Tambourine Man tops Hot 100
Visitors of this website have voted “Mr. Tambourine Man” Dylan’s greatest song ever. The classic 1965 album cut off Bringing It All Back Home reached the peak of the Top 100 Dylan Songs rating in April, closely followed by - and this might be a little surprise to some - Blood On The Tracks’ “Idiot Wind”. A few excerpts from user comments on the song: “the lyrics/imagery are unapproachable”, “first psychedelic vision of rock”, “last verse has been my personal touchstone for close on 42 years”, “Dylan is restless and aimless he is searching for something”, “The amazing thing about Dylan is that he can bathe himself into the sickness of a song, and then come out again.”
Feel free to vote for “Mr. Tambourine Man” as well, or post your own personal comment on the song or on any other officially released Bob Dylan tune.
April 28th, 2008 at 21:40
To dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free is my desire for life - he is and always will be the finest of song writers
April 30th, 2008 at 4:37
Lexi said it for me - “to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free” is one of my favorite Bob-lines ever. I named my business Diamond Sky after that!!!!
May 1st, 2008 at 15:05
Bruce Langhorne is the one and only Mr. Tambourine Man as can be read here: http://www.brobrubru.com/brucelanghornemusic/BLanghorneAbout.html