"Like A Rolling Stone" the best ever ?

[edna]

Love Will Keep Us Together is a much better tune. Seriously.

Absolutely...

Does anyone know where "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" placed? I wonder if it still holds the record for most airplays in the U.S. ?

...and this one too.

[EdL]

I guess Bob Dylan didn't know what he was talking about, kinda like you.

The only thing rock-n-roll about Like a Rolling Stone is it's title.

Nothing like a bit of intelligent, meaningful dialogue eh? :sleepy:

[OLD 55]

I think Al Kooper should have gotten joint credit with Bob Dylan. The organ is the best part of the song. Bob Dylan is a great songwriter but not the best on vocals,although I do like him here (and on Hurricane). I have old footage of him performing "Blowin In The Wind" that I used to threaten my children with when they misbehaved. Hyoww Menny Tahms... Now "Blowin' In The Wind" is a genuine Folk song, but I don't think "Like A Rolling Stone" is. Whether it's Rock - well Fats Domino summed it up when he was asked about the "new" Rock N Roll in the mid 50s. He said he'd been playing the same music for nearly 2 decades and he didn't care what people called it.

[Jimmy1104]

It's not even a rock song. It's a folk song.

Muzik...I don't know if I totally agree with that statement. I do agree Dylan is a folk singer more so than a rock singer, but this song lies somewhere between the two genres. I guess the song itself being a ballad of sorts could be conceived as a folk song, but the music behind the words is not.

This song in no way should ever be a number one song on any chart. I have never been big on Dylan, but I have always enjoyed listening to his Desire album. That album features Hurricane and has a few other good ones, mostly ballads.

[EdL]

Dylan is a folk singer more so than a rock singer

If the year was 1962, 1963 or 1964 I'd have to agree with you. If it was early 1965 his style was "folk rock". In fact, with some help from The Byrds, he invented that genre of music. After that though, and including "Like A Rolling Stone", he was a rock star through to 1967 when he became a folk singer again. In 1969 he went country. To cut this short there aren't many musical styles that Dylan hasn't tried. Some more successful than others.

These days, he's gone full circle and he's back to being a folk and blues singer. But when he was rock star, he was up there with the best of them.

[SoulGirl]

To cut this short there aren't many musical styles that Dylan hasn't tried.

yeah but his attempts at rap, metal, classical, jazz, electronica, hip hop, soul, reggae, punk, grunge, etc etc weren't quite so successful.

[miamisammy29]

yeah but his attempts at rap, metal, classical, jazz, electronica, hip hop, soul, reggae, punk, grunge, etc etc weren't quite so successful.

Maybe so, but his song "Yo, I'm Tangled Up In Bloo, Mofo Beeyatch" reached Number 2 on the Hip Hop Charts.

[edna]

He even tried christianism... have you seen the pic with Pope Woytila? Each one is looking at the opposite side...

[OLD 55]

He even tried christianism... have you seen the pic with Pope Woytila? Each one is looking at the opposite side...

[MuzikTyme]

Nothing like a bit of intelligent, meaningful dialogue eh?

I agree, maybe if you didn't use the smiley so much and allowed people their opinions.

Eh?

[SoulGirl]

Maybe so, but his song "Yo, I'm Tangled Up In Bloo, Mofo Beeyatch" reached Number 2 on the Hip Hop Charts.

[edna]

After all, I´m listening to it now, it´s a great song...

[EdL]

yeah but his attempts at rap, metal, classical, jazz, electronica, hip hop, soul, reggae, punk, grunge, etc etc weren't quite so successful.

Didn't Dylan invent rap when he sang "Subterranean Homesick Blues" back in 1965?

For reggae, listen to "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" from the album "Bob Dylan at Budokan".

For jazz try "If Dogs Run Free" from the album "New Morning".

For the classical style try "All the Wild Horses" from "Self Portrait".

For metal listen to "When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky" from "The Bootleg Series".

Punk - is that where you spit on the audience? - I don't thing he tried that.

Anyway you get the point. All very successful - at least I like them. I suppose Bob does too!

[EdL]

I agree, maybe if you didn't use the smiley so much and allowed people their opinions.

Eh?

Eh?

[edna]

Didn't Dylan invent rap when he sang "Subterranean Homesick Blues" back in 1965?

For reggae, listen to "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" from the album "Bob Dylan at Budokan".

For jazz try "If Dogs Run Free" from the album "New Morning".

For the classical style try "All the Wild Horses" from "Self Portrait".

For metal listen to "When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky" from "The Bootleg Series".

Punk - is that where you spit on the audience? - I don't thing he tried that.

Anyway you get the point. All very successful - at least I like them. I suppose Bob does too!

I must agree with you, EdL... after all, Wight is Whight and Dylan is Dylan... (who sang that?)

[MuzikTyme]

Muzik...I don't know if I totally agree with that statement.

Let's slice the pie in half:

folk-rock

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[OLD 55]

Let's slice the pie in half:

folk-rock

AMEN.

[OLD 55]

After all, I´m listening to it now, it´s a great song...

Agreed Edna. But I still say it wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without Al Kooper's organ virtuosity.

[Kevin]

This has been one of the most involved discussions of music ( mostly on topic) that I've seen in my short time at Songfacts ! Well done, all, -- here's hoping for many more .

:guitar:

[Batman]

I thought Crazy Train should have made the list, and was surprised it didn't.

[edna]

Agreed Edna. But I still say it wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without Al Kooper's organ virtuosity.

Absolutely! I am also a big fan of Al Kooper. Have you heard his Supersessions?

[EdL]

Wight is Whight and Dylan is Dylan... (who sang that?)

I've got no idea. Please tell.

I remember "Black is Black" by Los Bravos. No connection I suppose?

[edna]

No, this one was a french hit of the 60s... I´ll check thru the net... it said "Wight is Wight, Dylan is Dylan, Viva Donovan, c´est comme un soleil, etc..." it´s just a "souvenir", that´s all......

[Danielj]

Has anyone heard David Gilmours version? I like it a lot.

[edna]

Where?