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Originally Posted by Moshe
Most of the songs on Self Portait were not written by Dylan.
I love the opening cut "All the Tired Horses In The Sun"- vocals by a female chorous. the only lyrics are "All the tired horses in the sun, how am I supposed to get any ridin' done?".
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Yes, Dylan gives us a lot more covers than he usually does, and you`re right,
Tired Horses is a beautiful track; unlike anything else Dylan has done, as far as I know.
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Originally Posted by Moshe
When I first heard this I thought the second line was "How am I going to get any writting done" which would have been a nice excuse for not writing much on the album.
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That never occured to me - it would`ve been quite clever !
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Originally Posted by Moshe
Other great gtrack: the country song "Gotta Travel On", soundtrack instrumental, "Wigwam" , folk ballad "Days of 49" & shlock "Send A Message to Marie"
Americana artiste Ryan adams (never got into his stuff at all, BTW) rates Self portrait as an "Americana" classic
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Other tracks that work well for me are the obvious choices;
Copper Kettle, Belle Isle and
Early Morning Rain.
Though it comes from a different period, another excellent Americana cover by Bob is
Shenandoah from "Down In The Groove."