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I still write songs the same way I always did: I get a first line, the words and the tune together, and then I work out the rest wherever I happen to be, whenever I have time. If it’s really important, I’ll just make the time and try to finish it.
~To John Rockwell, Jan 1974The saddest thing about songwriting is when you get something really good and you put it down for a while, and you take for granted that you’ll be able to get back to it with whatever inspired you to do it in the first place – well, whatever inspired you to do it in the first place is never there anymore. So then you’ve got to consciously stir up the inspiration to figure what it was about. Usually you get one good part and one not-sogood part, and the not-so-good wipes out the good part.
~To Bill Flanagan March 1985
This decade that gave us “Blood On The Tracks“, “Desire“, “Planet Waves“, “Street-Legal”, “New Morning“, “Slow Train Coming“, “Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid” & “Self Portrait”.
We challenged readers to put together a top 10 list, or at least 10 songs. Songs 1-5 received 2 points each & 6-10 received 1 point.
Use the comments section in this post or move over to our facebook page and comment on my post there.
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44 people voted, most of them with a top 10 list. Thanks for the input folks… this is a GREAT list.
Here are the results of the alldylan.com community jury:
1 | Tangled Up In Blue (1974) | 66 points |
2 | Idiot Wind (1974) | 48 points |
3 | Simple Twist Of Fate (1974) | 42 points |
4 | Shelter From The Storm (1974) | 35 points |
5 | Changing Of The Guards (1978) | 25 points |
6 | Sénor (1978) | 24 points |
7 | Forever Young (1973) | 23 points |
7 | Hurricane (1975) | 23 points |
9 | Knocking On Heaven’s Door (1973) | 21 points |
10 | Isis (1975) | 19 points |
11 | Dirge (1973) | 18 points |
11 | Up To Me (1974) | 18 points |
13 | You’re A Big Girl Now (1974) | 16 points |
14 | Sara (1975) | 15 points |
14 | Where Are You Tonight (1978) | 15 points |
16 | Abandoned Love (1975) | 13 points |
16 | Lilly, Rosemary & The Jacks of Hearts (1974) | 13 points |
16 | One More Cup of Coffee (1975) | 13 points |
19 | If You See Her, Say Hello (1974) | 11 points |
19 | When I Paint My Masterpiece (1971) | 11 points |
21 | Slow Train Coming (1979) | 10 points |
22 | Black Diamond Bay (1975) | 9 points |
23 | Precious Angel (1979) | 8 points |
23 | Wedding Song (1973) | 8 points |
25 | Oh, Sister (1975) | 7 points |
26 | Gotta Serve Somebody (1979) | 6 points |
26 | I Believe In You (1979) | 6 points |
26 | Never Say Goodbye (1973) | 6 points |
26 | Sign On The Window (1970) | 6 points |
26 | You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go | 6 points |
Songs with 5 points: Meet Me In The Morning, New Morning, Went To See The Gypsy, When He Returns
Songs with 4 points: I Shall Be Released, Romance In Durango, Spanish Is A Loving Tongue
26 other songs got 3 or less points.
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Here is my list:
note: I prefer the “Hard Rain” versions of Idiot Wind, Shelter Form the Storm & You’re A Big Girl Now
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Hallgeir’s list:
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-Egil
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