Questions for YOU!

What do you think Joan Baez meant when she said in the intro to her song, "I feel I carry the guilt of the United States aggression in Vietnam."?

What jumps out at you in the song?

What do you think of the line, "How many children must we kill, Before we make the waves stand still?"

What is the message of the song?

A review said that Saigon Bride is "one of the prettiest Vietnam War songs ever made."Why do you think they said that? Do you agree with them?

Joan Baez Bio

Joan Chandos Báez was born January 9, 1941. (She is age 70 now). Baez sings, plays guitar, piano and the ukulele. Baez wrote music for awareness of Civil Rights, The Vietnam War, human rights, gay and lesbian rights, among others. Baez is a songwriter, a folk singer and an activist. Her music is well known today and has influenced many artists of our time. 

Did you know? Joan Baez started her successful career by performing in coffee houses in the Boston-Cambridge area in Massachusetts