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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Bobn Dylan, Bob Dylan/Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Guns & Roses And Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan / Eric Clapton / Guns And Roses, Bob Dylan/Cold Chisel/Guns n Roses

Music Quotes:

thirty poets! what about American housewives, mailmen, street cleaners, miners? Jesus Christ, what's so spacial about thirty people that are called poets? I've known some very good people that have committed suicide, one didn't do nothing but work in a gas station all his life. nobody referred to him as a poet, but if you're gonna call people like Robert Frost a poet, then I got to say this gas station boy was a poet too.
Submitted by: haley
Everybody must get stoned
Submitted by: Rizzo
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Band Name Origins:

  • According to Bob, in his book Chronicles, he actually did select the name Dylan from the poet Dylan Thomas. Hence, Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan. He didn't want to keep his real name because another Bobby Zimmerman, at the time, was a motorcycle racer that had crashed and died. Submitted by: Eldon
  • It was neither Dylan Thomas or some fictional uncle. He chose his name because of his childhood affection for Marshall Matt Dillon in the TV show Gunsmoke. Submitted by: Prada-Meinhof

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Robert Allen Zimmerman. Submitted by: Andrew

Also known as: Robert Zimmermann. Submitted by: Rock Princess

Performer Nick Names:

Known informally as: Zimmy. Submitted by: DeeDee

Strange Offspring Names:

  • Jakob Dylan - Uh, yeah, Jakob/Jacob is Hebrew. Look it up, moron. Jakob predates the spelling Jacob. Submitted by: i
  • Jakob Dylan - Sorry, Honey. "Jakob" is not Hebrew. German, maybe. But the original form of Jacob (the only proper English spelling) is Yaakov. Enough with the pretentious phony starchild monikers. Submitted by: Marc
  • Jakob Dylan - Jakob is the Hebrew version of "Jacob". It predates Jacob with a C, I believe. It has nothing to do with being "cool" Submitted by: Honey
  • Jakob Dylan - A "k" is so much cooler than with a "c." Jakob's always said that no one ever gets his name correct---not on his childhood trophy's, and not even on one of his platinum records! Submitted by: memyselfandi
  • Jakob Dylan - Jakob is a VERY popular way to spell what we know as 'jacob'. It's not odd at all. Submitted by: Yo.
  • Jakob Dylan - Jakob Dylan's the lead singer for The Wallflowers. What's with the spelling, Bob? Submitted by: Mike Hack

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits
Comments & Submitter Name
"Renaldo & Clara, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Masked & Anonymous, Hearts On Fire" - Agrimorfee

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Highway 61 Revisited"A lot of events in the song happen "out on Highway 61," but they aren't "revisited." - Martha Hankins
"Queen Jane Approximately"The song contains the phrase "Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?" but the word "approximately" is not in the lyrics. - Martha Hankins
"Girl from the North Country"'If you're traveling in the North Country' One of the first songs by the Bard where the title was not used a lyrics. Yet the melody of this song was taken from English folk song Scarborough Fair, the title of which is used as lyrics. - Feurzeug
"From a Buick 6"The only noticible relation between the lyrics and the title is 'I'm cracked up on the highway and on the water's edge/She comes down the thruway ready to sew me up with thread' - Feurzeug
"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train The Cry"The only noticible relation the lyrics bear is the final line 'Don't say I didn't warn you when your train gets lost' - Feurzeug

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Blowin' Up Japan""Blowin' In The Wind"Jack Hogienschyburgewright
"Brainy Gay Women #12 and #69""Rainy Day Women #12 and #35"old
"Obscure Song Titles, # 16 & 93""Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35"Julia Cox

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Forever Young,"Bob is living proof this can't happenJulia Cox

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Here Comes The Sun""New Morning," Bob DylanJosh
"How Can I Fall?""Like A Rolling Stone," Bob DylanPeter
"What Do You Want?""I Want You," Bob DylanCan't believe I missed this one - Raphael
"My Name is Bocephus""I Don't Believe You," Bob DylanSpecial K
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Every Rain Of Sand" originally "Every Grain Of Sand"
Mike Kim
"Idiot Win" originally "Idiot Wind"
a song about GWB, perhaps?
Mr. Critic
"Ballad Of A Tin Man" originally "Ballad Of A Thin Man"
Written during Dylan's "Wizard Of Oz" phase?
oldiesfan
"Hanging Of The Guard" originally "Changing Of The Guard"
Adrienne Ramseur
"Jut Like A Woman" originally "Just Like A Woman"
Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Honey, Just Allow Men One More Chance" originally "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance"
Josh
"Heart Of Maine" originally "Heart Of Mine"
Naomi Swanson
"Brainy Day Women #12 And 35" originally "Rainy Day Women #12 And 35"
oldiesfan
"A Hard Brain's Gonna Fall" originally "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"
oldiesfan
"Just Like Ax Woman" originally "Just Like A Woman"
Natalie Snortman

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Tangled Up In Blur" originally "Tangled Up In Blue"
Regina Haniger
"Every Brain Of Sand" originally "Every Grain Of Sand"
Would weigh heavy on the mind!
Terror Reid
"Every Train Of Sand" originally "Every Grain Of Sand"
Mike Kim
"Idiot Mind" originally "Idiot Wind"
Dylan's 1976 warning about George W. Bush?
Mystery Person
"Idiom Wind" originally "Idiot Wind"
Mystery Person

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Blowing in the Wind""Knowing Where You Live"John A. Barry
"Blowin' In the Wind""Hiding In The Shade"Bob A. Feldman
"Hurricane""Here Comes The Story Of The Hurricane"Mister Snitch
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door""Hob Nobbin' With Seven Dwarves"Alvin Rhodes
"Knockin On Heaven's Door""Knocking On Kevin's Door (Britney's Cry)"Malcolm Higgins
"Wanted Man""Vaunted Man"Michael Pacholek
"My Back Pages""My Knack Ages"Patrick McWilliams
"Rainy Day Women #12 & #35""The Telemarketers Song"Stan Hall
"The Times They Are a-Changin'""Bob's Rhyme's I'm Not Changin'"Stan Hall
"The Times, They Are a-Changing""The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"Stan Hall

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Please Don't Fall Apart On MeIKEA flatpack productsPickle
Like A Rolling StoneRolling Stone magazineMark Silverman
Rainy Day Women #12 and #35Colonial Tramcar RestaurantMayfield62
Knocking On Heaven's DoorLife Insurance???
Baby Stop CryingNSPCCpickle*
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Oxford TownOle Miss UniversityThe Mullet Man
Bob Dylan's 115th DreamInsomniac HotlineBilly C.
Watching The River FlowIncontinence PadsJellybean
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The MemphisBlues AgainMobile Chamber Of CommerceDonna Gelpigi
HurricaneFlorida Chamber of CommerceBill Stewart
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Queen for a Day
   Foo Fighters
Queen Jane Approximately
   Bob Dylan
Queen Jane for Approximately a Day
Martha Hankins
Life Is a Highway
   Tom Cochrane
Highway 61 Revisited
   Bob Dylan
Life is Highway 61 Revisited
Martha Hankins
I Don't Want To Be
   Gavin DeGraw
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The MemphisBlues Again
   Bob Dylan
I Don't Want To Be Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Natasha Bly
That's How I Got To Memphis
   Tom T. Hall
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The MemphisBlues Again
   Bob Dylan
That's How I Got Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Peggy Pollock
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Spongebob Dylan
Sponge combined with Bob Dylan
A different musician named Bob joins the group Sponge.
Submitted By: Roger
Bob Dyldo
Bob Dylan combined with Dido
Withholding immature gags in the hope of getting this one through...
Submitted By: neptunevsmars

Misheard Lyrics:

"All Along the Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics:
The owl is getting laid.
Original Lyrics:
The hour is getting late.
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look out kid
You're gonna get hit
But users, cheaters
Six-time losers
Hanging round the theaters
Original Lyrics:
Look out kid
You're gonna get hit
But losers, cheaters
Six-time users
Hanging round the theaters
"Idiot Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
while the springtime turned slowly twaddle
Original Lyrics:
while the springtime turned slowly into autumn
"Just Like A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
She bakes jut like a woman.
Original Lyrics:
And she aches just like a woman.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Like A Rolling Stone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the bumps of time
Original Lyrics:
Threw the bums a dime.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Michael Perlin

My son, then about 10 (he is now 23) , thought this was the lyric when he first listened to the song. We thought it actually would have done just as well as the original.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Bob Dylan's Blues"
Better Lyrics:
Lord, I ain't goin' down to record store to buy no Hi Fi disc
I don't have no Hi Fi and I don't even care to have one
I can make music anytime
Original Lyrics:
Lord, I ain't goin' down to no racetrack to see no sports car run
I don't have no sports car and I don't even care to have one
I can walk anytime around the block
Submitted by: Jesus
"Desolation Row"
Better Lyrics:

The're selling postcards of Ned Kelly and the last hanging
And painting passboards green and gold
Original Lyrics:
The're selling postcards of the hanging
And painting passboards brown
Submitted by: Aj Weberman
"Stuck Inside A Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"
Better Lyrics:
The swagman he draws hexigons
Up and down the Billabong
Original Lyrics:
The Ragman he draws circles
Up and down the block
Submitted by: Aj Web

Funny Lyrics:

"Blowing In The Wind"
The Funny Lyrics:
How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?
Why They're Funny:
Duh! you just called him a man so none.
Submitted by: little Jen
"Blowing In The Wind"
The Funny Lyrics:
How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?
Why They're Funny:
Since you already called him a man I guess none
Submitted by: little Jen
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"John Wesley Harding"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
John Wesley Harding
Was a friend to the poor,
He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand
All along this countryside,
He opened a many a door,
But he was never known
To hurt a honest man.
Why They're Nonsensical:
How can you have a gun in every hand - both hands... sure!!
Submitted by: Robert Sheldon
"Wiggle Wiggle"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle wiggle wiggle like a rubber hoop
Why They're Nonsensical:
Dylan made some truly dire songs during the 80s, and this is quite possibly the worst (compounded by the fact that neither of those two things wiggle).
Submitted by: Fletch
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Hurricane"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
We want to put his ass in stir
We want to pin this triple mur- Der on him
Why They're Misrhymed:
Hey, you know what, Bob? The second syllable of 'murder' rhymes with 'stir' as well. Couldn't you have changed the line so that it scanned? Yes, I know it *does* rhyme, but there isn't a specific section for lyrics where the rhyme comes halfway through a word.
Submitted by: Red Tim
 

Insulting Lyrics:

"Idiot Wind"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth,
Blowing down the backroads headin' south.
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
You're an idiot, babe.
It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
Why They're Insulting:
'Nuff said, but every chorus of the song is a different lyric of the 'idiot wind'
Submitted by: Mrinfo
"Positively 4th Street"
The Insulting Lyrics:
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is to see you.
Why They're Insulting:
Just about the whole song is a wonderful kiss-off, get-out-of-my-life tirade. This concluding couplet takes the usual metaphor of empathy and turns it right around.
Submitted by: Alter Rocker
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Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Just Like A Woman"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
Why They're Inappropriate:
Does Bob have someone to compare love-making to that isn't a woman?
Submitted by: Mark M
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Highlands"
The Lyrics:
I'm listening to Neil Young, I gotta turn up the sound
Who They Mention:
Neil Young, one of Dylan's idols
Submitted by: Feurzeug
"Thunder On The Mountain"
The Lyrics:
I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be
I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee
Who They Mention:
Alicia Keys
Submitted by: theinvisibleband
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Sara"
The Song Lyrics:
Staying up for days in the Chelsea hotel Writing Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands for you
Song They Mention:
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
Submitted by: Mr. X
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Lay Lady Lay"
Opening Lines:
Lay, lady, lay/Lay across my big brass bed
Comments:
Submitted by: Jake
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Bland Boy Submitted by: Josh
No, he's not!
Bland Boy Submitted by: Raphael
Bald, Bony Submitted by: Sir David Grady III
He's not that bad looking
Nobly Bad Submitted by: Heck Noover Nuck

Song Title Anagrams:

"Howdy! A New Thigh" originally "Down the Highway"
Bob must be a leg-man!
Submitted by: Josh

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The MemphisBlues Again"
The Lyrics:
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again?
Why:
Refers to the cities of Mobile, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
 

Songs That Are Banned:

"George Jackson"
Radio stations across the U.S. ban this Dylan song over concerns about the songs political theme and the word "shit" in the lyrics.
Submitted by: Peter
"Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues"
In February 1963 Bob Dylan refuses to perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" when the show's producers don't allow Dylan to perform the tune. Bob Dylan would not be invited back to the show.
Submitted by: Peter

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Joey" Length: 11:05
From Dylan's "Desire" album, this is the only of Dylan's 11-minute-plus songs that is in the middle of the album rather than the end. It's also one of the few Dylan songs that I absolutely can't stand. I love Dylan, but something about "Joey" just irks me.
Submitted by: DeeDee
"Desolation Row" Length: 11:18
I'm surprised this one hasn't been submitted yet, this song is noted for it's length. The original take of this song (the version on Highway 61 RV is a later take) is a tone lower and played slow enough that although it didn't have any harmonica verses (the Highway 61 version has one separating the final verse from the rest of the song, and another after it), it is 40 seconds longer, and had that version been used, would have been Dylan's longest release until Highlands, on his 1997 album Time out of Mind.
Submitted by: Feurzeug
"Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" Length: 11:19
I'm suprised this one hasn't already been submitted. On the LP versions of Blonde on Blonde, this takes up all of side four. Furthermore, it is the most depressing song I've ever heard (at least that I can recall). 'She's your lover now' would have been a better closing track for that album.
Submitted by: Feurzeug

Song Title Acrostics:

SELL: "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
Matches well the strong farewell feel of the song.
Submitted by: Feurzeug
FAB6: "From a Buick 6"
Submitted by: Feurzeug

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Don't Paula Fart On Me Tonight" originally "Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight"
Submitted by: Amanda Svenson
"Knockin' on Devon's Whore" originally "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Submitted by: B1982

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Romance in Durango"
The Lyrics:
"No Llores mi querida,
Dios nos vigila,
Soon the horse will take us to Durango,
Agarrame, mi vida..."
Why:
In English: "Don't cry, my love,/ God is watching us,/ Soon the horse will take us to Durango,/ Hold onto me, my life..." The narrator of the song is an outlaw on the run with a woman who is presumably the mistress or wife of the man the narrator shot. The couple seek shelter in Durango, but the song, and the narrator's life, end before they get there.
Submitted by: DeeDee
 

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"I want you"
The Lyrics:
The guilty undertaker sighs,
The lonesome organ grinder cries,
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you.
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn,
But it's not that way,
I wasn't born to lose you.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.
Why:
The song is very uptempo and cheery, but the lyrics tells the tail of Dylan wanting a woman. "I want you, I need you, I want you so bad".
Submitted by: Sorella
 

Names as a Word Bank:

Y'all Do Lay By Nylon Balony All Day. Submitted by: Meredith Corpening

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"
The Lyrics:
You're the reason I'm travellin' on. Don't think twice, it's alright.
Why:
You're the treason I'm ravellin' on. Don't think rice, it's all trite.
Submitted by: Barry Amassa Tate

Lyrics Alliteration:

"Lay Lady Lay"
The Lyrics:
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed.
Why:
Four words beginning with 'l', followed by three 'b''s.
Submitted by: Rocky
There are additional Lyrics Alliteration available.

Lighter Side of Serious Bands:

"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
The most misleading song title ever created. No one knew Bob could laugh until this came out.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Exposing The Beatles to Drug's"
He just got tagged with it, but they would have figured it out on their own sooner or later.
Submitted by: princejellyfish

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Corrina, Corrina"
Movie featuring Whoopi Goldberg as Corrina
Submitted by: Paul Warren
"From A Buick 6"
No "From A Buick" parts 1 - 5
Submitted by: Lucille Ball sized hail
"Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35"
There are no rainy day women # 1-11 or 13-34.
Submitted by: Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)

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