The original vagabond, the unwashed phenomenon? Kennedy? Brings back memories and yearnings for lost Bobby Kennedy theory doesn't work for me because whole chunks of the song do not fit. Lalith from Colombo, Sri Lanka (ceylon)This is one of my all time favourite songs.All in all, very good song with very deep emotion no matter who is singing it. Joan seems almost tempted to relive the past in hers, while in the Priest versions they (Tim Owens does a VERY good version live on '98 Meltdown) seem to be rejecting the overtures of their former lover. The slower version by Priest has so much more power in it than the fast version. Joan's seems more bittersweet and soulful, while Judas Priest's versions seems more bitter. I must say, I am very impressed by all three versions. Tom from Lebanon, PaHaving heard the fast and slow versions by Judas Priest, my son and I listened to the original tonight.The song is that old and I think the cufflinks were a gift to Bob Dylan. When she got tot he part where it says 'ten years ago, I bought you some cufflinks', she sang 'FORTY years ago, I bought you some cufflinks'. Bob from Bismarck, NdI heard Joan Baez perform this live outdoors at Bayfield, Wisconsin in 2009.from Okc, OkRecently got Judy Collins latest CD (She performed at the Woody Guthrie Festival in Okemah, OK July 2012), and she does a duet with Joan of this song. so in the end, the former lover comes back, but the other person feels like they are just being offered time to either have a beautiful life together, or this is as good as it gets and it will just end in another heartbreak.they've already been down that road, they've already paid. Elias from Buffalo, NyFrom what i understand, the title has to do with time and its relationship with beauty, as in time can take a black, sooty piece of coal and turn it into a beautiful shiny diamond, but at the same time, it can take a shiny and beautiful piece of steel and turn it into rust, thus destroying it.Baez told her to drop out of school for starters. Someone asked.what young people could do to help the struggle. Kramo from Toronto, CanadaI saw her play at a church in Toronto around 1964.I have no favorite here, and appreciate when any artist pays homage to what they consider great. I have found the original rendition haunting as well. Never having investigated its origins, via sheer coincidence I only became aware 20 years later that it too was a cover when I typed the song name in a web search. Then becoming interested in Priest, I bought "Sin After Sin" only to have the haunting "Diamonds and Rust" become to me the most memorable song of the album. I traced that to Judas Priest's "Sin After Sin". An uncredited, and unreferenced "Dissident Aggressor" is performed on Slayer's "South of Heaven" album. For instance, the only reason I know of this Joan Baez song is because of a thrash metal band named Slayer. There are worse things than Judas Priest covering this song. Rob from Atlanta, GaI've read the comments.Mike from Washington StateYears after Judas Priest covering this song I covered it myself on the bass Guitar :).Agnello Noel from MumbaiCufflinks = Handcuffs?.AnonymousWhat does the girl on the half shell refer to.An comparison to real spelling purely accidental. The bastardized title, "Girl on a half shell", is a painting found in the Efficie Gallary, Florence Italy.
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