Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
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 strai...
[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?
[Refrain]
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Blowin’ in the Wind was written by Bob Dylan.
Blowin’ in the Wind was produced by Albert Grossman.
Peter, Paul and Mary released Blowin’ in the Wind on Fri Oct 04 1963.
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."