Day #18 of the 30 Day Music Meme

This is Day 18 of the 30 Day Music Meme. A Song from the Year You Were Born.

Apparently I was born in a year in which a lot of amazing songs were released. So...had it narrow it down. I didn't realize that half of my favorite rock songs were released the year I was born - I mean, what are the odds?

The song, I'm about to post below, is one of my all time favorite songs. One of the few that I can remember - and find myself singing along with at various points. It is by far my favorite by Bob Dylan. It's had numerous covers done of it - from Jimmy Hendrix to Neil Young. (By far the best by Hendrix). It was first released on Dylan's Album "John Wesley Harding" and like two other songs on that album plays with the idea of chronological order in ballad narratives.

I was first introduced to the song in college - the Hendrix version. A close friend played it for me, and told me that most people didn't understand the song or the meaning of it. But it made sense to me, I felt it in my bones. It spoke to the poet in me. And I think this song may in some ways be endemic to my taste in music.

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Here is a link telling you more about this song.

I posted the version that was recorded the year I was born. Jimi Hendrix's version was a year later.

Per wiki:

Recording
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