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if-i-only-could — Diamonds and rust

Published: 2010-08-10 18:52:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 1646; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 15
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Description song by Joan Baez about Bob Dylan

Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid
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Comments: 15

Magnu8 [2014-10-17 10:33:03 +0000 UTC]

Very Good

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TheNeonSalmon [2013-06-09 07:11:27 +0000 UTC]

My goodness! What can I say?
It's amazing.

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LadyRiverwolf [2012-07-11 15:31:59 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful.
I can't think of anything else to say.
Speechless.

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Martidy [2012-02-01 11:42:42 +0000 UTC]

uhhhh! Really really good well done!!

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Starsong-Studio [2011-10-05 22:14:38 +0000 UTC]

Just wanted to let you know that your deviation has been featured on my journal: [link]

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if-i-only-could In reply to Starsong-Studio [2011-10-06 06:08:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!

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TazPoltorak [2011-09-28 06:53:56 +0000 UTC]

Много лет спустя Боб как-бы вскользь упомянул об этой песне, "Ну помнишь, ту, что ты обо мне написала". Джоан сделала невинный вид и сказала: "Да нет, что ты, это я о Дэвиде" И Боб отошёл в сторонку. Меня этот эпизод всегда забавлял.

Ну вообще-то я фанат Джоан Баез, поэтому на Дилана я по определению буду гнать всегда

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if-i-only-could In reply to TazPoltorak [2011-09-28 14:00:53 +0000 UTC]

да, я читала на вике про этот момент))) эх, дураки. обоих люблю

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TazPoltorak In reply to if-i-only-could [2011-09-28 18:29:15 +0000 UTC]

Ну, любофф, понимаешь. У меня её мемуары есть, и я так понял, что она после того как они разбежались к нему просто равнодушно так и не относилась. Всё время на него гонит, если не по одному поводу, то по другому

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FrauleinVampyria [2011-07-11 15:49:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice work.

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if-i-only-could In reply to FrauleinVampyria [2011-07-11 15:53:35 +0000 UTC]

merci))

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Flightstorm [2010-11-23 03:20:18 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! I love the snow effect and the subtle colours, and how blue Bob's eyes are...

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if-i-only-could In reply to Flightstorm [2010-12-09 21:24:41 +0000 UTC]

Bob's eyes are my inspiration

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Flightstorm In reply to if-i-only-could [2010-12-09 21:29:13 +0000 UTC]

Love how Joan says they're bluer than robin's eggs in this song. Very true!

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if-i-only-could In reply to Flightstorm [2010-12-09 21:34:50 +0000 UTC]

"You gonna sing that song about robin's eggs and diamonds?" Bob had asked me on the first day of rehearsals.
"Which one?"
"You know, that one about blue eyes and diamonds..."
"Oh", I said, "you must mean 'Diamonds And Rust', the song I wrote for my husband, David. I wrote it while he was in prison."
"For your husband?" Bob said.
"Yeah. Who did you think it was about?" I stonewalled.
"Oh, hey, what the f*** do I know?"
"Never mind. Yeah, I'll sing it, if you like."



oh.....))))))))))

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