Play it Again, Sam #30a - "Diamonds and Rust"

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I am not even motivated enough to explain my lack of motivation over the last three days, but three days away from Play it Again, Sam, is enough, motivation be damned. As always, Play it Again, Sam, is a two part discussion consisting of an original song followed by a cover of that song. We are at #30a, the "original:" "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez. As you already know, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Baez is one of America's all-time great folk/protest singer/songwriters, although she has often used material written by others over the course of her six decade career, during which she has released over 30 albums. She also performed at Woodstock, a badge of honor for artists and bands from that era. Her classic hit, "Diamonds and Rust," is the title track to her 1975 album. The song recounts her relationship with Bob Dylan, which had taken place a decade earlier, although Baez had told Dylan that the tune was about her ex-husband, David Harris, claiming that she wrote it while Harris was in prison. (Somehow, this beautiful song sounds even more so knowing that it's about Bob Dylan, but maybe that's just me.) "Diamonds and Rust" was a North American hit, reaching #35 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #61 in Canada (and #'s 5 and 14 on the Adult Contemporary charts of those countries , respectively.) And you know what's coming, but stay tuned for the cover anyway! (Info verified by Wikipedia)