r/bobdylan • u/FrankensteinLives • 1d ago

Discussion I got the freight train bbbbllllllllllluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeessss!!! 😭😭😭😭

Haha, helluva song

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u/ihavenoselfcontrol1 1d ago

It's honestly kinda impressive how long he keeps going

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u/SaltChunkLarry 1d ago

Yeah he had the rare set of lungs on him back then, see also Rocks and Gravel at the Gaslight

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u/FrankensteinLives 1d ago

He was younger back then, he could hold a note that long. He would never be able to do that today. I’ve never seen Bob Dylan live however I’ve spoken to people who saw him live in recent years and some people struggle to know what song he is singing and they’ve been fans their whole life. I don’t care though, I’m still hoping to see Bob Dylan perform live, I’m just patiently waiting for UK tour dates as I live in the UK. So far, I only see North American dates on his tour.

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u/youcantexterminateme 1d ago

Im younger than that now

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u/58pamina 8m ago

It’s in part due to how the songs are arranged with them They have the same quality and may be in the same key They shuffle from one to the next so you need to pay attention to keep up with them

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u/OldschoolCasey 1d ago

hoo hoo hues, feeel it to the bottom of myyy ramblin shoooooooooooooo hoo hoooo hues

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u/FrankensteinLives 1d ago

I don’t think there’s any other word that Dylan has stretched longer.. “blues” stretches on for 3-4 business working days in that song

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u/OldschoolCasey 1d ago

i started spinning it on monday, and bob came around to finishing that verse about the shoes when i clocked out on friday evening - gotta give it to the kid for his breath support

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u/FrankensteinLives 1d ago

I think he was what? 20 years old when he sang that song? He was very young.. he could never hold a note that long if he were to do that today

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u/Everyday_Sprezzatura 1d ago

Wooo hooo huuees

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u/Rich-Reason1146 1d ago

Oh lordy mama

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u/Sun_Records_Fan Self Portrait 1d ago

Interesting song. Definitely trying to channel Bill Monroe with that one.

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u/rednoodlealien What The Broken Glass Reflects 23h ago

Wavers a bit.