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Lot Essay
A COMPLETE SET OF LYRICS FOR AN ICONIC BOB DYLAN SONG WITH UNRELEASED VERSE
Arguably one of Bob Dylan's most iconic songs, The Times They Are a-Changin' was the title track for Bob Dylan's album of the same name released in 1964, Dylan's third album and his first record to consist of entirely original songs. In Dylan's own words in an interview for the liner notes for the 1985 release of the Biograph compilation, Dylan told Cameron Crowe, the song was definitely a song with a purpose. It was influenced of course by the Irish and Scottish ballads ... 'Come All Ye Bold Highway Men', 'Come All Ye Tender Hearted Maidens'. I wanted to write a big song, with short concise verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic way. The civil rights movement and the folk music movement were pretty close for a while and allied together at that time. The track became an anthem for the 1960s counter-culture movement, symbolic of the political change and cultural upheaval that the decade witnessed, and yet still resonates today. Despite Dylan stating vehemently I didn't think I was protesting anything, the song nonetheless has become the quintessential protest song. Consistently voted one of the most influential songs of all time, the song has been covered from a coterie of artists from Nina Simone to The Byrds and Bruce Springsteen.
The addition of an extra unreleased verse to this set of handwritten lyrics is a treat and allows the reader a glimpse of an extended version of the song. The notations surrounding the lyrics are tantalizing, showing Dylan's varied musical influences from Mozart, Bettie Smith and the Carter Family to the now relatively obscure rockabilly singer-songwriter, Tommy Blake. Such exceptional examples of complete Bob Dylan lyrics with impeccable provenance rarely appear on the auction market. With the vast collection of Bob Dylan's lyrics housed in the Bob Dylan Archive in Tulsa, OK, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire such a set of lyrics.
Arguably one of Bob Dylan's most iconic songs, The Times They Are a-Changin' was the title track for Bob Dylan's album of the same name released in 1964, Dylan's third album and his first record to consist of entirely original songs. In Dylan's own words in an interview for the liner notes for the 1985 release of the Biograph compilation, Dylan told Cameron Crowe, the song was definitely a song with a purpose. It was influenced of course by the Irish and Scottish ballads ... 'Come All Ye Bold Highway Men', 'Come All Ye Tender Hearted Maidens'. I wanted to write a big song, with short concise verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic way. The civil rights movement and the folk music movement were pretty close for a while and allied together at that time. The track became an anthem for the 1960s counter-culture movement, symbolic of the political change and cultural upheaval that the decade witnessed, and yet still resonates today. Despite Dylan stating vehemently I didn't think I was protesting anything, the song nonetheless has become the quintessential protest song. Consistently voted one of the most influential songs of all time, the song has been covered from a coterie of artists from Nina Simone to The Byrds and Bruce Springsteen.
The addition of an extra unreleased verse to this set of handwritten lyrics is a treat and allows the reader a glimpse of an extended version of the song. The notations surrounding the lyrics are tantalizing, showing Dylan's varied musical influences from Mozart, Bettie Smith and the Carter Family to the now relatively obscure rockabilly singer-songwriter, Tommy Blake. Such exceptional examples of complete Bob Dylan lyrics with impeccable provenance rarely appear on the auction market. With the vast collection of Bob Dylan's lyrics housed in the Bob Dylan Archive in Tulsa, OK, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire such a set of lyrics.