70th birthday

By Highhat

Fri, 20 May 2011
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Like a rolling stone
Hurricane
Friday
Knocking on heaven’s door
The times they are a changing’
Blowing in the wind
Make you feel my love
Subterranean homesick blues
Forever young
Tangled up in blue
Things have changed
Must be Santa
Simple twist of fate
I want you
She belongs to me
Thunder on the mountain
Beyond here lies nothing
Sweetheart like you
Guess I’m doing fine
Series of dreams
Dreaming of you
Little Drummer boy
Changing of the guards
Joker man
Sad eyed lady of the lowlands
Not dark yet
Emotionally yours
Cold irons bound
Only when I lose myself
Love sick
It’s all over now baby blue
Desolation row
Just like Tom Thumb’s blues
I shall be released
Meet me in the morning
Lay lady lay
You gotta serve somebody
Blood in my eyes
Maggie’s farm
Don’t think twice
Mozambique
Slow train coming
Make you feel my love
Quinn the eskimo
If not for you
When the deal goes down
Masters of war
Mr Tambourine man
Tangled up in blue
Rainy day woman
Just like a woman
Standing in the doorway
Boots of Spanish leather
It ain’t me babe
Slow train
You angel you I’ll be your baby tonight
Man in me
Wigwam
Senor
Stuck in the middle with you
A hard rain
If you see her, say hello
The Christmas blues
My back pages
Blind Willie McTell
Highway 61 revisted
4th time around
Bold in time
The gypsy laddie
Buckets of rain

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
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.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
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;-)

 

Submitted by Highhat on
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

Submitted by Highhat on
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

Submitted by Highhat on
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

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Thanks for coming back to me Pia. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Dynamaso on
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.

 

Submitted by Highhat on
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

Submitted by Dynamaso on
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.

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
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.

Submitted by Highhat on
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

Submitted by Cavalcader on
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

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
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.

 

Submitted by Highhat on
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 ;-))