the song diamonds and rust is about bob dylan.
who is the song diamonds and rust about?
bob dylan
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"diamonds & rust" is a song written, composed, and performed by joan baez. it was written in november 1974 and released in 1975.





























in the song, baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a "crummy" hotel in greenwich village circa 1964 or 1965; she recalls giving him a pair of cuff-links, and summarizes that memories bring "diamonds and rust". baez has stated that the lyrics refer to her relationship with bob dylan.
diamonds & rust (song)
in addition, band members (both individually and together) have often collaborated with other artists, such as making guest appearances on their albums, performing live, or co-writing songs with them.





























in february 2019 all four band members joined canadian rock musician kim mitchell in recording a rework of mitchell's former band max webster song diamonds diamonds from their 1977 album





























"high class in borrowed shoes" a video of the collaboration was also released on youtube





























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