Bob Dylan - Tangled up in Blue (Official Audio)

“Tangled up in Blue" by Bob Dylan
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Lyrics:
Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
I was layin' in bed
Wondrin' if she'd changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like
Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough
And I was standin' on the side of the road
Rain fallin' on my shoes
Heading out for the east coast
Lord knows I've paid some dues
Gettin' through
Tangled up in blue
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam I guess
But I used a little too much force
We drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
She turned around to look at me
As I was walkin' away
I heard her say over my shoulder
We'll meet again some day
On the avenue
Tangled up in blue
I had a job in the great north woods
Working as a cook for a spell
But I never did like it all that much
And one day the axe just fell
So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I was looking for to be employed
Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
Right outside of Delacroix
But all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind
And I just grew
Tangled up in blue
She was workin' in a topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept lookin' at the side of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on as the crowd thinned out
I's just about to do the same
She was standing there in back of my chair
Said to me, Don't I know your name?
I muttered somethin' under my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit I felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces
Of my shoe
Tangled up in blue
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
I thought you'd never say hello, she said
You look like the silent type
Then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century
And everyone of them words rang true
And glowed like burnin' coal
Pourin' off of every page
Like it was written in my soul
From me to you
Tangled up in blue
I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafés at night
And revolution in the air
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
And when finally the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin' on
Like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
So now I'm goin' back again
I got to get to her somehow
All the people we used to know
They're an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenters' wives
Don't know how it all got started
I don't know what they're doin' with their lives
But me, I'm still on the road
Headin' for another joint
We always did feel the same
We just saw it from a different point of view
Tangled up in blue
#BobDylan #Folk #SingerSongwriter

[@kebe1576]

I grew up as the only child of a single dad who was an alcoholic shop-rat Vietnam vet, and if it weren’t for music we would’ve remained strangers. Music was our religion, songs were our gospels, Bob Dylan was a savior and his songs were the red words. This song is a religious experience for me, it brings me closer to god, and my dad, who passed in 2020. I never thought I could miss someone that I tried so much not to be like, and listening to this song makes me realize that for all his faults, he was a r good man, and I’m proud to be his son.

[@afterthisourexile6542]

That’s so sweet. Makes so much sense. ❤

[@SunRaIV]

Ain't it Nixons fault ? I mean who sent him to vietnam ? That is the root of that evil.

[@1blastman]

@@SunRaIV Go back to JF Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson, who really escalated the war during the 1960's. Nixon, while no hero, at least saw that the war was futile and got out. When people talk about stealing elections, remember that dishonest elections are as American as Apple Pie. Watergate was one Nixon's many mistakes.

[@2869may]

DAMN..! I got goosebumps and almost teared up... It's similar to me and my son Who is 26 now but has the musical taste of a much older man because of the music I constantly played his entire life... I know that when I'm gone a number of song's have have even more meaning to him, and remind him of the great relationship we had... Thanks for sharing this.

[@victormorgado5318]

I hear ya man, i know that feeling, that ironic ending that gives us the most unlikely outcome

[@michaelbrown9769]

Best song ever, listening on my 74th birthday Thanks Bob

[@kenneth6044]

Happy late Birthday I hope today is awesome for you man

[@douglasstreet7304]

KEEP ON TRUCKING BROTHER !

[@bravobravoh1344]

I had a job in the great North Woods, working as a cook for a spell, but I never did like it all that much and one day the axe just fell.

[@BrianBeam-h8i]

The greatest heartbreak some of them all

[@DavidOwen-yv8wz]

I really think that with this song, Dylan mastered his best guise, as the all American frontier drifter, hustler, conman and bullshit artist. The rhythms of his voice through this song are just spellbinding: “Later on as the crowd thinned out, l was just about to do the same”, “but l never did like it all that much and one day the axe just fell”, “finally when the bottom fell out, l became withdrawn”…. I’ve never heard such effortless-seeming genius.

[@johnnyvaughan3003]

To anyone that's had the years and experience to understand this song, bless you all. We will be ok. Never forget this.

[@davidfinnegan9162]

THANK YOU \KEEP ROCKING

[@mikec7813]

I never understood until I was much older, wish I would have before.

[@shimmy2tu]

I don't find Dylan lyrics too hard to understand. In 1965 I was 12 years old and writing poetry. My mother, a professional writer said "listen to this guy; you'll love his writing". She was right.!

[@grahamcarter231]

My cousin Bruce Martin fell off wagon at my stag 14! years he tipped da wagon over .

[@JasonBuchan-hi9ef]

You’re handling things as you should be handling them.

[@jonnyhellifax8156]

The Picasso of songwriting

[@marlonmagruder4296]

Greatest writer period.I must say.

[@timbutler6211]

In my opinion his best song

[@Blackbird58]

What about "Visions of Johanna"? "... the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face..." WOW!

[@ChristopherDavis-uh1gq]

I think it's the best song he ever wrote. One of the best of all time. It's like reading a great novel but it's all done listening to a 5 minute song. Genius.

[@mariahewitt1841]

The words in this song bring images to life, I feel like I am there, in the place he’s singing about. I’m in a corner of the room, looking at & watching the characters in the song. Amazing.

[@ChristopherDavis-uh1gq]

@@mariahewitt1841 Perfect description of how Dylan tells the story.

[@mariahewitt1841]

@@ChristopherDavis-uh1gq 😇

[@tonylombardi4661]

Agree. Best song he wrote. Fantastic album too.

[@faithfromabove222]

@@mariahewitt1841 pop uiiiiihi

[@TreyLutrash]

This song is like a painting

[@chrisperrien7055]

Several movies of paintings.😎 And yea, this song just paints as it goes, and it talks of painting too. Chit, Dylan just pitched Picasso Blue into a song/album . LOL

[@donnaa4668]

That whole album was good. Blood on the Tracks.

[@donnanorman8285]

On of the all time best songs

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

Dylan is a poet with a guitar. The GOAT.

[@Jerry-oo8hd]

He must’ve been…”well, hey this is pretty good, five verses, I wonder if I should write a couple more”. I mean, he coulda ended it aafter the fifth and it wouldve been perfect….

[@TheMrbeasely]

@@Jerry-oo8hd It's perfect to the guy who wrote it. That's what counts. Not millions of opinions.

[@jacqueline755]

Find JESSE WELLES - current. A 21st century version

[@tlmmcginnis7926]

😮​@@Jerry-oo8hd0:37 😅

[@tlmmcginnis7926]

​@@jacqueline7551:33 you is😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@zenzen1916]

Thanks for writing my song Bob.💔🎶

[@jimwest850]

Delacroix Louisiana as we say Comment ça va' (How are you) in Cajun French !!!

[@richarddiedrich9423]

This is his best work it’s fits me so well

[@vault8161]

Over 6,500,000 and not a single dislike...speaks volumes

[@yungchop6332]

They removed dislikes.

[@fightclubdurden]

This is Bob's best song

[@aabb-up3jn]

👍🏼🎯👌🏼

[@robbo03]

I think you might be right

[@bobabooey7088]

I can’t disagree but I’ll bet if you ask a bunch of people they will probably say 10 different songs.

[@scbeachmom63]

Most of the Time

[@thirdhandlv4231]

People dont talk about the instrumental enough, its beautiful and i love how smoothly the rythym changes.

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

well I'm not to sure about that I r I am alpt of others soooo but yes great song❤

[@davidannderson9796]

Dylan's music, as opposed to his lyrics, is so underrated! People talk about the Beatles sound and Dylan's lyrics, and The Beatles lyrics, but Dylan's sound is just as worthy and is simply incredible! Like a Rolling Stone has the most amazing sound, and this song and the entire Blonde on Blonde album have the most beautiful and sophistocated sound, and it all goes with the incredible lyrics so well!

[@thomasstillman4805]

Arguably, one of the best contemporary songs ever written.

[@aristotlechristiano865]

@Adam Butcher It's still contemporary, I think

[@miguelraeder3005]

Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it!! See you! 😊

[@stevesharkey470]

Yup

[@paulswensen5480]

It’s my all time favorite song. I don’t have a close second.

[@matthenderson4753]

Arguably one of the best albums* ever written

[@DoctorBright]

She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe “I thought you’d never say hello,” she said “You look like the silent type” Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet he's referencing italian sonnets, consisting of 14 lines in iambic pentameter. Each verse in this song has excatly 14 lines

[@felixroux]

Count to 14 challenge (IMPOSSIBLE??!)

[@sunman2593]

it's "offered me a PLATE", not "pipe!

[@felixroux]

@@sunman2593 The video description has lyrics and those lyrics say pipe.

[@mikeglasgow9618]

I had more fun being 20 in the seventies Than Being 70 in the twenties ! A masterpiece

[@pauledmiston4883]

Love a sharp observation! I first heard it on vinlyl 1976-77 from an older sister's cheap turntable

[@rickmcn1986]

I had less fun being 20 in the noughties, than being naughty in the 20s.

[@barrykurkowski2297]

70 year old here i hear ya...we didnt know how good we had it except for Nam.

[@robertthackston8504]

I am with you friend, well said, keep on keeping on!!

[@onelove8062]

clever

[@DavidGustavsson-un4yp]

Grown up listening Bob Dylan'

[@NoQuarterIsHere]

Me too

[@tinaschlegel5621]

Who's still listening to the great Bob Dylan?? ME 😁😘😍😎❤❣️

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@paulaschubach1625]

Always and forever!!

[@memorylen1]

According to this video alone 8.8 million

[@RaymondeMyers]

Me I'm definitely listening to this masterpiece 😂

[@Kenneth-mi7ue]

...well, yeah. ...me, toooo.!👩‍❤️‍👨

[@AladdinGroup-w8n]

Listening to this while cycling deep in the African savanna hits different. Best song for solitude and self reflection.

[@dylanburns405]

50 years later, and this music speaks to my soul.

[@johnmorse4560]

After all this time, absolutely fucking brilliant!

[@clintdavis30]

a great song.

[@alexandriaisokay964]

This song is like a book. It makes you feel as if you've witnessed snippets of the life of a fictional character. One of my favorite songs of all time.

[@1bigrowdy]

Dylan's words .it took 10years to live and 2 years to write this song

[@oleggorky906]

I get that feeling with a lot of his songs, though with Subterranean Homesick Blues it feels like he’s telling several people’s life stories in under two and a half minutes. What a talent.

[@sheronoswaldoguzman8836]

Yup...

[@johncox9054]

Exactly; that is a great description, "alexandria" etc.! really. And yeah, as someone else wrote below: the shifting between perspectives / personas is absolutely brilliant -- and toward the end, he looks at himself from the perspective of his fans, for a moment.

[@christopherblack7342]

@@johncox9054 but does he really get it? Does he understand "the fans"...

[@blainekeller6057]

It’s hard to pick 1 of Dylan’s classics. This one is hard to beat 😊

[@chasjacks9378]

Forever young. My pick. Anyone else have a song?

[@montecarlo766]

69, taking a trip to the old wonderful days. little weed and wine and im there again for a bit, with bob. what a great life the father has given us.Ups and downs but still keep on keepin on baby

[@PattyM1957]

I'm 67, I understand ✌️

[@Vicky-fn2ru]

Unbelievable what a masterpiece keep on keeping on bob your the of the best

[@Vicky-fn2ru]

Of the the best

[@jmasiulewicz1]

This belongs in a museum as one of the greatest pieces of art ever created by a human.

[@johansterk354]

Why, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@33Luger]

Worthy of a Nobel Prize, right?

[@OliviaDI]

My utmost favorite lyrics!!

[@harveyneal9393]

That whole album is my all time favorite!

[@neilcarlson661]

Hard to disagree, OUR highest Art portrayed in words , sound ; Bob a gift to US ALL.

[@michaelbrown9769]

Best song ever, listening on my 71st birthday Thanks Bob

[@chrisquinty3726]

Happy birthday.

[@TheDarkChosenOne]

Amazing, keep rocking my friend

[@michaelbrown9769]

@@chrisquinty3726thank you br😅

[@danielhickman2583]

Happy birthday man!

[@larrycarpenter2987]

No one tells a story like Dylan. He’s the master

[@danielhickman2583]

100%!!!

[@cabikat7940]

Brilliant. Untouchable.

[@andifisaytoyoutomorrow0]

I did work on the road as a young man on the east coast, and I knew a girl who got married and moved away, and I did meet her again years later on the avenue, alone again. We got married 34 years ago. This song has always been special to me, and I believe most people can relate to the lyrics describing events in their own lives.

[@Maria-ef5gq]

Congratulations 🎊 on your lengthy relationship . People give up on one another too quickly these days . They don,t get that it takes work & some give and take too . Nice to know love and commitment is not totally gone . Happy Anniversary to you both when it comes 🎉

[@andifisaytoyoutomorrow0]

@@Maria-ef5gq thank you for the kind words, the best to you.

[@scbeachmom63]

Most of the Time my personal favorite

[@sampickel1030]

Has to be the greatest song ever written

[@tomredd5168]

Between Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel, a kid learned how to think, outside of the classroom, outside of his family, outside of his little circles of friends. Poets serve useful purpose....

[@johncarey3804]

your are a poet yourself, my friend

[@neilcarlson661]

Beautiful words, continue writing!

[@johnperrott6450]

Poets are prophets and prophets are poets. Dylan is both, of course.

[@fiofunk]

Art be good. And be weller

[@stephenmarcus2825]

He is the master songwriter of all. Been a music fan and student for over 50 years.

[@royalmorse5726]

Sheer genius, this is arguably Dylan’s best. The poetic imagery is so vivid and the driving force of the music carries the listener through the poignant tale so swiftly that the song seems shorter than it’s nearly 6 minute length. I’ve listened to it now for 45 years and never tire of it.

[@mr.d.4175]

Pretty much nailed it. I am not a huge Dylan fan but this song is his best. In my humble opinion.

[@1259encore]

@Gino Furzi Sums up my life, ups and downs.

[@mohammedazaroual5925]

That,s true the morre I listen to it the more I love it,magic for more than 40 years, God bless Bob Dylan.

[@carelesswolf9878]

Saw him some 30 years ago. Concert with him, the dead & Tom petty. Lifetime ago.

[@Official_KC]

I hated this song at first for some reason. Then when I heard the NYC slow original version, it clicked with me. Now I love it. A lot of Dylan music is like that though. Just clicks one day and you love it.

[@debbiebeggs8350]

This is about life ,regrets and love what a great song to reflect on life i hope people out there will agree . .

[@John-vd1mc]

Agreed

[@stuartgarland5542]

Yes ma'am! But we've been fortunate to live it and what a blessing.❤️🇺🇸

[@JustinsDreamArt]

"And every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coals" and "We always feel the same, we just saw it from a different point of view." Best lyrics ever!

[@corirawlinson868]

BINGO

[@heatherwanamaker7904]

My fave Bob Dylan song!

[@michaelodonnell5975]

By the way I'm 65 years old now and I'm listening to this song as we speak on January the 26th 2022 God bless you all

[@Blackbird58]

December '58 so I'm 65 too, Dylan was too early for me, only picked up on him in my early teens-he's been there ever since.

[@milesjolly6173]

I’d say this is my favourite Dylan song and it kind of is, apart from about 50 others.

[@ega95jch]

Ha ha! So true!

[@Notmehimorthem]

Miles Jolly I feel exactly the same way

[@donmelbouchard]

John Hubbard I agree. Love Mr. Zimmerman.

[@daviddinkins8931]

yep, know the feeling

[@OliviaDI]

Bob Dylan and I left our childhood behind around the same time. I love this song the most along with 150 others by him.

[@stevemartinez3437]

Bob said it took him about 15 years to write this song, worth the wait.

[@zero-pl3tt]

He said it took him 10 years to live and 2 years to write. And yeah, absolutely worth the wait.

[@mumbles215]

He also lied nonstop to the press.

[@user-bi5xj2qg6p]

@@mumbles215 lmao what he do to you?

[@philvigil6128]

@@mumbles215 poetic license...who gives a fk about the bloodsucking press...seems to me they hounded him from day one wrote everything he said whether he said it or not lived it or not sooo

[@Sean-mf3ll]

This song and Route 66 Revisited!💪🏻

[@spencerracine766]

I can never really pick my favourite Bob Dylan song but this is definitely one of them.😊

[@rmsmith2396]

same

[@Davett53]

6/12/24..revisiting this tune. I'm 70, now and I love the story being told in this song. Reminds me a little bit about my own life, where I came from and where I ended up. Bob is older yet,....born in 1941. I was born in 1953. I traveled a bit, had girlfriends and lovers along the way, I took many short term jobs and quit them. I reinvented myself, a few times. I found what I liked doing, and did it.

[@sjf227]

You need to get saved. Respectfully, sir

[@0biwan77]

76

[@BeckeyGirard]

I used to cover this song with my band in WPB, Fl I love it! I changed she to he. lol Not many people knew it. I had to take it off the set list.

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@christianhunter777]

In my humble and heartfelt opinion, his finest song by far.

[@andrewdouris6035]

No argument here

[@Claymore74]

Don’t know what I would’ve done just now if I didnt remember this one. TANGLED UP IN BLUE bebbby

[@EarnestTeaBass]

Dylan is a master of putting detailed, stark images into your head with a minimal amount of words. It's an incredible talent.

[@MsALLSKATE]

EXACTLY..! 🍻

[@billhorstkamp98]

He is a true poet

[@spencerracine766]

You can relate to his songs you just can’t explain them.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Whenever I hear the song it makes me feel like I was there traveling with him.

[@arthurward7073]

Hell of a song writer.

[@TonySimpson-f9t]

50YEAR OLD MAN.MID TEENS CHILDHOOD FRIEND PLAYED BOB DYLAN AND SINCE I OBVIOUSLY HAVE LISTENED TO THE LYRICS SONG WRITER SINGING GENIUS OUL BOB DYLAN.❤👍✨💫💯 2:17

[@willie0376]

I play this when driving in the car with my six year old son, when I dont he screams at me to "Play the Blue Song". So I make sure it's always queued up when he's in the car.

[@andrewlemay2491]

You're a great parent

[@willie0376]

@@andrewlemay2491 thanks man. Lol. I'm just trying to show him there is more to the world than Baby Shark.

[@VivianDarkbloom1]

Your son shows great promise.

[@orlandopacheco1359]

Brilliant parenting ........ !!!!

[@matthewbrindley578]

There's worse songs. He could demand for you to play.

[@MsALLSKATE]

The only artist EVER that makes me feel that I am there too.

[@erikarreola7398]

go see CHER

[@haraldssongs264]

Einfach zum mitsingen ; Early one morning, the sun was shining I was laying in bed Wondering if she′d changed it all If her hair was still red Her folks, they said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like mama's homemade dress Papa′s bankbook wasn't big enough And I was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the east coast Lord knows I've paid some dues getting through Tangled up in blue She was married when we first met Soon to be divorced I helped her out of a jam, I guess But I used a little too much force We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out west Split up on a dark, sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around to look at me As I was walking away I heard her say over my shoulder "We′ll meet again someday on the avenue" Tangled up in blue I had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I′s lucky for to be employed Working for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind and I just grew Tangled up in blue She was working in a topless place And I stopped in for a beer I just kept looking at the sight of her face In the spotlight so clear And later on when the crowd thinned out I's just about to do the same She was standing there in back of my chair Said, "Tell me, don′t I know your name?" I muttered something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe Tangled up in blue She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe "I thought you'd never say hello," she said "You look like the silent type" Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century And every one of them words rang true And glowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page Like it was written in my soul from me to you Tangled up in blue I lived with them on Montagüe Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafés at night And revolution in the air Then he started into dealing with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And froze up inside And when finally the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue So now I′m going back again I got to get her somehow All the people we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenter′s wives Don't know how it all got started I don't what they do with their lives But me, I′m still on the road Heading for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point of view

[@markbradshaw3043]

Bob Dylan is the 60s and70s hero of music,the man is nothing but a genius! I'm 70yrs and still rocking out,,!

[@peterbellini6102]

Every SINGLE time I hear this song I wonder why no one has made a movie based on it. You got the main song for the soundtrack, the lyrics practically give the theme and plot outline for the script, the photographic imagery, the action...everything. Be on my bucket-list if I was a film maker.

[@valeriedelong1553]

bin done; not watchin

[@peterbellini6102]

@@valeriedelong1553 I was skeptical and then I looked it up and thought, "London? WTF?"

[@donniedavis876]

Imagine Dylan himself portraying a storyteller narrating the tale of love once glimpsed becoming form and purpose compelling two lives fortunate to cross paths germinating through the vicissitudes of chance into the purpose of life… love.

[@cegalo12]

Luca Guadagnino currently has the rights to make a film adaptation of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks

[@carlweaver3243]

You start by making 7 Mini Movies, loosely based on all 7 verses of Tangled Up In Blue, about 25 minutes long and each one about a different Woman in His life. For instance, 28 year old Derek, a Singer/ Songwriter, wakes up one morning cause the Sun was shining in through the blinds. He starts to think about Dana, His HS Sweetheart, who came from a wealthy family. Derek and Dana wanted to get married after HS but Dana's Pop forbid it and sent Dana to a Private College on the East Coast. So Derek drifts back about 8 years to when he was waiting for a Greyhound to take Him to go see Dana at College. And it's Raining. Derek arrives out East only to find out that Dana is with someone else now. Another segment has 21 year old Derek walking into a Topless bar right outside the Beltway in D.C. He sees Carmelita, a Stripper, who is about 4 or 5 years older than Derek. So while She is Dancing on stage, Carmelita and Derek's eyes meet. He smiles and She winks at him. When the night is over, Derek starts to leave and there is Carmelita, right behind His chair. She takes Derek home with her and they start a Relationship. Another segment could be Derek meeting up with a Pot Smoking Joni Mitchell type. Then, the last bit would be Him going back to find Dana, who has never gotten over Derek and Vice Versa. Dana, now 35, has taken over Her Father's Law firm, which now includes handling the affairs of a few Recording Artists, who Derek has written Songs for. You get the gist.

[@AnthonyMobberley-g5m]

I was experiencing an itinerant and eventful journey, tangled right up. 4:20am with hotels and transport shuts down....takes me straight back.

[@memorycamp4990]

Crying tears of sadness and happiness today listening to this. Thank you Mr. Dylan

[@nycnj6167]

Crying from sadness... Jeffrey Simon Boston

[@RachaelTherien-pi6tx]

This great song shows that there are no failures in life and that keeping on is it's singular victory.

[@juliecrane9647]

Amen...my life. I've lived by the line in the movie Papillion, when the prisoner says to the guard looking in on his cell underground... I'm still here damnit. And later he escapes in his hand crafted raft. Saw movie when I was 17. At 67 I've used the line many times and carry on.

[@juliecrane9647]

Amen. Story of my life. At 17 I saw the movie Papillon and have used a line from it often As a guard looks into Papillons underground cell to see if he's still living, he says, I'm still here damnit. Later he escapes in a hand crafted raft. Its a true story. I'm 67 now and say it each morning. 😅 And enjoy the day. I started this day with Dylan. 😊

[@antrygis1]

I saw a video near this one, "Deciphering Dylan." What a bunch of crap. You listen, you feel, you process, you relate. And next week, next year do it again and it's different. It's like telling you how to move to your music. Just listen and enjoy. Or don't. I'm a poet and I know it and once upon a time I listened to Bob Dylan on a semi-regular basis. He weaved some interesting stories into songs.

[@heathergibson3590]

I suffer from depression. Everytime, I get too down, I always think of the line about the bottom falling out and becoming withdrawn.. It is comforting to know I CAN keep on keeping on. Thanks Bob!!#

[@fornostios8970]

Dylan has a lot of inspiring tracks. I'd say: grab Spotify and have fun exploring his repetoire!

[@sarahnightwing2936]

Same... There is ALWAYS Magic... God Bless and know that YOU are a Precious and Beautiful Gift to the Universe, even when you may not believe it... Even when we feel cold and alone, we are NOT... 💘

[@heathergibson3590]

@@sarahnightwing2936 Thank you for your kindness! May God bless you!

[@sarahnightwing2936]

@@heathergibson3590 Blessings to you as well 😊

[@johnthorne4093]

"...and every one of those words rang true and glowed like burning coal. Pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul from me to you..." Stay strong, Heather; take comfort in God's love.

[@kyliefjohnson1390]

This song reminds me of ONE person and I’ll never forget her…..

[@nycnj6167]

Me Too..... A Woman I Adored..... MY FRIEND AMY SOZIO FROM MILLBURN,NJ 1960-2013

[@nycnj6167]

I cry about Amy Often. I Cannot believe, She is Not Here..... JEFFREY SIMON BOSTON,MA. ❤😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@RJ-hm9gi]

Hope her inequity is held by some one else....tired of slaving myself to inequity....best get on down THAT RoAd ..... I mean it GO......

[@brendangrady5870]

Last lines a great one

[@mikeberg5003]

Timeless

[@DoctorD250]

One of the greatest songs he ever wrote, and sang. Masterpiece.

[@vanhalenrulz9474]

Easily my favorite Bob Dylan song. What a great story teller.

[@pamraspin4850]

Bob Dylan is a GENIUS!

[@benjaminbird2301]

Genius

[@markshaw9574]

"But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind And I just grew Tangled up in blue" I've listened to this song for 45 years, and whenever he sings these words, my heart sinks. I just can't forget her.

[@dankatzman5419]

Couldn't agree more And of course If you see her say hello

[@Causal001]

You and me, brother. I found her and this song at the same time. Then I lost her, and the song is all that’s left.

[@jamiehalifax4954]

👍

[@robertgericke2784]

So true brother tell her I said hello

[@bim-ska-la-bim4433]

Got one, too, bro' ...got one, too.

[@gattopardoman1550]

Pair this with Sad-Eyed Lady to get a fuller perspective. Dylan has so many morose love songs. Thinking of a lost love is a lonely place to be. Thinking back through the lens of years long gone, do we trust our minds or hearts?

[@pattyneff4624]

What a Masterpiece and the way he plays the Blues Harp is amazing.

[@JamesRollinson-q6b]

Love Dylan from London England ❤

[@paulmulcahy4187]

These guys invented the bible of cool in 3 short years, all hail❤

[@RasMarty_]

Dylan was the music from the beginning and all the other great artist from the best time in music-no matter how they try they can't reach this degree in music today!

[@redduketeleman]

You could make a movie for each of Bob's songs

[@RaymondTaylor-yw5zr]

Not only great poetry, but also a great song with a true life's story,all rolled up in 5:44 of music.Nobody can do it like Bob Dylan.

[@jademoon5103]

Amazing. This is a poem, a ballad, a rich narrative story or tapestry set to music and sung by a gravelly voiced genius

[@Jerry6750]

People point to several of Dylan's songs as his best, but with this one he truly painted his masterpiece.

[@dalelange845]

Beg to differ Jerry! Is it a great song? Beyond Great. But just a thread, no more. What I will say is this entire album is the epitome of Dylan's Mastery. Dylan doesn't paint per say...think 3 dimensionally. Each song, with plurality and ambiguity layering every line, with the current events (at the time) as a color palate and his personal life as the texture of the countless fibers, is twisted individually song by song into a thread. The arrangement of the songs and their true meanings, and the intentionally random rearrangement of paragraphs that really belong to other songs on the album are the multiple knot types that make up the weave itself. Then of course, with the fabric now woven, the final stitching is the naming of the creation. Quintessential Dylan throws us a hint in the same spirit of ambiguity that for all to ponder.

[@miguelraeder3005]

Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it!! See you! 😊

[@matthewkucharski8817]

This one and Buckets of Rain - two classics that I'll never tire of listening to

[@billywylie3288]

He actually calibrated with a artist when he wrote this song Is what I heard anyway

[@rogerwilliams5382]

​@@dalelange845Yeah, whatever you said. This was a great album. Dylan created so many masterpieces. You can't pick just one. I believe he's not finished yet. He never ceases to amaze us.

[@laurav1794]

Hmmmmm, Montague St, my hometown. Perfection start to finish. He sings about a book of poems by an Italian poet from the 13th century. Petrarch Sonnets for Laura? 🤔

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Been listening to this song for 37 years and it never, ever gets old - it is as brilliant as it ever was and it always will be. Magic x

[@michaelstockman8521]

Thanks 😊 😘 again and ..U R Right...! !

[@tracyabernathy4591]

Professor Chromsky, none of Bob Dylan's music will ever get old he is the best even this some and a lot of his stuff was released before I was even born love him.

[@diamondbroder9440]

And it still keeps speaking to me every time I cue it.

[@duanesmelser3902]

Best songwriter in my opinion. It's like watching a movie through your ears. Cheers

[@Kyleology]

Ok, boomer.

[@lebarosky]

People say that this is his best song. Why? Well, after hearing it you feel as if you lived part of the life described within it. It has the same effect on you as a Tolstoy novel, and it's just a popular song. A work of genius.

[@gertjohnson3851]

If I could like your comment twice; I would do so.

[@johnmac91]

Very well said. It sure does paint a picture, doesn't it. when he sings about "workin' for a while on a fishin' boat" you can practically smell the ocean.

[@garygoldsborough7830]

He's a master storyteller, the Shakespeare of our time. But this is just one of many of his masterpieces. Stuck inside of Mobile: Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts; Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee; Tweeter and the Monkey Man... the list goes on and on

[@scottjennings1051]

This song is, to me, a look back at the failure of the 60's.....we drove that car as far as we could, abandoned it out west....

[@Julian-sr9dg]

I just don't understand the people who say that he is boring. I respect that opinion but Bob is just as mysterious and vast and merciless and tender as the ocean that one could never get enough of him. I swear to god, i live in the 6 minutes of this song everytime i hear it, even though it's not extremely extremely detailed you just perfectly imagine everything in your head, like echoes from a past life. It's just like it was written in our soul.

[@atroobloo]

Ive always been drawn to this song. I named my son Blue, hes 15 now. My partner of 14 years and I have been having problems. More than ever this song hits so close to home. I’ll just keep on keeping on.

[@mariawildman1299]

Dylan changed my life. This album is a great memory of past times. Where would we be without him?

[@S.J.L]

Arkansas. Or possibly Hatteras...never mind, Astoria is close enough.

[@kentoncornwell9553]

We would be musically bereft of a true genius... simple.

[@kentoncornwell9553]

@@S.J.L lol at hatteras that cracked me up . well done.

[@donlofting4268]

Could Dylan have experienced so much so young or was/is he just a brilliant observer. I'm nearly 70 and still blown away by his work old and new and because I'm sure he reads all these comments personally I'd just like to say thanks much obliged.

[@whitetigress7448]

Oh my gosh. Exactly. His insight -- at such a young age amazes me -- and like you, I'm thinking it was, essentially, observation -- reporting -- like Jack London or Hemingway, but this explanation is insufficient. I still don't know how he did it. However it was done, it's marvelous and it enriches my life.

[@kjcsomerville]

Well put !

[@donlofting4268]

@Daniel and that's cool

[@johndepentu7032]

They do read them. Jagger and Richard have both texted me about my remarks.

[@allencollins9951]

I was thinking the same how could he know so much and then actually put it together and make it all ryme it really blows me away

[@kevinjoseph517]

POWERFUL INTENSE PERSONAL MOVING GRIPPING ETC

[@brolouhafi4459]

the greatest storyteller

[@swami1]

Dylan's rhyming scheme in this song is incredible.

[@boondockinnrockin5184]

And effort less. That's the magic

[@miguelraeder3005]

Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it!! See you! 😊

[@chrisandrus689]

...as someone who tries to use our language to capture & express what i see/feel/think, i am Always in awe of his skills.... this is the man who once rhymed "i've seen all these decoys/through eyes of deep turquoise".... C'mon, Bob....that's Not Even Fair !!!

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

indeed

[@patrickgirard7645]

Le meilleur album studio de dylan(blood on the tracks)

[@jacksawyer8379]

What a timeless masterpiece! “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” by Bob Dylan never fails to captivate me with its soulful lyrics and irresistible groove. This song is like a journey through the depths of emotion, guided by Dylan’s raw and powerful vocals. Every time I listen to it, I’m reminded of why Bob Dylan is considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And it is a great song to get drunk to!!! Thank you, Bob, for this incredible piece of music that continues to resonate with audiences across the globe and especially UP HERE IN THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS!!!

[@eugenejoseph3419]

The best poet of our era. No close second.

[@robbo03]

This is legit one of the greatest songs ever and doesn't get the recognition it deserves

[@billlafontaine3808]

My 11th grade English teacher opened class with this song. I wish I had an opportunity to thank him. Took me too many years to appreciate it.

[@mickspencer2030]

The master story teller❤

[@AdrianCharlton-f6x]

This has got to be one of the best songs from one of the best albums of all time. Grew up with Dylan, learned to play guitar and learned all of the tracks on this album, all classics. His best album.

[@Worldgonecrazy2]

My favorite Dylan song. A masterpiece.

[@stevenc553]

same, and that's saying a lot with the incredible songs Dylan has written!

[@gobigorange]

Good taste, same here ✌️

[@martinholm2449]

L m

[@andrewworthington698]

Ditto, I could listen to it 1000 times in a row!

[@michaellerach3535]

I never slowed to listen to this then I thought there will be time then I saw him play now I listen to him steady especially this one

[@robertshapiro3733]

Had Bob Dylan never been born it’s hard to imagine what the world would be like now.

[@anthonypicardi4130]

I quote the guy alot.. he said so many things that are different and insightful maybe because he didn't say so much in conversation. Here's one ....from the song sundown on the Union......" They use to grow food in Kansas..something ..something...now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw." Lol. Organic farming I guess.

[@robertshapiro3733]

@@anthonypicardi4130 I love attempting to break Dylan’s codes in order to reach what he is cryptically saying.

[@davidbergschneider4435]

It's turning for the worst, that's confirmed

[@robertshapiro3733]

@@davidbergschneider4435 It would have been worse had Dylan not contributed songs such as Masters of War et al.

[@RaidenDragonClaw]

Lyrics for this amazing song no biggie: Early one mornin' the sun was shinin' I was layin' in bed Wondrin' if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bank book wasn't big enough And I was standin' on the side of the road Rain fallin' on my shoes Heading out for the east coast Lord knows I've paid some dues Gettin' through Tangled up in blue She was married when we first met Soon to be divorced I helped her out of a jam I guess But I used a little too much force We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out west Split up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around to look at me As I was walkin' away I heard her say over my shoulder We'll meet again some day On the avenue Tangled up in blue I had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I was looking for to be employed Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind And I just grew Tangled up in blue She was workin' in a topless place And I stopped in for a beer I just kept lookin' at the side of her face In the spotlight so clear And later on as the crowd thinned out I's just about to do the same She was standing there in back of my chair Said to me, Don't I know your name? I muttered somethin' under my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces Of my shoe Tangled up in blue She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe I thought you'd never say hello, she said You look like the silent type Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century And everyone of them words rang true And glowed like burnin' coal Pourin' off of every page Like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue I lived with them on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafés at night And revolution in the air Then he started into dealing with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And froze up inside And when finally the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keepin' on Like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue So now I'm goin' back again I got to get to her somehow All the people we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenters' wives Don't know how it all got started I don't know what they're doin' with their lives But me, I'm still on the road Headin' for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point of view Tangled up in blue

[@rickberger2691]

This is why he has earned his Nobel Prize.

[@debbieritter1551]

Thanks Lily! was scrolling & hoping to find them! ✌😍

[@RaidenDragonClaw]

Debbie Ritter no problem

[@jamesfarrell1116]

Thank you for posting the lyrics I appreciate it

[@RaidenDragonClaw]

@@jamesfarrell1116 No problem James Farell

[@SpaceAlienJesus]

To all the wonderful loves that ceased to exist. Only to become great memories of mysteries to us all.

[@terrymoorefield5918]

Happy birthday Bob Dylan

[@matthewpearson2033]

This particular story for me is about moving on and getting on with life and holding on to the memories of a never forgotten love.