This song is timeless and never more needed than now in this crazy world

My mother's favorite song. Missed you. We shall sing together in heaven someday! We shall overcome someday.

This song was a Civil Rights song/hymn in the sixties. As long as there are supremacists of any color, religion, nationality, we will not know peace in our world. That gives us all an imperative to teach and live a peaceful life. We can learn to forgive others and ourselves. We can overcome the evils of this world.

She is singing in Woodstock Festival, It was the last of the 14 songs she sang, closing the first night (August 16, 1969), even she began to sing at 12.55 AM and continued to 2.00 AM, it means on August 17 th. Arlo Guthrie sang before Joan...and before Melanie........

I went to artschool with Joanie at BU. She was just as much a naturally gifted visual artist. An amazing talent.

I am so touched to see people young and old listening to the mesmerizing and inspirational Joan Baez. Below, I paste my posting from the KZfaq in which she sings this song in her kitchen. Please remember to also listen to and remember Leonard Cohen -- one of the most intelligent song writers of all time. Hallelujah, Leonard; we miss you! Posted on her recent version of We Shall Overcome: I sit here with tears in my eyes listening to the great Joan Baez during these days when we celebrate the memory of Leonard Cohen and the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Bob Dylan; as well as challenge the falsely acclaimed winning of the presidency by Donald Trump. While I sometimes miss the passing of the 60's, especially the music, I never expected them to return in this fashion. I was one of those New Yorkers who dropped everything in the summer of 1969 and flocked to Woodstock when I was working at a nearby summer camp at the ripe old age of 17! What a time it was. What a singer SHE was -- and still is. The world needs peaceful leaders like Joan Baez now MORE THAN EVER.

Every time I hear this song, I remember when I was in 2nd grade and my whole school was parading the streets singing that song. That song and moment was so special to me. I will never forget it.

i do believe ....i´m convinced... we will overcome!!! and LOVE is the key. light & blessings to all of us.

Immortelle Joan Baez et immortelle chanson .

So beautiful ! Made a grown man cry with pleasure!

What a touching song. It's so necessary these days when we still see terrible wars, death and destruction in the name of god money and power.

Quelle voix,quel amour.C'est l'ame qui chante et nous te croyons. Mais pourquoi ne pas lui avoir attribué le Prix Nobel de la Paix. Merci Joan. Camille Rebuffet

I was a kid when I listened this song for the first time and I never forgot it!

With the major governments of the world being the way they have been since World War One, we've needed this song long before it ever existed. We need it even more today it seems, but most new ears don't seem to care to hear it nor it's message.

What a voice... However times I listen to her... I wonder what a voice ! It is so feminine and so strong !

Das sind Erinnerungen die uns keiner nehmen kann, ich denke noch heute sehr gerne an diese schöne Zeit zurück. Diese Songs haben ein wenig unser Leben geprägt.

I think that there will always be people who have an open ear and a hungry heart and thay will remember this songs (I am one of the second generation) peace for all beings

This song always makes me want to cry. In a good way though. It's beautiful and gives me hope. I'm still in highschool but I hate all of the hate in the world and this kind of music makes me feel a little better. I hope someday everyone could just learn to live in peace and love. We WILL overcome.

GENIAL CREOO QUE ES UNA DE LAS GRANDES CANCIONES QUE TE MOTIVA A SEGUIR ADELANTE SIN PERDER LA FE DE VENCER.

Best song ever made! You want to know the meaning with life? Its all in this song!

I love Joan and her commitment to world peace. Thank you!

Beautiful song and beautiful voice. I love this. May god bless her.

Deep in my heart, I do believe that we shall overcome, someday. I couldn't think of any other way to put what I was feeling.

That voice is unmistakable...so many singers today are nothings but effects. I wouldnt mind listening to that song for an hour straight. Splendid!

The voice & the idea probably shall live forever.

The voice and The idea still stands in The world today

I am very glad to know this. at least my comment was useful for me to gather that her songs are still an important message for youth. thanks to all young people who still feel like this.

She has an angel's face and voice.

She always centers my heart /spirit, and soul +she is such a peace, and feminist icon and activist God-bless her!

I could listen to this all day - I should listen to this every day!

Ganz großer Song! Da bekomme ich echt Gänsehaut.

One Person and so strong! Singing may be not the answer to the worlds problems but Joan Baez showed us a way!

This song puts me at peace with humanity, and.. and.. an.. even love it. We are one fascinating species. Don't forget, we're not just human, we are humankind. That's two words, human and kind.

Joan Baez is another favourite of me - her progressive attitude attract millions. I salute her.

Her performance has a Roy Orbison quality to it. She doesn’t move from her spot for the entire 4 minute performance. No drama, no theatrics. She lets her voice dominate the stage and have 400,000 plus captivated and amazed. A talent not of this earth!

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez were so amazing. They both really shared some words.

RISE UP! Rise up and be heard.....we have a duty, to be heard...not just for ourselves...but for the many who can't be....

昭和天皇崩御の前夜のNHK特集では“We shall overcome”が取り上げられて、この歌がどのようにして生まれどのように歌い継がれて来たかをルポルタージュしていた。その中でジョーン・バエズも当然取り上げられていたし、特に日本ではこの歌はジョーン・バエズによって知られるようになったと思う。 Wikipediaのジョーン・バエズの内容はちょっと酷くて来日の事すら触れていないけど、1967年1月に来日公演して、この時はこの歌を日本語で♪勝利の日まで…♪と歌い会場の皆が一緒に歌った。あの感動は忘れない。

Awesome ! Joan was an angel !

A great activist who spoke through her music, She is one of a kind.

One of the truest, purest voices of all time.

Sometimes in life I need a reboot / reset and this track does it well for me every time I feel so weighed down and defeated.

Evergreen song... so inspiring...

this songs influecened my life-and i still believe in those visions and pass it on as much as i can

It's amazing -- this is sung live without electronic tricks, echo chambers, or anything more complex than a guitar.

Joan Baez......beautiful Being of Light.......!!!

On June 25, 2009, Baez created a special version of "We Shall Overcome" with a few lines of Persian lyrics in support of peaceful protests by Iranian people. She recorded it in her home and posted the video on KZfaq and on her personal website. She dedicated the song "Joe Hill", to the people of Iran during her concert at Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine on July 31, 2009. Love You Joan

"We shall be alright" I really hope so

I love this so much it brings so much joy to me and her voice stunning and she’s very beautiful 😍

A time when music spoke directly to the soul.

what a lovely voice!

Hong Kong needs this song, Hong Kong will definitely win.

Wonderful stuff .Beautiful lady with a beautiful voice.

wenn die menschen doch nur dieses lied - das so wunderbar gesungen wird - sich zu herzen nehmen würden. ja das herz muß von unserem vater im himmel , tief berührt werden - dann werden wir befähigt den frieden zu leben und unsere mitmenschen als brüder und schwestern zu sehen. es ist an der zeit, damit anzufangen.......

It reminds me of my childhood!! It's very emotional!!

Thanks Joan. Sensational voice. A gift from God. Jesus is waiting and watching until the appointed time. He has already overcome.

What a voice.

This song as brought me comfort and I really need it.

Hearing Baez sing this, I am once again a teenager at a Peace Rally. It's amazing how a simple song (and beautiful voice) can restore my hope for (if not faith in) humanity.

Absolutely......We are all connected and we shall overcome as a Nation!!!

We shall be alright. We shall be alright. We shall be alright someday. Stay strong. We shall be strong. Jan 2017. I need this song now.

The Queen of vocal. 💖

We with Asperger's can overcome our awkward and repulsive behaviors. I truly believe every one of us on the autism spectrum can, with the right mindset, overcome what social difficulties handicap us mentally, and which bring needless distress to those around us. A thousand thank yous to Joan Baez for this beautiful cover of a beautiful song.

What a wonderful musician. What a fantastic song.

Ich träume vielleicht, aber ich glaube das "Gute" siegt! Wir sind alle eins . Nicht mehr und nicht weniger.

Merci,Joan.

people do... i'm 16 and i havnt been able to stop listening to her for 6 months! I can't wait for her to come to the NY area in october, she's playing a show on my bday!

and I think it is TIME that we should overcome SOON!!

sing it Joni - these words bring comfort

Wir saßen damals am Lagerfeuer und einer hatte eine Gitarre mit. Und wir sangen das Lied wie im Chor. Es war eine unvergessliche Zeit. Wir haben lange über Gott und die Welt diskutiert.

Just remember that “ evil triumphs only when good men do nothing”! So do what you can no matter how little it seems!

About 15 years ago on a hot summers day in August, I was sitting in a park in Paris which backed onto some old apartments. Out of one open balcony came this recording of an amazing voice singing old American folk songs - I called up and asked the people there who it was - it turned out to be JB and I've never forgotten it.

JUST SO SPECIAL, THANK YOU JOAN WITH LOVE FROM ISRAEL.

She gives me chills when she passes through different notes singing the chorus "deep in my heart I know that I do believe...". I have never listen something like this...

the most optimistic and philantropic song

We shall overcome some day. Martin Luther King sang this song. Let's sing it again and again. And let's try to live in peace with our children, neighbors, friends and strangers. Imagine: We shall live in peace some day.

listening to this on this day of the inauguration of you know who... Thanks Joan xXx

Belíssima canção executada pela voz mais divina que já nasceu na raça humana!! God bless you.. Lady Joan Happy birthday to you!!! :D

this performance means a lot a to me. the dream a lots of generations... her powerful voice claims that dream. a dream that never became true. So much hope, love in it... What do we have today, who that are 20, who never knew that dream? Nothing but resignation. Please, brothers and sisters, let's keep hoping for a better world. Money, hatred, contempt, selfishness should not rule the world we all are part of it.

Joan is belting out that we are not afraid. I fear we have become so afraid we have lost sight of what Peace really brings humanity.

However, deep the valley of despair, however, long the tunnel may seem this song gives me strength to never give up. Why? Because love has ultimately always triumphed over hate. It may take days, months, years, decades even centuries but man will one day overcome inequality and all men will get equal opportunities to live a better, fuller life. Thank you Pete Seeger, Joan Baez. Salute the African American Civil rights movement and all other movements to throw off the yoke of tyranny. You may call me a dreamer but I'm not the only one

Her songs is the best !!!!

Da kommen Erinnerungen hoch an diese schöne Zeit. Zeltlager,Lagerfeurer, und ein freund mit der Gitarre und diese Lieder spielte.

Joan Baez, beautiful, impassioned and on the side of the oppressed and angels. Thank you.

i'll never forget !!! thanks Joan

This is by far the best and purest song ever made. This song tells the world how we shall live our life. And just the fact that this was from woodstock makes this the best version of them all! Love Joan Baez Love the 60´s Love Peace! All we are saying is give peach a chanse!

This is an amazing song and its performed by an amazing singerr !!

The song that catalyzed the Stonewall riots.

we need persons like this

Hermosa canción y una excelente intérprete...!!!

Eins der schönsten Friedenslieder einer wahren Friedensikone. Möge sich dieses Lied in die Herzen aller verankern. Thank you for this and all your other songs of freedom, Joan Beaz.

Uma das melhores vozes que eu já ouvi.

In the 60s students protested about injustices to the downtrodden in the world. Nowadays they only protest about things which affect them directly. Things are very different from the days when 10 of us would crowd into the only car around - someone's beaten up beetle to go to a protest march!

maravillosa voz y la canción me emociona desde hace muchos años. gracias joan por deleitarnos con esa música.

About as powerful as a woman and her guitar can get. Powerful.

Sempre grande e positiva!:)

peace brothers and sisters

Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome someday She is so pure and beautiful she makes the song extremely powerful...

Love you forever, Joan... I remember, I gave you a kiss on your cheek, onto "la Canebière" in Marseille... It was in the 90's... I was a teenager, and it was such a beautiful concert...

this generation was so great