Comments on: Songs That Inspired Bob Dylan Parts 1 & 2

By: Mario Vieira

Mario Vieira — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:32:47 +0000

Hi Eli,

In times of poetry scarcity, this is Diamond and no Rust. I have recently heard a “Boby greatest hits enciclopedia”, but I mus say, this article makes a better album (encyclopedia: http://wimp.no/site/web3/view.ftl?page=album&album=6102430)

thanks for this.

By: Dee Dee

Dee Dee — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:24:42 +0000

You guys are just plain awesome! I loved Frank Proffitt’s miraculous version of Lord Randall.

By: oboehobo

oboehobo — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:18:18 +0000

Also Girl from the North Country obviously is based on Scarborough Fair.
And now I have a research project for you. In Dave van Ronk’s autobiography, he mentions that his grandmother used to sing a song called “The Chimes of Trinity” which van Ronk taught to Dylan who reworked it into “Chimes of Freedom.” I’ve never heard the former song and wonder if you can find a recording of it.

By: oboehobo

oboehobo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:04:26 +0000

The folksong Nottamun Town –Dylan uses the tune for Masters of War. Likewise, Liverpool Farewell becomes Farewell, and The Parting Glass becomes Restless Farewell.
Although he goes in another direction with it, the line “go away from my window” from It Ain’t Me Babe is obviously inspired by the John Jacob Niles song Go Away From My Window (which Joan Baez performed in her early days).
And I’m hoping you can find that Paul Clayton song. I’ve wanted to hear it for some time. I heard it was derived from a traditional song possibly called Who’ll Buy Your Chickens When I’m Gone.

By: Johan Vanpaemel

Johan Vanpaemel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:17:34 +0000

English translation of the original German Lyrics (Brecht and friends) : and a ship …. will lie at the waterfront

By: Johan Vanpaemel

Johan Vanpaemel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:25 +0000

Pirate Jenny (english adaptation of the German lyrics by Marc Blitzstein) : there’s a ship … will be coming in

Bob Dylan : when the ship comes in

By: Eli Smith

Eli Smith — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:54:51 +0000

Hey,
That is not true! We might be big Bob Dylan / folk music nerds, but we speak in a way consistent with our family, regional and socio-economic backgrounds. And our voices aren’t annoying either. They’re pleasant and radio friendly.

And as long as I’m commenting on my own post- Thousands of people have listened this show. Why don’t you people comment? What the hell!? How boring of you.

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:10:36 +0000

You both have really annoying trying to sound like Bob Dylan voices.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:26:31 +0000

Great show. I stumbled on to it late..but better late than never. Interesting that you made the transparent connection between the track on Modern Times and the Muddy Waters tune. This got my wheels spinning and it reminded me of a time when I was listening to Blood On the Tracks…specifically the cut entitled Meet Me in the Morning. I was also listening to a Chuck Berry album at that time called Bio. (A great record in my opinion of tasty bluesy, wacka wacka 70s guitar stuff). So anyway it struck me just how much Meet Me sounded like this entire Chuck Berry album. Check it out…I wonder what you all think. Maybe there is just a commonality between them because of the blues sound but it even sounds like Dylan is imitating Berry’s vocals. That being said I love Bob…and Chuck. Keep up the good work.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:48:26 +0000

Hey Jamie,

I don’t have that record and I cant seem to find that track anywhere. There’s a lot of Paul Clayton stuff available at http://smithsonianglobalsound.org/ but not that one. If anybody out there has it, please contact me at DownHomeRadio@hotmail.com .

Thanks for listening-

Eli