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- “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)” (1978) Dylan said this baffling-yet-haunting country-rock epic was inspired by a man he saw on a train ride from Mexico to San Diego: “He must have been 150 years old… Both his eyes were burning, and there was smoke coming out of his nostrils.”
- “John Wesley Harding” (1967) “I was gonna write a ballad,” Dylan told Rolling Stone‘s Jann Wenner. “Like maybe one of those old cowboy [songs]… you know, a real long ballad.”
- “Corrina, Corrina” (1963) "Corrina, Corrina" is an early example of Dylan's ability to place folk music in a wider pop tradition, and vice versa. The song had been a blues and country standard, under various titles for decades, recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chet Atkins, Big Joe Turner and teen crooner Ray Peterson, among others, usually as a fun dance tune.
- “Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)” (1978) The last track on a Dylan album is often a kind of preview of his next record – check the way John Wesley Harding‘s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” is a trailer for the country sound of Nashville Skyline.
Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs – ranked! ( The Guardian) Also check out: The 100 Best Bob Dylan Songs Recorded in the 60s. The 50 Best Bob Dylan Songs Recorded in the 70s. The 40 Best Bob Dylan Songs Recorded in the 80s. The 35 Best Bob Dylan Songs of the 21st Century. More Lists @ MusicThisDay.com.
- ‘Every Grain of Sand’ Shot of Love, 1981. “It’s like one of the great Psalms of David,” Bono says about “Every Grain of Sand,” the spellbinding ballad from Shot of Love that concludes Dylan‘s overtly Christian songwriting phase.
- ‘Visions of Johanna’ Blonde On Blonde, 1966. “Visions of Johanna” is a tour de force, a breakthrough not only for the writer but for the very possibilities of songwriting.
- ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ Bringing It All Back Home, 1965. As far as I can tell, the Byrds‘ recording of “Mr. Tambourine Man” was the first time anyone put really good poetry on the radio The Beatles hadn’t gotten to “Eleanor Rigby” or “A Day in the Life” — they were still writing “Ooh, baby.”
- ‘It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)’ Bringing It All Back Home, 1965. “I don’t know how I got to write those songs,” Dylan said in 2004, apropos of “It’s Alright, Ma.”
May 24, 2021 · A fan's personal list of the best 359 songs by the legendary singer-songwriter, with commentary and clips. See how Mississippi, Visions of Johanna, Like a Rolling Stone and more stack up in this comprehensive ranking.
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4.6M views • 5 years ago. •. Playlist with the 50 greatest songs by Bob Dylan, in order from 1 to 50, according to a list made by The Guardian in 2020. All songs (from Dylan's official...
