Stunning! You give both the vocal and the accompaniment an achingly melancholic edge that fits perfectly. Joan Baez, in her career, as sung many songs meant for a man to sing. Musicians need not worry about the gender reference in the music they choose. Thanks so much for this. One of my favorite songs of the era.
Thanks again Ken! Once again your klmd words warms my heart. It was not som much the gender reference as Joans wonderful voice that made me a little apprehensive of doing this one. Hard to match her version as a male! And yes, I agree - definitely one of my favourites of the era too!
Oh, thank you so very much Deanna! Personal and universal is about the finest thing one can accomplish and probably every artists dream so it makes me really glad to hear that!
Thanks for taking the time to listen as well as commenting! Really glad you like it. And yes, it is a very pleasant song to sing! Actually, there’s a male version by Judas Priest but theirs is more of a metal ballad and quite different from the original and I prefer the original version more so wanted to have a go at a male version closer to that. 😊
Not sure I understand? If you mean my sets you're probably thinking about someone else. I live in Sweden and we don't have a Holiday Inn here. Sounds like a good deal and a nice way to spend a Thursday though! :)
Thank you so very much! I’ve actually got a few other Dylan and Baez songs in the pipeline - as well as a few other protest/folk number from other artists. Maybe not an entire album though - I don’t have THAT many followers after all. But then again…you never know. ;)
Thank you so much for singing this song so clearly and beautifully I am a man Who is breaking up with a man I love dearly Joan’s song is helping me through this difficult time Hearing a man singing is so helpful 💜ps this song is so appropriate since I nicknamed my beloved Diamond 💎
First of all - so sorry to hear that you're going through hard times and heartbreak Mark! Breakups are tough in every sense, I should know... I truly hope things will get better and that you will come out on the other side ok...maybe even stronger than before! Thank you so very much for the kind words! Really glad you liked my interpretation of Joan's beatiful song and truly flattered that I might in some small way have helped make things a little easier for you at such trying times.. All the best to you and I wish you happiness in the future!
@@RonnieGavelin Your kind words, Ronnie ,means so much to me I will cherish them as well as your beautiful rendition and clarity in Diamonds and rust! Thank you so much for your comments of support in this song You are very helpful in responding to me
I must admit that when I first saw this in thumbnail, I was rather dubious... And besides, I've always found it very stange that anybody (even women) would even cover this song since it's so incredibly personal and even historic (the love story between Mother Joan and baby Dylan), but since so many have done it before... No, what really made me frown a little was when you wrote "one of the most distinctive voices in music"... Why not as well say, "one of the most astounding, gorgeous, otherworldy, divinely perfect, achingly-pure, most beautifuly vibratoed voice the world of folk music (and possibly one of the best in music?) in the world... You did pretty good! ;- ) Congrats!
Haha! Thank you soooo much! Was really not expecting a postivie judgment at the end when I started reading. ;) Yes, Joan in general, and this song in particular, was a bit scary to tackle but I’ve always thriwed on putting myself out there so I decided to give it a go. Really glad you think I did OK! Thank you so much!
Thanks Nard! Sorry for the late reply. UA-cam stopped notifying me on new comments for some reason, so did not see it until now. I just subbed to your channel too! 😉
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Thank you very much, not many men can sing it the way you do! You didn't try to imitate Judas Priest neither Baez herself! very deep feeling for a very deep song! Good job, thank you for posting it.
Thank you so much Mata! Well, no one can sing it like Joan or Rob so the only way to go is to try and make it your own. I did take some cues from Joan Baez though when rehearsing it, but tried to apply them to ”my” voice and style.
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@@RonnieGavelin And you did it well! Good job! I sing it too but adapted the melody to my own personallity and voice as I have no low range, and it took years for me to be able to sing it!
Congratulations Sir. Your cover is very nice and a moving one. I am trying to play and sing it too. But no doubt it will be less good-looking than yours. Of course it's a song by a woman, and what a woman! But songs of love and breaking are universaL. Bravo from France.
So glad you like it Claude! It’s a scary one to take on as a male, but I think as you say that songs about love and breaking are universal. Hope you’ll upload ypur version eventually so I can check it out!
Excellent cover. Why did her being a woman bother you? Had you not heard the Judas Priest covers? If "Judas Priest" can do the song justice . . . well . . . yours is more daring, JP often omit the "Madonna" and "girl on a half-shell" lyrics
Thank you! It's not really that her being a woman bothered me, more that I wanted it to have the same feel of calm sorrow and beauty as her version more than the JP one. And me being male I was worried that I would find it a lot harder than it turned out to be to capture that. Plus, the fact that she has in my opinion one of the most personal and beautiful voices ever also made me dubious as to how to perform it in my own way.
Thank you so very much Peter! This is actually one of the songs I’ve ever recorded that I’ve been most dubious about whether I should have a go at. Funnily enoough it’s turned out to be most viewed video to date…:)
@@RonnieGavelin Thank YOU, Ronnie! 30,000 views cannot be wrong. Not easy at UA-cam. Congratulations. You deserve it. In my opinion, it is your song as much as Joanie's. Don't mind the author's perspective! All the best! Peter
Nope! Originally written by Joan Baez (about her relationship with Bob Dylan) and performed by many others. But Judas Priest version is without a doubt one of the most famous ones! :)
I don't speak German so had to use Google Translate. ;) I do inhale - quite deeply even. Otherwise I would pass out. ;) Unnecessary and rude comment to be honest.
Stunning! You give both the vocal and the accompaniment an achingly melancholic edge that fits perfectly. Joan Baez, in her career, as sung many songs meant for a man to sing. Musicians need not worry about the gender reference in the music they choose. Thanks so much for this. One of my favorite songs of the era.
Thanks again Ken! Once again your klmd words warms my heart. It was not som much the gender reference as Joans wonderful voice that made me a little apprehensive of doing this one. Hard to match her version as a male!
And yes, I agree - definitely one of my favourites of the era too!
I have always loved this song..
You sing it beautifully..
For someone I remember but who no longer remembers me ..
Australia
Thank you so very much! Yes, it is a very touching and emotional song. Really glad to hear that you appreciated my take on it!
it's much more than i expected from a cover
excellent 👏👏
Thank you Gül! Glad you like it!
Beautiful rendition of a beautiful song. I can't listen to this song without crying.
Thank you Bee! It is such an emotional song indeed.
Baez’s teas rolled out from my eyes. Great cover mate 👍
Oh! That’s a really nice compliment. Thank you so very much Sasanka!
very beautiful you did the song justice...and from a mans view thank you GOD bless you all the best for the new year
Thank you so much for those kind words! All the best and a great 2023 to you too!
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Really just a fab cover - made me quite emotional and I've got to go out and do the groceries now. D'oh.
Oh, thank you so much! Glad it moved you and hope I didn’t ruin your grocery shopping.
Beautifully done! I felt Every Word!
Love this song, and you really made it both personal and Universal. 💖
Oh, thank you so very much Deanna! Personal and universal is about the finest thing one can accomplish and probably every artists dream so it makes me really glad to hear that!
Wonderful version. You have an ache in your voice that makes the song your own. Super!
Really happy to hear that! I really wanted to try to relate it to my own life and experiences so glad you feel that came through in my interpretation.
Thank you very much Ronnie, nostalgia is part of our paths and when it comes it is good to walk it with dignity in our hearts
Much appreciated Elias! Yes, nostalgia can be a very pleasant feeling under the right circumstances.
Well done of a great song.....Beautifully played...
Thank you so very much!
The singing is very emotional, really great 👍
Thank you so very much! It’s a very emotional song. I’m really glad you like it!
Enchanting voice and beautifully done 👏👏👏
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it!
Wow what a great voice for a special song .Joan would smile at this one I believe..
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That’s a very nice thing of you to say! I also hope she would approve of my take on it. 😊
your cover really stands out and you made this beautiful song yours. Bravo!
Kind words indeed Fabricio. Thank you SO very much!
thank you sir love from uganda
No, thank YOU! I appreciate your positive support!
This is my favourite song to sing. First time hearing it sung by a male. Loved it!! Beautiful intonation and storytelling ❤
Thanks for taking the time to listen as well as commenting! Really glad you like it. And yes, it is a very pleasant song to sing! Actually, there’s a male version by Judas Priest but theirs is more of a metal ballad and quite different from the original and I prefer the original version more so wanted to have a go at a male version closer to that. 😊
His set at the Holiday Inn on Thursday during happy hour is good too. Seems down to earth and drinks are half price
Not sure I understand? If you mean my sets you're probably thinking about someone else. I live in Sweden and we don't have a Holiday Inn here. Sounds like a good deal and a nice way to spend a Thursday though! :)
The essence captured so beautifully!
I take a deep bow and say thank you!
Beautiful. You expressed the emotions very well.
Thank you so very much!
Excellent rendition.
Peace on earth.
Peace on earth Kevin. And thank you!
Well done Not an easy exercise to do an emotional version of this song with a male voice. Really love it
Thank you Franck! Yes, it was a bit of a challenge but I’m really glad you liked it!
Many thanks …. very very good performance… you have to make a complete album with Dylan’s and Joannie’s songs…A lot of people wait for that…Go ahead….
Thank you so very much! I’ve actually got a few other Dylan and Baez songs in the pipeline - as well as a few other protest/folk number from other artists. Maybe not an entire album though - I don’t have THAT many followers after all. But then again…you never know. ;)
Really nice singing and playing. I never heard a male cover of this song, great job. 👍👍
Thanks Lenny! I appreciate that a lot. Judas Priest and Rob Halford’s version is pretty famous but VERY different from the original. 😉
Beautiful!!!
Thank you so very much!
Really good. Thanks for sharing. This song is so heartbreaking. Hits the spot.
Thank you Nicole! And yes, it is a very powerful and emotional song.
We have the same surname!
A very nice rendition. Glad you gave it a go.
Thank you so very much! Glad you liked it!
Rust for you and diamonds for me! Crazy perfect! Period!
Wow. Thanks for the kind words Bojan! Tackling Joan Baez as a man is a bit scary so that makes me really glad!
@@RonnieGavelin Stay blessed, stay diamond cool, my friend!
Beautiful!❤❤❤
Thank you Derlinda!
Absolutely amazing 🤩
Thank you so very much! Really glad you like it!
What a lovely rendition!
Thank you Josephine!
Thank you so much for singing this song so clearly and
beautifully
I am a man Who is breaking up with a man I love dearly
Joan’s song is helping me through this difficult time
Hearing a man singing is so helpful 💜ps this song is so appropriate since I nicknamed my beloved Diamond 💎
First of all - so sorry to hear that you're going through hard times and heartbreak Mark! Breakups are tough in every sense, I should know...
I truly hope things will get better and that you will come out on the other side ok...maybe even stronger than before!
Thank you so very much for the kind words! Really glad you liked my interpretation of Joan's beatiful song and truly flattered that I might in some small way have helped make things a little easier for you at such trying times..
All the best to you and I wish you happiness in the future!
@@RonnieGavelin Your kind words, Ronnie ,means so much to me I will cherish them as well as your beautiful rendition and clarity in Diamonds and rust!
Thank you so much for your comments of support in this song
You are very helpful in responding to me
This sounds very nice, thank you ✌
No, thank YOU Umit! :)
Well done! Enjoyed it.
Thank you so much!
Great voice! Well done.
Thank you Bryan! Glad you appreciated it.
I must admit that when I first saw this in thumbnail, I was rather dubious... And besides, I've always found it very stange that anybody (even women) would even cover this song since it's so incredibly personal and even historic (the love story between Mother Joan and baby Dylan), but since so many have done it before... No, what really made me frown a little was when you wrote "one of the most distinctive voices in music"... Why not as well say, "one of the most astounding, gorgeous, otherworldy, divinely perfect, achingly-pure, most beautifuly vibratoed voice the world of folk music (and possibly one of the best in music?) in the world... You did pretty good! ;- ) Congrats!
Haha! Thank you soooo much! Was really not expecting a postivie judgment at the end when I started reading. ;)
Yes, Joan in general, and this song in particular, was a bit scary to tackle but I’ve always thriwed on putting myself out there so I decided to give it a go. Really glad you think I did OK! Thank you so much!
@@RonnieGavelin 😊😊😊🧡 You're welcome, Sir. "thriwed" hihi
Excellent ! Super reprise, quel talent !!! 👍🤩
Merci Sophie!
Amazing.
Thank you so much Nelson!
It is complexed to sing but I finally learned it. I first heard it in August of last year and it took me long enough but I finally got it down today.
Yeah, it’s not an easy song to learn at all. Good job geting it down!
Fantastic cover, I think she gets proud when she hears this. Thanks
Thank you for comment Morten! That really warms my heart. Not that I think she will, but nothing would ME prouder than of she’d like it!
You deserve it big. I think she will be very proud. I love this song which for me is some of the most beautiful, saddest that has been written.
Couldn’t agree more! One of the most beautiful and haunting songs ever.
Absolutely great. As good as Joan Baez' original and Judas Priest's cover. Keep it up!
Wow. Probably the best two versions of this song there is, so those are kind words indeed. Really glad you liked it Gui!
Great cover
Much appreciated. Glad you liked it!
You sir have another fan.
Wow, thank Rip! Really appreciate the compliment as well as you subscribing! :)
Ok Gavilen. Your guitar performance is nice....
Thanks a lot Jorge!
AWSOME SONG PERFORMANCE RONNIE LIKE 17 #....Regards Caen 😎 👍
Thanks Caen! It seems the notifications on my UA-cam-channel has dropped working so I didn’t see your comment until now.
Brilliant!
Thank you so very much Hailey!
great acoustic sound your voice fits it perfectly cat stevens...like
Thank you so much! I really like Cat Stevens so that means a lot!
Amazing! Greetings from Brazil :)
Thank you so very much Hugo, and greetings from sunny Scandinavia! :)
Amazing work!! Do you know what key you sang it in by chance? i would love to try the song out sometime!
Think you Diego! Really appreciate that. I sing it in G# but play it as if it would be in E with a capo on the 4th fret.
@@RonnieGavelin thanks so much!!
Yeah men ! ..nice voice 👍👌
Love this..🙏 New Friend here ✋💚
Thanks Nard! Sorry for the late reply. UA-cam stopped notifying me on new comments for some reason, so did not see it until now. I just subbed to your channel too! 😉
Thank you very much, not many men can sing it the way you do! You didn't try to imitate Judas Priest neither Baez herself! very deep feeling for a very deep song! Good job, thank you for posting it.
Thank you so much Mata! Well, no one can sing it like Joan or Rob so the only way to go is to try and make it your own. I did take some cues from Joan Baez though when rehearsing it, but tried to apply them to ”my” voice and style.
@@RonnieGavelin And you did it well! Good job! I sing it too but adapted the melody to my own personallity and voice as I have no low range, and it took years for me to be able to sing it!
Nice Cover Ronnie. LOVE Joan B.
Thank you so very much! So glad you liked it - and yes, Joan B is one of the best!
🏆 I knew in the first seconds 🏆💪🍻
Thank you so very much! That’s much appreciated!
really good song! thank you! :)
Thanks Arved! Glad you like it!
Superb!!
Thank you so very much Robert! Glad you liked it.
Congratulations Sir. Your cover is very nice and a moving one. I am trying to play and sing it too. But no doubt it will be less good-looking than yours. Of course it's a song by a woman, and what a woman! But songs of love and breaking are universaL. Bravo from France.
So glad you like it Claude! It’s a scary one to take on as a male, but I think as you say that songs about love and breaking are universal. Hope you’ll upload ypur version eventually so I can check it out!
Veramente bravo
Grazie!
It's hard to sing a female song and make it work. You did it! Awesome
Thank you so much Michael! Yes, this was a scary one to tackle. :)
Wow 🤩
Thank you so very much!
Nice work from Northeast Ohio.
Thanks a lot John! Glad you like it an greetings from Scandinavia!
Continue assim 🇺🇸🇧🇷🎸🤟
Oh, I will! 😊
That was great.
Thanks Bogdan! Glad you liked it!
Thank you.
No, thank YOU Alexander! 😃
nice performance!
deemdoubleu Thank you so very much! Glad you like it.
I didn't expect it was so beautifully done with male voice; I always thought it was a women's song. Maybe you picked the correct octave to start with.
Thank you so very much! And yes, I changed the key from F to G Sharp to fit my voice better. :)
Great Job 👍👍
Much appreciated Alejandro!
Good Job 👍
Thank you so very much!
Great!
Thanks Ricardo!
Bravo!!!
Thank you Jon!
Well done..
Thanks Cathie! I really appreciate that!
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queeee hermosooooo chuccccccccchaaaa😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I don’t speak spanish unfortunately, but as far as I can gather from google translate that is positive, so thank you!
THANKS FOR ANSWER....it s ok...it means What A BEATIFULLLLL SONG...MAKE ME CRYYYY
Excellent cover. Why did her being a woman bother you? Had you not heard the Judas Priest covers? If "Judas Priest" can do the song justice . . . well . . . yours is more daring, JP often omit the "Madonna" and "girl on a half-shell" lyrics
Thank you! It's not really that her being a woman bothered me, more that I wanted it to have the same feel of calm sorrow and beauty as her version more than the JP one. And me being male I was worried that I would find it a lot harder than it turned out to be to capture that. Plus, the fact that she has in my opinion one of the most personal and beautiful voices ever also made me dubious as to how to perform it in my own way.
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Yeah well done man, you've done a great job! I like it
Jeffman Thanks a lot! Really glad you like it!
His voice kinda reminds you of Gordon Lightfoot
Thanks Jeffrey! I really like Gordon Lightfoot so that’s a great compliment!
Brave! Difficult choice, beautiful interpretation: "The madonna was yours for free..."
Thank you so very much Peter! This is actually one of the songs I’ve ever recorded that I’ve been most dubious about whether I should have a go at. Funnily enoough it’s turned out to be most viewed video to date…:)
@@RonnieGavelin Thank YOU, Ronnie! 30,000 views cannot be wrong. Not easy at UA-cam. Congratulations. You deserve it. In my opinion, it is your song as much as Joanie's. Don't mind the author's perspective! All the best! Peter
It's not a judas priest song?!!
Nope! Originally written by Joan Baez (about her relationship with Bob Dylan) and performed by many others. But Judas Priest version is without a doubt one of the most famous ones! :)
Vielleicht vor dem Singen Einatmen, dann wird es viel besser.
I don't speak German so had to use Google Translate. ;) I do inhale - quite deeply even. Otherwise I would pass out. ;)
Unnecessary and rude comment to be honest.
@@RonnieGavelin Mostly, the ones who do comments like this can not sing one propper note! 😂
Well done! Greetings from Germany. Never stop singing!