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The Times They Are a-Changin '(song)

“The Times They Are a-Changin '” ( Russian Times, they are changing ) is a Bob Dylan song recorded by him in 1964 for his album The Times They Are a-Changin' . The song was ranked 59th on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of “ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ”. The song was performed by many artists, including Blackmore's Night (the first single of the project), which was included on the third studio album of the group Fires at Midnight .

The Times They Are a-Changin '
Cover of Bob Dylan's song “The Times They Are a-Changin '”
ExecutorBob Dylan
AlbumThe Times They Are a-Changin '
Date of issue1964
Date RecordedOctober 24, 1963
GenreFolk
Song language
Duration3:15
LabelColumbia records
AuthorBob Dylan
Composer
ProducerTom wilson
Track List for The Times They Are a-Changin '
“The Times They Are a-Changin '”
(one)
Ballad of Hollis Brown
(2)
R sPosition # 59 in the list
500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine

Content

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Dylan apparently wrote the song in September-October 1963. He recorded it as a demo of Witmark that same month. This version, which was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 . The song was then recorded at Columbia Studios in New York on October 23 and 24 and became the title track of Dylan’s third album [1] [2] .

As Dylan recalled, writing the song was a deliberate attempt to create a hymn to the changes taking place at the moment. In 1985, he told Cameron Crowe : “It was certainly a song with a specific purpose. It, of course, was influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads ... 'Come All Ye Bold Highway Men', 'Come All Ye Tender Hearted Maidens'. I wanted to write a great song with short and concise verses that interact with each other in a hypnotic way. The civil rights movements and the folk music movement have been very close to me for some time. ” [3]

Dylan’s biographer Clinton Heilin recalls how Tony Glover, who was visiting Dylan’s apartment in September 1963, took a page with the lyrics that Dylan worked on and read a line from it: “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call ...” (“Come senators, congressmen, please listen to the call "), then turning to Dylan, Glover said:" What is this shit? " Dylan shrugged and answered: “Well, you know, this seems to be what people want to hear.”

November 22, 1963, less than a month after Dylan recorded the song, US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas . The following evening, Dylan opened the concert with the song “The Times They Are a-Changin '.”

Cover versions

ExecutorAlbumYear
Peter Paul & MaryIn concert1964
Simon and garfunkelWednesday Morning, 3 AM1964
The beach boysBeach Boys' Party!1965
The byrdsTurn! Turn! Turn!1965
OdetteOdetta sings dylan1965
& ScruggsNashville airplane1968
CherWith love, Cher1968
Burle IvesThe Times They Are A-Changin '1968
The holliesHollies sing dylan1969
Nina SimonTo love somebody1969
Josephine BakerJoséphine Baker recorded live at Carnegie Hall1973
James Taylor and Carly SimonNo Nukes benefit concert1978
Billy JoelCONCEPT1987
Tracy ChapmanThe 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration1992
Richie havensCuts to the chase1994
Phil CollinsDance into the light1996
Judy CollinsBoth sides now1998
Manfred mann's earth bandBest of Manfred Mann's Earth Band 2 1972–20002000
Blackmore's nightFires at midnight2001
Me First and the Gimme GimmesTurn japanese2001
Joan BaezThis Land Is Your Land: Songs of Freedom2002
Keb 'Mo'Peace ... Back by Popular Demand2004
Billy JoelMy lives2005
Forest FradkinIf Memory Serves You Well2006
A whisper in the noiseLady in the water2006
Brian FerryDylanesque2007
Damien leithCatch the wind: songs of a generation2008
Bruce springsteenThe Kennedy Center [4]2008

Single "Blackmore's Night"

The Times They Are A Changin '
 
Single Blackmore's Night
ReleasedJune 11, 2001
GenreFolk rock
Duration6:43
ProducerRichie blackmore
ComposerBob Dylan
Songwriter
LabelSteamhammer SPV
Blackmore's Night Singles Timeline
" All Because Of You "
(2001)
“The Times They Are A Changin '”
(2001)
" Home Again "
(2002)
  1. “The Times They Are A Changin '” - 3:31
  2. Sake Of Song - 5:06
  3. “The Times They Are A Changin (Video Clip)” - 3:12

Soundtrack

The song was used as the soundtrack for the film " Keepers ".

Notes

  1. ↑ Bjorner, Olof. The Times They Are A-Changin 'sessions (neopr.) . Bjorner.com (October 8, 2004). Date of treatment January 10, 2009. Archived March 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ Gray, 2006, The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia , p. 662.
  3. ↑ Biograph , 1985, Liner notes & text by Cameron Crowe .
  4. ↑ Bob Dylan Honored at Kennedy Center , MTV.com, accessed on 2008-06-24

Links

  • Lyrics on the official website of Dylan
  • Translating to Russian language
  • Audio recording of a song on Yandex.Music
  • Blackmore's Night Clip
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin'_(Songs )&oldid = 101136950


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