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In a 2005 artist's poll reported in Mojo magazine, "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" was listed as the No. 8 all-time greatest Bob Dylan song, and a similar poll of readers ranked the song at No. 21. [29] In 2002, Uncut magazine listed it as the No. 5 all-time Dylan song. [30] The song was featured in the final episode of The Sopranos. [31]
Nick Spitzer, host of the radio program American Routes, said "'American Blood' could be the song that legitimizes critiquing America while loving the country."About the song's meaning, Allmusic notes that "People end up endlessly disappointed and frustrated when encountering the paradox of who their nation says they are and what the nation is in and of itself". [2]
"I and I" is a song by Bob Dylan that appears as the seventh track (or song number three on Side 2 of the LP) of his 1983 album Infidels. [2] Recorded on April 27, 1983, [3] it was released as a single in Europe in November of that year, featuring a version of Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" as its B-side. [4]
(Journey Through Dark Heat)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, which was released as the closing track on his 18th studio album Street-Legal (1978). The song was written by Dylan, and produced by Don DeVito. Dylan has said that the song is about the individual's "enemy within."
In the mid-1980s Kelly and a group of like-minded musicians started calling themselves "anti-folk" and started a small but intense movement. [1] Kelly's music has been infrequently recorded over the years. [2] His work has often included topical songs. Some of Kelly's early songs dealt with the labor movement and were based upon his own work ...
"John Brown" is an anti-war song. [6] The lyrics are influenced by "Mrs. McGrath", [1] which relates how a young Irish soldier is maimed after fighting in the British Army against Napoleon's forces, and is met by his mother who asks how he was injured. [2] [7] In Dylan's song, a soldier's mother expresses her pride at him going off to war. [7]
For Gill, Dylan uses the song to summarise all the misgivings he feels about the direction of his life, his work and his career, which, in this song, brim over "into a wistful adieu to his former friends and foes". [6] Shelton points out that Dylan makes time the theme of his song, but contrasts its meaning with its use in the album title.
The version of the song that appears on Bringing It All Back Home was recorded on January 14, 1965, and was produced by Tom Wilson. [1] This version was recorded by the full rock band that Dylan used to accompany him on the songs that appeared on side one of the album, and features a prominent electric guitar part played by Bruce Langhorne.