“My heart begs you!” Joan Baez, 84, clung to Bruce Springsteen, 75, her voice breaking as she whispered, “America’s torn apart, but your song can heal our wounds!” before their gut-wrenching The Ghost of Tom Joad and We Shall Overcome duet at a June 15, 2025, Lincoln Memorial justice rally! Baez’s trembling, fiery wail and Springsteen’s gravelly, grief-stricken roar, backed by a gospel choir’s soaring lament, enveloped 50,000 candlelit souls in tears, a desperate cry for love to conquer hate. “We fight with hope!” Baez sobbed, as X erupted with #BaezSpringsteenTears, fans weeping, “Their pain is ours!”
“A Rebel Queen Stands with The Boss”: Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen Ignite Hope at Lincoln Memorial It was a scene that could have come straight from the pages of American history — and...