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  1. Aug 28, 2023 · When Dylan offered to get them buzzed, he was surprised to learn the Beatles members hadn’t smoked pot yet, as he thought they were singing “I get high” in the chorus of “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Lennon explained to him that the misheard lyric was actually, “I can’t hide.”

  2. Aug 28, 2015 · The mid-to-late '60s saw the Beatles morphing from mop-topped pop stars into Nehru jacket-wearing mystics – a transformation that may have started on Aug. 28, 1964, when Bob Dylan introduced the...

    • The Beatles, “Got to Get You Into My Life” (1966) This sunny, soulful track from 1966’s Revolver LP is generally thought of as one of the Fab Four’s many upbeat love songs – but according to Paul McCartney, the love object in this particular instance is a weed, not a woman.
    • Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” (1966) “I never have and never will write a drug song,” Bob Dylan famously announced during his legendary performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May 1966, but that hasn’t stopped several generations of dope smokers from adopting the lead track from Blonde on Blonde (which also hit Number Two on the Billboard singles chart in the spring of ’66) as an anthem.
    • Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke Over the Line” (1970) L.A.- based folkies Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley scored a surprise Top 10 hit in the spring of 1971 with this catchy little ditty – often introduced in concert as “our cannabis spiritual” – about waiting for a train while being more than slightly baked.
    • Black Sabbath, “Sweet Leaf” (1971) Let’s be honest: At one time or another, we’ve all been Tony Iommi at the beginning of “Sweet Leaf,” hacking away in agonized bliss after a particularly large hit.
  3. Aug 28, 2014 · In his memoir, Beatles roadie Mal Evans recalled the moment Dylan and sui generis rock writer Al Aronowitz pulled out the weed.

  4. My guess is that he did stop smoking for some time but then he picked it up again after the divorce. His recent voice suggests he doesn't smoke now. Or at least I hope so.

  5. The CD case for together through life showed Dylan smoking a cig. That was 2008 tho

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  7. Jul 7, 2016 · It just so happens that Bob has done three shows on themes related to today’s topic–“Smoking,” “Drinking,” and “Coffee.” Let’s begin with smoking. Bob’s Show on the Theme of Smoking. Bob introduces his theme on smoking with the background music of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” and the following words:

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