Joan Baez - Sweet Sir Galahad
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2009
- Sweet Sir Galahad
came in through the window
in the night when
the moon was in the yard.
He took her hand in his
and shook the long hair
from his neck and he told her
she'd been working much too hard.
It was true that ever since the day
her crazy man had passed away
to the land of poet's pride,
she laughed and talked alot
with new people on the block
but always at evening time she cried.
And here's to the dawn of their days.
She moved her head
a little down on the bed
until it rested softly on his knee.
And there she dropped her smile
and there she sighed awhile,
and told him all the sadness
of those years that numbered three.
Well you know I think my fate's belated
because of all the hours I waited
for the day when I'd no longer cry.
I get myself to work by eight
but oh, was I born too late,
and do you think I'll fail
at every single thing I try?
And here's to the dawn of their days.
He just put his arm around her
and that's the way I found her
eight months later to the day.
The lines of a smile erased
the tear tracks upon her face,
a smile could linger, even stay.
Sweet Sir Galahad went down
with his gay bride of flowers,
the prince of the hours
of her lifetime.
And here's to the dawn
of their days,
of their days. - Hudba
Joan: Calls her own writing mediocre
Also Joan: Begins to play the most beautiful and wholesome song imaginable.
Beautifully put
Joan has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. This is one of her most beautiful songs. How could it be any better?
Agreed...
DITTO
It can't
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@@jamesmonahan1870el tuyo también en fotos lo van a hacer " es la ley de la vida todo pasa ¡ TUU TAMBIEN!
This song has been one of my very favorites for about 50 years or so now..........haunting, beautifully haunting.
ditto
Joan Baez was my very first concert
This is one of the best songs of Woodstock
“I’m just smart enough to know my writing is mediocre”
Oh, honey. It really isn’t! Diamonds and Rust is a masterpiece and this isn’t too far behind.
YES, exactly! I feel the same way. Funny how time has a way of bringing it all to the surface:Bob Dylan once told her that her poverty was lousy. And this woman´s songs have enchanted us for decades and will continue to. She has become more beautiful with the years, her portraits bedazzling and poor Bob, well, his God-given writing skills don´t touch me like hers do.
I love the fact that Joan loved her sister so much and was so happy that she had found happiness once again after being widowed at such a young age.
Joan’s love for her sister Mimi shines through in this song
Joan was meant to sing to our hearts
Everybody has pointed out the beauty of her voice and the words in this song. What I want to give accolades for is her incredible guitar picking.
I agree
Goes without saying - it's never been anything less than impeccable.
@@kavi2800 It might "go without saying" if you understand what she's playing, but the average Joe does not. That's why I said it.
Das stimmt, aber dieses Picking können viele. Ich kann das auch. Leider kann ich nicht so schön singen. 🤭
I once saw an interview of Dylan in which he was asked about Joan and in part he said something like, "Well, she could really play. She had that finger picking and I never could do that".
By hearing this song you know how much Joan loved her sister Mimi
She has one of the best voices
If she only wrote and performed a single song in public, this is the one it should be. Her music should be preserved and protected for future generations to enjoy so that they can hear what beauty and meaning can be expressed by such a great musical artist. Bravo, Joan!
I've never been able to listen to this song without crying buckets.
me too.
Genevieve Serafina me too it’s so beautiful and deeply moving beautiful lyrics sung by a woman with the voice of an angel about her dear departed sister I’ve often looked at pictures of sister mimi and thought she looked like an earth angel.
Me too
...as I choreograph to it for our 50th anniversary of Woodstock show....its so beautiful when she sings it......I finally stopped crying but I still get a chill...
Get a grip
Joan Baez has to be one of the best singers of the century
Vocal skills of this level are a gift that can never be taught or learned.
A beautiful song and that hauntingly beautiful voice of Joan Baez. I have loved her for almost 50 years!
My older sister brought home the first Joan Baez record when I was about 13.. I met her at a demonstration when I was a junior in High School. I cut school to go.
What a love song for her sister !😊
That song is timeless, as perfect as it was when first created.
Paris, France, April 2023.
Mimi was her sister
@@squaretriangle9208 that is correct.
Sorry.I was thinking about her brother in law…
Nothing mediocre about this song, Joan!
+Alan Land Thats why she sings it
+Alan Land Baez is actively lashing back at Bob Dylan, who (famously) told Joan that her vocal and composition talents were 'mediocre.' Note her sarcastic tone. (Sorry if I'm telling you something you already knew.)
i always thought dylan used joan
Joan is a wonderful, gifted person, voice and guitar playing outstanding!
I agree, this was a few years after Bob "dumped" her. I love them both still but she has a very special place in my heart.
I can't even attempt to find the words to describe this song. It's other wordly. It captures innocence, but at the same time the desire for love. Beautiful.
+Jeff Leach Music the first time I heard this song I had tears running down my cheeks, and I still do.
+Rasmus Grankvist me too!
So nicely put
When she starts lalalala I always get goosebumps. So beautiful!
I'm 19 still listening to this beautiful song, I will show my kids and my grandkids this song, I love this song so much
50 years later and this still brings a lump to this old mans throat and a bitty tear in the corner of my eye. Still love the planets honey voiced treasure. You rock Joanie. 😍
Joan has an amazing voice and her guitar playing is among the best I’ve heard.
One of Woodstock's magic moments...
Am old now, but loved her so, saw her at Hollywood Bowl in '69
if beauty had a voice, it should sound like this.
"Blessed Are" shows off her compassion for others outside of her family. My favorite.
One of the greats of the folk era and what a voice.
Mike Irwin she ain’t bad on the guitar either
Brings tears to my eyes. I'd completely forgotten about this song. Joan Baez is my hero. Thanks for posting.
Joan Baez, your writing is not mediocre!
Just beautiful. What an amazing voice.
Don Benevento ž
Moi aussi, cette chanson m'émeut énormément ; très content d'avoir pu écouter Joan à Montréal il y a quelques années pour sa dernière tournée ; et l'avoir vue si près à la sortie des artistes ; nous n'étions qu'une poignée, et après 50 ans d'admiration, je la voyais enfin si proche, si simple, si souriante, si authentique...
The tones just flow out of her mouth; seemingly with no effort at all.
I love this song, Joanie!
It's a shame not to be able to watch her through the whole video. It doesn't have sense that they put the credits end in such beautiful piece of art.
With all due respect to Joni Mitchell, she can't hold a candle to Joan Baez. The clarity and range is amazing. I personally think she has one of the top three female voices of the last three generations.
i love Joni but i never learned much from her. Learned a ton from Joanie♥ Baez that is...
Frank Lehmann The 3 J's
Why the need to compare? :)
great response; we need to wallow in the fact that we have them all...
Funny how people (men, anyway) say things like "my favourite female singer" and make comparisons between them like this but nobody ever says "my favourite male singer" or makes comparisons in this zero-sum way.
La voix de Joan Baez est un diamant brut, je ne me lasse pas d'écouter cette artiste merveilleuse
Moi aussi.
This song will never die,diminish the supreme talent of Joan Baez, is ever lasting.
I have been in love with this beautiful woman for over 50 years!!!
Jimmy, Llandudno UK.
So touching. I love it since the seventies
The 60s were such an awesome. People could actually perform simplistic folksy tunes like this at rock concerts......
Back when music was really music!!!
It was true that ever since the day
her crazy man had passed away
to the land of poet's pride,
she laughed and talked alot
with new people on the block
but always at evening time she cried.
Mediocre?
So real and poetic.
ABSOLUTELY! Love Joan.
I try but fail, this song is with me daily. A dream in reality to be one in the spirit of hope. A simple man, I want to wipe every tear, hold every hand, kiss every cheek and make it better. I find myself crying aloud to my Lord and Savior. He is Sir Galahad, He works thru me and offers hope. He is the Truth, Way and Life. I understand I was born to know, love and serve Him. Joan sang to us 45 years ago, the founders established America 238 years ago. Grace is not lost, it dwells within.
Joan was able to hold back her tears while singing.
Those of us listening could not.
i ´ll be dammed here comes your ghost again.., from diamonds and rust is one of the best opening lines ever heard.
To me this was a very sad song, I cry when I listen... my Dad had all her records.. I love you Joan you were an inspiration to me and gave me music when I had hope of nothing.
It's funny that she described her own writing as "mediocre". She was never a prolific songwriter, but she has written some songs that have become absolute classics, and her best work (this song, "Diamonds & Rust", "Love Song to a Stranger", "Speaking of Dreams", and a few others), are right up there with anything that Dylan or Joni Mitchell ever wrote.
Joan you received a great gift, and you also are.
He just put his arm around her...And that's the way I found her..
Eight months later to the day....The lines of a smile erased
The tear tracks upon her face....A smile could linger, even stay...Sweet Sir Galahad went down
With his gay bride of flowers,
The prince of the hours..
Of her lifetime.
Again and again this song touches me. Almost for 20years by now. Just beautiful!
45
She iss absolutely amazing
Nearly 50 years for me...
.This is beautiful, straight from her heart. Great song.
oh my (sigh) memories memories memories
This was the last song preformed at Woodstock🥰
This is a very fine song. Nothing mediocre about it.
Hermosa canción y más aún con una bella voz, gracias Joan por este regalo para nuestros oídos, bendita seas por los siglos de los siglos...
Loved this song since I was 17 yrs old...I know every word. It’s so touching.
At times, she is our heart. She keeps us all going.
Your Wonder eyes os far away , eternal love Ruan Baez ;)
j'aime cette chanson depuis que je suis ado... ça fait un paquet d'années !!!
That voice is always stunning.
I've been a fan or Richard and Mimi Farina for many years, but this is the first time I heard this great song.
+Ira Post After both Farinas passed away (Mimi in ~2001), Joan slightly changed the lyrics. Just a beautiful song no matter which way you slice it.
I whished we were back in the sixties.......
completely amazing time. we used our hearts' more back then.
You are so right Catherine. I have the impression that hearts are gone these days.
We were satisfied back then with good music.... remember Woodstock.....
After all these years, Joan still moves me....
Me too
You are so right!!!!!!
We recall her anti-war activism in the 60s and her relationship with DH, the student body president, at Stanford, her life and times later with BD, and Woodstock, etc.. Always passionate and even better, we listened to her singing and conversations over the years with growing respect and appreciation for sharing her gifts of music and character that helped shape a generation. Thank you.
Incredible talent!
Stunning... so beautiful.
Cuando uno llora al escuchar una canción ¿Llora por la canción, por los recuerdos que le trae, o en realidad llora por uno mismo, por todo lo que ha perdido?
What can I say...as a uni type loved her music in those days ..always wanted to be a Galahad to a woman but never made it and now at nearly 80 little chance. but love the girl Joan and her music.
You never know
such a beautiful voice
Still a great song to this day, and a terrible shame what happened to Richard. His book, Been Down So Long, Its starting to look like up to Me, is both a fantastic and cataclysmic piece of work about the times and himself. A definite must-read for anyone interested in the counter culture and the 60's, not to mention Emmett Grogans book Ringolevio.
especially that little intro makes it so sweet
Nao tenho neim palavras para decreve meu sentimento so sei k essa astista e maravilhosa em todos os sentindos como pessoa como mulher e como astista e magnifica dera eu si tivesse vivido esse tempo
Quem é desse tempo daria tudo pra ser jovem novamente, ouça as musicas boas da época mas não deixe de viver o seu tempo. A geração dela infelizmente já está de partida .
This creature from Heaven is a SINGING SOUL, and a PRAYING HEART, for Mankind...I love you, my suave sister of this planet, and i sing with you, always!....My warm CIAO from Rome, hermana dulce de Dios!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS ...THANKS A LOT...SWEET JOAN!
Heavenly!
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Thousands of thanks!
Tunes that string and pours a beautiful song.
Amazing voice and beautiful music!!!
i have a sweet memory of slowdancing with a really good friend of mine with this song playing on the original woodstock vinyl when we had just bought it... wish i could go back in time somedays...
Uma das melhores canções que já ouvi em toda minha vida.
Linda musica.
Isso que é música 💕💕💕
..heavenly
My favorite song off of the Love Song album that I had as a youth. So beautiful.
Perfeita! Que voz linda essa mulher tem!!!!
totally awesome... luved this song since the first day i listened to it.. lyrics and melody perfectly married together :)
Joan é uma gigante.
Joan, as always, voice of an angel sung with such passion and love for life, I could listen to you for ever.
The Social Concience of the World. God bless you and keep you.
Jimmy U.K.
Have listend to this beautfiul song a hundred times. pretty near perfect
I fell in love with Joan, when i was listening this song first :)
Lo más bello es que la cantó al amanecer en Woodstoock.
this song is anything but mediocre, its so beautiful. i love it so much.
+Nawty Alice Baez is actively lashing back at ex-lover Bob Dylan, who (famously) told Joan that her vocal and composition talents were 'mediocre.' Note her sarcastic tone.
What A GIFT...
Who can ever 4get d powerful voice of Joan Baez. \m/
Belíssima canção e belíssima voz!!!
I so love this song... thank you.
Linda, sua musica me faz ir longe.
Peace and love ☮️ ✌️ Woodstock ☮️
I started loving Joan since my Russian days
Joan linda!
Todays singers need to take lessons from this legion.
yes they do...although her talent is creator given....
Legend is the word. But we all got it right.
I didn't know the origin of this song! This makes it more wonderful!
I'm touched! Thank you!
She moved her head
a little down on the bed
until it rested softly on his knee.
And there she dropped her smile
and there she sighed awhile,
and told him all the sadness
of those years that numbered three.
Well you know I think my fate's belated
because of all the hours I waited
for the day when I'd no longer cry.
I get myself to work by eight
but oh, was I born too late,
and do you think I'll fail
at every single thing I try?
And here's to the dawn of their days. ..
Maravilhosa!
Sound,s like an Angel,s dancing in your ear,s.:-)
Robbie Hayes
A melodia mais linda que ouvi na minha vida ♥️
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