Blowin' in the Wind - Stevie Wonder

Blowin' in the Wind
Written by: Bob Dylan
First recording: Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (July 9, 1962)
First release: Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan on audio album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (May 27, 1963)


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Lyrics:
How many roads must a man walk down?
Oh they call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail?
Before she sleeps in the sand

How many times
Must those canon balls be fired?
Before they're forever banned, woah, yeah
Let me tell you that the answer, my friend
Is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind, woah, woah, yeah

How many years can a mountain exist?
Before it's washed to the sea, yeah
Now, how many years can a man exist?
Before he's allowed to be free

How many times
Can a man turn his head?
And he pretends that he just
Doesn't see, woah, yeah
You know the answer, my friend
Is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind, oh huh

And let me tell you it's blowin', blowin'
And it's blowin', woah
The answer is blowin' in the wind
And it's blowin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Singers:
1  Bob Dylan May 27, 1963 2  The Chad Mitchell Trio 1963 3  The Kingston Trio July 1963 4  The New World Singers September 1963 5  Peter, Paul and Mary (billboard hot 100) October 1963 6  Stan Getz October 21, 1963 7  Johnny Tillotson November 1963 8  Bobby Darin November 1963 9  Linda Mason 1964 10  Duke Ellington 1964 11  Glen Campbell 1964 12  Ray Bryant 1964 13  Eddy Arnold and The Needmore Creek Singers January 1964 14  The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown June 1964 15  Sam Cooke October 1964 16  Marianne Faithfull October 23, 1964 17  Johnny Rivers 1965 18  Cher 1965 19  Trini Lopez 1965 20  The Seekers 1965 21  Pete Seeger 1965 22  Gene Barge 1965 23  Dick Dale and his Del-Tones 1965 24  Dorinda Duncan 1965 25  The 4 Seasons 1965 26  Chet Atkins January 1965 27  Bobby Bare June 1965 28  Jackie De Shannon September 1965 29  The Silkie October 1965 30  The Robert De Cormier Singers 1966 31  John Davidson 1966 32  Stevie Wonder (billboard hot 100) May 1966 33  Cliff Richard May 1966 34 Dionne Warwick December 1966 35  The New Christy Minstrels 1967 36  Joan Baez 1967 37  Lou Donaldson 1967 38  Sebastian Cabot 1967 39  Brother Jack McDuff 1967 40 O.V. Wright 1968 41  Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs January 6, 1968 42  Stanley Turrentine featuring Shirley Scott 1969 43  The Hollies 1969 44  Dave Dudley November 1969 45  Diana Ross & The Supremes November 1969 46  Johnny Nash 1970 47  Bill Medley 1970 48  The Olive Branch 1970 49  The Les Humphries Singers 1970 50 Blowin' in the Wind/Don't Think Twice It's All Right The Ventures October 1970 51  Sonja Salvis - Gustav Brom Orchestra 1971 52  Trident 1975 53  Etta James 1983 54  The Mormon Tabernacle Choir July 1991 55  Neil Young October 1991 56  Barbara Dickson 1992 57  Richard Dworsky December 1992 58  Judy Collins 1994 59  Paul & Margie 1996 60  Elvis Presley July 1997 61  Jette Torp 1998 62  Mina 2000 63  Me First and the Gimme Gimmes February 21, 2001 64  Emmerson Nogueira 2002 65  The Abyssinians 2002 66  Peter Saltzman 2003 67  The String Quartet April 8, 2003 68  Loona December 2004 69  Bobby Solo December 16, 2004 70  Jools Holland with Ruby Turner 2005 71  House of Fools August 16, 2005 72  Dolly Parton & Nickel Creek October 11, 2005 73  Just B 2006 74  Mountain 2007 75  The Rezidudes July 17, 2007 76  Nena September 2007 77 Massimo Priviero November 1, 2007 78  Jay Brannan June 23, 2009 79  Justin Mauriello March 3, 2010 80  Claus Hempler August 2, 2010 81 The Persuasions November 9, 2010 82  Vains of Jenna 2011 83 Michael Hirte October 21, 2011 84  Ziggy Marley January 24, 2012

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