Wednesday, May 2, 2007

A little bit of music

I was wondering the other day when one of us would put on a song/song lyric - no blog seems to be complete without such a post.

I chose one that has been in my head since I recently put on "The Best of Bob Dylan" CD again - it's one of his best, and most perfect, songs: "Don't think twice, it's all right". If it is actually possible that some of you don't know who Bob Dylan is, let's just say he was Jimi Hendrix's idol, and is one of the most influential and accomplished singer/composers of all time, period.

This video from You Tube is a montage from a fan, with the audio from the original "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" album:



Here follow the lyrics (I'd put a tablature on, but he plays it in different ways - there is also a slightly different version of the song in the official site):

Bob Dylan - Don't think twice, it's all right

Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If'n you don't know by now
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It'll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn,
look out your window and I'll be gone.
You're the reason I'm a travelling on
But don't think twice, it's all right

And it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
the light I never knowed
and it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Well I wish there was something you would do or say
to try and make me change my mind and stay
we never did too much talking anyway
But don't think twice, it's all right

So it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal
like you never done before
and it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I'm a thinkin' and a wonderin', walkin' down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I am told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
Don't think twice, it's all right

So long honey babe
where I'm bound, I can't tell
goodbye is too good a word babe
so I'll just say fare the well
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
you coulda done better but, I don't mind
you just kinda wasted my precious time
Don't think twice, it's all right