Feisty Joan Baez singing, protesting against new war

Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | September 22, 2005 | Wallace Baine

[Millee]

In fact, "Bowery Songs" is full of lovely renditions of stirring folk/pop songs,

Oxymoron....

[Borges]

Her voice has always sounded completely off putting to me. Her desecration of The Band's 'The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down' was a crime.

[Millee]

I went to a Amnesty International concert when I was a teenager (I wanted to see U2) and she opened. I still recall with horror her rendition of "Shout" by Tears for Fear. She was gawd awful.

[zek157]

Feisty Joan had no problems with the Bathist throwing people off roofs and feeding them through shredders. Not to mention the son raping brides for fun. No problems at all it was a dream compared to the current debacle.

[speedy]

I think in addition to her other flaws, she is lying about her age. If she's 61, that would have made her 19 when she sang at the March On Washington. And she had been around awhile even then. Possible, but I doubt it.

[oyez]

Just another rich old commie. She's sell off the rest of the nation to keep her pile.

[DTogo]

And that's what it's all about, Lefties from the '60s trying be remain relevant when nobody but other Lefties from the '60s care.

[kellynla]

Joan who?

Man! Are they digging up some old dinosaurs or what? LOL

[Chi-townChief]

So how 'bout those Cambodian killing fields, Queen Jane?

[Sthitch]

Yawn!!! "Folk" music oh how stirring.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Oxymoron....Noun - A fat, dumb person with severe complexion challenges requiring massive doses of Oxy10 zit juice.

[stm]

She was an idiot lib-tard 35 years ago and age has not changed her.

I nominate Joan Baez for the a lifetime "hard of thinking" award.

[Buck W.]

I always loved her voice, especially on songs like "Diamonds and Rust" with no political content.

I saw her live in concert in the late 70's. She was particularly chatty that night, until someone in the audience yelled, "Cut the political bullsh!t Joanie and sing!". She did.

[over3Owithabrain]

First, Michael Moore cracked the wall of denial put up by this administration that we had all been banging our heads against.

There's a wall of denial, Joanie - but it's you and your ilk that are laying the bricks.

Then, Cindy Sheehan put her foot through it.

Through her mouth is all.

And it took a hurricane to knock that wall down.

How convenient a natural disaster that has killed hundreds if not thousands can be your propaganda tool, fool.

[QueenBee3]

The war in Iraq is the best thing that has happened to her career in 30 years. She should thank Bush for making her relevent in the eyes of pot smoking college students again.

[martin_fierro]

Feisty Joan Baez singing, protesting against new war
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Who writes this crap?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Good old Phony Joanie. She's always good for a laugh.

[tamalejoe]

I'm convinced that the only real problem most libs and pinkos are having with the conflict in Iraq is that not enough Christians are being bombed and killed. The real solution would be to forcibly convert Iraq to Christianity and then, whenever some suicide bomber kills 200 people there'd be headlines proclaiming "200 Innocent Christians Killed in Baghdad" and the libs and pinkos would be jumping up and down cheering and singing "Happy Days".

Matt Drudge mentioned Judy Collins a couple of years ago:

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09 1999 00:14:03 UTC XXXXX

Anti-war activist Judy Collins is set this evening to sing at a gala White House state dinner -- all the while, the US led NATO war against Yugoslavia continues unrestrained.

Collins, who made her name over the last 35 years as a social conscience, is known for her renditions of anti-war songs such as 'Masters of War', 'Song For Sarajevo', 'Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream' and 'Fortune of Soldiers'.

Calls to Collins' label ELEKTRA asking for clarification on whether her fans can still apply her passionate, idealistic songs to the current war in the Balkans were unreturned.

Incidentally, tonight's dinner -- honoring the President of the Republic of Hungary, Arpad Goncz and his wife, Mrs. Zsuzsanna Goncz -- features a menu of Copper River Salmon with Portobello Mushroom, Roasted Onions and Sweet Peppers, Fennel and Herb Salad, Toasted Caraway and Tomato Sauce, Pecan Crusted Lamb, Wilted Summer Greens, Sweet Potato Flan, Barbequed Peach Ragout, Salad of Bibb Lettuce, Asparagus and Avocado, Stilton Crisp, Tarragon Grapefruit Dressing.

And for dessert: Bing Cherry Strudel Surprise and Creme Fraeche....

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Folk song, anybody?

How about:

 "Last night I had the strangest dream, I ever had before,
 I dreamed Slick Clinton put ol Judy Collins on the floor,
 with an oink oink here, and an oink oink there,
 here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink, oink...
 "Judy Collins is a pig, EE AY EE AY OH..."

or possibly:

JUUUUUU-DEEEEEE
You know you gotta put on a re-ed light
The DNC needs money an so
You gotta sell your body to the night

Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT,
Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT,
Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT............

JUUUUUU-DEEEEEE
You gotta wear that dress tonight
When the DNC needs money
They  don't give a shit about what's wrong or right

Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT,
Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT,
Put on that  RE-EED  LIGHT............

[Virginia Queen]

Same old songs and same stupid, old "__itch" singing them.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Eeeerr.