever]

Hello "old friend". :) I think that our paths crossed many years ago on a Baez fan site. The new album, being produced by Steve Earle (with several songs that he has just written for Joan, is slated for release sometime between June-August, 2008. Joan has recorded a song for a Judy Collins tribute album, collaborated with Sharon Isbin & Thea Gilmore, and recorded "Little Boxes" for a TV show. She has been busy!(And sounding better than ever).

:)

Dave

[mthivier]

Hi Dave!  Yes, I remember you well. I think we traded some tapes of various Baez music back and forth. Hope you are well, and thanks for the info on the Steve Earle-produced Baez album. SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO!!...I had heard about the album of Judy Collins covers (I understand Dolly Parton and Rufus Wainwright are also on it), and that sounds wonderful too!

[SigugudPui]

I've been a devoted fan of Joan Baez for many years. This, I believe, is the nicest compilation of her photos that I've seen. I love the song you selected and many of the photos are new to me. Thank you so much !

-Al

[taddyd1]

thank you very much.

[ITPP]

wow, great compilation ... Joan 4ever young!!! Thanks for sharing!