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Joan Baez, ‘71.

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“Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day, Heaven help the white man if he turns his back away. Heaven help the man who kicks the man who has to crawl, Heaven help us all. Heaven help us all Heaven help us all, help us all. Heaven help us, Lord, hear our call when we call. Heaven help the boy who won't reach twenty one... Heaven help the people with their backs against the wall, Lord, Heaven help us all. Heaven help us all. Heaven help us all, Heaven help us all, help us all. Heaven help us, Lord, hear our call when we call, help us all. Now I lay me down before I go to sleep. In a troubled world, I pray the Lord to keep, keep hatred from the mighty, And the mighty, from the small, Heaven help us all. Heaven help us all Heaven help us all. Heaven help us all, Heaven help us all, help us all. Heaven help us, Lord, hear our call when we call, help us all.”

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The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, la, la, la, na, na La la, na, na, la, la, la, la, la..."

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Dennis Wilson, Joan Baez, & Kris Kristofferson, ca. 1971.

“We went to see some friends of his who lived upon a farm...”

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Joan Baez covering The Rolling Stones, “Salt Of The Earth,” 1971.

“Let's drink to the hard working people Let's drink to the lowly of birth Raise your glass to the good and the evil Let's drink to the salt of the earth

Say a prayer for the common foot soldier Spare a thought for his back breaking work Say a prayer for his wife and his children Who burn the fires and who still till the earth

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Raise your glass to the hard working people Let's drink to the uncounted heads Let's think of the wavering millions Who need leaders but get gamblers instead

Spare a thought for the stay-at-home voter His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows And a parade of the gray suited grafters A choice of cancer or polio

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Let's drink to the hard working people Let's think of the lowly of birth Spare a thought for the rag taggy people Let's drink to the salt of the earth....”

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Joan Baez ‎– Blessed Are...(1971)

Cover Painting by Davide Harris

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Joan Baez - Blessed Are...

Picked up this album at my job, since I've wanted to listen to Joan Baez' stuff for a while. I can definitely see why she was so popular, she has a fantastic voice. I'm not completely crazy about the instrumentals, but overall this is a really good album. It's also funny how much better her rendition of Let It Be is than the original.