第2056期：Joan 和 Bob 的爱情，一首唱了几十年的旷世情歌
Joan 指的是 Joan Baez (/baɪz/)，Bob 指的是 Bod Dylan.
Joan 是 Bob的小迷妹，一辈子都是。两人曾经热恋过，最终没有一起生活。
1975年，Joan 发行了一首歌 Diamonds & Rust，歌词中写的那个人就是Bob Dylan，她用这首歌纪念两人十年前的恋情。
今天，邀请你欣赏这首唱了几十年的旷世情歌：
“Diamonds & Rust”
– Songwriter: Joan Baez
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Well, I’ll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that’s not unusual
It’s just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I’d known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin’s eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Well, you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling all around
And snow in your hair
Now you’re smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Now you’re telling me
You’re not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
‘Cause I need some of that vagueness now
It’s all come back too clearly
Yes, I loved you dearly
And if you’re offering me diamonds and rust
I’ve already paid
*Source: LyricFind
这首歌的歌词很缠绵，像首长篇叙事诗或老情书。知道了作者的创作背景，听起来大概会别有一番滋味吧。
歌名Diamonds & Rust历来就有很多解读，其中一个说法是作者（Joan）把自己爱了一生的那个人比作 diamonds，把自己比作 rust，我看到这个解读时想到了张爱玲说的“喜欢一个人，会卑微到尘埃里，然后开出花来。”
今天副贴中提到的传奇摇滚女星Janis Joplin跟Joan Baez是同时代的歌星，1972年，Joan Baez专门为Janis Joplin创作了一首歌，歌名就叫 In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin).
Reference
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521264/
