"i'll be your baby tonight", "tonight i'll be staying here with you", "if not for you", "the man in me", "wedding song", "nobody cept you", "lonesome when you go" is a love song cuz she hasn't gone yet, i mean there are lots
"love minus zero/no limit" i mean is maybe some bullshit fascist poet-boy statement of ideals rather than a love song to an actual human sure but you can still use it as one if you want
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
"nobody cept you"
this is the first genuinely great love song of his that sprang to mind
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
"man in me" way up there too
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
o yeah if not for you, classic
― beef richards (Mr. Que), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
that is the really weird thing to me about New Morning, it seems like one of the only Dylan albums where he's in an almost uniformly positive state of mind
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
dlh, otm
― He has a lot of baggage (handlers' perks) (Michael White), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
New Morning is one of my favorite Dylan albums
― charlie 4chan, internet detective (Hurting 2), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
graduating in july just before my birthday and totally listening to "day of the locusts" on repeat for 24 hours
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
'i'll be your baby tonight' is a great one, nashville skyline is prob the least mean dylan album there is.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
that's on JWH! at the end, where it suddenly turns into nashville skyline. yr comma might have denoted two totally separate thoughts tho.
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
oops! first heard those two albums on a continuous mixtape someone made for me as a teen and still sort of think of them as being somehow the same.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
what i do have trouble thinking of tho, i realized looking at that list, is love songs pre-accident.
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
xp haha well yes that would be very confusing.
Dylan doesn't have any non-mean love songs?
A long time ago, I looked through most of his discography to make a compilation of my favourite Dylan love songs--not necessarily "lovey dovey" love songs, but Dylan-type love songs.
The non-mean love (lost) song that comes to mind is "Most of the Time". As do "Tomorrow Is a Long Time", "Mama, You Been on My Mind", "I Believe in You" (though I can see how this one is even more up to interpretation, but still). One that didn't make my playlist, but as others mention, is "If Not For You".
I can see how many songs are up to interpretation, but I've always thought only few songs about love were really mean, considering his vast discography and other songs.
He does have quite a few cynical/sarcastic songs, for sure, though.
― c21m50nh3x460n, Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
i guess "from a buick 6" is a love song. those early ones tho--no limit, she belongs to me, etc--he's usually just bragging about the object. i got a girl who, etc.. not a lot of actual communication--vows, gooey compliments--until after the accident. jd is right that "all i wanna do" is special i think cuz it's an exception.
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
maybe all i mean here is third vs second person and maybe i am ascribing too much effect to it
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
at least he trusts women some of the time. I mean, "She said even the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt." She would know.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
ruby just smiled and said, oh you know some babies never learn
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
that swap meets line tho is kinda deceptive cuz it is prob the best line of his whole career
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
how bout "She’s everything I need and love but I can’t be swayed by that" from "Up to Me"?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
With regard to special and exceptions, what about "Sara"? Despite the nymph and Scorpio sphinx comment (again interpretation), I think it's a nice love song.
I can see how his real life kind of puts a strain on the songs themselves, because everyone sees Dylan vs. Baez.
― c21m50nh3x460n, Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
haha I tend to forget he dated her, and every time I watch a clip of her talking I understand why he left her.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
i didn't bring up sara cuz i get the sense everyone hates it. i like the clip-clop vocal rhythm.
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
maybe the only desire-able track on the thing
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
because everyone sees Dylan vs. Baez
nah I never think about this. I mean, he'd ditched her by the time he got really interesting anyway. the marriage to Sara seems to inform his writing more.
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
i like the sad eyed lady line too, honestly
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
RAYDEEANT JEW-WELL
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
now the beach is deserted. except for some kelp.
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
Prefer Dylan vs Hardy
http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/bd/18/bob,dylan,bw,francoise,hardy,photography-bd18b044cd7f036a3a077014738caa53_h.jpg?ts=93246
― He has a lot of baggage (handlers' perks) (Michael White), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
i love love love love 'sara' -- it's probably my single favorite dylan song. kind of a dick move that he actually used her name, though.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
now imagine him singing:
"Wait a minute BAY-beeStay with me a whileSaid you give me lifeBut you nevah TOLD me bout the FIYAH
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
now imagine him singing "i'm just a notch in your bedpost but you're just a line in a song"
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
SUGAH we goin DOWWWWN
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
a really romantic Dylan song is "queen Jane approximately." Which I love. But not as much as "idiot wind."
― horseshoe, Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
how did i forget that; it's the only dylan song i've ever put on a girlmix and i think i've done it three times :/
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
i am a monster
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
w a small repertoire
I guess "I Want You" is romantic if you realize instead of the girl he wants a rhyming dictionary and a Norton Anthology of English Verse.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
aw i would love getting "QJA" on a mix! that is smoothly done, dlh.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
"To Romana" is pretty romantic for early Bob
― Euler, Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
:D xp
wrt "i want you" he prob has a lil flirt going w yr dancing child in his chinese suit, when he takes the flute, i mean
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
shit mean Ramona, otherwise it sounds like a song to the macaroni grill or something, which Bob might do also
― Euler, Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:01 (eleven years ago) link
'song to woody' is kind of a love song, and a pretty sweet one.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:01 (eleven years ago) link
actually "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" is a good answer, as Elvis & Rod understood
― Euler, Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
i didn't even know that song!
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
I've only heard Rod Stewart's.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:10 (eleven years ago) link
Listening to Hard Rain version of "Idiot Wind." Pretty good but gets a little shouty at times, so much so that I picture Dylan singing and playing drums at time, like Levon Helm.
― What About The Half That's Never Been POLLed (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
Elvis' "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" competes for my fav Elvis song, mf goes into the deeps
― Euler, Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that whole album's shouty. "shelter from the storm" in particular. xp
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
voted "Shelter" btw, sounds like codeine after what's come before
― Euler, Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:28 (eleven years ago) link