shellbella
(so california) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 17:12 | |
|
Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 17:00 | |
Everybody in my church loves this song...
|
|
coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 19:34 | |
Yup — if there be such a thing as poetry sung as breath intended, this is it...and sounds amazing musically, too. MASTERPIECE!
—————
kcar wrote:
Bears repeating.
I know a lot of you hate this song—and there are parts where many dogs will howl along in unison—but for me this is one of Bob's goddamned best. So if you hate this song, just move along and find another tune.
|
|
kcar
| | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 01:14 | |
scmerriam wrote:Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby Can't buy a thrill Well, I've been up all night, baby Leanin' on the windowsill Well, if I die On top of the hill And if I don't make it You know my baby will Don't the moon look good, mama
Shinin' through the trees?
Don't the brakeman look good, mama
Flagging down the "Double E?"
Don't the sun look good
Goin' down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine
When she's comin' after me? Now the wintertime is coming
The windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody
But I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you
When your train gets lost Bears repeating. I know a lot of you hate this song—and there are parts where many dogs will howl along in unison—but for me this is one of Bob's goddamned best. So if you hate this song, just move along and find another tune. |
|
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 22:24 | |
Love this classic song...Bob Dylan has a brand new album out called Tempest that is absolutely fantastic... for information about his new album, look here... |
|
joelbb
| | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 20:22 | |
mbolch30307 wrote:Oh dear God, NOOOOOOOOO! f*ck you, sonny. |
|
mbolch30307
(Atlanta) | | Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 09:30 | |
|
ziakut
(Right Here) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 08:57 | |
A solid "2" to a respectable "3"...because I put the earbuds in at about 20 seconds til the end of the tune! ...guess I'm in a good mood. Way to work your way up Mr. Dylan.
|
|
johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 08:55 | |
It takes a lot to listen to this
|
|
On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 23:53 | |
That_SOB wrote:tkosh wrote : "Some Dylan covers are nice, some even great (Watchtower) // " While I agree with any and all accolades given the Great Mr. Bob (Zimmerman) Dylan, "
"Watchtower" was not a cover. "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by the
exceptionally talented singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan covered few songs, as he wrote over 500+.
(However, Dylan did cover two songs by the Mississippi Sheiks ) I assume tkosh was referring to the Hendrix cover of Watchtower(?). |
|
That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 12:50 | |
tkosh wrote : "Some Dylan covers are nice, some even great (Watchtower) // " While I agree with any and all accolades given the Great Mr. Bob (Zimmerman) Dylan, "
"Watchtower" was not a cover. "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by the
exceptionally talented singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan covered few songs, as he wrote over 500+.
(However, Dylan did cover two songs by the Mississippi Sheiks ) |
|
johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 12:20 | |
|
TJS
(Bradley, Il) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 12:18 | |
|
lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 15:26 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Masterpiece song off of a masterpiece album!  Twice in an hour in massive agreement with sirdroseph. This is actually quite a good thing. I'll make a Pearl Jam fan out of him yet.  |
|
lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 15:24 | |
tkosh wrote:
Wow...sorry, but just couldn't disagree more (except for the last comment). The thing about Dylan is that he's the package. It's all of it. He sings very little that he hasn't lived through-and-through——whether he wrote it or not (of course he wrote most). Some Dylan covers are nice, some even great (Watchtower), but for the most part only Dylan can do Dylan with what he brings. And so many have also lived much of it through-and-through, and that's a connection. Finger on the pulse—whatever you want to call it...at least that's why Dylan gripped me for so many years.
Amen brother (or sister) |
|
DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 15:23 | |
There is a really nice cover of this on the Super Sessions album but it got insta-sorried when I uploaded it to the LRC...Love this original version though...
|
|
lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 15:23 | |
Gerbear wrote:He may be an icon but I never did like him. This just hurts my ears.
Someday you will grow up. |
|
Gerbear
(Tsawwassen BC) | | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 20:04 | |
He may be an icon but I never did like him. This just hurts my ears.
|
|
Canlistener
(Ontario Canada) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2011 - 07:29 | |
Trying to use terms such as 'poetry' etc. simply doesn't mask the fact that his singing is garbage.
|
|
tkosh
(Minnesota) | | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 15:42 | |
Randomax wrote:for the millionth time....it's the POETRY...........not the voice, not the harmonica, nothin' but what is said.....the voice, etc. makes you listen.........that's my 2 cents!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This song wouldn't be the same without the horrible harmonica!!!!!
Wow...sorry, but just couldn't disagree more (except for the last comment). The thing about Dylan is that he's the package. It's all of it. He sings very little that he hasn't lived through-and-through——whether he wrote it or not (of course he wrote most). Some Dylan covers are nice, some even great (Watchtower), but for the most part only Dylan can do Dylan with what he brings. And so many have also lived much of it through-and-through, and that's a connection. Finger on the pulse—whatever you want to call it...at least that's why Dylan gripped me for so many years. |
|
a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | | Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 05:46 | |
On the bright side, this song does make time go by S L O W L Y . . .
 |
|
sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 05:38 | |
|
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 19:46 | |
another great American musical poet... great harmonica player, too... love it...
|
|
TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 19:43 | |
Back in the day when Bob didn't feel he had to hang back a note and a half and maximise his schnozz- sinus effect.
Like'n this, even if it does have pre-curser echoes of Quinn the Eskimo.
PS: Not so great harmonica playing RomeoT, don't mind it though.
TOP-10 ALL-TIME:
Little Walter (Jacobs)
Big Walter (Horton)
James Cotton
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (aka, Sonny Boy I)
Rice Miller (aka Sonny Boy Williamson, Sonny Boy II)
Sonny Terry
Junior Wells
Howlin' Wolf
Paul Butterfield
George "Harmonica" Smith
SECOND-10 ALL-TIME:
Sugar Blue
Kim Wilson
Jimmy Reed
Carey Bell
Magic Dick
Paul deLay
DeFord Bailey
Charlie Musselwhite
Rev. Dan Smith
Billy Branch
Not my list, cribbed.
|
|
scmerriam
(Moscow, Idaho, USA) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2011 - 11:49 | |
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby Can't buy a thrill Well, I've been up all night, baby Leanin' on the windowsill Well, if I die On top of the hill And if I don't make it You know my baby will Don't the moon look good, mama
Shinin' through the trees?
Don't the brakeman look good, mama
Flagging down the "Double E?"
Don't the sun look good
Goin' down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine
When she's comin' after me? Now the wintertime is coming
The windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody
But I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you
When your train gets lost |
|
sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 04:40 | |
Masterpiece song off of a masterpiece album! |
|
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 15:41 | |
xkolibuul wrote:You clearly have no idea what constitutes good singing. Dylan is a highly unconventional singer, but a damn good one.
I have no patience for such patently shallow and simplistic, dare I say vapid, adherence to convention. Yes! |
|
a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 15:39 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Anything to extract Darth Vedder!  On that, good Sir, we agree. |
|
xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone) | | Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 00:37 | |
Akaiila wrote:
Too right it wouldn't be the same - it would be infinitely better. Then, if you added someone who could actually sing...
I just don't understand the logic above - "I can do one thing really well, therefore you should ignore everything I do really badly". This is the same sort of thinking that makes vapid actors thought gurus.
Wish my job (world) worked like that... for me, that is.
You clearly have no idea what constitutes good singing. Dylan is a highly unconventional singer, but a damn good one. I have no patience for such patently shallow and simplistic, dare I say vapid, adherence to convention. |
|
Akaiila
(London, UK) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 04:33 | |
Randomax wrote:for the millionth time....it's the POETRY...........not the voice, not the harmonica, nothin' but what is said.....the voice, etc. makes you listen.........that's my 2 cents!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This song wouldn't be the same without the horrible harmonica!!!!! Too right it wouldn't be the same - it would be infinitely better. Then, if you added someone who could actually sing... I just don't understand the logic above - "I can do one thing really well, therefore you should ignore everything I do really badly". This is the same sort of thinking that makes vapid actors thought gurus. Wish my job (world) worked like that... for me, that is. |
|
Share this song
Tweet this song