Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
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Release date: 02 February 2011
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- John Wesley Harding
- As I Went Out One Morning
- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
- All Along the Watchtower
- The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest
- Drifter's Escape
- Dear Landlord
- I AM A LONESONE HOBO
- I Am A Lonesome Hobo
- I Pity The Poor Immigrant
- The Wicked Messenger
- Down Along The Cove
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding: Wikipedia Album Entry
John Wesley Harding is Bob Dylan's 8th studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1967.
Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music. John Wesley Harding was recorded around the same time as (and shares many stylistic threads with) a prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, finally released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes.
John Wesley Harding was exceptionally well received by critics and enjoyed solid sales, reaching the number 2 slot on U.S. charts and topping the British charts. The commercial performance was considered remarkable considering that Dylan had kept Columbia from releasing the album with much promotion or publicity. Less than three months after its release, John Wesley Harding was certified gold by the RIAA. Although Dylan also decided against releasing a single, "All Along the Watchtower" became one of his most popular songs after it was covered by Jimi Hendrix the following year.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 301 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding Lyrics
Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower Lyrics
There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Bob Dylan - The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest Lyrics
Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
They were the best of friends
So when Frankie Lee needed money one day
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
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Bob Dylan - I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine Lyrics
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine alive as you or me
Tearing through these quarters in the utmost misery
With a blanket underneath his arm and coat of solid gold
Searching for the very souls whom already had been sold
Bob Dylan - The Wicked Messenger Lyrics
There was a wicked messenger, from Eli he did come
With a mind that multiplied the smallest matter
When questioned who had sent for him
He answered with his thumb
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding Lyrics
John Wesley Harding
Was a friend to the poor
He traveled with a gun
In every hand
Bob Dylan - I Pity The Poor Immigrant Lyrics
I pity the poor immigrant
Who wishes he would've stayed home
Who uses all his power to do evil
But in the end is always left so alone
Bob Dylan - I Am a Lonesome Hobo Lyrics
I am a lonesome hobo without family or friends
Where another man's life might begin that's exactly where mine ends
I have tried my hand at bribery, blackmail and deceit
And I've served time for everything 'cept beggin' on the street
Bob Dylan - Drifter's Escape Lyrics
"Oh, help me in my weakness"
I heard the drifter say
As they carried him from the courtroom
And were taking him away
Bob Dylan - Down Along The Cove Lyrics
Down along the cove
I spied my true love comin' my way
Down along the cove
I spied my true love comin' my way
Bob Dylan - Dear Landlord Lyrics
Dear landlord
Please don't put a price on my soul
My burden is heavy
My dreams are beyond control
Bob Dylan - As I Went Out One Morning Lyrics
As I went out one morning
To breathe the air around Tom Paines
I spied the fairest damsel
That ever did walk in chains
Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Lyrics
Close your eyes, close the door
You don't have to worry anymore
I'll be your baby tonight
