WE ALL CAN RELATE!! | Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (Reaction)

[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

A long time ago I got into a relationship with a woman which started out great but went sour after a few months. We had an acrimonious breakup. I just had to have the last word, so I sent her a postcard (this was before smart phones). The postcard said: "Just like a woman". I was pretty proud - I'd put her down with a Dylan quote, and it was only 4 words. A few days later I got a postcard from her. It simply said: "Positively 4th Street". This was such a brilliant response that I almost fell in love with her again.

[@scribdawg1]

My entire life and I'm 54. My dad has instructed us to play it at his funeral with him shooting the bird lol.

[@AP-gb3eh]

“ You’d know what a drag it is to see you” Best kiss off line of all times ☮️

[@BarbaraHeathBensonWillia-ul8pp]

Maybe my favorite song of all times by any artist at all…. A sad song that makes me happy…never ever tired of this song… I am 72 years old and it has impressed me for a lot of years💋✌️

[@jacqueline4514]

One of the original DISS SONGS 😂 , "I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes, You'd know what a drag it is to see you" 😂😂😂

[@julieb.5860]

this song was played on the radio when i was too young to fully understand it, however at 8 years old i definitely got the gist, and i adored it with my pre-teen mind.

[@shanekimberlin]

This song is such a gateway for a lot of people to get into Dylan for whatever reasons those may be.

[@ElCentralScrutinizer]

I love "be in my shoes; and know what a drag it is to see you"

[@tomb4394]

Nice to see people appreciating something I have appreciated for 45 years. Bob is my fav. I saw him in Madison Square Garden with "The Band - Before the Flood tour in 1974. I'm currently reading his auto-biography (finally) and he just discussed other people who covered songs of his and his very fav is by Johnny Rivers. Another young KZbin-er discusses his version. A strong "Like" for ya'

[@tomb4394]

PS I'm an old bastard - 68 and I still have my Subaru's cd player blasting. I'm currently working my way through 10 cd package Neil Young Archives Vol. II 1972 - 1976. "TMI old man"

[@deborahanderson8682]

My favorite Bob Dylan song.

[@BarbaraHeathBensonWillia-ul8pp]

Absolutely

[@nelsonx5326]

I wouldn't want Bob mad at me.

[@slimpickins9124]

Yep, Bob is a legend. Been listening to him since the mid 60's. So refreshing to hear him again here. Thanks.

[@AliasMark69]

Good day, you are hitting some of the most iconic songs in history when you do Robert Allen Zimmerman - Bob Dylan - Master Story Teller Genius with words. I suggest you continue your journey with these...."Desolation Row"... "Ballad Of A Thin Man"..... "Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest"....... You will love them and want to share this tune with family and friends, the master story teller Bob Dylan describing America is the funniest thing you will ever hear. "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream"

[@tonydelapa1911]

Nice job with Positively 4th Street, JMBOY and thank you for choosing it! I’ve been hearing this song for 50 years but it wasn’t until my early 30s (63 now) that I really understood the entire song was a masterful setup for the last verse, particularly the last line. After saying that he wished they could trade places, even describing how that might work, Dylan delivers one of the best knockout punches in modern music by saying simple “You’d know what a drag it is to see you.” Also,I don’t know why but everytime I hear that heavy organ throughout the song I feel like somebody is about to get an ass whoopin’. I guess that is what happened, albeit with (very clever) words.

[@sherryheim5504]

Dylan is an amazing poet and songwriter. I grew up listening to him and still hold him in the highest esteem. He is an excellent painter as well, his art is amazing.

[@fgilroy50]

Love your reactions. You seem like such an intelligent young man, and very beautiful. Please review Dylan's Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

[@lgot123]

Dylan started as a folk singer, big in the NY folk scene until he “plugged in,” had some hits and became famous. His former colleagues criticized him for abandoning the acoustic folk genre. I think this song is for them.

[@coopm3087]

Love Bob His voice is definitely unique Jokerman is a great tune you may want to check out Loving the reactions!!!

[@revaflowers3115]

Bob's son Jakob has a group called The Wallflowers.Their song 6th Avenue Heartache always made me think of this song.They have similarities.

[@philfranco7598]

Greatest of all time… true Nobel Laureate…..Long live Bob Dylan

[@dougieyou]

Nice reaction and great seeing you digging Dylan...You should try "Desolation Row" for a real trip through the imagination..

[@pms0806]

Awesome! So happy you kids are getting to know the most amazing song writer. Still have Dylan fests with my big bro who introduced me to him as a young teen in the mid ‘60’s. ❤️❤️❤️ Dylan!

[@tubbers20]

Bob Dylan’s Dream.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

"Bringing It All Back Home"..."Highway 61 Revisited"..."Blonde On Blonde"...1965-66 was such a prolific time for Dylan and those albums are my favorites. I saw him in the spring of 1966 and just like the Pennebaker film there were the 'foolish folkies' shouting "Judas" at him. Some of the members of the backing band that were to become the Band looked more like college kids than touring musicians. Dylan seemed a bit out of it which fit the description of him as a 'dead man walking' who was ironically saved by his motorcycle crash.

[@zunbake3]

One theory is he was getting back at his Folkie friends who did not like that he went electric. West 4th Street at the time was the center of Folk Music in New York's Greenwich Village. Another theory is it was about his time hanging around 4th street near the University of Minnesota.

[@ed.z.]

What an amazing song. Eternally Inspired song. Note: his acceptance speech for the the Nobel Prize (KZbin) is fascinating

[@johntuohy1867]

Diggin how ya dug this dude. Thank you.

[@jamesmoore3694]

a great song for the state of life now. no matter what is going on

[@deborahanderson8682]

If you ever get to it Listen to the Traveling Wilbury's' Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty , Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. The song is Handle with Care. They weren't together too long but what a group of talent they were. Another of their goid songs was End of the Line.

[@kdogusna77]

One of the great lyrics in all of music: "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."

[@Bekka_Noyb]

I suggest the following Dylan songs: Tangled Up In Blue, Visions of Johanna, Things Have Changed, Shelter From The Storm & It's All Over Now Baby Blue

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Dylan at his sarcastic best

[@signe2023]

He should be cracking up at that! last line!

[@maggiebryan2355]

Great song everyone some like that

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

No one is better than Bob. He'd say not true, but nope, he's the best ♥️

[@tonymaroni8773]

My favorite Dylan song

[@davisworth5114]

Classic songs for the 60s generation, I enjoy young people reacting to the music of my youth. Order this CD you will be doing it smart, great reactions, how about "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" thank you.

[@joelong7448]

Well, whew...nuff said...

[@Wungolioth]

It's such an upbeat song, but lyrically, it's about as vicious a post-breakup song you're ever going to hear.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Love your deeper dive into Dylan.

[@jamesmoore3694]

oh , i've seen bob play this live

[@ardentynekent2099]

Yay, Bob!

[@loiskondo8349]

Another great band is CCR, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Try their Bad Moon Rising and Looking out My Back Door.

[@zenhaelcero8481]

Bob was good at writing scathing stuff like this. Idiot Wind is a great example. Good reaction!

[@alabhaois]

He could also write the most hilarious songs-a real chameleon 😎

[@14gilbertst]

1965. Still radical.

[@jeffmartin1026]

This is why you shouldn't break up with a musician.

[@brianredman6153]

Crazy to think he wrote that in his mid 20’s

[@michaelwalker5257]

Love that you're doing Dylan. One suggestion: might you cut out the background stuff when you're talking at the end? Distracting from what you're trying to say...

[@vincentvancraig]

This is that “garage gospel” sound he invented that would dominate the rest of his work in 1965 and into halfway thru 1966 when the mysterious & mythical “motorcycle accident” put the drug addicted dylan into a much needed 8 year long “semi-retirement”...this is one of the many “hate-songs”, he pretty much abandoned political “protest songs” in 1964, & from then on out it was songs of either love or hate....anyway, check out the official audio/studio version of “tombstone blues” , also from 1965, not enuf reactors do it but its one of his great “proto-hip hop” songs, crazy rap-like flow.

[@SalManila1]

"With friends like that who needs enemies"!

[@godot-whatyouvebeenwaitingfor]

If someone, anyone, said these words to you, you would slink off and hide...

[@papercup2517]

Possibly the first 'diss' song? Released in September '65. It's an interesting choice of music - up-beat, bouncy, feel-good - shades of the coming love and peace/hippie/psychedelic era, even - set against the bitter acrimony of the lyrics. Leaving behind the acoustic folk music scene to 'go electric', Dylan really broke the mould of what popular music could be with songs like this that ignored the usual bland subject matter and went straight in for the kill. In doing so he inspired a whole generation of new musician/songwriters, including greats like the Beatles and - I think it was Joni Mitchell, who said that after hearing this, she realised a song could be about absolutely anything.

[@robertevans6596]

Says everything when the lad can't find a place to stop the song to comment 😮

[@patschickel8687]

You have to react to Masters of War

[@seansersmylie]

I think if you like Bob, you'll also like some Leonard Cohen. Can I suggest his song The Future.

[@mikesummers-smith4091]

One of Dylan's great kiss-off tracks. With a typically sloppy backing band, they're all over the place!

[@williamjaeger4067]

Listen to license to kill. On Infidels

[@maggiebryan2355]

Missed one

[@stevesmith1456]

The song is about Joan Baez

[@Xavier-Denis]

I don't know what you are doing in your life but I imagine you in front of people or as a teacher because you have such a loud voice. I'm sure when you start talking people stop talking and listen to you. It's not a bad thing. 😉

[@j.h.3777]

Actually, if you want people to listen closely, one should speak quietly. If someone is telling a secret we all lean in to hear what it is.

[@paulascott5701]

Why didn't you burst out laughing? I was a kid when this song came out and I laughed so hard I hut myself. What happened to people' sense of humor?

[@markb3186]

LED ZEP??????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@pango-y8j]

Grateful song after a divorce 🍄

[@kevinogracia1615]

Dylan twixt music lyrics to make the voice poignant. As opposed to love songs and rock 'n' roll car/beach songs. Dig. Peace on earth.

[@Tunick1902]

Singing about himself.