Long and Wasted Years is the first song to appear here from Bob Dylan’s 2012 album Tempest. It is an introspective monologue about someones’ longing for a lost love, juxtaposed with a sense of pride that they ‘wouldn’t do anything…
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Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (1975) – Bob Dylan
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts is an epic ‘Western’ ballad and the third song to appear here from Bob Dylan’s 1975 masterpiece Blood on the Tracks. I consider Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts in the upper…
Lily of the West (1973) – Bob Dylan
There are some good tracks to be found even on Dylan’s ‘throwaway records’. Lily of the West is one such song from his record Dylan (1973). Although the record received very poor reviews upon its release, it managed to reach No. 17 in the U.S. and…
Like a Rolling Stone (1965) – Bob Dylan
We’re in for a treat because the next three song trips will be by Bob Dylan because it so happens his three songs come in alphabetical order in the Music Library Project. Anyone than can guess correctly the next two…
License To Kill (1983) – Bob Dylan
License To Kill is the fifth song so far to appear here from Bob Dylan’s 1983 record Infidels – if I include the Blind Willie McTell and Foot of Pride out-takes from the sessions. It boggles the senses how he could…
Let´s Stick Together (1988) – Bob Dylan
Let’s Stick Together is a song from Bob Dylan’s 25th studio album Down in the Groove in 1988. The album is definitely not one of Dylan’s most celebrated achievements, but it was one of the first cassettes I purchased when…
Forever Young (1973) – Bob Dylan
This is one of Bob’s most endearing songs. Dylan is quoted as saying that he wrote Forever Young in Tucson, Arizona, “thinking about” one of his sons and “not wanting to be too sentimental“. I like all versions of this song…
Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat (1966) – Bob Dylan (Live 1966)
Bob Dylan is obsessed with his ‘honey’s’ Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat. So much so he asks her: Honey, can I jump on it sometime? Yes, I just wanna see If it’s really the expensive kind. If I had a gal…
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Lenny Bruce (1981) – Bob Dylan
I’m going to go the long and winding road to get to this song so please excuse its wordiness. In January 2014, I wrote an article – Comedy and the Ages. Lenny Bruce, Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. It led…
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Learning to Fly (1991) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I remember in the weeks following Tom Petty’s sudden departure from this great play we call life; I heard Bob Dylan paying tribute to Petty singing today’s featured song Learning to Fly. This song follows the same basic 4 chord…
