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Bob Dylan — It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Album: Bringing It All Back Home
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Released: 1965
Length: 4:11
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You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Crying like a fire in the sun

Look out, the saints are comin' through
And it's all over now, Baby Blue

The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense
Take what you have gathered from coincidence
The empty-handed painter from your streets
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets

The sky too is folding under you
And it's all over now, Baby Blue

All your seasick sailors, they're all rowing home
Your empty-handed army is all going home
Your lover who just walked out the door
Has taken all his blankets from the floor

The carpet too is moving under you
And it's all over now, Baby Blue

Leave your stepping stones behind there, something calls for you
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore

Strike another match, go start anew
And it's all over now, Baby Blue
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 westslope wrote:

Dylan's vocals are indeed an acquired taste but the melody and the prose.  

So what is this song about?  I never used to ask that question way back then when I was older than I am now.  

Now I do.  Took me decades in some cases.  My Back Pages speaks to me like any epiphany. 

This one has me wondering if it is a movement song and the motivating subject is either the civil rights movement or the Vietnam War.

Like I said, what is this song about?



America?
Posted 1 year ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
This song could be weaponized to clear entire countries of humans, animals, insects and foul, in fact anything with ears.  This is not just the worst song I've ever heard it's the worst sound.  I'd rather listen to my own screams while being disemboweled than hear this again.

Please no one anywhere ever play this again.
Posted 1 year ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:


yeah...it's pretty shrill.


you should let bob know

im sure he will take it under consideration
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Ghiaap wrote:

I'm so distracted by his whining that I don't know what he's singin' about... 3<



yeah...it's pretty shrill.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Dylan's vocals are indeed an acquired taste but the melody and the prose.  

So what is this song about?  I never used to ask that question way back then when I was older than I am now.  

Now I do.  Took me decades in some cases.  My Back Pages speaks to me like any epiphany. 

This one has me wondering if it is a movement song and the motivating subject is either the civil rights movement or the Vietnam War.

Like I said, what is this song about?
Posted 1 year ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Wow, hard to believe this the first time I've heard this classic tune on RP since it showed up with no rating. I couldn't press the 10 fast enough. 
Posted 1 year ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
I like the song and the singer but I really "hate that Gitmo harmonica" as someone else once wrote... 
Posted 1 year ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
What a great bass work!
Posted 2 years ago by grandemarch    [ Reply ]
C'mon guys, we just need 14 more 1-votes to overtake the 10'ers. When that happens RP's Dyland-Destruct-Sequence triggers and Bill torches all his Dylan vinyls in his backyard! 😋
Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:

Glad to have been here for BOB.....the BEST SONG WRIGHTER IN HISTORY......{#Bananapiano}{#Guitarist}{#Bananajam}{#Bounce}



 
Was that supposed to be "song writer" or "song wright"?
(auto correct explodes)
Posted 10 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 TuneAgeWhereWoof wrote:
I miss you Jerry!

 

Jerry Lewis making sad cross-eyed clown face

Either the feeling's mutual or Jerry's constipated himself trying to cover Bob on this one...
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 coy wrote:
intolerable and i'm not even stoned

 
thank goodness for The Byrds and Jimi Hendrix
Posted 10 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]

Glad to have been here for BOB.....the BEST SONG WRIGHTER IN HISTORY......{#Bananapiano}{#Guitarist}{#Bananajam}{#Bounce}


Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
intolerable and i'm not even stoned
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 

Ghiaap wrote:
I'm so distracted by his whining that I don't know what he's singin' about... 3<

 

+1
Posted 11 years ago by givendale    [ Reply ]
Classic BD.  Love it.
Posted 11 years ago by jwilson277    [ Reply ]
 wld wrote:
This one is far from my favorite performance (I prefer the live version on Biograph, for example), but I never grow tired of this song, and artists from Them (Van Morrison) to the Grateful Dead have done great covers.

 

I really like Bryan Ferry's version from Frantic...
Posted 11 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
I'm so distracted by his whining that I don't know what he's singin' about... 3<
Posted 11 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
Is it "really" a classic if it is unlistenable and only tolerable in the form of a cover?
Posted 11 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Agree with posters, vocals are unlistenable, thx for PSD!
Posted 11 years ago by RedTruk    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
His singing still drives me bugflick, but oh, the words... I'll endure the vocals, just to hear the lyrics.  I hate being so ambiguous about a legend, but then, he wouldn't be a legend if he was easy and uncomplicated... And I do love this song. {#Sunny}
 
Bob Dylan always makes the morning a bit better (even with his voice and even with my current head-ache {#Beat}) 
Posted 11 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
awful
Posted 11 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 Webfoot wrote:

The poetry is fine. I just find the vocals unlistenable.

  I agree, and since this is an audio medium... mute button engaged.


Posted 11 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Rating, 1. PSD! PSD!
Posted 12 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]

The poetry is fine. I just find the vocals unlistenable.


Posted 12 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Give me Van Morrison or, gasp, Hole's version over this.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Always dug this one.  That bass is just the right touch.  Bill Lee on the bass.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
This one is far from my favorite performance (I prefer the live version on Biograph, for example), but I never grow tired of this song, and artists from Them (Van Morrison) to the Grateful Dead have done great covers.
Posted 12 years ago by wld    [ Reply ]
I miss you Jerry!
Posted 12 years ago by TuneAgeWhereWoof    [ Reply ]
 Chinto wrote:


I just read your comments to my wife while this song was playing...........a little (a lot) on the brilliant side. TY

 
No - thank YOU! I'm a little (a lot) embarrassed.  Sometimes I shine. Sometimes I flicker, fizzle, and then surrender to the beauty of fireflies. {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
It's definitely all over for Paul Clayton. 

Posted 13 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Ordinarily Dylan's "singing" doesn't detract from my appreciation for his music. But here his shrieking overwhelms my love for the lyrics and the melody. Give me Bonnie Rait's version from "Steal This Movie."
Posted 13 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
Will never tire of this song. Timeless.
Posted 13 years ago by valerie    [ Reply ]
Can't pick between Van Morrison and this version both fan feakin tastic!
Posted 13 years ago by thefoodoflove    [ Reply ]
Terrible vocals, terrible harmonica. But somehow still a good song!
Posted 13 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
Great song, amazing album.
Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]

Joan_Baez e Bob_Dylan by Rumanía mi país
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Joan Baez & Bob Dylan - With god on our side 1963 live, during the civil rights "March on Washington", August 28, 1963

Cantautora norteamericana nacida en Staten Island, New York, el 9 de enero de 1941. De gran influencia entre los ambientes universitarios de su país y en la difusión del movimiento folk por todo el mundo. Su actitud contestataria y en defensa de los marginados provocó que muchas de sus canciones quedaran censuradas en algunos países de Sudamérica -cuando en ellos imperaban dictaduras militares- y en nuestro país durante los últimos años del franquismo.

Hija de un físico mexicano y de una profesora de literatura, prima hermana del físico John Baez, Joan Baez se dio a conocer en el Festival Folk de Newport de 1959.

La cantante de Folk más dotada interpretativamente de los 60, Joan Baez, ha influenciado casi todos los aspectos de la música popular en una carrera en curso todavía. Baez es una soprano de las que se ven una vez en la vida, que desde los 50 tardíos se ha puesto al servicio de la música Folk y Pop, así como una amplia variedad de causas políticas. Comenzando en Boston, Baez ganó por primera vez un reconocimiento en el Festival Folk de Newport de 1959. Hasta entonces, su presencia en la música pasaba por las típicas actuaciones en los clubes del Village neoyorquino y bostoniano.

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Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Bonnie Raitt sure fixed that one....
Posted 13 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
His singing still drives me bugflick, but oh, the words... I'll endure the vocals, just to hear the lyrics.  I hate being so ambiguous about a legend, but then, he wouldn't be a legend if he was easy and uncomplicated... And I do love this song. {#Sunny}
 

I just read your comments to my wife while this song was playing...........a little (a lot) on the brilliant side. TY

Posted 13 years ago by Chinto    [ Reply ]
I prefer the version by Gal Costa.
Posted 14 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Make it stop.
Posted 14 years ago by BlueHeronDruid    [ Reply ]
One of the best from that era.  10
Posted 14 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
His singing still drives me bugflick, but oh, the words... I'll endure the vocals, just to hear the lyrics.  I hate being so ambiguous about a legend, but then, he wouldn't be a legend if he was easy and uncomplicated... And I do love this song. {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I prefer Them cover
Posted 14 years ago by cdorin_99    [ Reply ]
Just played this at home - one my favourite Bob Dylan songs - wondered what the overall opinion was... Found it here, but not played since May 2000!! Still, it's a '10' from me :-)
Posted 16 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]