Happy Birthday Mr. Dylan.....

[killdeer43]

I love Dylan's music. My favorites are just about anything I don't have to listen to him sing live. At least nowadays. Memorably awful live performer.

He was an inspiration to me because I always knew that I could sing better than he did.
It was his lyrics that I was after. :friendly_wink:

Joe

 

[Westerly Wood]

So, I am clearly not a singer, and I messed up order of the 4th and 5th verses, but love this tune! North Country girl: https://youtu.be/Rn6XlXHGxxY

that might not even be the correct name of that song

 

[rampside]

love this tune! North Country girl

that might not even be the correct name of that song

"Girl From The North Country" and as far as I know, it's about his high school sweetheart, Echo Helstrom. She lived out in the country, on a dirt road (Helstrom Road) and the next homestead down the road was my grandparent's place.

Enjoyed your take on it, Woody!!! Thanks.

 

[killdeer43]

One of my favorites. Been doing it for 45 years +. :friendly_wink:

Joe

 

[Westerly Wood]

"Girl From The North Country" and as far as I know, it's about his high school sweetheart, Echo Helstrom. She lived out in the country, on a dirt road (Helstrom Road) and the next homestead down the road was my grandparent's place.

wow, Terry! Like this background story re BD.

 

[killdeer43]

So, I am clearly not a singer

You and Chet Atkins....instrumentalists. :cheerful:

It's all good,
Joe

 

[rampside]

wow, Terry! Like this background story re BD.

There's not many of his songs that tie him to his roots, so I couldn't resist passing that along after noticing your comment on the love for the tune.

 

[Westerly Wood]

You and Chet Atkins....instrumentalists. :cheerful:

It's all good,
Joe

yeah. i never quite my day job, clearly

 

[adorshki]

I think my all-time favorite Dylan "cut" is "Maggie's Farm" in DA Pennebaker's Don't Look Back, largely because of the video that accompanies it.
Always did like the song but the video's the cherry on the sundae.
The one that had him flashing all the signs:

 

[Westerly Wood]

I believe that tune is Subterranean Homesick Blues, not Maggie's Farm.

 

[adorshki]

I believe that tune is Subterranean Homesick Blues, not Maggie's Farm.

And I can't search.
I thought those pics didn't match what I remember of the Maggie's Farm background.
In "Farm" I remember him standing on a rural road and holding the signs to his left.
But when I Google image "DA Pennebaker Maggie's Farm" those are what come back.
I just found out they come back for "Homesick Blues" too.
Which I like too but not as much as "Maggie's Farm"