Live 18 Jun 1988 version
[Spoken intro:] This is a song by, uh, another American songwriter. Je... dédie... See if I can get this right. Je dédie cette chanson à l'idée de liberté, égalité, et fraternité, pour tous les gens de toutes races et ???.
Well how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail before she can sleep in the sand
And how many times must the cannon ball fly before they're forever banned
Well the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Well how many times must a man look up before he can see the sky
And how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry
And how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people are dying
Well the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Well how many years can a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea
And how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free
And how many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see
Well the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Yeah the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Say it!
Well the answer, my friend
The answer is blowing in the wind
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND is a 1963 song by Bob Dylan. See the original Bob Dylan version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 18 Jun 1988 performance of BLOWIN' IN THE WIND at Chateau De Vincennes in Paris, France, during a guest appearance at the S.O.S. Racism Concert. The concert was broadcast on TV in France. The song was played solo on acoustic guitar.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND was performed once during the 20-date-long Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour, on 23 Sep 1988 in Oakland, CA. The setlist for the 14 Oct 1988 show in Mendoza, Argentina, is unknown, and therefore the song may have been played on one additional date. The song was played with Joan Baez during her set.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND was performed off-tour on 18 Jun 1988 at Chateau De Vincennes in Paris, France, during a guest appearance at the S.O.S. Racism Concert. The song was played solo on acoustic guitar.
List of available versions of BLOWIN' IN THE WIND on this website:
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND [Live 18 Jun 1988 version]