70th birthday

Hi pia,

wonderful tracks, from the man who inspired so many
people, I've a funny feeling, he wrote that old
Jimi Hendrix record, 'All along the Watchtower.'
but I cannot be sure.

Also 'Mighty Quinn.' By Manfred Man, but again I'm
not sure.

You've certainly made a great list here, most I've
heard, but there are a lot of tracks unknown to me,
so it was great to have you write them down.

I will certainly be thinking of the great man himself. Thankyou for reminding me.

Jenny.

Yes, thanks for reminding me, too Pia. So many great tracks listed here. The most evocative for me have to be, Blowing in the Wind, Just like a Woman, Tambourine Man, House of the Rising Sun, and Lay Lady Lay...to name but a few. A great man indeed.

Tina;-)

Hi Jenny- I know he wrote All along the Watchtower but I'm not sure about Mighty Quinn- yes he is a true poet. I have been following him since the 60's. Thanks for stopping by.I will be listening to the radio on Tuesday- they will be playing a lot of songs with him. A great man.
;)Pia

Tina- they are also my favourites amoung his many many songs. He is such a prolific songwriter and a real source of inspiration. He inspired a whole generation.
Thanks for your comment

;)Pia

Oh Jenny- I just visited Bob Dylan's homepage and yes he wrote Quinn the eskimo (The mighty Quinn)- it is on his album Self Portrait. So you were quite right.

http://www.bobdylan.com/

cheers
;)Pia

Thanks for coming back to me Pia.

Jenny.

Not a Dylan fan but I do appreciate his songs (when done by others). This list only goes to show just how many great songs he's written. Well done!

A small factual error, though - he didn't write House Of The Rising Sun. It is a traditional American folk song.

Thank you very much Dynamaso- I'm really glad that you told me that. Pity you aren't a Dylan fan. Well I suppose you are since you think his songs are well written. Is it his personality you don't like or his voice?

;)Pia

Pia, it is his voice, I'm afraid. I get his relevance and his genius but I get it from listening to other people sing his songs.

new HighHat
How a strange just going to comment
to you, how I remember most of oldie's
songs and we sung in day centre music group,
and well done you have listed so many here most
I know or heard of,I thought Mighty Quinn was Pink Floyd so I am wrong. We sung musicals folk songs ballards all day centres and percusiion as well all
join. Singing is so good relaxation prove all ages.
And breathing.I love most kinds of music although can;t read it. Thankyou list I recognised so many.
I love musicals to.I have some, everyone has something they like in tastes."Blowing in the wind"
The house of the rising sun umm! Mr Tamburine Man. wows. Or Pan pipes, music without words to is soothing, rush of sea can be used.Or therapy talk to
relax in a chair to music parts of body clsoe your eyes. I know.
julie xx.

I am glad that you have enjoyed singing Julie- yes I am sure it is good for you- you seem to have caught the right therapy from it. Ambient music - sort of meditation music is also very good as you say, indeed.
House of the Rising Sun is an old american folk song so I changed it to Mighty Quinn which is Bob Dylan's composition. Yes he is a brilliant song writer but his voice is a bit croaky- I am so used to hearing him sing so I don't think that much about how his voice sounds . I just think the lyrics and the influence he has had on a couple of generations including mine from the 60's and 70's- it is truly amazing.

Glad you got something from reading this and thank you for your comment.

;)Pia

new HighHat
Thanks comment. I did and tried? one on here called
relaxation think way back, can assure you works?
I like you could list so many. My belated mum not professional but get up and sing even at 80 on the pier, had a good voice goes when a bit older, she could reach top c full of confidence, but screeched top notes of course. And once she got me go with her
extras in Noel Cowards Cavalcade we both got in to my
amazement. Under all adversity. Not paid great experience meet all etc; 1995. Theatre Royal Brighton.I got over 55 stars and young ones sign programme wow! omg. That's enough from me.
Hence name cavalcaderl julie l is a mistake.
Very interesting hear people's views on songs anything. Thank. You and I could and many make a list. The Drifters Dusty Springfield and so on,
and Silver-Spun-Sand knows a lot to. Kareoke think spelt wrong is much harder timing.
julie xx

Hi Pia,

just thought I'd let you know, I watched the
USA Newport festival from 1967 on the Arts Channel.
Bob Dylan was playing, along side Joan Biaz, it was
really great to watch them again, in their hay day.

Also Buffalo Springfield. But I've a funny feeling
you were probably into Joan Biaz a lot, she was so
prolific in her day.

Jenny.

Yes I did listen to her a lot. I remember my step-father buying an album of hers. I thought that it was very unjust that her husband was jailed for denying to be drafted in USA. That was during the war in Vietnam.

Thanks for getting back to me. I would have loved to see the program you saw but I listened to the radio and saw a spot on TV. He didn't play at Woodstock. He didn't wish to. But I have seen a lot of films about Woodstock including the movie way back in 1970 when it reached Australia. Joan Baez was there as far as I remember. Yes Dylan and Baez went very well together- she was very happy to sing his songs and she did it well. Amazing voice.

atb
Pia ;-))