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Thread started 06/21/08 9:51am

midnightmover

Stone cold genius: Bob Dylan's "Most of the Time"

After posting a link to this song on the P:M&M songwriters thread, I just thought it deserved it's own thread over here. It's just too good.


[Edited 6/23/08 6:22am]
“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- Thomas Jefferson
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Reply #1 posted 06/21/08 3:50pm

Brendan

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Yes it is, all of the time.

And "Ring Them Bells" from the same album is also devastatingly brilliant.
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Reply #2 posted 06/23/08 6:25am

midnightmover

Brendan said:

Yes it is, all of the time.

And "Ring Them Bells" from the same album is also devastatingly brilliant.

That whole album is just incredible. Daniel Lanois' production combined with some of Bob's best songwriting. Magic.
“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- Thomas Jefferson
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Reply #3 posted 06/23/08 7:22am

CrozzaUK

my favourite Bob song of the last 30 years - an incredible song. I like the album Oh Mercy quite a lot too - but can never resist the urge to just go straight to this track. I also really like its use in the film High Fidelity - very effective.
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Reply #4 posted 06/23/08 9:47am

Empress

Bob is one of the greatest! I love this cd too. His lyrics are so beautiful and moving.
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Reply #5 posted 06/23/08 11:49am

Rightly

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this album is an underrated bob classic

The best songs on here are very basic and direct
the man in the long black coat being the album´s crowning glory (imho) smile
small circles, big wheels!
I've got a pretty firm grip on the obvious!
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Reply #6 posted 06/23/08 4:28pm

Ace

From this album, I prefer "What Was It You Wanted?".
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Reply #7 posted 06/26/08 6:27am

midnightmover

Most of the time
I'm clear focused all around,
Most of the time
I can keep both feet on the ground,
I can follow the path, I can read the signs,
Stay right with it when the road unwinds,
I can handle whatever I stumble upon,
I don't even notice she's gone,
Most of the time.

Most of the time
It's well understood,
Most of the time
I wouldn't change it if I could,
I can make it all match up, I can hold my own,
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone,
I can survive, I can endure
And I don't even think about her
Most of the time.

Most of the time
My head is on straight,
Most of the time
I'm strong enough not to hate.
I don't build up illusion 'till it makes me sick,
I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind.
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time.

Most of the time
She ain't even in my mind,
I wouldn't know her if I saw her
She's that far behind.
Most of the time
I can't even be sure
If she was ever with me
Or if I was ever with her.

Most of the time
I'm halfway content,
Most of the time
I know exactly where it all went,
I don't cheat on myself, I don't run and hide,
Hide from the feelings that are buried inside,
I don't compromise and I don't pretend,
I don't even care if I ever see her again
Most of the time.
“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- Thomas Jefferson
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