Joan Baez : Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands

From her 1968 album, "Any Day Now: Songs of Bob Dylan", Joan Baez sings the song Dylan wrote for Sara Lownds, the woman he began seeing after his love relationship with Baez ended. "Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" was the closing song on Dylan's 1966 album, "Blonde On Blonde". Joan Baez recorded her Dylan tribute in a Nashville studio cutting country-inflected renditions of 16 Dylan songs. She was backed by Pete Drake, David Briggs, Norbert Putnam, Jerry Reed, Stephen Stills, and others. "Any Day Now" remains one of Baez's essential recordings.

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[59Ruda]

I think Dylan wrote this song about Baez. Her "spanish manners." Sara, Dylans' exwife of many years was not of hispanic heritage but Joan is half Mexican. I still believe that most of this song is about Joan. However, we may never know. His lyrics about a woman who takes on causes and loves the down and out. "...With the child of a hoodlum wrapped up your arms..." Sara, Dylans's ex wife never fought for causes or cared for the poor like Joan Baez did.

[nikkiejanee1972]

how do singers remember all these lyrics?

i mean wow

[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?

[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!

[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"

[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.