DYLAN COVERS #70 Joan Baez - Love is Just a Four Letter Word/Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

We were so much younger then

 

JOAN BAEZ - Love is Just a Four Letter Word(1967)

If a gun was put to my head and I had to say who is my favourite artist that covers Dylan, then I would have to say Joan Baez.  She was at her best when she was singing Dylan, especially in the heady days of the sixties. I still think one of my all time favourite albums is 'Fairwell Anglina'(1965) where Joan covers many classic Dylan tracks. I also like 'Any Day Now'(1968) a double album of all Dylan songs. It is excellent in parts and could have been a lot better. But is still a must have.

This version of  'Love is Just a Four Letter Word'  is taken from a concert in Milan, Italy in June 1967 and is on the album  'Joan Baez - Live in Italy'. It is one of the great songs that Dylan has not recorded (or has he?) and this is a pretty good version..

 

JOAN BAEZ - Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands(1972

This is a fabulous version of  'Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' and it certainly is as good or even better than the version on 'Any day Now' it was was recorded live in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1972 and can be found on various Boots with a little bit of searching.

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