I’ve always had a soft spot for this live performance of the old British folk song The Water Is Wide. It was performed by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue at the Boston Music Hall.…
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The Water is Wide (1975) – Bob Dylan (ft. Joan Baez)
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Tomorrow Is a Long Time (1963) – Bob Dylan
Recently I wrote how Donovan’s Catch the Wind was one of the most impactful folk love ballads I had ever heard, and certainly one of the most cherished songs of my youth. Well, here comes another that I would place…
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To Sing For You (1965) – Donovan
I had to laugh when I read the first comment under the video of this song: “heyy that’s a good song, man!” Of course it is – especially when that reaction comes from Bob Dylan himself. Dylan’s remark comes after…
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To Fall In Love With You (1986) – Bob Dylan
To Fall in Love With You is an unreleased and unfinished romantic jewel from Bob Dylan. The lyrics are incomplete and he’s in mid-songwriting process. Still, the headspace the song puts me in is one of serenity and deep longing.…
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Only a Pawn in Their Game (1963) – Bob Dylan
We return to one of Bob Dylan’s most impactful political songs, Only a Pawn in Their Game. You could be forgiven for thinking you’re listening to the gravelly voice of a world-weary old man, but Dylan was just 22 years…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Medgar Evers, Only a Pawn in Their Game, The Times They Are A-Changin’
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Move it on Over (1947) – Hank Williams
This cheeky little song from Hank is meant to get a chuckle. The writing is just so relatable, easy to just gel with, and if you pair it with the gospel number I Saw the Light, recorded at the same…
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She Belongs to Me (1965) – Bob Dylan
She Belongs to Me is a gentle song, sung with Dylan’s relaxed phrasing and a lightly swaying accompaniment that feels easy. On the surface, it sounds warm and affectionate, almost carefree. The woman he sings about is an “artist” too,…
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Thunder On The Mountain (2006) – Bob Dylan
There’s Bob and then there’s everyone else. Today’s featured song comes from what is probably my least favourite Bob Dylan album – Modern Times from 2006 (image inset). The irony is that Thunder on the Mountain is still one of…
Right Back to It (2024) – Waxahatchee
“I’m really interested in writing love songs that are gritty and unromantic,” she said of the track (Right Back to It). “I wanted to make a song about the ebb and flow of a longtime love story. I thought it…
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Absolutely Sweet Marie (1992) – George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert)
As much as I love you, Bob, George Harrison owned this song. George always brought a lucid, sunny disposition to whatever he touched, and that’s absolutely the case with his rendition of Absolutely Sweet Marie. He channels pre Dylan –…
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