His reach is incredible. Pick a rock band you like. I don’t really like country but I loved this one song “Wagon Wheel.” Surprised but not surprised to find out it was written by Dylan.
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature because of his lyrics. But also his delivery of those lyrics is sublime - he sneers his way through this song. His live performances from the 60s and 70s are something to behold! And he’s still going strong, albeit with a voice that more like a tin of rusty nails than a sneer these days!
Dylan just this week sold the rights to his songs (over 600) for estimated $600 million. I've listened since 1962, seen him perform in,74. 83, and 2017. His creative output and genius is unique.
@@mikefannon6994 " Tin of rusty nails", I like it brother. Dylan expands our articulacy and our way to bend words and our consciousness. Peace and love.x
His sneer isn’t only vocal, but his lyrics are so biting. It is incredible what he can do. I always say that he writes some of the angriest live songs, but he gave us this song as an example, but he also gave us Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright. You are so right......he delivers it in a way that can cut you deep or even just make you think!
Thanks for one of the most thoughtful and accurate reflections on Dylan and this song. Decades ago a friend and I drove from Atlanta to Jacksonville Fl listening to this song on repeat the entire trip. It was so much fun to hear this song with someone who appreciated and loved it as much as I did. Dylan always attracted people who wanted to be a part of his music and would just show up and ask to play with him and somehow it always seemed to add something. Al Cooper showed up for this song and wanted to play the organ even though it wasn't originally in the plans...of course it added a lot and has a permanent place in this song. If you watch David Letterman's 10th anniversary show with Dylan singing this song you will see a lot of famous musicians who were happy to join him on the stage. A lot of musicians wanted to add to their resume that they had played with Dylan especially on "Like a Rolling Stone".
He is the best musician of all time and this song like many if not all of his music speaks to the soul in a profound and sometimes disturbing way🎉🎉🎉Glad you discovered him🎉🎉❤❤❤
Just as a point of reference, Dylan sang his "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Only a Pawn in their Game" on stage with MLK at his I Have a Dream speech in Washington.......
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he was the only musical act at the march on Washington... if thats true that speaks volumes of his impact on it's own.
@@Thomas-aka-TomD Right. I had a feeling Joan was also there. They always had such a deep chemistry on stage during their performances. You could tell there was something special that connected them.
I think he did sing Blowin' in the wind on the march. Blowin' in the wind was probably performed by Peter, Paul, and Mary on the march. Bob did only a pawn in the game.
Like how you listen before speaking...love that young people are exploring Dylan's music, poetry. Just like everything he's ever done, from Shelter from the Storm, All along the Watchtower, Maggie's Farm..sings songs of life, love, and the thing all we have in common, suffering, laughing at the devil, in the midst of that suffering, with LA traffic finger waving...Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing songs of love...
Yeah, Dylan's all about the lyrics, and so it's important to be able to really hear what he's saying. Definitely a good choice listening to the studio version first. Glad you enjoyed it so much. One of the best songs to showcase his song-writing talent. Might want to listen to "The Times They Are A-changin'," by him. Really interesting look at the way older generations view younger ones, particularly in the sixties.
@@matsjakobsson1376 Hurricane would be a good one too, not totally representative of his style but an awesome lyrical story and shows the emotion he can infuse into songs
This song was actually voted by Rolling Stone Magazine as the Greatest Rock and Roll Song of all time time. They did a top 500 songs and Bob had about 6, all of them in the top 100 including this song at number 1. 😎🤔
I'm glad this reviewer liked it and gave it a 10. But has he been living under a rock? How can anyone be unaware of Dylan? He's given us great music for 60 years, and it ain't over yet.. We grew up with him. This song was voted by Rolling Stone magazine as being the best rock song ever. EVER! Many of the comments below are spot-on.
Yep - hard to believe anyone is unaware of Dylan. I mean this song was produced before the Kennedy assassination - and it's a milestone in American pop music.
@@mimig3904 You said non-English speakers won't appreciate Dylan. You *need* the lyrics. I heartily disagree. Many of his songs are about the music first for me, and discounting the music as an afterthought or necessary evil doesn't reflect well on the speaker.
@@mikefannon6994 Followed up decades later by Dylan himself in “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” with the line: “When you think you’ve lost everything, you find out you can always lose a little more.”
Tangled up Blue is a must! One thing about Dylan as that he kept reinventing his music with the changes in his life. Never dull. He will definitely go down in history. Thanks for posting
The lyrics in this song is a story about bob dylans x lover - edie sedgwick ( a counter culture andy worhol model ) that left dylan only to fall from grace in the "vacum of his eyes" ( meaning the herion addicted life style as a worholian super model where she eventually burns out and dies) lots of info is available about this.....even a couple of documentaries. Regarding the music of this song... apart from his honest and naturally narrative imperfect voice (which made him instantly believable as a folk singer, was when he was transitioning from accoustic american folk music to electric rock and roll casting a bridge between american rock and the british invasion....this was so historically significant.....it impacted everybody at that moment and this is why it is seen as the most important song in rock history
New subscriber and joined because of Zeppelin and Floyd and Queen. But Dylan....what a cultural icon and force in the counter-culture youth movement of the mid to late sixties he was! He was a very reluctant “troubadour” and did not want to assume the mantle of “voice of his generation”....he just wanted to write and perform his music. Well, he became the voice of his generation anyway in those years and along with Joan Baez were instrumental in mainstreaming the folk music movement in early sixties which morphed into folk rock of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, STills, Nash and Young, James Taylor, Neil Young, Joni Mithcell etc. etc. etc. Dylan recently won the Nobel Prize for his poetic lyrics.....I think the only songwriter to have received such a lofty honor. Whether or not people think he deserved it is another question. The fact that he received it speaks volumes to his status as an icon of a period of cultural and social history. This was the longest song to receive AM radio play up that time...7 minutes, and only because of the status of Dylan. I was 17 at the time, and I and my friends were very proud that we memorized the entire song and would sing along.....that was very important back in the day....
Even if you don’t like Dylan, there is no denying his amazing talent. IMO he does deserve every accolade he’s received. He WAS the voice of he 60's. And he is the greatest songwriter of the 20th century. I will add, though, that in my humble opinion, The Boss is just behind him. Springsteen's lyrics hit me just as deeply.
You might find this interesting. The guy playing the organ said he just happened to be in the studio that day and wasn’t supposed to play on this song. Mainly because he didn’t know the song and they didn’t have sheet music written up. Also, he really wasn’t an organ player...he typically played guitar. So, listen again and notice, the band changes from one chord to another then the organ does. He’s typically one beat behind because he’s having to watch the guitar players to know when to chords change. He said as the song moved along, he got more and more comfortable and started adding little solo nuances. After they finished this particular recording you just listened to, he told Bob he was one beat behind most of the time but Bob loved it the way it was....he said it added a certain flair/character. So, they released it flaws and all and I LOVE IT!!!
That is Al Kooper. When the producer Tom Wilson played the song back, Dylan asked him to turn up the organ ...Tom replied,,, oh man he’s not even an Organ player...Bob replied, I don’t care, turn it up...Kooper out of sheer determination, and as he calls it bullshitting created an influential sound as it was heavily copied after. In interviews, Kooper tells it. He knew he wasn’t playing guitar because the great Mike Bloomfield held that seat. He wanted in on the session. During the session, Wilson the producer moved the organ player tot the piano. Kooper then told Wilson he had a part in mind to play, Wilson replied, man tour are guitar player not an organ player...so Kooper snuck in and sat at the Organ...he claims he was lucky it was already turned on because firing up a Hammond takes 3 steps. When ready to roll tape (There is a recorded studio chatter of the talk back) where Wilson can be heard saying to Kooper and laughing “What are you doing over there.? but to his credit he let it slide, and out of Kooper bullshitting determination he put a cherry on a historic tune. Look up Al Kooper...Like a aRolling Stone and hear Al tell the story.....
My all time favorite is "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" - His delivery is perfect in that. It's biting, spewing so many words, with just an acoustic guitar.
I fully recommend reacting to his song 'Positively 4th Street' (again, I would use the official Bob Dylan channel to avoid getting an accidental cover or something). Dylan is mainly known for his lyrics rather than his musicianship or singing (although I personally like those things about him as well) and he even won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic contributions in his songs so I would pay particular attention to his lyrics. A few other Dylan recommendations for reactions: 'Mr. Tambourine Man', 'All Along the Watchtower', 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall', '4th Time Around', and 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'. His most famous songs are 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright'.
So many Dylan songs to choose from. Some of my favorites are; "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", "Tangled Up In Blue", "Jokerman", "Brownsville Girl ", "Moonlight" and on and on and on. Glad you liked the song. Great reaction.
In the summer of '65, so many iconic songs were released that it was so hard to puck a favorite. HARD DAY'S NIGHT, I GOT YOU BABE, HANG ON SLOOPY, IT AIN'T ME BABE, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES, I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION, etc.,...I was 15 that summer and, of course, these songs to this day (I'm 70 now) take me back! LIKE A ROLLINGSTONE has that organ, harmonica, THAT guitar, &HIS voice! I'm glad for that period of music bc without it, I'd have forgotten so much of what went on in my teen years. It's a pleasure listening to your reactions. Want to do something fun? Watch Dylan doing a rap song b4 rap was called rap? MEDITERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES...you might get a kick out of it! I downloaded that video because you never know...🙌
Yeah, this was the very first Dylan song I actually listened to...at age 21, and I am not exaggerating to say that it changed everything. It's incredible. I liked it so much that I stopped the record player, put the needle back at the beginning, and played it twice more before listening to the rest of the album....which was all great. I'd heard of Bob Dylan for a few years before that, but I'd only really heard covers of some of his songs, done by Joan Baez and some other folksingers....and I loved them, but I didn't know how they would sound when Dylan did them himself. After I'd heard "Like a Rolling Stone", though, I wanted to hear every Dylan song done by him, because he does them the best by far. He is intense, and his way of delivering the lyrics is unforgettable.
I saw Bob Dylan and Paul Simon live at the Hollywood Bowl in the early '00s. Paul Simon was first, and then they played a few "greatest hits" numbers together in the middle of the show, and this was one of them. So Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and the ENTIRE Hollywood Bowl singing along to every word (and I was on a hit of that sunshine)... one of my best, best memories
What was most soothing was your presence and your voice today, even though I am a huge Dylan fan and love this song. I loved to just see and hear you, Thank you for posting!
This is when he did the unpardonable sin (at least to the folk singers of the time) to go electric and his influence just increased from there. My daddy introduced me to Bob Dylan when I was a kid and has been a part of my life ever since. I'm so happy to see this amazing artist get discovered by the younger generation :)
Woody Guthrie and other Black talking-blues musicians were doing "rap" before there was Dylan. And "rap" doesn't compare: no melody, and over-rhymed in keeping with the ignorance that poetry is all about rhyming. Dylan's rhymes don't call attention to themselves -- which is real art.
The organ was a last-minute addition. Al Kooper wanted to get on the track somehow and basically snuck in to play the organ part without really knowing how to play. In many places, you can hear him coming in a half-beat after chord changes as he has to listen for the chord change first. But Dylan liked it and kept it.
Bob Dylan is one of my favorites and this is my favorite song of his. Thank you for your reaction to this masterpiece. Bob Dylan is so very deep--a real word-crafter; a philosopher; an advocate for tolerance (economic status, religiion, ethnicity, et.al.), and diversity. Love that you don't interrupt the performance to comment.
I actually think it sad that people have never heard, or even head of, Dylan, who should be required listening, he is a true legend, the greatest singer/songwriter ever.
This guy was rapping before we even knew what rap was !!! Bob is the best period !!!!! I got into Dylan as a 19 year old Marine in Nam ! I could not wait for my mom to send me my next Dylan 8 track tape ! Lol No shit Bob Dylan got me through some hard times !! Thanks Bob
I was never into drugs, but this song came out as I left my childhood home and family and struck out on my own. Everything was so exciting with my newfound independence - the song brings back fond memories of that happy fleeting time before the draft board ordered me to go get a physical and I was thrust into another world. Never got back to my former life. It's gone. The music is all that's left of it.
He's one of my favorites, mostly because of his lyrics. He is also one of the most covered artist in rock and roll. Check out 'lay lady lay' awsome song....
Dylan's influence was instrumental in transforming rock 'n' roll into rock. He's a lyricist but also a wordsmith - the way the words are put together would probably sound beautiful even if you didn't understand English. Words aside, he's also underr-ated for his melodies. Bruce Springsteen described hearing this song for the first time as "having the door to your mind being kicked open".
Live Dylan performances are difficult. He never sings a song the same way twice. He changes tempo, etc. The official version is usually the best for listening. If you want to hear more, listen to albums Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, and Blood on the Tracks.
True that Dylan rarely ever does songs live the same way. Though there are some live versions of Visions of Johanna that blow the original out of the water.
There's an uptempo version of Visions of Johanna on the Best of the Basement Tapes which was recently released. It has grown on me. Same for the up tempo version of Hard Rain. I hated it on first hearing, but it's brilliant.
That's maybe the thing that, over time, I've grown to admire most about him. That he never stays in the same place, always moving on. His songs may be recorded on an album at some point in time, but they are never truly finished and keep evolving along with him. His Bootleg series provide such a great catalog of how his style just keeps changing and it gives us so many alternative takes on those songs that we love. And there are several songs on there that I loved in the original album version, but love even more in some entirely different live version from years later. Talk about a rabbit hole...
It's called "phrasing"....(the delivery...in rap it's called flow). I like that you played the entire song through. The meaning of the words adds a layer. I applaud you for the excellent video.
Dylan doesn't have just one style. If you don't like something of his just keep moving through his catalogue and you'll find something you love and can't live without.
I always used to believe this was one of the most acidic, bitter songs ever written. But the more I listen to it, the more I feel that it ends hopefully, "... you're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal." As if she's reached a point where she's free to be her true self. Check out the song "Hurricane," a true story song that will hit you hard.
In that more innocent time , rock fans were astonished by this song . The sarcasm , the brooding personality of the singer , and the hybred sound of the music itself . Almost overnight the gears changed for the music scene and what bands were willing to try .
Fabulous song by Dylan, as are all of them. When this album was released, the back story is that on the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in black jeans, black boots, and a black leather jacket, carrying a Fender Stratocaster in place of his familiar acoustic guitar. The crowd was INFURIATED. They thought he was betraying the American folk scene. Dylan didn't care, played his set and continued making his unmatched music HIS way from that day forward, often switching between electric and acoustic. No one else has come close to his enigmatic lyrics. like this from 1967, the original "All Along The Watchtower" which was famously covered by Jimi Hendrix and many others. @
you're correct, timing + delivery, Bob can bend time and that's why he cal deliver with a crazy metric, he can fold consonants, you nailed the timing matter, well done!
I remember that when I was in the 5th grade in the 1962/63 school year, we sang "Blowin' in the Wing" in music class. That is really kind of mind blowing when you think about it.
Has wrote so many great songs as many or more than anyone, many songs of his have been covered and given or sold to other artists. Tangle up in Blue and Hurricane.
Bob Dylan is the master lyricist 🙌Hurricane, Positively 4th St, Black Diamond Bay, Tangled Up In Blue, Idiot Wind, The Death of Hattie Carrol etc etc there’s so many you can’t even name them
I would like to see your reaction to “Hurricane” from Dylan’s album Desire. The social message of the song is as relevant today as it was 45 years ago. Start with the studio version.
An absolute iconic 1960s Hippie movement Anthem. About getting away from mom and dad, and having to make it on your own in the "Big, Bad," real world all by your self. So many kids were running away from home, to become free, but really didn't have a clue what is was going to be like, when mom wasn't calling you downstairs for dinner. You had to get and pay for your own meals, shelter etc. It's a great song.
Two of America's all time greatest song writers hailed from Minnesota, Prince and Bob Dylan, both wrote songs for themselves and other artist they have influenced millions.
someone told me to pay attention to the rhymes in this song, it made all the difference, at least for me. Very fun how all the things he does, like ending every verse with a word that rhymes with "feel".
As a child of the 60s, I've always said that Dylan defined my generation. And this was in my opinion his best album, and the competition is fierce (Blond on Blond, Blood on the Tracks, The Times They Are a-Changin', John Wesley Harding (it has All Along the Watchtower on it), and this is the most famous song on the album (Desolation Row is actually my favorite). He was in a class by himself.
Frequently listed by Rolling Stone as the top song ever. The organ is played by Al Cooper, a guitarist, who went on to discover and produce Lynyrd Skynyrd. At the time, Cooper didn’t know how to play organ but talked his way into the session recording of Like a Rolling Stone. He improvised and Dylan loved it. The only thing better than listening to Dylan’s music is to read his biography “Chronicles”. He is a penetrating observer into people and society and it’s hilarious. The audiobook has Sean Penn as narrator which is… perfect.
The amount of musicians that Bob Dylan influenced is immense. The history of music would have been so different without him.
You are 100 percent correct.
Amen
His reach is incredible. Pick a rock band you like. I don’t really like country but I loved this one song “Wagon Wheel.” Surprised but not surprised to find out it was written by Dylan.
100%
He and Pink Floyd.
In my view, this is the best Bob Dylan's song. Lots of memories
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature because of his lyrics. But also his delivery of those lyrics is sublime - he sneers his way through this song. His live performances from the 60s and 70s are something to behold! And he’s still going strong, albeit with a voice that more like a tin of rusty nails than a sneer these days!
Well deserved!!
Dylan just this week sold the rights to his songs (over 600) for estimated $600 million. I've listened since 1962, seen him perform in,74. 83, and 2017. His creative output and genius is unique.
@@mikefannon6994 " Tin of rusty nails", I like it brother. Dylan expands our articulacy and our way to bend words and our consciousness. Peace and love.x
Voice of the people
His sneer isn’t only vocal, but his lyrics are so biting. It is incredible what he can do. I always say that he writes some of the angriest live songs, but he gave us this song as an example, but he also gave us Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright. You are so right......he delivers it in a way that can cut you deep or even just make you think!
One of the greatest songs ever . Really hits home .
Thanks for one of the most thoughtful and accurate reflections on Dylan and this song. Decades ago a friend and I drove from Atlanta to Jacksonville Fl listening to this song on repeat the entire trip. It was so much fun to hear this song with someone who appreciated and loved it as much as I did. Dylan always attracted people who wanted to be a part of his music and would just show up and ask to play with him and somehow it always seemed to add something. Al Cooper showed up for this song and wanted to play the organ even though it wasn't originally in the plans...of course it added a lot and has a permanent place in this song. If you watch David Letterman's 10th anniversary show with Dylan singing this song you will see a lot of famous musicians who were happy to join him on the stage. A lot of musicians wanted to add to their resume that they had played with Dylan especially on "Like a Rolling Stone".
Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter ever. Almost every top musician has recorded a song written by Dylan. 'Tangled up in Blue' is a GREAT one!!!
Agreeedd!!!!!!
Tangled Up in Blue
Always Tangled Up in Blue
ahah!
That is the one, certainly.
Have you heard A:: songwriters "ever"?
The ancient Greeks called poets "singers" and their poems "songs".
He is the best musician of all time and this song like many if not all of his music speaks to the soul in a profound and sometimes disturbing way🎉🎉🎉Glad you discovered him🎉🎉❤❤❤
Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 song all time !!!!
Id give this song an elleven out of ten!❤❤❤
i've heard this song a thousand times and every time i hear it i weep at the sheer unmitigated genius of it. otherworldly.
Just as a point of reference, Dylan sang his "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Only a Pawn in their Game" on stage with MLK at his I Have a Dream speech in Washington.......
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he was the only musical act at the march on Washington... if thats true that speaks volumes of his impact on it's own.
@@MrZomBie775 Also Mahalia Jackson and Joan Baez. Joan had a crush on Bob....who was only 22 yet singing and writing such profound songs!😃
@@Thomas-aka-TomD Right. I had a feeling Joan was also there. They always had such a deep chemistry on stage during their performances. You could tell there was something special that connected them.
I think he did sing Blowin' in the wind on the march. Blowin' in the wind was probably performed by Peter, Paul, and Mary on the march. Bob did only a pawn in the game.
@@Thomas-aka-TomD they were a couple for a while.
Like how you listen before speaking...love that young people are exploring Dylan's music, poetry. Just like everything he's ever done, from Shelter from the Storm, All along the Watchtower, Maggie's Farm..sings songs of life, love, and the thing all we have in common, suffering, laughing at the devil, in the midst of that suffering, with LA traffic finger waving...Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing songs of love...
Yeah, Dylan's all about the lyrics, and so it's important to be able to really hear what he's saying. Definitely a good choice listening to the studio version first. Glad you enjoyed it so much. One of the best songs to showcase his song-writing talent. Might want to listen to "The Times They Are A-changin'," by him. Really interesting look at the way older generations view younger ones, particularly in the sixties.
Right! Suggested Forever Young, and That's alright ma. What was I thinking?
@@matsjakobsson1376 Hurricane would be a good one too, not totally representative of his style but an awesome lyrical story and shows the emotion he can infuse into songs
Dylan is sure about more than the lyrics.
This song was actually voted by Rolling Stone Magazine as the Greatest Rock and Roll Song of all time time. They did a top 500 songs and Bob had about 6, all of them in the top 100 including this song at number 1. 😎🤔
And it deserved it.
Dear God ~ thank you for Bob Dylan
Love Bob Dylan. Great singer songwriter musician
I'm glad this reviewer liked it and gave it a 10. But has he been living under a rock? How can anyone be unaware of Dylan? He's given us great music for 60 years, and it ain't over yet.. We grew up with him. This song was voted by Rolling Stone magazine as being the best rock song ever. EVER! Many of the comments below are spot-on.
Yep - hard to believe anyone is unaware of Dylan. I mean this song was produced before the Kennedy assassination - and it's a milestone in American pop music.
He’s young
Somebody like him comes around only once in all the world's history. I lived in that time. I heard these songs when they were new.
With Bob Dylan you need the lyrics; that's what he's about---he's a poet
He's a songwriter. Downgrading his musical ear to insignificance reflects poorly on the downgrader.
@@Dwarkle Well, if you don't see the poetry that's too bad...
@@mimig3904 Since you totally fail to grasp the music he made, I'll take up religion just to pray for you.
@@Dwarkle Good. You should pray for your understanding of poetry and music. Not to mention a dose of humility.
@@mimig3904 You said non-English speakers won't appreciate Dylan. You *need* the lyrics. I heartily disagree. Many of his songs are about the music first for me, and discounting the music as an afterthought or necessary evil doesn't reflect well on the speaker.
"When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose".
Echoed by Kristofferson and Janis in "Me and Bobby McGee". Kristofferson was the janitor in the Nashville studio when Dylan recorded "Forever Young."
@@mikefannon6994 "Nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free".
@@mikefannon6994 Followed up decades later by Dylan himself in “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” with the line: “When you think you’ve lost everything, you find out you can always lose a little more.”
Tangled up Blue is a must! One thing about Dylan as that he kept reinventing his music with the changes in his life. Never dull. He will definitely go down in history. Thanks for posting
The lyrics in this song is a story about bob dylans x lover - edie sedgwick ( a counter culture andy worhol model ) that left dylan only to fall from grace in the "vacum of his eyes" ( meaning the herion addicted life style as a worholian super model where she eventually burns out and dies) lots of info is available about this.....even a couple of documentaries. Regarding the music of this song... apart from his honest and naturally narrative imperfect voice (which made him instantly believable as a folk singer, was when he was transitioning from accoustic american folk music to electric rock and roll casting a bridge between american rock and the british invasion....this was so historically significant.....it impacted everybody at that moment and this is why it is seen as the most important song in rock history
Dylan is a Nobel Laureate. He is a leading cultural icon. And his music has its own class.
Greatest songwriter and lyricist of all time.
New subscriber and joined because of Zeppelin and Floyd and Queen. But Dylan....what a cultural icon and force in the counter-culture youth movement of the mid to late sixties he was! He was a very reluctant “troubadour” and did not want to assume the mantle of “voice of his generation”....he just wanted to write and perform his music. Well, he became the voice of his generation anyway in those years and along with Joan Baez were instrumental in mainstreaming the folk music movement in early sixties which morphed into folk rock of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, STills, Nash and Young, James Taylor, Neil Young, Joni Mithcell etc. etc. etc. Dylan recently won the Nobel Prize for his poetic lyrics.....I think the only songwriter to have received such a lofty honor. Whether or not people think he deserved it is another question. The fact that he received it speaks volumes to his status as an icon of a period of cultural and social history. This was the longest song to receive AM radio play up that time...7 minutes, and only because of the status of Dylan. I was 17 at the time, and I and my friends were very proud that we memorized the entire song and would sing along.....that was very important back in the day....
Even if you don’t like Dylan, there is no denying his amazing talent. IMO he does deserve every accolade he’s received. He WAS the voice of he 60's. And he is the greatest songwriter of the 20th century. I will add, though, that in my humble opinion, The Boss is just behind him. Springsteen's lyrics hit me just as deeply.
You might find this interesting. The guy playing the organ said he just happened to be in the studio that day and wasn’t supposed to play on this song. Mainly because he didn’t know the song and they didn’t have sheet music written up. Also, he really wasn’t an organ player...he typically played guitar. So, listen again and notice, the band changes from one chord to another then the organ does. He’s typically one beat behind because he’s having to watch the guitar players to know when to chords change. He said as the song moved along, he got more and more comfortable and started adding little solo nuances. After they finished this particular recording you just listened to, he told Bob he was one beat behind most of the time but Bob loved it the way it was....he said it added a certain flair/character. So, they released it flaws and all and I LOVE IT!!!
That is Al Kooper. When the producer Tom Wilson played the song back, Dylan asked him to turn up the organ ...Tom replied,,, oh man he’s not even an Organ player...Bob replied, I don’t care, turn it up...Kooper out of sheer determination, and as he calls it bullshitting created an influential sound as it was heavily copied after. In interviews, Kooper tells it. He knew he wasn’t playing guitar because the great Mike Bloomfield held that seat. He wanted in on the session. During the session, Wilson the producer moved the organ player tot the piano. Kooper then told Wilson he had a part in mind to play, Wilson replied, man tour are guitar player not an organ player...so Kooper snuck in and sat at the Organ...he claims he was lucky it was already turned on because firing up a Hammond takes 3 steps. When ready to roll tape (There is a recorded studio chatter of the talk back) where Wilson can be heard saying to Kooper and laughing “What are you doing over there.? but to his credit he let it slide, and out of Kooper bullshitting determination he put a cherry on a historic tune. Look up Al Kooper...Like a aRolling Stone and hear Al tell the story.....
My all time favorite is "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" - His delivery is perfect in that. It's biting, spewing so many words, with just an acoustic guitar.
I fully recommend reacting to his song 'Positively 4th Street' (again, I would use the official Bob Dylan channel to avoid getting an accidental cover or something). Dylan is mainly known for his lyrics rather than his musicianship or singing (although I personally like those things about him as well) and he even won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic contributions in his songs so I would pay particular attention to his lyrics. A few other Dylan recommendations for reactions: 'Mr. Tambourine Man', 'All Along the Watchtower', 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall', '4th Time Around', and 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'. His most famous songs are 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright'.
Jimi Hendrix’s version of AATW is my favorite.
Love Johnny Winter's version of "Highway 61."
One of the founding fathers of rock n roll and the greatest songwriter of all time
Other Dylan classics....Subterranean Homesick Blues, Mr. Tambourine Man, It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding...
Highway 61 Revisited, Ballad Of A Thin Man, Tombstone Blues,Queen Jane Approximately (basically the entire Highway 61 LP).
So many Dylan songs to choose from. Some of my favorites are; "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", "Tangled Up In Blue", "Jokerman", "Brownsville Girl ", "Moonlight" and on and on and on. Glad you liked the song. Great reaction.
This is considered one of the greatest songs ever written.
In the summer of '65, so many iconic songs were released that it was so hard to puck a favorite. HARD DAY'S NIGHT, I GOT YOU BABE, HANG ON SLOOPY, IT AIN'T ME BABE, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES, I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION, etc.,...I was 15 that summer and, of course, these songs to this day (I'm 70 now) take me back! LIKE A ROLLINGSTONE has that organ, harmonica, THAT guitar, &HIS voice! I'm glad for that period of music bc without it, I'd have forgotten so much of what went on in my teen years. It's a pleasure listening to your reactions. Want to do something fun? Watch Dylan doing a rap song b4 rap was called rap? MEDITERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES...you might get a kick out of it! I downloaded that video because you never know...🙌
"Subterranean Homesick Blues". For first rap song, it's a toss up between that one and "It's Alright, Ma, I'm Only Bleeding".
He defined the sixties for so many souls. The greatest. Thanks!
Dylan, the best of the best. Thank you.
Nobel Prize. For his songwriting.
Been listening to Dylan since I was about 15, I’ll be 74 in two months. He’s one of the greatest song writers ever.
Yeah, this was the very first Dylan song I actually listened to...at age 21, and I am not exaggerating to say that it changed everything. It's incredible. I liked it so much that I stopped the record player, put the needle back at the beginning, and played it twice more before listening to the rest of the album....which was all great. I'd heard of Bob Dylan for a few years before that, but I'd only really heard covers of some of his songs, done by Joan Baez and some other folksingers....and I loved them, but I didn't know how they would sound when Dylan did them himself. After I'd heard "Like a Rolling Stone", though, I wanted to hear every Dylan song done by him, because he does them the best by far. He is intense, and his way of delivering the lyrics is unforgettable.
I saw Bob Dylan and Paul Simon live at the Hollywood Bowl in the early '00s. Paul Simon was first, and then they played a few "greatest hits" numbers together in the middle of the show, and this was one of them. So Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and the ENTIRE Hollywood Bowl singing along to every word (and I was on a hit of that sunshine)... one of my best, best memories
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I envy your hearing and getting Bob for the first time 😍. Thanks for playing him.
Yeah, I agree, Dylan has great delivery. For more of that, I'd recommend Subterranean Homesick Blues.
What was most soothing was your presence and your voice today, even though I am a huge Dylan fan and love this song. I loved to just see and hear you, Thank you for posting!
This is when he did the unpardonable sin (at least to the folk singers of the time) to go electric and his influence just increased from there. My daddy introduced me to Bob Dylan when I was a kid and has been a part of my life ever since. I'm so happy to see this amazing artist get discovered by the younger generation :)
Dylan was rapping before there was rap.
Exactly!
Woody Guthrie and other Black talking-blues musicians were doing "rap" before there was Dylan.
And "rap" doesn't compare: no melody, and over-rhymed in keeping with the ignorance that poetry is all about rhyming.
Dylan's rhymes don't call attention to themselves -- which is real art.
Beat poets
The organ was a last-minute addition. Al Kooper wanted to get on the track somehow and basically snuck in to play the organ part without really knowing how to play. In many places, you can hear him coming in a half-beat after chord changes as he has to listen for the chord change first. But Dylan liked it and kept it.
Bob Dylan is one of my favorites and this is my favorite song of his. Thank you for your reaction to this masterpiece. Bob Dylan is so very deep--a real word-crafter; a philosopher; an advocate for tolerance (economic status, religiion, ethnicity, et.al.), and diversity. Love that you don't interrupt the performance to comment.
I actually think it sad that people have never heard, or even head of, Dylan, who should be required listening, he is a true legend, the greatest singer/songwriter ever.
This guy was rapping before we even knew what rap was !!! Bob is the best period !!!!! I got into Dylan as a 19 year old Marine in Nam ! I could not wait for my mom to send me my next Dylan 8 track tape ! Lol No shit Bob Dylan got me through some hard times !! Thanks Bob
I was never into drugs, but this song came out as I left my childhood home and family and struck out on my own. Everything was so exciting with my newfound independence - the song brings back fond memories of that happy fleeting time before the draft board ordered me to go get a physical and I was thrust into another world. Never got back to my former life. It's gone. The music is all that's left of it.
yes, this is the real Bob Dylan.. please do a reaction to 'Forever Young' by Bob Dylan 🙂
He's one of my favorites, mostly because of his lyrics. He is also one of the most covered artist in rock and roll. Check out 'lay lady lay' awsome song....
Dylan's influence was instrumental in transforming rock 'n' roll into rock. He's a lyricist but also a wordsmith - the way the words are put together would probably sound beautiful even if you didn't understand English. Words aside, he's also underr-ated for his melodies.
Bruce Springsteen described hearing this song for the first time as "having the door to your mind being kicked open".
Live Dylan performances are difficult. He never sings a song the same way twice. He changes tempo, etc. The official version is usually the best for listening. If you want to hear more, listen to albums Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, and Blood on the Tracks.
True that Dylan rarely ever does songs live the same way. Though there are some live versions of Visions of Johanna that blow the original out of the water.
There's an uptempo version of Visions of Johanna on the Best of the Basement Tapes which was recently released. It has grown on me. Same for the up tempo version of Hard Rain. I hated it on first hearing, but it's brilliant.
That's maybe the thing that, over time, I've grown to admire most about him. That he never stays in the same place, always moving on. His songs may be recorded on an album at some point in time, but they are never truly finished and keep evolving along with him.
His Bootleg series provide such a great catalog of how his style just keeps changing and it gives us so many alternative takes on those songs that we love. And there are several songs on there that I loved in the original album version, but love even more in some entirely different live version from years later. Talk about a rabbit hole...
Cannot go wrong with those 3.
Live Dylan is an acquired taste. When he says "maybe I should have watched a live version," those of us who have seen him be like, "uh, maybe not..."
“Tangled Up in Blue” by Bob Dylan is a
masterpiece! Listen to it ASAP!
Both versions: The original from the Blood on the Tracks album, and the alternative version from the Bootleg series, which has different lyrics.
@@sjw5797 nah, just Bob! I like the cover but let’s be real here. 😂
@@gewatzig123 They're both Bob.
@@sjw5797 🤦♂️ yeah I know... I read your sentence wrong. Still, I prefer the original track from BOTT! Best Dylan album too!
The great opening snare drum opening set off the whole song!
They don’t get any bigger than Dylan wonderful musician inspiring vocals and the greatest song writer of all time 👏
Once upon a time indeed.
One of the greatest albums of all time..
It's called "phrasing"....(the delivery...in rap it's called flow). I like that you played the entire song through. The meaning of the words adds a layer. I applaud you for the excellent video.
Listen to "Visions of Joanna" from the Blond on Blond album.
Dylan doesn't have just one style. If you don't like something of his just keep moving through his catalogue and you'll find something you love and can't live without.
For Dylan, I'd suggest sticking to studio versions! I'd suggest the following: Tangles Up In Blue, Shelter From the Storm & Visions of Johanna
Shelter From the Storm. Religious man.
I was fortunate to see him a few years ago in the UK, absolutely amazing, he closed with this song but we the audience had it
Saw Bob Dylan in 1993 in Dublin, a night I will never forget.
Thanks my Friend, Bob Dylan Songs are Pure Poetry in Motion😎
His timing, is unusual, but magical!
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands. It's mesmerizing!
I always used to believe this was one of the most acidic, bitter songs ever written. But the more I listen to it, the more I feel that it ends hopefully, "... you're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal." As if she's reached a point where she's free to be her true self.
Check out the song "Hurricane," a true story song that will hit you hard.
In that more innocent time , rock fans were astonished by this song . The sarcasm , the brooding personality of the singer , and the hybred sound of the music itself . Almost overnight the gears changed for the music scene and what bands were willing to try .
Fabulous song by Dylan, as are all of them. When this album was
released, the back story is that on the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob
Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in black jeans, black
boots, and a black leather jacket, carrying a Fender Stratocaster in
place of his familiar acoustic guitar. The crowd was INFURIATED. They
thought he was betraying the American folk scene. Dylan didn't care,
played his set and continued making his unmatched music HIS way from
that day forward, often switching between electric and acoustic. No one
else has come close to his enigmatic lyrics. like this from 1967, the
original "All Along The Watchtower" which was famously covered by Jimi
Hendrix and many others. @
When you say you like his vocal delivery, I think you mean phrasing. Dylan is a master of pushing the words around the beat for a reason.
This is from 1966! Timeless poetry. Reading Dylan’s lyrics along with the song really enhances the experience.
Dylan began his career in the 1960s...and is still turning out songs!
Thanks for the reaction. Good ears. More Dylan please. His peers refer to as the The Oracle
you're correct, timing + delivery, Bob can bend time and that's why he cal deliver with a crazy metric, he can fold consonants, you nailed the timing matter, well done!
Goosebumps.
I've been loving this song since I was 5yrs old. I'm 61 now, lol
First Rap song ever=It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding) by Bob Dylan
I would posit "Subterranean Homesick Blues" but I get you.
I remember that when I was in the 5th grade in the 1962/63 school year, we sang "Blowin' in the Wing" in music class. That is really kind of mind blowing when you think about it.
It’s January 2022, and many of Bob’s important compositions of the 60’s are celebrating anniversaries this month. Well done Mr. Zimmerman. Regards
Imagine all those that “booed” him in 1965 pop festival when he sang this, voted the greatest rock song of all time.
Hurricane by Dylan - awesome awsome
Certainly the most iconic, if not the best songs of the 1960’s
Has wrote so many great songs as many or more than anyone, many songs of his have been covered and given or sold to other artists. Tangle up in Blue and Hurricane.
Bob Dylan is the master lyricist 🙌Hurricane, Positively 4th St, Black Diamond Bay, Tangled Up In Blue, Idiot Wind, The Death of Hattie Carrol etc etc there’s so many you can’t even name them
How does it feel? How does it feel? Grabs me every time.
I would like to see your reaction to “Hurricane” from Dylan’s album Desire. The social message of the song is as relevant today as it was 45 years ago. Start with the studio version.
Bob Dylan's back-up band was "The Hawks" later known as "The Band".
Classic song so great!
When I heard this song, I knew instantly he was a bonafide genius, breathtaking.
Anything off Blood on the Tracks is UNREAL! The whole Rolling Thunder Revue live versions...I think thats the very height of Live Popular Music
I’ve seen him 3 times. 1978, 1980 and 1988 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Each was different and each was a transcendent experience....
4 or 5 times. My sister says it's like going on a space ship. I agree.
An absolute iconic 1960s Hippie movement Anthem. About getting away from mom and dad, and having to make it on your own in the "Big, Bad," real world all by your self. So many kids were running away from home, to become free, but really didn't have a clue what is was going to be like, when mom wasn't calling you downstairs for dinner. You had to get and pay for your own meals, shelter etc. It's a great song.
Two of America's all time greatest song writers hailed from Minnesota, Prince and Bob Dylan, both wrote songs for themselves and other artist they have influenced millions.
someone told me to pay attention to the rhymes in this song, it made all the difference, at least for me. Very fun how all the things he does, like ending every verse with a word that rhymes with "feel".
Dylan is the best of the folk genre.
Just as awesome as when I first heard it in 1965. You cannot be forgiven for not knowing Dylan!
Subscribed!!!! Keep the good tunes coming!!
Great reaction - thank you much!
As a child of the 60s, I've always said that Dylan defined my generation. And this was in my opinion his best album, and the competition is fierce (Blond on Blond, Blood on the Tracks, The Times They Are a-Changin', John Wesley Harding (it has All Along the Watchtower on it), and this is the most famous song on the album (Desolation Row is actually my favorite). He was in a class by himself.
Frequently listed by Rolling Stone as the top song ever. The organ is played by Al Cooper, a guitarist, who went on to discover and produce Lynyrd Skynyrd. At the time, Cooper didn’t know how to play organ but talked his way into the session recording of Like a Rolling Stone. He improvised and Dylan loved it. The only thing better than listening to Dylan’s music is to read his biography “Chronicles”. He is a penetrating observer into people and society and it’s hilarious. The audiobook has Sean Penn as narrator which is… perfect.