First time hearing BOB DYLAN Just like a woman (REACTION)

[@cojaysea]

One of his best ever . The lyrics are incredible and Blonde on Blonde the album the song comes from is considered by many as the best album ever . And it’s a double album too . “Ain't it clear that I just can't fit Yes, I believe that it's time for us to quit But when we meet again, introduced as friends Please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world. “ My god what lyrics .

[@MediaAceStar]

Yes. That’s the lyric that hits me hardest. And - for me - it’s the lyric that points to it being about Joan Baez.

[@vs52217]

@@MediaAceStarIt's about Edie Sedgewick. She was the It Girl at the time.

[@John_Locke_108]

I'm just gonna state the obvious here and declare this one of the greatest songs ever written. And it's not even the best song from Blond On Blomd.

[@nodirips_8537]

Almost three decades ago, I was introduced to Dylan's music by this song. One of the best of the Blonde on Blonde album. Maybe my favourite song is Pledging My Time

[@PresidentJonas]

Visions of Johanna isn't either. Nor is I Want You. Nor is 4th Time Around. Only Bob Dylan can make an album where no song is the greatest. ❤❤❤

[@jefferytheis4157]

Man - for the hundredth time I'm reminded how Bob is just timeless. Thanks Harri

[@warrenhughes911]

Yes. Well put

[@marybaillie8907]

From Bob's 7th album, " Blonde on Blonde", from 1966 this may be one of his most beautiful songs. Such a tender melodic ballad with Bob's special punch. From the harmonica beginning to the last note, a definite classic. Some say it was about his relationship with Joan Baez. From the tender strumming of the nylon stringed guitar and the piano, wonderful, and more harmonica. 😊😊 Bob's vocals are so sweet. Reached Number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100's and Number 38 in Canada. It wasn't released in the UK, but Manfred Mann released a version. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Daniel. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

Thanks for your kind and informative comment, as usual. 🙃👍🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🤴

[@Pierre_David_Colbert_Chabanais]

Its much more likely about Edie Sedgewick than Joan Baez.

[@beagle989]

boots of spanish leather is also beautiful, and painful, and melodic. if you like dylan i'd recommend reacting to it.@@DanielVolk-jm4nt

[@frederickpando9444]

I have also read that the song is about Nicole, who was the singer for the Velvet Underground. The lyrics, "With her Fog, her amphetamines and her curls," are said to be in reference to her. At the time, a clothing brand named "London Fog" manufactured a trench coat that Nicole wore. So, the lyric, "With her Fog," is in reference to the "London Fog" brand trench coat she wore.

[@vs52217]

It's about Edie Sedgewick.

[@Pierre_David_Colbert_Chabanais]

This song is most likely about Edie Sedgewick, a blonde haired beauty who was involved with Andy Warhol back in those days, she was a troubled soul and a known drug abuser which eventually resulted in her death, hence the drug reference in the song. Bob knew her fairly well and some people speculate that they had a fling. The lyrics describe Edie as a woman who had the appearance of being elegant, sexually experienced and able to take the bad things that came to her in life like an adult, yet in reality she was deeply troubled inside and "broke like a little girl" when the weight of her problems overwhelmed her.

[@russellkaplan1818]

You are correct

[@lhcarter]

I always felt that Edie was also the subject of Like A Rolling Stone. A harsher version of JLAW.

[@j.kittredge]

She was amazing and sad. I knew her. Ciao! Edie from Jeffrey.

[@John_Chu]

Written basically in Dylan's Nashville hotel room while recording "Blonde on Blonde," his masterpiece double album from 1966. Al Kooper would play the melody on the piano in the room while Dylan continuously revised the lyrics. It probably is about Joan Baez although Dylan has never copped to it. Thanks Daniel and Harri.

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

Thanks John for your facts my friend. 🙃👍🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🤴

[@thetrevorosborne]

one of Dylans greatest melodies

[@futurereflections4097]

Nobody will make you as jealous as Bob does if you’re a songwriter. The songs are so simple, but always perfect.

[@grunntalll]

And inspired

[@MaryWollston]

No kidding! lol

[@Mike-rk8px]

Bob Dylan said his favorite version of this song was by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band, he said he wished he had done it like Rick did. You can find Rick’s version on KZbin as well.

[@gkbrown2443]

A friend ask me what was Bobs best song,a tough question,but I picked Just Like a Woman I felt it was a great song, a little folkie and a little electric and representative of Bobs style.

[@GottaDance56]

The Richie Havens version is spectacular. You won't be disappointed.

[@Bunnylefluf]

they say he may have written this about edie sedgwick

[@lhcarter]

Key to this song is Edie Sedgwick. It’s a long story.

[@j.kittredge]

Good kisser too. Romanitic.

[@lhcarter]

Queen Mary /Joan Baez?

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

One of my favorite Bob songs. Also one of his prettiest melodies.

[@decal2756]

It is generally believed that this is about Edie Sedgewick and/or Joan Baez. With Dylan it's probably a little about both & maybe others. No one knows for sure except Bob. Either way, it's a beautiful song.

[@Dee-JayW]

Pure poetic and musical genius. One of my faves of Dylan’s. Thanks Harri! ❤❤ 🇨🇦

[@edkeen9378]

I sincerely enjoy your comments. You add a beautiful enhancement to the music.❤

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Dylan's a poet. His lyrics/ meanings are a bit more nebulous. I don't think you can come at him from a play by play, 6 o'clock news storyline sense. If you go at hearing him with a line by line analysis, everything just comes apart in pieces. I hear his songs as a whole and find that they leave me with a strong impression. I stopped trying to dissect him very long ago. And i really love Dylan. This is one of many, many favorites for me. He is melancholy. I'll request one earlier song: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. and one from later: If You See Her. Thanks, Harri.

[@doloreskrisky1670]

Great song. Rick Nelson did a wonderful cover of this song. Actually Nelson did covers of several of Dylan's songs. There was a great level of mutual respect between the two musicians.💕

[@alanbrown8527]

I always leaned in the direction that this song was about his relationship with Edie Sedgwick (Andy Warhol’s society girl protege) who Dylan had written several songs about during this period. Amphetamines were the drug of choice in the early and mid sixties by party goers as they kept you up and thin but, could wreak havoc on you emotionally when you come down.

[@AjBs-o6n]

Recommend the Before-the-Flood recordings in 1974 ... fire breathing and powerful version... makes me speechless each time...

[@adamgledhill1495]

Visions of johanna of thr same album is probably from a song writing point of view his absolute pinnacle. His finest display of songwriting. And thr acoustic version of the live 66 bootleg. You listen to that and you are jest left blown away thinking how the hell did he come up with that.

[@richardtaylor8595]

When I started playing guitar Dylan was my go to. And to sound like him all you had to do is hold your nose.

[@ScrotusZangenpepper]

No, you wouldn't sound like him, but like a cheap, grotesque parody. I very much doubt you could capture or emulate his unique timbre, phrasing and timing.

[@soulhealer20]

A favorite song of mine. Look for and listen to the version by Richie Haven. It is different but beautiful just as much.

[@NicholasANappiNick]

Bob that’s a good one 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ptournas]

Definitely one of his masterpieces. A fun song to play too.

[@Beatles4Sale.]

The critics use to say this was Dylan’s best album. Today many think Blood on the Tracks is best. But for me there are five or six albums that can take that title.

[@grunntalll]

Let’s hear it

[@valueofnothing2487]

You need good music for a good Dylan record. And here the music is for the most part very plain and flat and uninspired. Also the vocals are also flat and the melody is almost non-existent. There are so many better versions of the songs from this album. You could listen to Budakan or you could listen to the Isle of wight or even the concert of Bangladesh. And then he did some of these in Fragments. New Morning, Together Through Life, Rough and Rowdy ways all have better music and some have good poetry or even great poetry.

[@richhahn2443]

Van Morrison did a cover of this many years ago (1971) that I believe is the absolute best version of Just Like a Woman.

[@dyl-annfan6]

Great song, also listen to "To Ramona" "Abandoned Love" "Love minus zero - no limit" "Boots of Spanish Leather" "If you see her say Hello" - all love songs -

[@AllenDM]

About Edie Sedgewick. An American icon.

[@mariarealmartin2844]

Hola Harri.. ... Gracias por este bello recuerdo de Bob Dylan......

[@kenvarnold3659]

Absolutely great lyrics...love this

[@Cynthia...]

One of my favourites (and I have many) by Dylan. Thanks Daniel and Harri.

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

Why did I know that? 😉🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🤴🙃👍

[@Cynthia...]

@@DanielVolk-jm4nt Hey Daniel, how are things? I hardly ever see you on here anymore I guess you’re a busy guy. 🇨🇦🇺🇸✌️

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

@@Cynthia... Was in the Motherland for a few weeks. No wifi in the mountains. 🙃. Hope you are doing good. We are going to Scotland next week . Our good friend lost his wife six months ago to cancer and we are very excited to see him and hope we can cheer him up. I will tell you how it went when we get back OK? Hope you are ok. Thanks Cyn. 🙃👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@Cynthia...]

@@DanielVolk-jm4nt enjoy your trip to Scotland. I’m sorry that your friend lost his wife but I’m sure he’ll be happy to see you there for support. Yes please let me know how it goes.👍✌️

[@NoviJimB]

LOVE this song, my favorite by him. Some songs just do something to you, and this song is one of those for me. Great choice.

[@BridgeIV]

One of my all time favorite Dylan songs! Thank you

[@josephwest6413]

I'm old. I've got the original album. Ha ha. Fabulous song.

[@angelariebli4843]

Blonde on Blonde was fabulous. But Blood on the Tracks will ALWAYS be my fave:))

[@boosingh]

Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol"s "It Girl" is supposed to be the subject of the song. She was a socialite who drifted into Warhol"s decadent scene and stared in some of his movies. She struggled with drug addiction and died too soon some years later.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Maybe try “one of us must know” from the same incredible Blonde on Blonde album. Great video Harri

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

One of the Dylan songs I do remember ❤ Very catchy 🤩🙏🌞

[@deanlopez9280]

Harri, A good one about Bob's relationship with women was a song done by Joan Baez called "Diamonds and rust". She was a great singer and songwriter back in the day. And this song was about their relationship.

[@Long2556]

Heard this song 6yrs after it came out on blonde on blonde and had the same general reaction as this dude got...dude: it will grow and morph and further expand on further listening... Keep checking out Uncle Bob.

[@davebzen795]

Daniel - I like your submission choice, Dylan's "Just Like a Woman." Dylan's is, of course, a master songwriter/singer and humanitarian. He is one of my favorites of all time. Beautiful song and lyrics. Harri, your review was excellent and Dylan is most worthy of a deep dive. Bravo👏👏

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

Thanks for your kind remarks my friend 🙃👍🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🤴

[@garyarnett1220]

From Bob to Joan. Stevie and Lindsey were doing this a dozen years later, but didn't quite get to this level.

[@Littlebigbot]

Nashville Skyline is my favorite album.

[@johnbrowne2170]

My favourite album is Blood On The Tracks.

[@janetcarlson9960]

That's a good one imo also. Girl from the North County is lovely.

[@lhcarter]

The Perfect Song.

[@chrisgrey9616]

Harri...This about Alllllll of us...we break " just like a" ( Amphetimines: this came out in 1966). Chris

[@shellybastion9974]

..The song's about..humanity. People are people.., and they act-so.

[@mikecaetano]

Richie Havens covered this song exceptionally well.

[@rarebond8102]

Cassidys song... Come anytime... Got your mountains your river and your valle.

[@charlotex1]

The version from George Harrison's live concert for Bangladesh, sung by Dylan, is my favorite version of this song.

[@Pahdopony]

Try listening to Dylan with Clydie King. So great together.

[@josephmilitello647]

Woody Allen makes fun of the lyrics to this song in the film Annie Hall, but he was really more satirizing the overpraise of Dylan as "great poet" that Dylan himself hated and mocked, according to his autobiography.

[@gratefulkm]

"she breaks like a little girl" Is possibly connected to the line "when the bough breaks" in the "rock a by baby" nursery rhyme Which means he is talking about the whole feminine

[@MaryWollston]

Respectfully disagree..

[@nonsuch9301]

Until Dylan clarifies who this song is about we don't really know , but I always thought it hard more to do with Edie Sedgwick than Joan Baez.

[@ryetim32]

Sad Eyed Lady Of the Lowlands

[@kathleenmathias9134]

It was Edie Sedgwick, from Andy Warhol’s “The Factory” crowd, “with her Fog, her amphetamines, and her pearls.” Their potential romance didn’t survive the stresses of those times. But this song did. And Dylan had no use for Warhol.

[@Stevie8654]

This was the only Dylan song my ex liked and the lyrics describe her almost exactly. A painful irony.

[@godot-whatyouvebeenwaitingfor]

Bob Dylans best song? The next one I hear him sing...

[@johnniekight1879]

Manfred Mann's hit single was a really nice version.

[@dlewis5631]

Check out the version by Joe Cocker! It is great!

[@MaryWollston]

One of his most beautiful songs, imo. If you liked it, I suggest Nina Simone's cover. She skips the "amphetamine" verse though lol, but it's a brilliant interpretation.

[@LexwellLavers]

First double album in music history, Blonde on Blonde, and the best double album there is imo. Every song is great. Only his Highway 61 Revisited album is better. Great song.

[@janetcarlson9960]

What about Blood On The Tracks?

[@LexwellLavers]

@@janetcarlson9960 it's very hard to pick between these three because they all bring something different, I almost noted Blood in the Tracks as well.

[@maggiebryan2355]

❤❤❤

[@sharonkellogg4148]

Read up on Bob Dylan history. Clue: Eddie Sedgewick

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

This song is supposedly about Edie Sedgwick . Edie and Bob hung out together. Harri you were right about her being very troubled. She was a protege of Andy Warhol's, but they had a falling out and she had a huge crush on Bob Dylan. Bob denies they were sexually involved but Edie's brother claimed after her death from a heroin overdose that she had an abortion and claimed it was Dylan's who had married his wife Sara unbeknownst to Edie. Someone appears to be lying . And yes Harri she was beautiful. Sad story. 😪

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

👍🙏😇

[@rboypia189]

The woman is the bride of our Christ. The Lord.

[@peterburlin8198]

I think its ´just’ about a past lover. He used to love her, adore her, now its not the same anymore, now he sees her faults, its very painful but its all over

[@michaelwelsh7362]

I think the song is more general comment on women in general, not a specific person🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Much like Cowgirl in the Sand by Neil Young 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@Pierre_David_Colbert_Chabanais]

This song is definitely about someone specific, Eddie Sedgewick most likely.

[@deirdre108]

Although I'm probably in the minority here but I think the version of this song on the "Concert for Bangladesh" album where Dylan is joined on vocals by George Harrison and Leon Russell is superior to the studio version. It was at a slower tempo, less lilting, more soulful.

[@philliptaylor3095]

If you could be sure of exactly what one of his sons is about, you too would be a genius!!

[@debbiechang5781]

Thanks for your request Daniel. I cannot add much to what has already been said about this great song. Harri does a wonderful review 🌺✌️

[@DanielVolk-jm4nt]

Thanks for your nice comment.😅

[@ranbirgill4718]

No chance he hasn’t heard it before

[@arthurmoore8521]

I enjoy your programme Harri, but you don't half talk twaddle sometimes. By the way, why are your books showing the mirror image? Keep posting!

[@allrightknight]

For ‘Just like a Woman’ from 1966 I think it’s astonishing the first word in the song could be relevant to issues we talk about today. ‘Nobody’ or ‘No body’, so it could be a group or it could be an individual. If you have ‘no body’ you are an individual but have no specific gender and are still in a state of vulnerability, feeling ‘any pain’, ‘standing inside the rain’ or ‘the Reign’. He describes a woman and mentions the Queen and about going ‘to see her again’. So is it about being with a group and taking trip or tripping and seeing a Queen or is it more of a self portrait, so actually being transported as in ‘trans..’ and he is the Queen. So he could be the woman or he could not be the woman but no matter the trans experience doesn’t ‘fit’ him in the end, but he’s asks for his friend to not ‘let on’ when we meet again. The protagonist is back in his own world sexually not taking like a woman ✌🏼

[@aidenferry23]

I don’t know if this is a hot take or not, but Nina Simone’s cover is a better sequel that The Godfather Part II 😂

[@elston3153]

Fog is slang for cigarettes in prisons amphetamines we know what that is and pearls is slang for cocaine also tablets uppers so she has a big problem.

[@johnleebold8894]

This is pure vulnerability

[@irmavep2]

Don't try to find too much universal meaning in BOb Dylan songs. Interpret them for yourself and enjoy,

[@northernlight2598]

I love Dylan, but once read an interesting account of his recordings to the effect that he would get the best session musicians money could buy, and then blow this terrible harmonica over everything. Ya gotta admit, there's better harp players in this world. On the positive side, he always used the right key harmonica for the song he was playing.

[@janetcarlson9960]

My Grandma said " Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. I love Bob too. Have you seen" The true history of the Traveling Wilburys? " A very candid documentary movie no bs. Rock On

[@northernlight2598]

@@janetcarlson9960 For sure; I have the DVD. I love every one of those guys and their music. The Wilburys is my kinda music!

[@ScrotusZangenpepper]

It sounds magnificent to my ears.

[@northernlight2598]

@@ScrotusZangenpepper Me too. I like it anyways!

[@maggiebryan2355]

Wasnt that marvin gaye in heardit through the grapevine not your grandma who said that​@janetcarlson9960