In the liner notes of the album Biograph, Dylan wrote: “I wanted to write a big song, some kind of theme song, with short, concise verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic way. This is definitely a song with a purpose. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and who I wanted to say it to.”
Dylan covered the Carter Family Song “Wayworn Traveler,” writing his own words to the melody and named it “Paths Of Victory”. This recording is featured on “Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3”. After writing that song, he re-wrote the words again, changed the time signature to 3/4, and created this, one of his most famous songs ever.
sblake,
I always thought this talked to us as an anthem. I was picketing at the produce center for grape workers, heckling George Wallace and fighting with my father over anything related to politics. Yup, this was my song!
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May 24, 2011 at 11:53 am
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May 25, 2011 at 2:14 am
In the liner notes of the album Biograph, Dylan wrote: “I wanted to write a big song, some kind of theme song, with short, concise verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic way. This is definitely a song with a purpose. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and who I wanted to say it to.”
Dylan covered the Carter Family Song “Wayworn Traveler,” writing his own words to the melody and named it “Paths Of Victory”. This recording is featured on “Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3”. After writing that song, he re-wrote the words again, changed the time signature to 3/4, and created this, one of his most famous songs ever.
May 26, 2011 at 10:21 am
sblake,
I always thought this talked to us as an anthem. I was picketing at the produce center for grape workers, heckling George Wallace and fighting with my father over anything related to politics. Yup, this was my song!