Today's Song: Every Time Katie

A funky, joyful noise. I truly enjoy the music that David Wax Museum makes. This song takes me back to the first time I heard Simon and Garfunkel's Cecilia.

Five Songs for Today, March 24, 2020

1, Van Morrison - Into the Mystic. Maybe my favorite Van Morrison song. There may be one sentimental runner up that I'll save for a future list. Talk about "bringing the mood."



2. Lucinda Williams - Drunken Angel. Once upon a time, my dream job was to be a touring guitar tuner for Lucinda Williams. If only I knew how to tune a guitar. Great performance.



3. First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining. I never get tired of hearing this song. Always gives me a jolt of bright energy.




4. ROOKIE - Sunglasses. Even though it's not summer yet, I've found my summer song.



5. Warren Zevon - Carmelita. My son sent me the Spotify link to this song last week. I can't stop listening. It's also been my gateway back into this legendary songwriter and his music. Wonder what Warren would make of these times.

30 Days of Dylan, Day 2: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

"Well, you must tell me, baby / How your head feels under somethin’ like that / Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat" Lyrics. From Blonde on Blonde. I do believe I could listen to this song on repeat all day long. Love the dueling guitars and Bob's snarling, smiling vocals. 

30 Days of Dylan, Day One: Pretty Saro

Click to listen on Spotify.

"Pretty Saro" is an English folk ballad from the 1700s. The song has been recorded by dozens of artists, including six times by Bob Dylan. But none of his versions were released until the song appeared on the Bootleg Series, Vol. 10, Another Self Portrait. This is the first of 30 Dylan songs from my April playlist. Want to skip ahead? See the full list now.

Pretty Saro offical video.

30 Days of Dylan: Change in the Weather

Welcome to April. It doesn't feel like spring in northern Illinios yet, but it doesn't feel like winter either. We're gaining daylight and warmth, even if it's a little bit at a time.

This change of seasons brings me back to some of my favorite Bob Dylan music. Looking forward to sharing these songs with you this month.

365 Days of Dylan, Day 80: Under Your Spell

365 Days of Dylan, Day 80: Under Your Spell from the album Knocked Out Loaded.

Under Your Spell Lyrics. The song was cowritten by Dylan and Carole Bayer Sager.

             

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 79: Freight Train Blues

365 Days of Dylan, Day 79: Freight Train Blues. Lyrics.

Freight Train Blues was first released on the 1962 album Bob Dylan.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 78: Black Diamond Bay

365 Days of Dylan, Day 78: Black Diamond Bay from the 1976 release Desire. Always fond of Dylan's story songs. And this one is quite a story.

Up on the white veranda

She wears a necktie and a Panama hat

Lyrics

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 77: Ballad of Hollis Brown

365 Days of Dylan, Day 77: Ballad of Hollis Brown from The Times They Are A-Changin'.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 76: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

365 Days of Dylan, Day 76: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go from Blood in the Tracks.

          

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 75: Trying to Get to Heaven

365 Days of Dylan, Day 75: Trying to Get to Heaven

   

Trying to Get to Heaven from Time Out of Mind.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 74: I'm Not There

365 Days of Dylan, Day 74: I'm Not There, from various releases including The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series, Volume 11.

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Another amazing day of live performances at Fitzgerald's American Music Festival. Some year, I'm going to save up, sleep up, take the week off and make it to all four days of the fest. But this year, day 2 more than delivered. I mean, Marshall Crenshaw backed by Los Straight Jackets covering Nick Lowe was more than worth the price of admission.

Regrettably, I bailed before Shiny Ribs and Shemika Copeland, but I did catch Semi Twang, the incredibly talented Liz Vice, Chicago Salty Dogs, The Tillers, Kevin Gordon, Terrance Simien, The Pines and Sarah Shook, along with Marshall Crenshaw and Los Straightjackets.

And it only took 35 years, but I finally got to see Marshall Crenshaw perform Someday, Someway live. The encore singalong of Nick Lowe's Cruel to Be Kind was sweet icing on this tasty musical cake.

Thank you, Fitzgerald's. See you next year.

Liz Vice at Fitzgerald's American Music Festival, July 1, 2017 (MikeBarzacchiniPhoto)

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 73: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window

From The Bootleg Series Vol. 12, Bob Dylan 1965-1966, The Cutting Edge.

Jimi Hendrix, Live at the Filmore East, May 10, 1968. 

The Hold Steady.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 72: Satisfied Mind

How many times have you heard someone say

If I had his money I'd do things my way

Hmm, but little they know

Hmm, it's so hard to find

One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.

Dylan's recording of this classic song by Red Hayes and Jack Rhodes appeared on Saved (1980).  

Satisfied Mind lyrics. 

Money can't buy back
Your youth when you're old
Or a friend when you're lonely
Or a love that's grown cold

Bob Dylan, live in 1999.

Many other artists have recorded Satisfied Mind. Here are five noteable ones. 

1. Johnny Cash.

2. Jeff Buckley.

3. Joan Baez.

4.  Willie Neslon.

5.  Lucinda Williams.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 71: Stardust

The third release from Triplicate, Stardust, is a 90-year-old Hoagy Carmichael song that's been covered thousands of times. Dylan holds his own with a lovely, soulful performance highlighted by sweet western guitar.

If there was any doubt, Triplicate's 30 classic covers affirm Dylan's sustained journey into the backroads of American standards. I'm enjoying the ride. Triplicate is set for release on March 31.

Stardust lyrics.

Dylan's Stardust featured in Rolling Stone.

365 Days of Dylan, Day 70: Pay in Blood

Bob brings the growl to Pay in Blood from 2012's Tempest.

"I pay in blood, but not my own." Lyrics.

Pay in Blood made the Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2012 list.

Bob Dylan on tour.

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 69: Pressing On

365 Days of Dylan, Day 69: Pressing On from 1980's Saved. Sometimes all you can do is press on.

Dylan, live in Toronto, Pressing On.

Lyrics.

365 Days of Dylan, Day 68: Folsom Prison Blues

365 Days of Dylan, Day 68: Folsom Prison Blues from The Basement Tapes Sampler: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11. Dylan plays Cash.

Dylan and the Dead, Folsom Prison Blues, Live 1987.

  

Bob Dylan - Folsom Prison Blues (Self Portrait Outtake)

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 67: Shot of Love

365 Days of Dylan, Day 67: Shot of Love from the 1981 album from the same name. Released just six years after Blood on the Tracks, it couldn't sound more different. This opening cut is all big beat, drums, bluesy bombastic vocals and stinging guitars. A lot of swagger in this song. Lyrics.

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