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Blowin’ in the Wind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Verse 2]
How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Verse 3]
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
How many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Verse 2]
How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
[Verse 3]
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
How many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
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Genius Annotation
The song was written and originally recorded by Bob Dylan but his performance at the time was deemed unfit for the radio. It is the version recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, however, (like Dylan, managed by Albert Grossman) that charted at number 1 in Billboard’s Adult Contemporary for 5 weeks straight in August 1963 and peaked at number 2 in the pop chart—making Dylan thousands in royalties.
Q&A
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What has Peter Yarrow said of the song?
Genius Answer
After producer Albert Grossman played a demo of the song to Peter, Paul and Mary, Yarrow shared how he felt in an interview with Rolling Stone
I immediately said, ‘This is it, this is the anthemic song.’ It was such a breakthrough, it was absolutely astonishing."
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Recorded At
Warner Brothers
Release Date
October 4, 1963
Blowin’ in the Wind Is A Cover Of
Blowin’ in the Wind Live Performances
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