CHRIS DYLAN - CD CHRIS SINGS DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL.

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 'Oxford Town' 'Oxford Town' is Dylan's sardonic account of events at the University of Mississippi in September 1962. U.S. Air Force veteran James Meredith was the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, located a mile from Oxford, Mississippi. When Meredith first tried to attend classes at the school, some Mississippians pledged to keep the university segregated, including the state governor Ross Barnett. Ultimately, the University of Mississippi had to be integrated with the help of U.S. federal troops. Dylan responded rapidly: his song was published in the November 1962 issue of Broadside. 'Talkin' World War III Blues' The 'talkin' blues' was a style of improvised songwriting that Woody Guthrie had developed to a high plane. (A Minneapolis domestic recording that Dylan made in September 1960 includes his performances of Guthrie's 'Talking Columbia' and 'Talking Merchant Marine'.)'Talkin' World War III Blues' was a spontaneous composition Dylan created in the studio during the final session for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. He recorded five takes of the song and the fifth was selected for the album. The format of the 'talkin' blues' permitted Dylan to address the serious subject of nuclear annihilation with humor, and 'without resorting to his finger-pointing or apocalyptical-prophetic persona'. 'Corrina, Corrina' 'Corrina, Corrina' was recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks, and by their leader Bo Carter in 1928. The song was covered by artists as diverse as Bob Wills, Big Joe Turner, and Doc Watson. Dylan's version borrows phrases from a few Robert Johnson songs: 'Stones In My Passway', '32-20 Blues', and 'Hellhound On My Trail'.An alternate take of the song was used as a B-side for his 'Mixed-Up Confusion' single. =================================================================================================== The Times They Are a-Changin' One Too Many Mornings 'One Too Many Mornings' is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his third studio album The Times They Are a-Changin' in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song 'The Times They Are A-Changin''. 'One Too Many Mornings' is in the key of C Major and is fingerpicked. Dylan subsequently performed the song with electric backing groups -- notably during his 1966 tour of England and in 1976 during his Rolling Thunder Revue Tour. Apple inc. CEO Steve Jobs said it was his favorite song. Only a Pawn in Their Game 'Only a Pawn in Their Game' is a song written by Bob Dylan about the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. It was released on Dylan's The Times They Are a-Changin' album of 1964. The song suggests that Evers' killer does not bear sole blame for his crime, as he was only a pawn of rich white elites who incensed poor whites against blacks so as to distract them from their position on 'the caboose of the train'. When the Ship Comes In 'When the Ship Comes In' is a folk music song by Bob Dylan, released on his third album, The Times They Are a-Changin', in 1964. Joan Baez states in the documentary film No Direction Home that the song was, more or less, inspired by a hotel clerk who refused to allow Dylan a room due to his 'unwashed' appearance (he was not famous outside of the folk movement at this time). The song then grew into a sprawling epic allegory about vanquishing the oppressive 'powers that be'. Another inspiration was the Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill song, 'Pirate Jenny'. According to biographer Clinton Heylin, 'When The Ship Comes In' was written in August 1963 'in a fit of pique, in a hotel room, after his unkempt appearance had led an impertinent hotel clerk to refuse him admission until his companion, Joan Baez, had vouched for his good character'. Heylin speculates that 'Jenny's Song' from Brecht and Weill's Threepenny Opera was also an inspiration: 'As Pirate Jenny dreams of the destruction of all her enemies by a mysterious ship, so Dylan envisages the neophobes being swept aside in 'the hour when the ship comes in'.' Dylan's former girlfriend Suze Rotolo recalls that her 'interest in Brecht was certainly an influence on him. I was working for the Circle in the Square Theater and he came to listen all the time. He was very affected by the song that Lotte Lenya's known for, 'Pirate Jenny'.' Shortly after Dylan completed the song in 1963, he and Baez performed it together at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album, The Times They Are a-Changin' and gives a generally factual account of the killing of a 51-year-old barmaid, Hattie Carroll, by William Devereux 'Billy' Zantzinger (whom the song calls 'William Zanzinger'), a wealthy young tobacco farmer from Charles County, Maryland, and his subsequent sentence to six months in a county jail. The lyrics are a commentary on 1960s racism. When Hattie Carroll was killed in 1963, Charles County was still strictly segregated by race in public facilities such as restaurants, churches, theaters, doctor's offices, buses, and the county fair. The schools of Charles County were not integrated until 1967. =================================================================================================== Another Side of Bob Dylan Spanish Harlem Incident 'Spanish Harlem Incident' is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and was released on his 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan, on August 8, 1964 (see 1964 in music).The song has been described as a 'a gorgeous vignette' by critics and been praised for its multilayered, poetic dimensions.When Dylan himself has been questioned about the song's subject matter he has confessed that he has no idea.However, author Paul Williams describes the song as a portrait of a gypsy girl that Dylan has seen only fleetingly but who has completely captivated him.Williams goes on to say that within the context of the song, Dylan is falling in love with not only the gypsy girl but also with the whole idea of gypsies and of himself in love with one. Music critic Tim Riley writes that ''Spanish Harlem Incident' is a new romance that pretends to be short and sweet, but it's an example of how Dylan begins using uncommon word couplings to evoke the mysteries of intimacy...her 'rattling drums' plays off his 'restless palms'; her 'pearly eyes' and 'flashing diamond teeth' off his 'pale face.'' Dylan has only ever performed the song in live concerts during the period immediately following the release of the Another Side of Bob Dylan album in 1964. The song was covered by The Byrds on their 1965 debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man, and had first been performed by the band during their pre-fame residency at Ciro's nightclub in West Hollywood, California. The song was actually one of four Dylan covers to appear on their debut album. After its appearance on the Mr. Tambourine Man album, The Byrds performed the song infrequently at live concerts. 'Spanish Harlem Incident' was also covered by Dion on his 1978 Return of the Wanderer album. Chris Whitley covered the song (as well as Dylan's '4th Time Around') on Perfect Day in 2000. In 2006 a live cover of the song by Silkworm was featured on their final EP 'Choke!', featuring posthumous vocals from drummer Michael Dahlquist.[8] In addition, The Burden of Paradise, a band in which Snake Davis plays, covered the song on their 2008 album, Things That Sting. Chimes of Freedom 'Chimes of Freedom' is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan (see 1964 in music), produced by Tom Wilson. It was written in early 1964 and was influenced by the symbolist poetry of Arthur Rimbaud. The song depicts the feelings and thoughts of the singer and his companion as they wait out a lightning storm under a doorway. The singer expresses his solidarity with people who are downtrodden or otherwise treated unjustly, and believes that the thunder is tolling in sympathy for them. Music critic Paul Williams has described the song as Dylan's Sermon on the Mount. The song has been covered many times by different artists, including The Byrds, Jefferson Starship, Youssou N'Dour, Bruce Springsteen and U2. To Ramona 'To Ramona' is a folk waltz written by Bob Dylan for his fourth studio album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. The melody is taken from traditional Mexican folk music. The song is one of the many on the album to highlight the more personal, and less political, side of Dylan's songwriting that would become evermore prominent in the future. The song also makes many allusions to Dylan's personal relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez, at the time of its composition and subsequent release. It is another example of the G, G6, G7 harmonic motif Dylan uses pervasively on the record. My Back Pages 'My Back Pages' is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. It is stylistically similar to his earlier folk protest songs and features Dylan's voice with an acoustic guitar accompaniment. However, its lyrics—in particular the refrain 'Ah, but I was so much older then/I'm younger than that now'—have been interpreted as a rejection of Dylan's earlier personal and political idealism, illustrating his growing disillusionment with the 1960's folk protest movement with which he was associated, and his desire to move in a new direction. Despite having been written in 1964, the song was not performed live by Dylan until 1988. 'My Back Pages' has been covered by artists as diverse as Keith Jarrett, The Byrds, the Ramones, The Nice, Steve Earle, and The Hollies. The Byrds' version, which was initially released on their 1967 album Younger Than Yesterday, was also issued as a single in 1967, and proved to be the band's last Top 40 hit in the U.S. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 'I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)' is a 1964 song by Bob Dylan, from his fourth studio album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Dylan biographer Robert Shelton describes it as being about 'the intoxication of a night of love followed by the throbbing headache of his partner's emotional abandonment and detachment.'Dylan, introducing it at his Halloween, 1964 performance (released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall) said, 'This is about all the people that say they've never seen you...' =================================================================================================== Bringing It All Back Home Subterranean Homesick Blues 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' is a song by Bob Dylan, originally released in 1965 as a single on Columbia Records, catalogue 43242. It appeared 19 days later as the lead track to the album Bringing It All Back Home. It was Dylan's first Top 40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also entered the Top 10 on the singles chart in the United Kingdom. It has subsequently been reissued on numerous compilations, the first being his singles compilation from 1967, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. One of Dylan's first 'electric' pieces, 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' was also notable for its innovative film clip, which first appeared in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary, Dont Look Back. She Belongs to Me 'She Belongs to Me' is a song by Bob Dylan, and was first released as the second track on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. It was one of the first anti-love songs and one of Dylan's first of many songs that describe a 'witchy woman'.The song may be about fellow folk singer Joan Baez, contemporary siren Nico, or Sara Lownds, the woman that Dylan would wed in November 1965. Love Minus Zero/No Limit 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit' (read 'Love Minus Zero over No Limit') is a song written by Bob Dylan for his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music). The song was originally written as a tribute to Dylan's future wife Sara Lowndes. Its main musical hook is a series of three descending chords, while its lyrics articulate Dylan's feelings for his lover, and how she brings a needed zen-like calm to his chaotic world. The song uses surreal imagery, some of which recalls Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' and the biblical Book of Daniel. The style of the lyrics is reminiscent of William Blake's poem, 'The Sick Rose'. Dylan has performed 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit' live on several of his tours. Since its initial appearance on Bringing It All Back Home live versions of the song have been released on a number of Dylan's albums, including Bob Dylan at Budokan, The Concert for Bangladesh, The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue and MTV Unplugged. Live video performances have been included on The Concert for Bangladesh and The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963–1965. Artists who have covered 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit' include Ricky Nelson, The Turtles, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Fleetwood Mac, and Rod Stewart. Eric Clapton played it at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. Gates of Eden 'Gates of Eden' is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records. It was also released as a single as the B-side of 'Like a Rolling Stone'.Dylan plays the song solo, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica. It is one of his more surreal songs. In a 2005 Mojo magazine poll of its writers and a host of well-known musicians, 'Gates of Eden' was ranked 69th among Dylan's 100 greatest songs. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 'It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)' is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1965 album, Bringing It All Back Home. It was written in the summer of 1964, first performed live on October 10, 1964, and recorded on January 15, 1965. Described by Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as a 'grim masterpiece,' the song features some of Dylan's most memorable lyrical images. Among the well-known lines sung in the song are 'Money doesn't talk, it swears,' 'Although the masters make the rules, for the wisemen and the fools' and 'But even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.' The lyrics express Dylan's anger at hypocrisy, commercialism, consumerism, warmongers and contemporary American culture, but unlike his earlier protest songs, 'It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)' does not express optimism in the possibility of political solutions. =================================================================================================== The end of album finished song from album Another Side of Bob Dylan I Shall Be Free No. 10 Text of Song: I'm just average, common too I'm just like him, the same as you I'm everybody's brother and son I ain't different than anyone It ain't no use a-talking to me It's just the same as talking to you. I was shadow-boxing earlier in the day I figured I was ready for Cassius Clay I said 'Fee, fie, fo, fum, Cassius Clay here I come 26, 27, 28, 29, I'm gonna make your face look just like mine Five, four, three, two, one, Cassius Clay you'd better run 99, 100 101, 102, your ma won't even recognize you 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, gonna knock him clean right out of his spleen. Well, I don't know, but I've been told The streets in heaven are lined with gold I ask you how things could get much worse If the Russians happen to get up there first Wowee! pretty scary! Now, I'm liberal, but to a degree I want ev'rybody to be free But if you think that I'll let Barry Goldwater Move in next door and mary my daughter You must think I'm crazy! I wouldn't let him do it for all the farms in Cuba. Well, I set my monkey on the log And ordered him to do the Dog He wagged his tail and shook his head And he went and did the Cat instead He's a weird monkey, very funky. I sat with my high-heeled sneakers on Waiting to play tennis in the noonday sun I had my white shorts rolled up past my waist And my wig-hat falling in my face But they wouldn't let me on the tennis court. I gotta woman, she's so mean She sticks my boots in the washing machine Sticks me with buckshot when I'm nude Puts bubblegum in my food She's funny, wants my money, calls me honey. Now I gotta friend who spends his life Stabbing my picture with a bowie-knife Dreams of strangling me with a scarf When my name comes up he pretends to barf I've got a million friends ! Now they asked me to read a poem At the sorority sister's home I got knocked down and my head was swimmin' I wound up with the Dean of Women Yippee ! I'm a poet, and I know it Hope I don't blow it. I'm gonna grow my hair down to my feet so strange So I look like a walking mountain range And I'm gonna ride into Omaha on a horse Out to the country club and the golf course Carry the New York Times, shoot a few holes, blow their minds. You're probably wondering by now Just what this song is all about What's probably got you baffled more What this thing here is for It's nothing It's something I learned over in England