List of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes
This is a list of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes.
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| Dylan song | Original tune | Notes and links |
|---|---|---|
| A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall | Lord Randall | [1][2][3][4] |
| Blowin' in the Wind | No More Auction Block[5][6] | [2][3][7] |
| Bob Dylan's Dream | Lady Franklin's Lament | [3][8] |
| Boots of Spanish Leather | Scarborough Fair | [3] |
| Chimes of Freedom | Chimes of Trinity | [3] |
| Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I'm Gone) | [3][9] |
| Farewell, Angelina | Farewell to Tarwathie | |
| Girl from the North Country | Scarborough Fair | [3][8] |
| Hard Times in New York Town | Down On Penny's Farm | [10] |
| I Shall Be Free | We Shall Be Free, Lead Belly | [11] |
| John Brown | Mrs. McGrath | [12] |
| The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Mary Hamilton, Child Ballad 173 | [13][14] |
| Hard Times In New York Town | Down On Penny's Farm | [10] |
| Masters of War | Nottamun Town | [3] |
| Restless Farewell | The Parting Glass | [15] |
| Troubled and I Don't Know Why | What Did the Deep Sea Say? | [16] |
| Ballad in Plain D | My Last Farewell to Stirling | [17] |
| Song to Woody | 1913 Massacre |
References
- ↑ Ricks 2005, p. 340
- 1 2 Williamson 2004, p. 257
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wall, Mick (2009). When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin. St. Martins Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0312590390.
- ↑ Epstein, Daniel Mark (2012). The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait (Reprint ed.). Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0061807336.
- ↑ "No More Auction Block for Me". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ Sung by Odetta on many albums including Odetta at Carnegie Hall
- ↑ Quoted in John Bauldie's sleeve notes for The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991
- 1 2 Heylin 2000, pp. 106–107
- ↑ Spitz 1991, p. 200
- 1 2 Davis Inman (February 14, 2011). "'Maggie's Farm,' Bob Dylan". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ Harvey 2001, p. 50
- ↑ Heylin 2009, p. 100
- ↑ Heylin 2009, p. 166
- ↑ Marqusee 2004, p. 86
- ↑ Heylin 2009, p. 172
- ↑ Heylin 2009, p. 151
- ↑ Collected e.g. in "Folk Songs and Ballads of Scotland", Ed. Ewan McColl (Oak Publications, New York 1965. Library of Congress Catalogue no. 65-2295). McColl notes that "the tune appears to have been adapted from a slow strathspey".
Sources
- Harvey, Todd (2001). The Formative Dylan: Transmission & Stylistic Influences, 1961-1963. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4115-0.
- Heylin, Clinton (2000). Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited. Perennial Currents. ISBN 0-06-052569-X. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- Heylin, Clinton (2009). Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973. Cappella Books. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1556528439.
- Marqusee, Mike (2005). Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan And the 1960s. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1583226865.
- Ricks, Christopher (2005). Dylan's Visions of Sin. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0060599249.
- Spitz, Bob (1991). Dylan: A Biography (British publication ed.). W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0393307696.
- Williamson, Nigel (2004). The Rough Guide to Bob Dylan. Rough Guide Sports/Pop Culture (1st ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1843531395.
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