Sorry if this is semi-duplicative: Joan's Love Song to a Stranger II (as mentioned earlier) on "From Every Stage" is a somewhat acerbic, pained and funny song. LStaS, the original, also appeared on "The Best of Joan C. Baez" compilation (which has shown up on CD, off and on, under different titles) and is an achingly beautiful, sweet, and sad love song (can't remember the composer, but it seems Dylanish to me):
All of your history has little to do with your face You're mainly a mystery with violins filling in space.... As for Judy...I have become (once again) a big fan of Judy's once again after a few years of semi-fandom. Have heard her four times in concert in the past five years. I have to say her voice is in incredible shape, she can hit high notes unreachable even in her younger years. The odd thing is, she does sound flat, now and then, on her recent recordings, while sounding great live. Her big vocal problems were in the late 70's but she seems to have recovered from that. She brings a powerful healing quality to her performances (I hate to sound new-agey, but it's true). Judy will be on stage throughout the year with her Wildflowers Festival, featuring other performers too. Now you know..... Bryan
