Your Ten Favourite... Dylan songs

Post by **BlueChair** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:29 pm

Another one that we haven't done yet and is insanely difficult to narrow it down, but here goes nothing:

1. I Want You
2. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
3. Just Like A Woman
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. Idiot Wind
6. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
7. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
8. Desolation Row
9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Queen Jane Approximately

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:42 pm

I'm not sure I could improve upon that list - but I'll take a shot with 8 different songs

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Absolutely Sweet Marie
A Hard Rains Gonna Fall
Desolation Row
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Visions of Johanna
Drifters Escape
Tangled Up In Blue
Positively 4th Street
Just Like A Woman

impossible

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:40 pm

You're A Big Girl Now (New York version)
Boots Of Spanish Leather
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Mama, You Been On My Mind
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Ballad In Plain D
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Tombstone Blues

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:56 pm

01. idiot wind
02. to ramona
03. mr. tambourine man
04. hurricane
05. lily rosemary and the jack of hearts
06. blowinâ€™ in the wind
07. like a rolling stone
08. just like a woman
09. lay lady lay
10. the lonesome death of hattie carroll

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:06 pm

Girl From The North Country
Boots Of Spanish Leather
Visions Of Johanna
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Simple Twist Of Fate
Shelter From The Storm
Romance In Durango
Ring Them Bells
Not Dark Yet

Could have included about 30 others.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:37 pm

Damn..... impossible. But fun. We might have to do Dylan in categories or time frames.

I Want You
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Lovesick
The Hurricane
Tangled Up in Blue
Positively 4th Street
Ballad in Plain D
Everything is Broken
It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:39 pm

Don't Think Twice
Forever Young
Not Dark Yet
Simple Twist of Fate
You're a Big Girl Now
Like a Rolling Stone
It Ain't Me, Babe
Visions of Johanna
Queen Jane Approximately
Love Minus Zero

Yes, it's a farce.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:26 pm

Hard Rains A Gonna Fall
Shelter From The Storm
Idiot Wind
Sad Eyed Lady Of the Lowlands
Visions of Johanna
Baby Let Me Follow You Down
She's Your Love Now
Gates of Eden
Its All Over Now Baby Blue
Not Dark Yet

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:35 pm

Then Again (Part II)

Balllad of a Thin Man
Temporary Like Achilles
George Jackson (Big Band Versh)
Obviously Five Believers
Just Like A Woman
Jokerman
Like A Rolling Stone
All Along The Watchtower
I Want You
Absolutely Sweet Marie

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:21 am

One More Cup of Coffee.

There, I feel better now.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:34 pm

Desolation Row
Idiot Wind
I Want You
Like A Rolling Stone
My Back Pages
Just Like Tom Thumbâ€™s Blues
Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
Mr Tambourine Man
It Ain't Me Babe
Queen Jane Approximately
If You See Her, Say Hello

ooops, that's eleven

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:21 am

If You See Her Say Hello
Hard Rain (or whatever the full title is)
Tangled Up In Blue
Isis
Positively 4th Street
I Shall Be Released
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Queen Jane Approximately
All Along The Watchtower
Black Diamond Bay

I know a lot of people might scoff at the last one compared to the heartbreaking omissions, but it's one of his very best story songs, and between the violin and Emmylou's dark harmonies, well, it's just a killer for me.

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:47 am

"Black Diamond Bay" is probably my favourite song on Desire. I think it's the only song from the album that wasn't performed on the Rolling Thunder tour, probably because it wouldn't have been nearly as effective without Emmylou's vocal.

I'm also happy to see I'm not the only one who places "Queen Jane Approximately" in such high esteem... I think it ends up being the forgotten track on Highway 61 but it's always been my favourite on that record.

The Deliveryman · Post by **The Deliveryman** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:20 pm

I've been trying to avoid this thread, because it's impossible to narrow it down to ten, but I can't resist. Certain to change my mind as soon as I post this, etc., etc., but here goes:

Positively 4th Street
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Visions Of Johanna
The Man In Me
Isis
SeÃ±or (Tales of Yankee Power)
Where Are You Tonight (Journey Through Dark Heat)
What Can I Do For You?
Congratulations
Series Of Dreams

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:17 am

Original list! I'm a middle-sized Bob fan - I love most of what I know to death but don't know all of it - and don't know at least 3 of these. Fortunately this beautiful tool helps you identify the origin of anything straight off:

http://bobdylan.com/moderntimes/lyrics/main.html

But Congratulations doesn't feature. Wasn't that by Cliff Richard?

where is it from? Massively obscure?

Emotional Toothpaste · Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:21 pm

Tangled up in Blue
Hard Rains Gonna Fall
If You See Her Say Hello
Talkin' Bear Mtn Picnic Massacre Blues
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues
Idiot Wind
Farewell Angelina
The Man In Me
Mama, You Been On My Mind

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:57 pm

Congratulations is Wilburys tune I do believe.

Black Diamond Bay is a great song - I love the way at the end it all comes back to the guy watching the seven oclock news.

And Ive always loved this bit, and the way he sings it -

"As the island slowly sank
The loser finally broke the bank in the gambling room
The dealer said "It's too late now
You can take you money, but I don't know how
You'll spend it in the tomb"

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:03 pm

Oh yeah , was just listening to the Bootleg Live 66 Disc - that version of "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" has gottta be my favourite 3:46 seconds of Dylan, the way he sings it - best listened to LOUD!

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:50 pm

Mike, I haven't heard that version-- yet!-- but what you've written makes sense. BLMFYD is the highlight of The Last Waltz in my book, and that is saying something. It's just so damn rockin' and exuberant and BIG, with over a dozen people on the stage.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:38 pm

I must re-listen to the Last Waltz version.

The way he sings the 66 vesion is a kinda bored cynical howl, like a dog baying at moon.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:56 pm

How to distill Dylan in a snapshot? What a challenge!

Blind Willie McTell
Brownsville Girl
Mississippi
I Dreamed I Saw St.Augustine
4th Time Around
Meet Me In The Morning
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
All I Really Want To Do
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
Things Have Changed

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:11 pm

Impossible.

Quit Your Low Down Ways *
Girl From The North Country (I LOVE the sound on that track)
(I know Highway 61 is arguably his best record but AAARRRGGGHHH)
Visions Of Johanna
All Along The Watchtower
Sign On The Window *
Belle Isle *
Romance In Durango (Rolling Thunder) *
You're A Big Girl Now (Hard Rain)
Idiot Wind (Hard Rain)
If You See Her, Say Hello (Providence '76 I think, with alternative lyrics)
Brownsville Girl
What Was It You Wanted?

*: two of those would have to go. Today, Belle Isle & Sign On The Window. Yesterday it was the other way around.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:26 pm

I really must shell out the Â£5 for Hard Rain!

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:38 pm

Yup, you can hear the corkscrew being pushed in and then violently pulled out on that one! (paraphrasing Big Girl for you non-anoraks out there)

Tellingly, that's the last album release before the divorce. He really sings straight from his wounded heart, mostly about him & Sara, who's on the side of the stage during some numbers, and after the opening tracks it's pretty much sequenced as their rise & fall. It's more Live than any other album you're likely to hear.

1) Maggie's Farm
2) One Too Many Mornings (with extra verse)
3) Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
4) Oh Sister
5) Lay Lady Lay
6) Shelter From The Storm
7) You're A Big Girl Now

I Threw It All Away
9) Idiot Wind

senior_service · Post by **senior_service** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:19 pm

High Water
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Tangled Up in Blue
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
Changing of the Guards
Blind Willie McTell
Ain't Talkin'

This list will change tomorrow if not sooner.