Blowin' in the Wind both Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary, brought the trio the song which they promptly recorded (on a single take) and released. The trio's version, which was the title track of their third album, peaked at number 2 on the "Billboard" charts. The group's version also went to number one on the Middle-Road charts for five weeks. "How many words can be written on a page, before they begin to bleed? How many books can one man own, before he has learned to read? How many meanings can he give to a phrase, before, from his lexicon he's freed?" Blowin'
Blow in the Wind Blow in the Wind Blow in the Wind is the third album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released in 2001 on the Fat Wreck Chords independent record label. "Blow in the Wind" features several tracks which are led off with musical mash-ups of, or homages to, classic Punk songs, a trend the group began on their second album, "Are a Drag" (with an appropriation of "Generator" by Bad Religion for their cover of "My Favorite Things") and would continue with "Take a Break" and "Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah": "Sloop John B" samples "Teenage Lobotomy" by The Ramones, "Elenor"