Guest David
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Joe, I love Desire & Blonde on Blonde as well. Blonde on Blonde is so unique with incredible surreal lyrics & a wide range of musical styles. Blues, rock & ballads. Some one once said no one captured 3 in the morning better than Dylan on Blonde on Blonde. Desire is musically rich as well. Hurricane is explosive. I really like Sara as well.
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thanks Joe, for your replies and your posted videos
The Mighty Quinn and I Shall be Released were both from the basement tapes which I love & the covers were all that any body ever heard (except for the bootleg recordings) until it was finally officially released years later. I love The Bands version with Richard Manuel’s hauntingly beautiful vocals. Love that version of My Back Pages. My opinion my be rare but I never liked The Byrds very popular version of Mr. Tambourine Man. To me it, it didn’t capture the essence of the song . One of the definitive covers of Dylan has to be Hendrix’s All Along The Watchtower
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Far be it from me to try & change your mind Jacki! Besides the whole reason we’re all here is to discover & celebrate the music of the Mona Lisa Twins. I think we can all agree about that.
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Here is an example of a song I think he sings very well.
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Hi Jacki
I’ve heard that opinion expressed many times. I think its just a matter of taste. Some people can’t stand his voice & can’t understand why he is so admired & others are in awe of him. His career has lasted almost 60 hears and his voice of course has gone through many changes. He doesn’t always sound so nasally irritating.
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I would be interested to hear what your favourite Dylan songs are?
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Not Dark Yet
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Blind Willie McTell
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Mr. Tambourine Man. To me its a song about surrendering yourself to the immense power of music. The ragged clown is the singer whose lyrics & voice are but a shadow of what the Tambourine man can reach through his music . This particular performance is like nothing I’ve ever heard. Its a one of a kind performance from his 1966 tour. The song doesn’t seem to be performed by him as much as through him. Have you ever heard harmonica like that? Its as if the singer and us have fallen under a spell by that mesmerizing harmonica played by the Tambourine Man.
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Up To Me from the same sessions that resulted in his masterpiece Blood On The Tracks.
“I met somebody face to face and I had to remove my hat
She’s everything I need and love but I can’t be swayed by that
It frightens me, the awful truth of how sweet life can be
But she ain’t a-gonna make a move, I guess it must be up to me” -
If You See Her, Say Hello
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Boots Of Spanish Leather. A simple but beautiful penetrating song . About love, lovesickness & betrayal.
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Its All Right Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) A song that many would consider cynical & pessimistic but to me its a celebration of the power of the individual to stand up to any thing society throws at him or her. Full of unforgettable lines.
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This has been another great post from you Jung. You and every one else have posted a lot of great videos.
Ok, Howard and Joe, I’ll start a new topic in general discussion about some of my favourite Dylan songs