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by Christa Harber 9 min read
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What is Blowin in the Wind about?

It was released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom.

Who wrote the song Blowin in the Wind?

For the jazz album by Lou Donaldson, see Blowing in the Wind (album). " Blowin' in the Wind " is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963.

When did Bob Dylan record "Blowin' in the Wind"?

Bobby Darin recorded "Blowin' in the Wind" on July 30, 1962, for inclusion on his album, Golden Folk Hits, also released in 1963.

When was the song "It's in the wind" published?

In June 1962, the song was published in Sing Out!, accompanied by Dylan's comments: There ain't too much I can say about this song except that the answer is blowing in the wind. It ain't in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, it's in the wind — and it's blowing in the wind.

Who said "in the wind"?

Pope John Paul II, who was in attendance, told the crowd of some 300,000 young Italian Catholics that the answer was indeed "in the wind" – not in the wind that blew things away, but rather "in the wind of the spirit" that would lead them to Christ.

Is blowin in the wind spiritual?

In 1978, Dylan acknowledged the source when he told journalist Marc Rowland: "'Blowin' in the Wind ' has always been a spiritual. I took it off a song called 'No More Auction Block' – that's a spiritual and 'Blowin' in the Wind' follows the same feeling.".

Is the ballad of Donald White redundant?

Whereas "The Ballad of Donald White" would become completely redundant as soon as the eponymous criminal was executed, a song as vague as "Blowin' in the Wind" could be applied to just about any freedom issue.

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