Favorite Bob Dylan song?

visions of johanna

"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"
"If You See Her Say Hello"
"When The Ship Comes In"

Wow. Watch the '65 Tour Documentary; its cool to hear how/why Dylan wrote "When The Ship Comes In." Gives you a new appreciation for the lyrics.

In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
There's a dyin' voice within me reaching out somewhere
Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair

Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake
Like cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break

In the fury of the moment, I can see the master's hand
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand

Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yester year
Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer
Then the sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way
To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay

I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame
And every time I pass that way I always hear my name
Then onward in my journey, I come to understand
That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand

I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night
In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintery light
In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space
In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face

I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me
I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man
Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand

Boots Of Spanish Leather, If You See Her Say Hello, Visions Of Johanna,She Belongs To Me and Ballad Of A Thin Man. Basically everything from 1963-1975

Newch91 wrote:

Bump. New Rolling Stone issue out Friday on his 70 greatest songs.

http://www1.rollingstone.com/dylan/

I will definitely be picking this up.

My favorite is Girl from the North Country (solo).

EDIT: Tied with I Shall Be Released- its impossible to choose just one .

its like picking a favorite child. the guy has 500 plus songs in his catalogue, 40 plus albums, and nearly every single one are top notch.

Boots of spanish leather is gorgeous. all the well known protest songs continue to inspire activists 40 years plus after they were recorded because of how well he wrote them. Hattie Carroll is devastating.

All the Tired Horses

Just listened to Every Grain of Sand for the first time. Wow! That is one amazing song.

NoOne'sRival wrote:

Anything off of the DESIRE album!

HURRICANE
ISIS
Mozambique
One More Cup Of Coffee
OH SISTER
JOEY
Romance in Durango
BLACK DIAMOND BAY!!!
SARA!!!

This was my first intro to Dylan growing up, for some reason, while all his music has had an impact on me, this album was truest in my heart.

I agree 100%, everything on that album is wonderful.

vision of johanna, stuck inside of memphis, its alright ma,you aint goin nowhere,ballad of a thin man & positively 4th st.