1975年琼贝茨(Joan Baez)出版了一张全部由她自己创作的专辑，其中的标题歌曲《钻石与铁锈》(Diamond and Rust)被认为是贝茨最出色的歌曲之一，并立即成为主流乐坛的畅销歌曲。这首曲子以Baez和鲍勃8226;迪伦(Bob Dylan)十四年间亦师亦友，分分合合的感情为背景描写的一段贝茨的内心独白。歌词或可说晦涩但却蕴含真情。那之后人们以为他们俩人能够重归于好，然而他们只是继十年的分手后在当初相识的地方又合作了一场。
Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid