Expecting Rain

Well they are to some of us!!!

Love is just a four letter word is a great one too.

I wonder if that was really wroted for Joan Baez to sing anyway. It suits her phrasing, and she can really whip can that box on it, too.

Will throw my lot in with "I Threw It all Away"- and this is why:

"I Threw It All Away"

I once held her in my arms
She said she would always stay
But I was cruel
I treated her like a fool
I threw it all away

Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand
And rivers that ran through ev’ry day
I must have been mad
I never knew what I had
Until I threw it all away

Love is all there is, it makes the world go ’round
Love and only love, it can’t be denied
No matter what you think about it
You just won’t be able to do without it
Take a tip from one who’s tried

So if you find someone that gives you all of her love
Take it to your heart, don’t let it stray
For one thing that’s certain
You will surely be a-hurtin’
If you throw it all away

Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1969 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1997 by Big Sky Music

A supreme song of regret, echoed in the spooky organ and Bob's aching voice. Brought back to mind for me by the recent Stars album "The Five Ghosts" and its revisiting of the theme of regret. No fancy word play but a subtle, simple and evocative noting of lost and callously thrown away opportunities which ultimately leave one hurt and regretful. I have always enjoyed the echoing of the Beatles grand theme of all you need is love; of the positive effects of that emotion, but with a darker spin provided by bob, and the damage that can be done to a person if 'you try' to live without it. The evocation of love with natural presences like mountains and ever flowing rivers is a great image-one that I find sustaining.

I always thought that song went well with "One More Night"

I agree. There has always seemed to be an "Il Penseroso"- "L'Allegro" dynamic between these two songs and the other more hopeful songs on that album like "To Be Alone With You". I have always thought there is more going on in this record then people are usually willing to acknowledge. For my ears Nashville Skyline is more than just a 'sweet' nod to domestic bliss.

No. If my memory serves me right, Dylan heard Baez's recording of the song and didn't know he had written it.

Simple Twist Of Fate

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the ideal.... WEDding Song

the real ... Standing in the Doorway

So Baez recalled in No Direction Home.

What I'm talking about is a scenario like when you decide to leave the waitress an extra dollar over the regular 15 percent for a tip, but you don't say anything about it.