{"id":3171,"date":"2020-04-25T17:45:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/saturday-nifght-at-the-oldies-obscure-dylan\/"},"modified":"2020-04-25T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:45:39","slug":"saturday-nifght-at-the-oldies-obscure-dylan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/saturday-nifght-at-the-oldies-obscure-dylan\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Night at the Oldies: Lesser-Known Dylan Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can one get tired of Dylan? That would be like getting tired of America. It would be like getting to the point where no passage in Kerouac brings a tingle to the spine or a tear to the eye, to the point where the earthly road ends and forever young<\/a> must give way to knocking on heaven's door<\/a>. The Bard's been at it a long, long time, and his body of work is as vast and as variegated as America herself. We old fans from way back who were with him from the beginning are still finding gems unheard as we ourselves enter the twilight where it's not dark yet<\/a>, but getting there. But it is a beautiful fade-out from a world that cannot last.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Bob Dylan Matters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Remember Me<\/a>. With beautiful shots of Suze Rotolo.  See Suze Rotolo and the Songs She Inspired<\/a>.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Farewell<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

High Water<\/a>. (For Charley Patton)<\/span><\/p>\n

High water risin', risin' night and day <\/span>
All the gold and silver are being stolen away <\/span>
Big Joe Turner lookin' East and West <\/span>
From the dark room of his mind <\/span>
He made it to Kansas City<\/span> Twelfth Street and Vine<\/span> <\/span>
Nothing standing there <\/span>
High water everywhere<\/span><\/p>\n

High water risin', the shacks are slidin' down <\/span>
Folks lose their possessions and folks are leaving town <\/span>
Bertha Mason shook, it broke it <\/span>
Then she hung it on a wall <\/span>
Says, "You're dancin' with whom they tell you to<\/span> Or you don't dance at all"<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

It's tough out there<\/span> High water everywhere
<\/span> I got a cravin' love for blazing speed got a hopped up Mustang Ford<\/span> <\/span>
Jump into the wagon, love, throw your panties overboard
<\/span> I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind
<\/span> I'm no pig without a wig<\/span> I hope you treat me kind<\/span> <\/span>
Things are breakin' up out there <\/span>
High water everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

High water risin', six inches 'bove my head <\/span>
Coffins droppin' in the street<\/span> Like balloons made out of lead
<\/span> Water pourin' into Vicksburg, don't know what I'm going to do<\/span> <\/span>
"Don't reach out for me," she said<\/span> "Can't you see I'm drownin' too?"<\/span> <\/span>
It's rough out there.
<\/span><\/p>\n

High water everywhere
<\/span> Well, George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew<\/span> <\/span>
"You can't open your mind, boys<\/span> To every conceivable point of view"<\/span> <\/span>
They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway Five <\/span>
Judge says to the High Sheriff<\/span> "I want him dead or alive<\/span> <\/span>
Either one, I don't care." <\/span><\/p>\n

High Water everywhere
<\/span> Well, the cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies
<\/span> I'm preachin' the word of God<\/span> I'm puttin' out your eyes
<\/span> I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat, she said, "Take it off the shelf<\/span> <\/span>
As great as you are a man, <\/span>
You'll never be greater than yourself" <\/span>
I told her I didn't really care. <\/span><\/p>\n

High water everywhere <\/span>
I'm getting' up in the morning I believe I'll dust my broom
<\/span> Keeping away from the women<\/span> <\/span>
I'm givin' 'em lots of room
<\/span> Thunder rolling over Clarksdale, everything is looking blue
<\/span> I just can't be happy, love
<\/span> Unless you're happy too
<\/span> It's bad out there<\/span> <\/span>
High water everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

All I Really Want to Do<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Eternal Circle<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Only a Hobo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Dylan's Dream<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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