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“Blowin’ in the Wind” is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released on his album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan in 1963. Although it has been described as a protest song, it poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war and freedom. The refrain “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind” has been described as “impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind”.

In 1994, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

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Recording session:

Studio A
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
9 July 1962
The 3rd Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session, produced by John Hammond.

1. Baby, I’m In The Mood For You
2. Baby, I’m In The Mood For You
3. Baby, I’m In The Mood For You
4. Bob Dylan’s Blues
5. Blowin’ In The Wind
6. Blowin’ In The Wind
7. Blowin’ In The Wind
   Released on: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, May 27 1963.
8. Quit Your Low Down Ways
9. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (Henry Thomas/Bob Dylan)
   Released on: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, May 27 1963.
   
10. Down The Highway
    Released on: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, May 27 1963.
    
11. Worried Blues (Hally Wood)
12. Worried Blues (Hally Wood)
13. Baby, I’m In The Mood For You
14. Bob Dylan’s Blues
15. Bob Dylan’s Blues
    Released on: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, May 27 1963.
    

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Lyrics

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Some Live versions:

Live On TV, March 1963:

Newport Folk Festival – 1963:

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Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA – Aug 1, 1971:

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Live Oslo 2013

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Burg Clam (Austria) – 29.06.2014: