Joan Baez - Suzanne

Live at Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, Bretagne, FRANCE, 2000.
Suzanne was written by Leonard Cohen, first as a poem in 1966. Joan often covers that song.

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Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

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[BurnHep7]

JOAN BAEZ: The most beautiful and the best.

Thank you for posting!

[nemito79]

I couldn't agree more.

Although I'm a straight 30 yo girl, I'm in love with Joan :) :) :)

Thanks for commenting!

[john58paul]

splendida interpretazione

[redeamedprincess]

@udor1962

Hey, ich lebe auch in den "neuen Ländern ;-)

Sie kommt nach Dresden, auch nach Fulda. Ich werde in Fulda sein!!!!

Ich höre nun Joan schon seit den 70ern und werde sie das erste Mal live erleben.....

[wolfcubize]

I just cant stop listening toher amazing voice..thank you, Joan, for sharing this gift of yours with us.

[udor1962]

& today we must fight with skinheads, idiots & the grand father & the grand mother WILL NO WAR ! PEACE IS THE FIRST - LETs LOOK FOR A BETTER WORLD !!!

HERE IN EAST-GERMANY WE MUST FIGHT AGAINST SKINHEADS & The world say this is germany - I SAY NO !

[udor1962]

Joan Baez is the last early fight for peace - This is the GREAT - TNX JOAN !!!

[paulhasso]

...Baez is simply the Best!!!...no matter what age!!!...shame, that her "Northern Country Blues" is not available anymore!...mind you, Suzanne is best by Cohen!...never to be topped,...not even Joan!

[GDS4VR]

@jakesprake  You probably like napalm too.

[jakesprake]

That's one stupid cunt

[hjs480]

Besser geht das nicht.

[poolrattie]

I agree with BurnHep7, I grew up in the small town with Joanie...there were a pack of us girls who loved her music and sometimes she would call up one of us and sing to us on the phone...also, she always sang at the local diner when not on tour and kept the whole town enthralled...even flocks of birds would stop flying around and stop in! Although she was incredibly good looking..she was quite modest too....there is no one like her...still.

[1965kd]

auch im hohen alter hat sie eine tolle stimme