Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street (Official Audio)

“Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan
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Lyrics:
You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
When I was down you just stood there grinnin'
You've got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on the side that's winnin'
You say I let you down, ya know its not like that
If you're so hurt, why then don't you show it?
You say you've lost your faith, but that's not where its at
You have no faith to lose, and ya know it
I know the reason, that you talked behind my back
I used to be among the crowd you're in with
Do you take me for such a fool, to think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide what he don't know to begin with?
You see me on the street, you always act surprised
You say "how are you?", "good luck", but ya don't mean it
When you know as well as me, you'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once and scream it
No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief perhaps I'd rob them
And tho I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place
Don't you understand, its not my problem?
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is to see you
#BobDylan #Folk #SingerSongwriter

[@lindarogers9311]

"I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes...you'd know what a drag it is to see you." Greatest line ever written.

[@pinanti]

Indeed. It's a line you 'll never forget.. Dylan is a genius.

[@chriscampbell9191]

It's the kicker to the song. Always stuck inside my head.

[@paullicciardo]

His xristian rebirth since and born in time is more optimistic

[@mindsigh4]

Linda, yep indeed, & that line is not esoteric or crooked, just hits that nail solid, we all know clear & true what it means

[@carniamellato4021]

@@chriscampbell9191 he wrote: I merely remember you, I go on without you, every one of us may detached of persons and situations.

[@nfinn42]

No song has ever done a better job of capturing the feeling of contempt for a faithless friend.

[@ConnieWoods]

absolutely!

[@hidenseek4889]

Tell me about it. I hear ya.

[@lisabergkoetter7467]

Amen

[@pckpat]

Or faithless folkie purist ex-fans...

[@larryrubin5150]

Idiot wind was close

[@LS-ug1im]

This is the theme song for anyone who has ever been screwed over by someone who they once trusted. I play it once in a while to remind myself to stay away from narcissists.

[@maryhealy4730]

You are si right about this Song.

[@maryhealy4730]

Thank you So much

[@bwsmyhero]

Amen! I once knew and trusted a narcissist who screwed me over. We made a promise, or agreement, to each other. He got what he wanted out of the bargain, and when there was no longer any advantage in it for him, he just backed out and left me holding the bag. I confronted him and he simply said, “I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do.” No remorse, no shame, no conscience. I never trusted him again. Too bad, because he was my brother. I mean, If you can’t trust a family member, who CAN you trust? Really opened my eyes!

[@user-nj2xo5dw5p]

I've been there we both survived I hope

[@patrician7219]

bwsmyhero, I am sorry for your pain. (That sounds so cliche and lame.) But I honestly do know of which you speak. Mine is coming at me again, right now. It's beyond exhausting and disheartening. Especially when EVERYONE tells you you're overreacting and he really is a wonderful guy! (If you'd just stfu and bend over further and listen!) I'll stop now, but if you'd care to talk, I'm here. I mean it. Sometimes it helps to understand/realize that you are not wrong and not alone.

[@jeffrogut4493]

It’s now 2022 and after listening to Bob Dylan for over half a century this is still one of my favourites. Says it all to those who use and then discard you when you serve no purpose for them. Happy new year to all of you who truly appreciate the genius of Dylan …….

[@javiermendoza2942]

Ah, well spoken. We hold some truths, to be self evident. " Your Honor, the defense rests ".

[@alansparx3127]

Wish you were a woman living in Australia... I'd love to meet you

[@alansparx3127]

OH! Wait? Insensitive content? If so, you have my apologies! One must be so tuned into the sensitivities of each person. That is if you are mesmerized by woke shite.

[@raygarafano3633]

Hello Jeff R. Yup sad to say there r ppl so broken on the inside they can only b fake- asses and very in- sincere. Check out idiot wind

[@susanschroeder8000]

Happy New Year to you too! He's a gift to the world!

[@isitjustme2935]

Way back in high school my English teacher made us analyze this song, she was a hippie so she was always integrating her music to her lessons. If anything, she taught us one simple thing, anyone can yell, scream and cuss you out. It takes a real genius to use his words and destroy you calmly. This song reminds me so much of her. So glad not to have missed out on her incrdible teaching style.

[@artemisiagentileschi2400]

That sounds like a fun class assignment and teacher. What was the consensus of this song's meaning?

[@dawncain6181]

Way to go for your teacher. One of my college professors said Paul Simon and Bob Dylan were the last two great american poets...he was correct as far as I am concerned

[@HungL0W]

This goes out to the teachers that left a postive impact

[@user-us6hb9xi7o]

That's dope

[@anton1949]

Lucky you are, to have a cool teacher.

[@ninapintasmaria]

Best poet of our time.. There is a reason he won a Nobel Prize for Literature.

[@astragreen]

That’s being part of the establishment bobby is part of the establishment not cool at all he’s really a woke liberal and that’s not cool!.

[@arthurbb8937]

This song is genius. And risky. One of just a few hit songs that uses this format with no chorus, no bridge, no hook and no instrumental break. The lyrics and the delivery have to be extremely strong to keep people listening to repetitive rhythm and no breaks. He nailed it. Haven't heard anyone else try to sing this. For him it's personal and no one would deliver it any better. Brilliant!

[@shavoshaco2402]

Bro a lot of songs have no chorus or bride or a lot of the things you described. Still a great song, actually an amazing song,but still

[@68blues]

Well Arthur, great to read your comment and no mistake. Here's mine….mid 60's i'm at high school, i'm sitting in a cafe in Cowdenbeath high street. ( I have no doubt you will find out where that is, kudos if you do!) An older guy than me comes in, buys a coke, goes over to the juke box. Puts in his money, turns round and rests against the juke box. For some reason i thought that guy was cool, seconds later it was verified….he was cool. This was the song he paid money to hear. This was the first time i ever heard Bob. I'm in my 70’s now….would you consider me cool or just a dopy old guy?

[@arthurbb8937]

@@shavoshaco2402 name 4 hit songs that used this format that I described. Same continuous melody throughout, no chorus, no bridge and no nothing

[@arthurbb8937]

@@shavoshaco2402 and no hook and no instrumental section

[@arthurbb8937]

@@shavoshaco2402 name 4 hit songs that use this format. You said alot so you can probably name way more than just 4. Remember no hook, no instrumental, one continuous melody and the lyrics don't break until the end

[@Freespeech141]

We’re lucky to have lived in his lifetime.

[@joebelle3487]

I think we all know someone in our past we would gladly dedicate this song to.

[@paulhynes170]

I have a list 😀

[@michaelmcknight8419]

Sadly true

[@jamespierce9055]

Know 50!😅

[@glenwaverley23]

There are three types of friends: those who love us, those who hate us, and those who are indifferent to us...

[@Dreasura]

Dave... it's always been my song for you!

[@bendrescher7185]

“You’d know what a drag it is to see you” Unbelievable line. The delivery, the lyric itself, is so amazing. That’s got to be one of the best finishing lines of any song of all time.

[@katestevens2054]

Fantastic lyrics....and the voice !Wow

[@captinbeyond]

We all apply it to our daily lives( that person who we wanted to say these lyrics to because they were an ass), but makes me wonder who was Dylan saying this to back then? his wife? Ex-wife? girlfriend? Paul Mcartney? his gardener ?

[@jamesmorrison2055]

@@captinbeyond Apparently this was a response to his ex-friend Richard Farina’s song “Morgan the Pirate,” which was a criticism of Dylan going electric.

[@captinbeyond]

@@jamesmorrison2055 Thanks , now I know. A lot of noise back then over going electric

[@kathleenmiller4587]

Yes, ideal for my ex.

[@ronf9409]

When Bob passes, I will be weeping like a big baby. He is still ahead of our time. God I love these lyrics so much. I’m a better person just for hearing this stuff. Thank you sir

[@dylanmyers3082]

Be a long while yet before my god leaves us Destitute

[@FPAUTO]

Couldn't agree more.

[@b0b5m1th]

A great song writer, but a terrible artist to support live. Worked at Glastonbury the year he played and he had no respect for how difficult it was to get his set out.

[@peterphile]

@@b0b5m1th most musicians are like that unfortunately, they expect perfection.

[@b0b5m1th]

@@peterphile his set was far from perfection, and his behaviour before it was atrocious. The weather had been horrendous running up to his performance and we were fighting to get reliable power to the stage. His staff tried to stop us moving backstage. On the other hand, Tony Bennet came to our camp to thank us for our patience and skill.

[@megshafer3961]

One of the best songs ever written, thankful for being raised on Dylan's lyrics and music.

[@majones7004]

Bob's orphans..

[@sheilacrabtree5993]

Idiot wind on blood on the tracks. " One day you'll be in the ditch flies buzzing around your eyes. Blood on your saddle " along the same line.

[@basic6154]

pls explain it

[@johnballard6725]

I feel desperately sorry for people who’ve never heard a Dylan song.

[@olly8]

@@johnballard6725 Is that even possible? They may have heard his music/songs and NOT been aware of author, poet, singer. But sorry if they haven't!!

[@suehamlin51]

I still get the same thrill when this song comes on as I did as a teenager.

[@petermanzi9363]

Supposedly written about his fans who booed him when he played Newport Folk Festival with electric guitar , bass, and organ which I think is electric too. What did he expect, a warm welcome? Folkies must have been diehards for acoustic music to have the gall or stupidity to boo Dylan.

[@nwasen1]

me too! Today a friend went off and this came to mind

[@vikiraponi4806]

I hear that as soon as this song starts i go way back

[@kenbellchambers4577]

First heard this 1967, juke box, lounge of the SS Oronsay - middle of Pacific Ocean bound for the antipodes. Thrilled me to the bone then, thrills me to the bone today.

Join the Club

[@deninetate]

Best "Go to Hell" song ever written

[@raymondharris8814]

Had a wealthy highscool girlfriend in the 60s she broke up with me i smiled and had this song playing in my head confused the hell out of her

[@yacovlk7924]

What do you mean by "best"?

[@deninetate]

@@yacovlk7924 Of the other songs I've heard that told people off, this song is the most confrontational. It tells exactly what the offending person's actions were and how the protagonist feels about them. I especially like how it never devolves into name calling or insults. I also like that no time is wasted on a chorus. It's just relentless.

[@yacovlk7924]

@@deninetate But Dylan said his songs mean nothing. He said they had no meaning.

[@yacovlk7924]

@@caioaugusto4285 How do you know?

[@lisnakillrover]

Some of the most devastating lyrics ever written.

[@gavinjolley9243]

I don't care what people say Bob Dylan is the best

[@tucoramirez3333]

Yes definitely one of the greats

[@iandolan-betney6343]

I do care and I agree with you.

[@theharbourmaster3975]

Dylan & Lennon.

[@63billy]

Way Ahead of His Time !!!!! My Friends an My Favourite Tune ,,,,, RIP '' Roy The Dog '',

[@kennethshort2016]

"I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes..you'd know what a drag it is to see you" Another knockout line from Dylan!

[@argelbargel7680]

Best line in the song.

[@aliasdyln33]

​@@argelbargel7680 Actually, since very close to 100% of (okay, aged) people in the history of time have "lived that" in their lives at some point, it's maybe one of the best lines in the storied history of songwriting. Noble (or Nobel?) Bob strikes again!

[@tomc8115]

@@argelbargel7680 Best FU line in the history of music!

[@swinde]

@Miro Reverby I am pretty sure that Bob Dylan is still alive.

[@paulgreenway8766]

Too right buddy, don't think anyone could say it better or truer :)

[@ericl7238]

"You have no faith to lose and you know it". What a great line!

[@anjaa2044]

My favorite line!!!

[@robertstebbins4124]

This song has few good lines,but the one at the end is my favorite......its such a BURN !

[@poohbeartube]

82 and still going strong. May you stay forever young Bob.

[@merk9569]

When I was bored senseless in high school in 1967, I daydreamed about running away to find him. I thought life would be worth living if I could see him. I wanted to design clothes for him. I still think he is the coolest dressed guy on the planet.

[@rippi37]

I'm 65 , and I just expect Bob to live FOREVER......he's been my long distance love for so many decades....lol.....I want decades more !!!!!!!!!!

[@67psych]

Bob is gonna live on for centuries! His music will be played and enjoyed long after we all leave this planet.

[@sueboyd4692]

Forever young ❤

[@garycallihan4206]

I am just a mere 71 years.

[@jdcahill1926]

Possibly the best song ever written

[@johnwedgbury6817]

Bob's got 2 in my top 5 of all time. 1 like a rolling stone 2 a day in the life 3 strawberry field forever 4 positively 4yh street 5 whiter shade of pale

[@johnwedgbury6817]

*fields

[@user-hy2xf8ke8w]

It's one of the very best there is 👍

[@jeanbrown2351]

i agree bob is way beyond amazing

[@christy7698]

This is literally my anthem for life. Most people "pretend" to be your friends. At the end of the day, they don't care about anyone but themselves. One day, they are your friend and the next, they don't know you. It is the most heartbreaking thing to experience. I have always wanted to have friends but I have always been socially awkward. This song tells my story the best even though Dylan wrote it. Dylan is the best songwriter that ever lived! No one can hold a candle to him! Dylan, you are STILL the best, even now!🤟

[@josephzimmer6776]

Yes, BD is a legendary songwriter -- in his younger years but not now. Mr. Neil Young is better. NY is a prolific songwriter. Young can't be topped. 50 plus years churning out great tunes. Tremendous.

[@christy7698]

@@josephzimmer6776 To each his own, I guess!

[@ramrod0209]

Suggestion -- a mind-opener for me -- check out some vids from "Empaths Refuge" YT channel & their characterizations of narcissists vs empaths realities ---> may comfort your soul. ♡♡

[@steviesevieria1868]

@@bobdylan1561 you got a lot of nerve, to use Bob’ name in this scam When I was down, you just stood there scamming,

[@MrPizza063]

yes that is so true in a nutshell

[@jamesdc3784]

Everybody's talking about the lyrics only. But this song has a great melody with amazing musical arrangements too.

[@petermanzi9363]

Organ work is superb. The days when an organ sounded like it does live. No phony synth stuff. Acoustic guitar is sweet.

[@kitspics526]

James DC I was just thinking the same...lovely melody and execution

[@cisco55100]

I believe Al Kooper was playing that.

[@nfinn42]

@@cisco55100 correct.

[@djspotti7624]

Dylan's composing never gets the wraps it deserves some brilliant sounding melodies for sure!

[@jimmyadams3200]

The greatest lyricist of all time. My all time favourite singer. Long live Bob Dylan.

[@jasondylansargent2195]

To right boss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🕶️

[@chupacabra8331]

He sounds like a cat being castrated.

[@PatrikLowe]

I feel the exact same way! Bob Dylan is the best!

[@DeniseLaFranceCDNpainter]

Leonard Cohen too. It's a tie.

[@PatrikLowe]

I also put Leonard Cohen high on the list of all-time great lyricists.

[@iandolan-betney6343]

The first ever single I bought, worth every penny! Over sixty years later it is stll the most honest words I have ever heard.

[@plasteredbastard]

"Dylanizing is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions."

[@BlandMarkComedy]

Nice!

[@gmailaccount8433]

Love it!!

[@mawi1172]

You're so full of shit. He had ONE great, iconic album and hasn't done ANYTHING of note since. You GROUPIES are all so stupid.

[@plasteredbastard]

@@mawi1172 you're an irritant, go away and crush on Katy Perry pop songs. Leave the real business to the grown-ups.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

@@mawi1172 Yikes. Which one?

[@captinbeyond]

Wow, what an opening line for a song " you got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend".....Dylan didn't send mixed messages. Just got right to it.

[@user-sk2tt5he3k]

I was introduced to Bob Dylan in 1975 with the Blood on The Tracks Album. I was 17, and I fell in love with songs. He got me through my most devastating break up. lol. Thanks Mr Dylan. You can never die.

[@royskuderin2386]

Same with me. Tangled up in blue does it for me, had a redheaded girlfriend that did me wrong.

[@Illyakuryakin334]

By any standards this is the finest album ever made !

[@lawabidingcitizen2323]

" I wish that for just one time, you could stand inside my shoes" says it all.

[@bestcramden]

this is not just a song....its an attitude...

[@dontlookback3549]

"You've been Dyland"

[@carlllucas8055]

It's a damn good attitude.

[@ChrisSmith-xh9wb]

Of all the songs Dylan has written this one stands apart, and becomes more relevant with every year that passes. This speaks the plain truth no longer to just an individual but to the hypocrisy of the society in which we live. How many people today claim to have lost faith that they never had in the first place? And how many "just want to be on the side that's winning"?

[@deejay3265]

Great analysis, and I agree!

[@richosborne2154]

Agree. He originally wrote the song as a response to the Folk Scene which had heavily criticized him, even turned their backs on him after his decision to go electric. His comments resonate now, given the self-interest generally prevalent in all western society today.

[@kenbellchambers4577]

You are right, it is unique. It is pure, unadulterated and direct. Yet, most of his songs are sort of leaning towards critical thinking.

[@mortimerzilch2608]

"Masters of War" does too.

[@paperclips4113]

@@kenbellchambers4577 his mind is AMAZING- mostly b/c he had the courage to express it. Some old poets did the same... They were shunned, as well. It's amazing.

[@jaerivus]

This song always makes me smile from a compositional perspective. It never delivers that chorus, and it always feels like it's right around the corner.

[@markpatrick8188]

I think this is the smartest observation on this thread. You nailed it.

[@TumzFestivalYT]

It feels like it fits the "Fuck You" nature of the song.

[@jansmithhogan6715]

yes!

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Weird that a fuck you song with no chorus was one of Dylan's biggest hits

[@stephenrobinson8581]

This isn't a song it's a statement to music thats why there no chorus nothing conventional about how he was feeling or writing this at the time

[@koko-pu5vn]

If you're under 30 and listening to this God Bless you!! You have excellent taste and you're keeping a great artist's legacy alive!!

[@Lightbringer04]

Now im 32 but been listening to this stuff since i was a wee boy, mad this song was made the year my mum was born 😅😂

[@gloriapascoe2614]

Iam 75 yes old listening from hospital Australia ❤

[@sleeponmyside]

I’m a mistreated middle school girl, and my lord, this is the best song ever created.

[@carolemayer6467]

I'm from Indy and many yrs ago I took my son to C this Iconic genius!! My son was sooooo impressed!! I was sooooo happy my son understood this man!! Once n a lifetime event for us!!! I agree, he's the best poet of our time! 60s was great!!!

[@jdmarr2259]

When a song becomes a timeless anthem for all of us who have had to deal with the predatory, marginal/zero conscience disordered characters among us. Thank you, Bob Dylan. You are a living legend.

[@lorishu48103]

exactly

[@robert-ef8qv]

Beautifully said , This song makes me cry & I get chills . What a legend .❤️🙏😢

[@davidjosephvickers7742]

@ JD Marr: You are not a judge of nothing and you are a creep even in the Holy Bible and in the Holy Quran!😇✌💯

[@billybray56]

Well put!

[@suzanne4396]

@JD Marr. Yes, the narcissists, the energy vampires... who, seeking to fill their empty souls and the void inside, prey on the empaths, the givers... Karma, baby.

[@leslieperkins2722]

I knew my marriage was over when we both started quoting lyrics from this song to one another.

[@steviesevieria1868]

damn, all time great comment

[@ericunderwood8080]

You got a lot of nerve... hahahaha ..

[@daraobrienmusic]

Hilarious!

[@stuartmcculloch9461]

Snap

[@Chapps1941]

Hilarious

[@charlesedwards5333]

Never gets old, only gets better. God spoke through this man, may he live long and prosper.

[@larrysawchuk370]

He has.

[@gomist2018]

God = Bob. And that’s the Truf.

[@Dreasura]

God's name must be.. Bob!

[@Chawnvasqez]

This is for you. You know who you are!

[@rob5363]

I experienced Bob Dylan' s genius at Gerdes Folk City on 4th street in 1963.. one of my greatest memories of my life Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

[@judypastore8650]

I am incredibly jealous! What a time (and place) to be alive!!

[@JiveDadson]

Fourth Street in Hibbing, Minnesota?

[@jasondylansargent2195]

82 in may bless you big man 🎸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😎

[@markfredette4611]

In a league all of his own. This is a timeless song. Thank you Bob Dylan .

[@donlofting4268]

More like a universe ✌

[@user-wh6bf4ov9r]

After 37 years of marriage I'm moving the eff on! Thank you for this moment!

[@ironduke2000]

Masterpiece in terms of the lyrics, the melody, the arrangement -- on every level, in my book.

[@BedroomBusker]

Thank you. Just for agreeing with me x

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

No one writes better lyrics on pop records than Bob that’s for sure. Sometimes it approaches poetry. It makes up for the music sometimes .

[@judypastore8650]

This is the best song of all time! The best put down EVER..." I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes. Then you'd know what a drag it is to see you." I've loved these lyrics since I very first heard them many years ago!

[@Humbleye]

Same. And my favourite lines too 💕🎸👍

[@barrieevans9719]

This is the perfect description of what it's like to deal with someone who has a narcissistic style of relating to people. Every verse describes how such people operate. Two primary motivations: cover up their deep, deep shame using charm and the appearance of human emotions they can't express with any depth: "You say I let you down/ You know it’s not like that/ If you’re so hurt/ Why then don’t you show it?" And they need supply of emotions or admiration to cover up their discomfort or emptiness they feel. It must come to be almost a feeling of panic, I'd guess, as they don't have other coping strategies other than to provoke conflict and cover up the negative to gain the admiration of acquaintances who haven't gotten close enough to experience the rage. Put, "You got a lot of nerve/ To say you are my friend/ When I was down/ You just stood there grinning" together with, "You got a lot of nerve/ To say you got a helping hand to lend/ You just want to be on/ The side that’s winning" ...I may be going through triggering events in my own life, huh? Cheers and Happy Birthday to Bob Dylan this week!

[@bobdylan1561]

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[@judypastore8650]

@@barrieevans9719 I totally agree. Well said!

[@judypastore8650]

@@Humbleye Ever since I first heard those lines, I was like BURN!!! Lol

[@MrDallman]

There will never be another , that’s for sure.

[@groovyguru5314]

Sad but true,my friend,sad but true..

[@steveash9364]

The one and only

[@zachcovey975]

💚💚💚

[@aliasdyln33]

MrDallman - Agreed. See, as a fan of Bob Dylan in the late 70's, I drove to New York City to poke around Greenwich Village - just to capture 'that' experience. Did not find 'Cafe Wha' to stop into. But even then, I could still go home and put my treasured "Blonde On Blonde" LP on my turntable.

[@MrDallman]

@@aliasdyln33 what a great experience you had , can’t think of too many other artists that have had the effect on the world of music , poetry and art as our Bob . Stay safe my friend ....from West Sussex UK.

[@lylewright9363]

Plan to have this played at my funeral and dedicate it to some of my relatives. Dylan described them perfectly.

[@thomasbynum7838]

Right on.

[@thomasbynum7838]

I dedicate this song to the entire world.

[@alanthistlethwaite8436]

I dedicate this to the woman I married.

[@johnnycarey1254]

Unfortunately we all have them and they are all cut with the same knife. Peace Dublin Ireland 😜😜😜😜

[@suekendall8954]

Love it

[@gsnfan]

The lyrics are so powerful. For many people, it's so easy to pretend to be a friend, and it's easy to be one, but as for the latter, some people don't care.

[@Noitisnt-ns7mo]

More like, it's easy to pretend but hard to be a friend.

[@andyfoxy3140]

Bob certainly wasn’t a friend to many since he infected them with AIDS

[@DaveStDave]

You got a lot of nerve…

[@getbusyliving144]

The most honest song I've ever heard in my life.

[@nycinstyle]

To me, this music in this song sounds like you are at a carnival, light and magical, at a joyous parade with lovely characters in a Disney cartoon, and the lyrics, the words that he sings are cold, hostile, filled with anger and disgust. A+, Bob. Hysterical. What a truly wonderful song.

[@michaelmiller2397]

I appreciate your insight. ty

[@nycinstyle]

@Captain slow Yeah, I agree. That is why the song is so fun to listen to; it is a funny, ironic musical masterpiece. Lol.

[@sathuigangmei893]

Dylan is a 8 men in one Writter, Singer, Preacher, Motivator, Simple man, Thinker, Entertainer, Everyone favorite.

[@JoseFlores-uw2tz]

Truly a masterpiece that never gets old. One hundred years from now people will still be listening to this song and be in awe as to how relevant it is to the times that we are living in.

[@michaelmiller2397]

if there are people.

[@Nomadistar]

I'd wager humanity will NOT survive a fraction of that time.

[@nvrick7729]

@@michaelmiller2397 "In the year 2525..."

[@RobertWCox-sj3qk]

yeah because there will always be these type of phonies around...........

[@johnballard6725]

A million years from now this will still be recognised as a great song.

[@debbieholzherr2990]

The words of this song do a brilliant job of describing a person who's done everything in their power to hurt you.

[@puestocero]

I would love to know who made him so "pissed off". Incredible and educated lyrics!!

[@keithdukes5990]

I think the person in Question may have been Joan Baez!🤔

[@glenwaverley23]

@@puestocero it could be just a composite rather than one person I guess.

[@wtf_fool]

"Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes You'd know what a drag it is to see you" this verse is one of the best that has ever come across to this day..

[@jamestierney2531]

Agreed, Navin. One of the best put-downs I’ve ever run across! Cheers!

[@rockportmare]

This was my “revenge” song as a kid. I didn’t fight I just listened to this and felt better. I was very quiet in school. I got criticized for loving his music over other music. At 10 years old it dawn on me - > I knew he was a great artist and expressed what I was thinking… in many of his songs. Happy Birthday to you Bob! It’s been a great pleasure to have seen you in concert several times besides having all of your works in my home. ❤️❤️❤️

[@michaelmiller2397]

thank you too.

[@rippi37]

I was a fan at age 6 in 1965...none of my friends even knew of him. My love affair has been going almost 60 years now xxx

[@GTSN38]

I'm glad you didn't let people dictate what music you should listen to.

[@gloriapascoe2614]

75 yrs old and love Dylan have since teens. Only the ignorant would criticise you. Obviously they were not intelligent enough to understand

[@GTSN38]

@gloriapascoe2614 I understand, Dylan sucks ! That's my opinion and people have the right to express it. Saying people are ignorant because they don't like the same things you do, that's truly ignorant

[@chrisevans9958]

The bod next door played it nonstop. That was 60 years ago. And I am still doing it. My favourite track of all time

[@mick2spic]

From Wikipedia: Joni Mitchell has cited the song as one of her biggest inspirations at the dawn of her career: "There came a point when I heard a Dylan song called 'Positively Fourth Street' and I thought 'oh my God, you can write about anything in songs'. It was like a revelation to me".

[@edwardharley9]

THANK YOU.. I love her, and I never knew that!

[@brittneybrisbin744]

The more songs I hear from Bob, the more I absolutely love him.

[@kyegonzalez4423]

Im going through a bob dylan phase

[@martinabend1537]

I've been going through a Bob Dylan phase for 37 years now.

[@brittneybrisbin744]

@@martinabend1537 I can see why. He's one of the best songwriters out there!

[@michaelmiller2397]

@@martinabend1537 my phase has been going strong since 1964.

[@michaelmiller2397]

ever hear "Dirge" from the Planet Waves album?

[@johansterk354]

Could not have scolded better myself!!

[@RobertWCox-sj3qk]

this was one song that nailed it perfectly, You did not want to be the one he was talking to in this song, at this pointt in time people mostly hated Dylan, because of the lyrics that nailed them to a tee. The phonies would always complain about Dylan's voice, but it was the truth of his lyrics that they really did not like...the conviction they hated

[@fredlibby8518]

I'm posting your comment on fb with a ++

[@gregoryfjones]

Instantly takes me back to my college dorm in 1965, when the guy in the room next to me bought the 45 of this and played it on repeat forever. Awesome song and the last line continues to kill, 55 years later.

[@michaelmiller2397]

we used to blast from the dorm "Stuck Inside Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" because we were in MOBILE, ALABAMA.

[@stevecamp4989]

One of the greatest songs of all time

[@michaelmiller2397]

"Masters of War" is great too...and should be sung more now.

[@quicksite]

I've heard this since I was a kid; but I never deeply processed the lyrics and their perfect arrangement. I also never knew what the name of the song was... It was the era of AM music for me which explains it. In fact I only learned and associated the title today when the song came up in my music queue. Never too late in life for epiphanies :)

[@dbradx]

The original diss track - what a magnificent piece of lyricism from the 20th century's greatest poet.

[@ferociousgumby]

This is a "don't you wish you had the nerve" (to say EXACTLY what you think of an asshole who has betrayed you at every turn!). The line "one who tries to hide what he don't know to begin with" is pure Dylan genius.

[@nedquirk3027]

Best put down song EVER. Still got the vinyl single.

[@rnf1227]

Thanks, Bob, for all of the wonderful songs.

[@Tamara-fb4so]

Yeh, me too

[@jillschoenfeldwhite5534]

Another of Bob's songs that qualifies for the Nobel Prize in poetry. Many of the comments below have much personal meaning to me and all of his followers - thanks to everyone who posted.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

"Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes You'd know what a drag it is to see you" Bob can say a lot in just a line or two.

[@fredresz7773]

"Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes . You'd know what a drag it is to see you." One of the best lines ever.

[@ferociousgumby]

How many times have you felt. . . oh yeah.

[@kenbellchambers4577]

Heard this song for the first time circa 1968 on the juke box aboard the HMS Oronsay. Previously, I had seen him live in Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, then later in Perth WA. I first met Bob on The Ed Sullivan Show in about 1963. Later saw him on Steve Allen's Show in LA. Wonderful organ in this song, and superb character analysis. I love you Sir Dylan, you are forever in the high chamber of the Tower of Song. ethermail

[@iblacka1]

Bob is living a long life now he is over 80. Wow where did all the time go.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

"Yes, I wish that for just one time, you could stand inside my shoes. You'd know what a drag it is to see you." 😂😂😂😂 Love that part!!!

[@Kurdistan_Our_land]

In 2019 and it's still incredible

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

it got better!!!

[@blackdragon2064]

Bob dylan forever

[@pantelisraptis7685]

It will always be...

[@michaelsieger9133]

Good art never gets moldy. This will keep its place amongst the greatest of all time.

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

Always will be. But why is it called Positively 4th Street?

[@user-nt5zw7jo7i]

It's very hard to describe this man in anyway he's Totally Unique

[@rubberring1]

Got to be one my all time favourites. Brilliant lyrics.

[@samuelgriffin4167]

Call me crazy but I absolutely love this folk rock song by the legendary Bob Dylan from 1965

[@legend9948]

music was the literature of the 60's generation, that's how we expressed ourselves and Dylan was certainly the poet laureate

[@dalekidd8431]

Not the only one who spoke out!!!😎

[@juzagirlntheroom2692]

Yeah, tell it to Joan Baez.

[@petermanzi9363]

Lennon had his moments. Happiness is a warm gun, even a popular hit, I am the walrus had interesting lyrics. Ric. Ocasek was a great lyricist, too.

[@legend9948]

@George Morenstein one man's opinion, the only thing wrong about the prize it should have been awarded 40 years earlier to Dylan. 100 years from now when writers try to explain what the Baby Boomer generation and the decade of the 60's was all about and what that generation stood for they will use the words of Bob Dylan. Music was the music and literature was the literature.......how profound!!!! I bet you get the next Nobel Prize for literature....NOT

[@legend9948]

@George Morenstein Have you ever read the Times They Are A Changin....if you could sum up the decade of the 60's in one word what would your word be?

[@DistantLights]

One of the most iconic Dylan tracks imo. Perfectly captures that "thin wild mercury sound"

[@johnd1786]

such a timeless masterpiece

[@dougd5496]

It's hard when a song so good reminds you of someone that treated you so bad

[@paperclips4113]

@Doug D It gets better. It really does! You read as somebody in the process but once it is gone? It will be gladly gone! All love to you, always! (Not everybody is somewhere in the ASPD realm).

[@misc.endeavours8343]

Something that helps us to knock perspective into place is of great value.

[@sh230968]

Boy it does. Right from the first verse to the last.

[@titusrivers9321]

I love his voice in this song.

My stepdad used to tell me that Dylan sang like the Cantor in a synagogue...

[@stephenglasse9756]

Beautiful singing! Great expression and feeling. "I wish for just one time..to see you". Leonard Cohen, "Dylan is probably the best singer we've had in a generation". Jan Wenner "more than his ability with words, more than his insight his voice is God's greatest gift to him,"

[@stephenglasse9756]

@ One more cup of coffee (live or studio).

[@bernettaepperson4122]

You're not human if u can't relate !!!👍💯😇

[@paulgreenaway-jl6ik]

Possibly my favourite Bob Dylan song it means so much to me 😊 I just love every verse especially the last two lines 😢

[@renatonunes2550]

Almost 60 years later I still love this song ! Bob Dylan music defined an Era...the 60's & the Viet Nam conflict days. He was a genius.... this song will continue being updated and relevant forever. This was by far the song he composed I like the most for I have always found meaning in it..

[@hueyslick291]

Vietnam wasn’t a conflict! For those of us who fought there it was a war of life and death.

[@morganluvsluxury]

I think everyone probably has a certain person on their mind while singing this song:)

[@tomc2681]

More than a few

[@hidenseek4889]

Yes !

[@danzinder179]

Lol. And yes.

[@writerjames8284]

This is the perfect song for telling someone how much of a cunt they are.

[@David-sq6ep]

Right

[@tarikmounih3559]

Only one Bob Dylan in the world ☝...there is musicians, and there is Mr Zimmerman . ☺💯

[@buoyed4396]

Still a favourite after all these years. Meaningful words beautiful, but sad

[@mojee501]

This is my battle cry against the cerebral palsy that tries to limit me. This song is an anthem to overcome!

[@iamd.j.7590]

I used to only really be into Dylan's folk stuff but this was the song that really got me into his rock music

[@SN2903]

@Shin chan same

[@brada.7248]

Yes "Like a rolling Stone" changed the way i looked at ? Life. This song..is not rock. My opinion.

[@dc9291]

now that you mention it - that is when i really got into him to. Now i appreciate all his early stuff but it was the rock music that hooked me.

[@paranoidplane9799]

@@brada.7248 Yeah it is, folkrock to be precise.

[@rfly9530]

It's a bit folky..... Then again, it's a bit rocky....hmmm, how shall we label it..? Lol....jus stand in awe of it...screw labels....does it turn you on? Nuff said, guy's a legend.

[@My.name.is.SickBoy]

Bob Dylan the greatest

[@bethewalt7385]

When music was great and meant something

[@BobDylan-1]

Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..😊😊😊

[@glennhopkins2643]

Lay lady lay is my favorite Dylan song.

[@lizzymanning5092]

good to know glenn

[@markmarkofkane8167]

My late mom had this on a single when I was pre-school age. Something happened to it. Then about 1974, heard it on my dad's car radio. I recognized it even though it was 7 years later. But I wanted the record. My mom didn't know the correct title. Tried to order it from a record store, but no title. Then finally, in 1982 I got the greatest hits album. The song was on it!!!!

[@ragnorr2001]

This was written because he went electric guitar at Newport folk festival, got booed. One of his best

[@markmarkofkane8167]

@@ragnorr2001 I found that out later on. I liked the lyrics because some people I knew was like this.

[@georgerakis1795]

"I wish for just one time you could stand inside my shoes and just for that one moment I could be you....you know what a drag it is to see you" Still one of my favorite Dylan expressions.

[@Baxmax2001]

A truly amazing song! I’ve loved it for many years! A classic if there ever was one!

[@nina1522]

You say you've lost your faith, but that's not where it's at. You have no faith to lose, and you know it.

[@georgemonfils6310]

9 .

[@richardzorn1344]

Without a doubt, one of and probably the best lyricists Ever. ob Dylan is extraordinarily brilliant. Love his work since about 1994.

[@patriciagallagher5071]

me...? 1969

[@jimharrison748]

That last line isn't a lyric, it's therapy!

[@johnd1786]

timeless masterpiece

[@gerardfallows8868]

First time I heard this, I was playing football in the back street and nearby a transistor radio was playing this song on Radio Caroline, I stopped playing, sat down and listened . . . . hooked on Dylan ever since 60 years on!!!!!

[@sammyscotch9945]

So happy we have this music. I cannot imagine life without Dylan

[@richardfinlayson4579]

I can. It's slightly less good than life with Dylan.

[@michaelmiller2397]

@@richardfinlayson4579 did your granddaddy play with Ollie and Stan?

[@marilenetala3050]

Sammy Scotch. Neither can I. !

[@jasondylansargent2195]

Same here Sammy he is A1 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎸

[@maggiemorrissey494]

There is so much hurt and anger in this song. Only Bob could turn it into such a beautiful song. I loved this when I was at school and I love it now, keep on rocking Bob. Love you xxx

[@indiansunburn1]

My younger son and I were driving in LA one day and Bob’s image was plastered across all these placards and I chuckled. And my son goes, “What? Who is that?!” And I suddenly realized I hadn’t properly educated him on who Dylan was.

[@Carlossantanamusicinc]

Hello Dear, how’re you doing today? It’s nice meeting you on here

[@alanhart439]

Al Kooper on organ, Mike Bloomfield on guitar.

[@creekandseminole]

Bloomfield was so underrated. Awesome guitarist

[@MrHradecky]

No shit?

[@colettegabbidon13]

I wish this recording had moved the organ up a little more

[@phildoyle8263]

@@colettegabbidon13 Kooper was actually supposed to play rhythm guitar on these sessions (at CBS from mmemory), but it was a bit redundant, so he took it upon himself to jump on the organ. He's just playing strait major chords bc he didn't know the songs and was just following Dylan. Notice how he comes in slightly after the start of each bar. You notice it more on Like A Rolling STone, but a great piece of jamming that created a really fresh sound.

[@VomitPinata]

Dylan, Kooper & Bloomfield really brought out the best in each other.