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"There's too much confusion", I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth.
"No reason to get excited", the thief he kindly spoke
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late".
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Sing on Brother Bob.
hey...who is that character on the album cover?
not dylan...the other character
Good question, and apparently easily answered by reading the Wiki article for the album "John Wesley Harding"
The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. (HAHAHAHA, that's funny)
As far as the photograph on the album cover and related topics:
The cover photograph of John Wesley Harding shows a squinting Dylan flanked by brothers Luxman and Purna Das, two Bengali Bauls, Indian musicians brought to Woodstock by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter.
Upon the album's release, rumors circulated that the faces of the Beatles were hidden on the front cover in the knots of the tree. When contacted by Rolling Stone magazine in 1968, album cover photographer John Berg "acknowledged their presence but was reluctant to talk about it."[10] However, in a 1995 interview, Berg clarified that although the images seem to resemble the Beatles, this was not done intentionally, nor was he aware of the resemblance until it was pointed out to him after the album's release: "Later on, I got a call from Rolling Stone magazine in San Francisco. Someone had discovered little pictures of The Beatles and the hand of Jesus in the tree trunk. Well, I had a proof of the cover on my wall, so I went and turned it upside down and sure enough . . . Hahaha! I mean, if you wanted to see it, you could see it. I was as amazed as anybody."[11]
The album sleeve is also notable for its liner notes, written by Dylan himself. The liner notes tells the story of three kings and three characters (Terry Shute, Frank, and Frank's wife, Vera), incorporating details from the album's songs.
Long Live Radio Paradise and diving into rabbit holes on the internet!!
not dylan...the other character
And to his credit I think even Dylan himself admited this, too.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
I was going to say what a great song he wrote, and what an awful performance he gave, but you phrased it much more nicely.
Sorry
You keep using that word.** I don't think it means what you think it means.
(**inarticulate)
Sorry
I quote my brother: "I don't like Bob Dylan, but I'm quite often surprised to learn, that a song I do like is written by Dylan."
Well, I like him either way - yet got to admit, he is a much better Writer then Performer.
Well, I saw him a few years ago in Mainz (Germany) – his band is pretty good though. And in a way I do like his minimal – enigmatical performance.
If you like blinding light-effects, sumptuous stage-decor and ecstatic musicians, you wouldn't choose a Bob Dylan performance anyway – would you? :-D
Gonna see this Nobel winner is a few weeks, live, in concert...Columbia Music recording star...what's his name?
TerryS wrote:
EG write memorable stuff and you can sing through an antelope's anus and still be remembered fondly by some.
TerryS wrote:
EG write memorable stuff and you can sing through an antelope's anus and still be remembered fondly by some.
Upon the album's release, rumors circulated that the faces of the Beatles were hidden on the front cover in the knots of the tree. When contacted by Rolling Stonemagazine in 1968, album cover photographer John Berg "acknowledged their presence but was reluctant to talk about it." However, in a 1995 interview, Berg clarified that although the images seem to resemble the Beatles, this was not done intentionally, nor was he aware of the resemblance until it was pointed out to him after the album's release: "Later on, I got a call from Rolling Stone magazine in San Francisco. Someone had discovered little pictures of The Beatles and the hand of Jesus in the tree trunk. Well, I had a proof of the cover on my wall, so I went and turned it upside down and sure enough . . . Hahaha! I mean, if you wanted to see it, you could see it. I was as amazed as anybody."
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of elevators loves this song that initially appeared on Bob Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding... we also love the cover by Jimi Hendrix... we be dancing like happy hippies... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
I find him rather overrated and I do not for the life of me understand, why he deserved the Literature Nobel Price, but that's just my 5 Cent.
What I do not accept though, is his reaction to this price.
One either does accept the price or one does not, but not to react and being "not available for comment" is arrogant and lacks respect for the committee.
Which dropped him for me even further in the waste bin!
There would have been much more deserving authors for this years price than him!
Bob Dylan apparently preferred the Hendrix version himself. From the Wikipedia article: '... Dylan said: "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."'
Dylan: Classy.
I like his version. And he wrote it.
Bob Dylan apparently preferred the Hendrix version himself. From the Wikipedia article: '... Dylan said: "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."'
I like his version. And he wrote it.
Hooked on my next step like anything,
Bit by bit sinks the line in.
Denial and it's a service.
EG write memorable stuff and you can sing through an antelope's anus and still be remembered fondly by some.
Not so, I'm listening to it right now.
Love the photo of you and band on the album cover.
stalfnzo wrote:
Since he wrote it I assume he can do what he wants with it.
One of those rare cases where the re-make surpassed the original. Great song, but Jimi made it amazing.
Hey, no reason to get excited.
That's true - no one could ever do this as well as Bing Crosby did back in '51; especially the part where he whistles that blazing solo.
Me likey like, very much!