Link to Song: She Belongs to Me
What you should know about this song: This is Dylan’s first recorded anti-love song and also the first song in which he mentions the “witchy woman.” There is much speculation over who this woman could be, though many believe it refers to his fellow folk singer Joan Baez. In this 12-bar blues song, the gentleness of Dylan’s voice heavily offsets the bitterness of the lyrics. While the song rings with irony, there is something striking about the way Dylan delivers it – it’s subtle yet very well articulated. For example, while the song is titled “She Belongs to Me,” Dylan talks about how the woman belongs to no one at all: “She’s nobody’s child / The law can’t touch her at all.”
“I love that song, it’s beautiful. I really think that you can hear his Buddy Holly influence coming out of that one.” – Donovan*
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