Bob Dylan - Desolation Row (Audio) Reaction while rolling a joint

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[@ashlealabine6937]

Bob Dylan can be an acquired taste, but when you get a taste for his music you will eat it up. He is a true poet.

[@stephenfortney509]

Very true 👍

[@Dvg920]

Once it clicks his music is addicting

[@waynejohanson1083]

@@Dvg920 I got addicted the first time I heard Like A Rolling Stone

[@carojayess1723]

Bob Dylan is a national treasure. He’s one of the greatest songwriters of all time!

[@barbarascotto3873]

Change "one of" to "the" and you've hit the nail on the head.

[@owenmcanuff7549]

Correction, he IS the greatest song writer of all time

[@huskins99]

@@barbarascotto3873 The only competitor for me is Townes Van Zandt, who was also a Dylan fan

[@GD-rd6ig]

@@huskins99 A worthy mention, for sure.

[@Bastikovski99]

@@huskins99 The only 3 I put up there with those 2 are John Prine, Leonard Cohen, and Warren Zevon.

[@anfieldarcher8545]

The imagery in Bob Dylan songs it is like a film coming out of your speakers

[@johnnyc6258]

Genius song. Bob Dylan was only 23 - 24 years old when he wrote this and so many other classics

[@Bekka_Noyb]

11 minutes of awesomeness. Makes my top 10 Dylan list

[@TeezMcGee]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lextek.]

Dylan's songs are like sermons and everyone takes from them something different. Nobel Prize for literature as well!

[@ashlealabine6937]

Dylan has ALL types of songs. Some.are so deep that you need an interpreter, others are pretty straight forward. This one is a bit deep for an early dive, I feel. But there are fast ones, slow ones, sad ones, silly ones, gritty ones, funky ones, bluesy ones, and NO ONE can write a protest song like Dylan.

[@mtabh8nu]

Smoking and watching all your Dylan playlist. Greatness.

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

My fav song of his and I think these are some of the best vocals I've ever heard. Magnetic and magical.

[@arru23]

"they're selling postcards of the hanging" was referencing an instance in his dad's hometown where a racist mob lynched a black man and sold photos of it on postcards

[@leongiovanni9902]

that was almost common in the south. im sure he noticed them too.

[@north-country-sounds]

@@leongiovanni9902 It's a very specific event though en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duluth_lynchings#Cultural_reference

[@Namath1000]

And if there's a better opening line to a song than that, I've never heard one.

[@jlew13jl]

@@leongiovanni9902 Bob Dylan is from Colorado. It wasn't in the south

[@jonnygonehawking380]

@@jlew13jl Minnesota

[@a2zme]

No one sings a Bob Dylan song like Bob Dylan sings a Bob Dylan song .. one of a kind in EVERY respect: lyricist, song-writer, and damn realest singer .. ever. #theMaster

[@ashlealabine6937]

I am so happy you did Bob Dylan. He's an all-time favorite of mine. Next level. For real. It's worth spending time on. He goes near genius level deep. The amount of literary references alone, in his songs, is incredible. I read a whole book about it. He is a Nobel Prize winner for literature. He is witty, and poetic, and sarcastic, and reclusive, and really, such a Gemini. As a fellow Gemini, I always felt as though we were twin souls in a way.

[@mumbles215]

Best not to mess with the Dark Arts.

[@leonardkrasner5811]

That is the great Charlie McCoy on the lead guitar!

[@justenbenally522]

Holy shit this goes beyond music, cinema, folklore, political commentary, or philosophy. I feel like I just heard, or rather witnessed some dramatic, vivid story whose meaning is seductively elusive but still right in my face like I'm missing something obvious. You can't get this kind of stuff anywhere else. No movie, play, poem, or book creates this thing that Dylan does. At the very least, I've never seen anyone able to replicate something like this.

[@misterinadequate3518]

Memories. I'm 69. Back when I was around 17 I listened to FM radio for the first time. This was the very first song I listened to on FM. I have loved Dylan ever since.

[@anfieldarcher8545]

The greatest songwriter ever

[@kindune2112]

You're right. He does have a unique voice. By no means what would be considered a beautiful voice by the classic definition, but it fits his songs so perfectly.

[@MrTruth-kh9nr]

I’m very happy you’re listening to Bob Dylan is a music pioneer and poet. As far as his voice goes you either love it or hate it and I’ve been loving it for years. God bless you and your family

[@spartiate567]

Mr. McGee: I note that you find Dylan's music, while good, to be mainly there to support his lyrics. Here's an opinion of mine you might find interesting: I consider Bob Dylan above all to be a poet. His performances are above all poetry readings. He is also a singer and musician, but I think his poetry comes first. In the past, before recording technology and even before printing, a poet was esteemed not just for the poetry he composed but for their PERFORMANCE of their poetry. To me, Dylan is in this tradition. Without his performances, we would not understand his poetry as well. Jay Maupin

[@martinfugitive9329]

My no 1 Dylan song

[@charsibaba6960]

So glad you rolled one up and didn't interrupt the song too much. Spark up bro' !

[@dougsusie2319]

Is this guy amazing or what? Young people today have no clue what true talent really is. I feel so fortunate to have had him and those four dudes on your door in my youth. Wouldn't trade those experiences for anything. Love 💗 this song!

[@MrDaveWho]

Nice it bro. Dylan is my favorite artist. I loved stumbling across this video!!

[@TeezMcGee]

Appreciate you fam! Thank you buddy

[@Lebowski55]

Dylan is an American treasure. A true literary titan

[@tonyrowland4479]

Love this song. It never fails to make me happy and calm. The combination of Dylans voice and harmonca and Charlie McCoy's guitar are perfect.

[@UnethicalLogic]

This song is such a poetic masterpiece. I often wish there were more artists out there with this talent.

[@dav54ish]

Yes. That other guitar is Charlie McCoy. A Nashville session guy. He did just “ free style it”. Dylan was so impressed he recorded a few of his best albums in Nashville.

[@dav54ish]

I should have added this. Not only did Dylan love working with the Nashville musicians they loved working with him. Recording country music they had to stay to the accepted “ formula” of that genre. Dylan not only let them but insisted they play how they wanted to play. Listen to Rainy Day Women. It’s on his Blonde on Blonde album. You will never hear musicians in a studio having more fun. Oh and Rainy Day Women is a euphemism for weed so u might want to light one up as you listen.

[@leonardkrasner5811]

@@dav54ish getting stoned in the biblical sense, Dylan used many biblical references in his songs.

[@leekitchen8390]

Good job mentioning Charley

[@lisaeischens2352]

I’ve read about how hard it was musicians to figure out what time Bob would be singing in because as soon as they got used to one way, he’d come back with everything changed to a new key and another time signature so the people that were able to play with Bob were truly talented musicians who were able to jive mentally with Bob.

[@mumbles215]

Great isn’t it? Bob would get mad if he had cats around him that couldn’t adapt. He would say “I can’t throw nothing at these guys”. I suppose that’s when the hood came out because the sessions grinded to a halt when bob felt that way.

[@Bothandle70]

if you want a movie like song, 'Lily, Rosemary and Jack of Hearts' is a must listen. it's a mini novel in itself.

[@ChristianZeiser]

"They're selling postcards of the hanging", one of the best opening lines ever.

[@therenewedpoet4292]

Freshman year of college I listened to this whole album in my car in a soccer field parking lot by myself and cried through this song.

[@Bastikovski99]

Man, when I was in high school I would smoke and listen to this song. I still do, but I also did back then.

[@peter9910]

Thanks for your reaction :)

[@edprzydatek8398]

He has perfect joint smoking music, too.

[@edprzydatek8398]

If you had smoked that joint first you would have understood the lyrics better. They would have made perfect sense. Hah!

[@machoward6443]

That harmonica solo always sends shivers down my spine

[@mikeralston8251]

Thank you for doin this song man ! Enjoy that joint

[@annadavis5524]

You got guts tackling this song! It's fifteen minutes long, so it's a long one, but it is one of my favorites. Who am I kidding? I love all of this man's work!

[@iainprendergast8311]

Oh fuck you’re my man. Desolation row. Pure art

[@asarosensweet3292]

There are 2 dylan movies on Netflix if you’re interested, both directed my Martin Scorsese. “Rolling thunder revue” which is about his famous 1975 tour with other musicians and poets, and “no direction home” about the first years of his career up until 1966. Highly recommend them both

[@scottsmith1712]

Let's not forget Masked and Anonymous.. generally panned by critics but I loved it... if just for the performance scenes alone.

[@mumbles215]

I been waiting to see that for 20 years. It’s about time.

[@leongiovanni9902]

Also but not on Netflix "Eat the document" In Colour, about Dylan and the Bands 1966 tour focused on the british dates. Also "Dont look back" in black & white,about his april 1965 british tour, his last accoustic tour" A year before the fore mentioned "Eat the document " movie and tour.

[@unlargo2562]

Ha ha I like it man. A guy listening to Desolation Row while he carefully rolls himself a joint for the evening... easily feels like a scene from Desolation Row.

[@jorikhengstmengel8571]

This song is pure magic..

[@nicholasmurner7523]

My man, those harmonica solos! One of the reasons I picked up the harp myself. Now, between us two, if you really want a trip, get nice and toasted and then give this song another ear. I promise a mind-bending experience

[@shoelesshunter2599]

Yes, and I think having the lyrics would be a great help to anyone unfamiliar with Dylan or this song in particular. Another of Dylans many vsions of apocalypse, much funnier than Hard Rain.

[@bellindj]

That Joint material going to bring you to desolation row

[@patrickcrews3977]

Desolation Row is such a perfectly painted world, which includes such a colorful array of characters. Listen to it to on repeat several times, and each time a new favorite part can be discovered. A couple of recommendations- Mr. Tambourine Man. The last verse of that paints what music does ala nostalgia. Another, a perfect breakup song- Don't think twice, it's alright. His writing on that, is worth a blaze.

[@alanlantz5131]

Sharing these words and music is in itself a great deed to young and old.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

This whole record is fantastic

[@brianscott9525]

These early songs of his, the poetry seems to explode through him as if it's being channeled from another realm. As if there is a very old soul residing in him. At first it seems like a strange collection of unrelated people ideas and things - which he somehow magically ties together in a way which is mind-blowing. And he can go from incredibly profound, poetic, moving songs to child-like simple silliness, humor, almost gibberish. If he's "story telling", it is highly metaphoric and mysterious.

[@longtablebringelly]

best way to listen to bob! especially a big philosophical song like this haha

[@sizzlechooch]

This literally bought me, an old white guy, to tears seeing how Dylan got inside this young black mans' soul and his appreciation for Bob's music. The stuff I grew up listening to as a kid. Excellent video.

[@trudy5963]

Best reaction videos yet. I just found you tonight, as I was on a Dylan kick myself. Thank you for your honest, thoughtful reactions. Signed, Dyllan fan since '65.

[@ulfjohansson1293]

Bob Dylan and a joint, nothing can be better than that. I think i was about an age of sixteen when i bought my first record from Dylan, (Subterranean Homesick Blues).After that i was sold. It,s fun to see The Beatles behind you. After their first meeting with Bob, their music get in a new direction, i think it was because Bob served them the first joints. That cind of stimulantia is a perfect way to get the music to a higher ground. Me myself was using this cind of drugs for about twenty years and the smoke was tight for the most, and the music played on for the most. But the backside of that,came then i took a decision to end using this drugs. Suddenly i did not have the same inspiration then i was listening to the music. For a few years i just lost my interest about listening to it. The higher ground was lost. But that was just a time to come over, and now at an age of sixtynine, i still enjoy the music from that time. Unfortunatly, without a joint.

[@lillynietz17]

Jeez...Teez,,,,, I know you need to do the thing but Damn your stepping on GOD!

[@sandrasmith8568]

Thank you for exposing the greatest genious on earth Teez. The song where he says Russia will be world war 111. A prophet in so many ways.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Grateful Dead does a very good version of this song, with Bob Weir doing the vocals. You might enjoy it. Only from live shows, no album version.

[@dog1dog223]

Agreed- Weir and Garcia / Grateful Dead are the rare interpreters of Dylan that I actually appreciate, wheras I find that most attempts to cover Bob fall so short of the original.

[@slimpickins9124]

I find it very cool that you are doing Bob as no one else is.

[@chrisgrey9616]

Hey Teez....Thanlks so much for the Dylan. there probably isn't a video but could you do the audio of " I and I"...Pleeze!!

[@neilclark1681]

Greets from Great Britain 🇬🇧 You’ll love the Bob Dylan song “Mississippi”

[@t.r.1708]

Thx! Feels like I’m watching from above at all the drama down below. I’m high atop a barren hill called “Desolation Row!” -Terry, Canoga Park

[@lisaeischens2352]

If you’re enjoying Bob’s wild story telling, you need to listen to the song called Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream from the album Bringing it all Back Home, keep that J handy.

[@elkabong6429]

I still have my Highway 61 Revisited LP! Rolled a lot of hooch on that...

[@andradeabisai123]

Dylan is Synonymous with weed lol he introduced the Beatles to it

[@AlexanderCommander999]

Dylan at some point referred to this period in his career as “thin wild mercury music” and it is. He had a three album run with “Bringing It All Back Home”, “Highway 61 Revisited”, and “Blonde On Blonde”, all of which exemplify this sound. Listening to this on weed is good but try hearing it on more potent psychedelics and you’ll really be transported into another dimension.

[@kaydee9358]

I've always thought that Desolation Row is just reality.

[@johanrahan3189]

Its the reality of America in the 60s and his references to hands in pockets refers to corruption xx

[@leekitchen8390]

Alright, you got me.

[@donjenkins3861]

You sold me bro. Your my brother from another mother. Nice meeting you bro. 🤔😎

[@robertocaba5915]

Thank you for reacting to this man. Imo this is Dylan at his peak. Pure Dylanism

[@jnagarya519]

"Blonde On Blonde". "Blood On the Tracks". "Oh, Mercy".

[@bruh-dg3te]

listening to dylan while rolling a joint is the most 60s sh*t ive ever seen

[@jamietfranklin]

Yay! Good for you, well done.

[@jnagarya519]

Dylan's voice? Songs that fit the throat. There are times only he can quench a thirst.

[@dannybaseball2444]

Bob is really a Spoken Word artist, with instrumentation.

[@perrymalcolm3802]

U might like to try It’s All Over Now Baby Blue

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Boom

[@trismaccarran9950]

Tired, just dropping a positive comment.for Mr. Dylan & Teez👌 Haven't listened to this for a while; it felt good....

[@bobot1981]

Once when I was truly stoned, I had an absolute understanding of the drainpipes line in this song.

[@edprzydatek8398]

That'll do it

[@sjw5797]

Do you remember?

[@bobot1981]

@@sjw5797 I remember having the revelation. Only that. :)

[@sjw5797]

@@bobot1981 I can relate.

[@johanrahan3189]

When he talks of Desolation Row he is refering to America and is many references to a circus depicts what America was like in the 60s x

[@garylee3685]

There are live recordings of this long song, singing without a teleprompter or lyric sheet.

[@barbarascotto3873]

No one in the world write lyrics like this God. You should hear The Grateful Dead's version of this.

[@jnagarya519]

"Grateful Dead" are a tiresome bore.

[@jhanthony2]

That's the way I used to do this album back in the '70s.

[@gogiggs6416]

I'm pretty sure you aren't the first person to roll a joint to this song.

[@lisaeischens2352]

I’ll second that.

[@mumbles215]

Nor the last

[@jameskennedy721]

Fans still argue over whether BRINGING IT ALL is better or HIGHWAY 61 . Both have some incredible songs .

[@dougsusie2319]

Keep toking dude, I still like indulging from time to time. You're a cool dude!

[@MrNormaltoo]

as good as this is - and it is Fabulous - it always goes better with a nice hit. Enjoy.

[@unclesamjones]

Guitar work by Mike Bloomfield

[@paulhagger3895]

Nope. It's Charlie McCoy.

[@jamesatipton2432]

@@paulhagger3895 You're right, You can easily tell by the different styles.

[@davisworth5114]

Please react to "I Want You" from "Blonde on Blonde" I enjoy you reactions, this is great music from a troubled age.

[@douglasleinbach6313]

Great harmonica on I Want You.

[@stevenanders4870]

I like your videos. Dylan is great.

[@keef7224]

That is one long song. Bet it was a hell of a joint! Dylan has quite a few songs with harmonica solos. Check out Visions of Johanna and Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, two more similar tracks to this with many verses and full harp solos.

[@leestamper9451]

Somebody get this man to listen to Hurricane!

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Like your open mind. Please respond to " Sad eyed lady of the Lowlands". His version and Joan Baez's.

[@kevinkuschel2457]

Great stuff, thanks

[@jamesoconnor9027]

I don't think anyone has been covered by as many bands as Bob Dylan. Now that I think of it, I have a request: Tim O'Brien, (video) Tombstone Blues, Grey Fox festival, Sept. 13, 2013. I believe you and your audience will enjoy it. ( He plays the "tiny guitar" ( mandolin ) very well haha. I hope you are able to react to it.

[@TheSixtoo]

if you wanna hear a cool mob story you should listen to "joey" by Dylan ofc

[@HelterSkelter07]

Hello Teez McGee great videos. My suggestion for you is "here's to the state of mississippi" by Phil Ochs

[@thorsluter7835]

Would love to blaze one up with you whilst listening to Dylan. I have 40+ years of Dylan experience, so stoned me might be able to offer some insight... Love your reactions, keep it up.

[@tersse]

there is i think 2 ways to look at this song, either we teach too much clasical literature, or not enough, or maybe a third, we dont take enough drugs, cos nothing matters but having fun :)

[@robertberry2289]

First line of the song references pictures they used to take of hangings (i.e. lynchings) of African Americans back in the day... ("Postcards of the hanging")

[@tjmcdonald4747]

I wonder what all the cultural references that were current in 1965 mean to younger folk. Who knows what 'Betty Davis style' means now?

[@jnagarya519]

Anyone who knows who she is and her attitude.

[@patschickel8687]

Bob Dylan won the Nobel prize in literature in 2016.

[@elysehfm8797]

Hey Teez! Hi to the fam!

[@MustafaAshah-el9nc]

React to restless farewell live

[@comedyspy20]

Kinda finding your content very late. Glad you're enjoying his work. I have a fact for this song. A dark one at that. Dr. Filth was unfortunately a real person. And he used to torture people during the Second World War. I won't go into detail, I will let the song speak for itself.

[@curmudgeon1933]

Hey, Teez, you need to try ’Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts’ if you want to hear a movie in a song.