Song to Woody
Bob Dylan
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I'm out here a thousand miles from my home Walkin' a road other men have gone down I'm seein' your world of people and things Your paupers and peasants and princes and kings Hey, hey Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song 'Bout a funny ol' world that's a-comin' along Seems sick and it's hungry, it's tired and it's torn It looks like it's a-dyin' and it's hardly been born Hey, Woody Guthrie, but I know that you know All the things that I'm a-sayin' and a-many times more I'm a-singin' you the song, but I can't sing enough 'Cause there's not many men that done the things that you've done Here's to Cisco and Sonny and Leadbelly too And to all the good people that traveled with you Here's to the hearts and the hands of the men That come with the dust and are gone with the wind I'm a-leaving' tomorrow, but I could leave today Somewhere down the road someday The very last thing that I'd want to do Is to say I've been hittin' some hard travelin' too
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Written by: BOB DYLAN
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"Song to Woody" was written and sang by Bob Dylan and it was one of the first original songs that he ever wrote.
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Album InclusionIt was included as the second track on Dylan's 1962 debut album "Bob Dylan."
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Woody Guthrie TributeThe song pays homage to the influential folk singer Woody Guthrie, who inspired Dylan during his musical journey.
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Song ContentThe song is a tribute and a serenade from a young artist to an old master, expressing Dylan's admiration for Guthrie's songs of protest and struggle.
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Meeting Between Dylan and GuthrieDylan first met Guthrie in a hospital, where he was admitted with Huntington's disease.
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Shaping Dylan's CareerThe passion and storytelling of Guthrie as portrayed in "Song to Woody" helped shape Dylan's own approach to songwriting.
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Use of Melody"Song to Woody" uses the melody of Guthrie’s song "1913 Massacre."
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Folk Music ImpactDylan's tribute to Guthrie in "Song to Woody" is seen by some as helping bring folk music back into the mainstream in the 1960s.
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Columbia Record Signing InfluenceDylan’s performance of "Song to Woody" reportedly influenced John Hammond to sign him to Columbia Records.
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Impact on Dylan-Guthrie RelationshipDylan's heartfelt tribute in "Song to Woody" was said to have deeply touched Guthrie and nurtured their friendship.
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