Feb 29, 2012 | 100 Days with Bob Dylan
Link to Song: If Not For You
What you should know about this song: Dylan recorded this gentle country tune alongside George Harrison during the 1970 New Morning album sessions. In subsequent years, Harrison covered the song on All Things Must Pass, his version later turned into a hit single cover by Olivia Newton-John in 1971.
“I wrote the song thinking about my wife. It seemed simple enough, sort of Tex-Mex. But I would never explore all the possibilities of instrumentation in the studio, add parts and so forth, or change the beat around, so it came off kind of folky.” – Bob Dylan, 1985*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
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Feb 28, 2012 | 100 Days with Bob Dylan
Link to Song: Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
What you should know about this song: Another hit single of the Nashville Skyline Album, Dylan wrote “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You” while staying at the Ramada Hotel in Nashville while recording the album. Among other artists, Cher and Jeff Beck have covered the song.
“That was a song which Bob wrote actually during the sessions, I seem to remember. One morning, he just came in with it, and we cut it right away. It was a beautiful song, very simple, but it cut right to the heart.” – Charlie McCoy, bassist on Nashville Skyline
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
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Feb 27, 2012 | 100 Days with Bob Dylan
Link to Song: I Threw It All Away
What you should know about this song: “Simple and deeply moving, ‘I Threw It All Away epitomized the easy grace of Dylan’s 1969 venture into the heart of country music, Nashville Skyline.”*
“‘It’s a song that we can all connect with. We all regret past relationships, which we’ve messed up. It’s easy to sing that song.” – Rob Snarski, the Blackeyed Susans*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
Photo Source: Rolling Stone Magazine
Feb 26, 2012 | 100 Days with Bob Dylan
Link to Song: Lay, Lady, Lay
What you should know about this song: “Lay, Lady, Lay” was arguable the most popular song on Dylan’s Nashville Skyline album. In 1969, the hit single reached the Top 10 in the UK and US.
“‘Nashville Skyline is a very important album. He was getting away, getting back to his roots. His ballads are the finest things. What about ‘Lay, Lady, Lay’? Could anyone else cover that?” – Eric Clapton*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
Dylan’s first interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, 1969.
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Feb 25, 2012 | 100 Days with Bob Dylan
Link to Song: Dear Landlord
What you should know about this song: Dylan originally recorded this last song for the John Wesley Harding album with the accompaniment of Charlie McCoy, Kenny Buttrey, and Pete Drake. Joe Cocker later created his own uptempo R&B cover of the song.
“‘Dear Landlord’ was really just the first line. I woke up one morning with the words on my mind. Then I just figured, what else can I put to it?.” – Bob Dylan, 1985*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
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