One of the Brit papers played off this week’s broadcast debut of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (the DVD has been out for about a week) by asking various celebrities to name their favorite Dylan songs. Some of the replies were unsurprising (Patti Smith loves "Like A Rolling Stone"); one was a cheat, albeit a fun one (Tom Waits names all of The Basement Tapes); one was unexpected (Respect MP George Galloway is keen on "Tangled Up In Blue"). I guess that’s one of the defining misfortunes of being famous: people think nothing of calling you out of the blue and asking you questions like, "What’s your favorite Bob Dylan song?".…
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76 - bob dylan fan
they are all so dam good... i often find myself trying to choose one and ending up listing hundreds!!!ballad of a thin man is rad!
77 - Chris L.
My top 10 include
-Subterranean Homesick Blues
-Maggie's Farm
-It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
-Like A Rolling Stone
-It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
-Desolation Row
-Tangled Up In Blue
-Idiot Wind
-Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
-The Hurricane
78 - Frank V
Five favorites:
Desolation Row
Visions of Johanna
Hard Rains a gonna fall
Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
Every Grain of Sand
79 - Antonjr
As many, mine is constantly changing. Right now it's probably "All I Really Want to Do" - which actually hasn't been mentioned, but I really like it. The one that's I would generally would call my all-time favorite though is probably "Stuck Inside of Memphis..."
80 - Antonjr
Mobile, of course. bonk
81 - Freddie from Florence
Desolation row
Just like Tom thum's blues
It takes a lot to laugh,it takes a train to cry
Visions of Johanna
Obviously 5 believers
My back pages
Jokerman
Not dark yet
Blind Willie McTell
I want you
82 - Hardcore Tomas
All Along The Watchtower
You can cover it as much as you like, nothing will beat that song
83 - rifat
mr. tombourine man is the best !
84 - Sean
Not that this was one of his best songs but "Billys Theme" from the soundtrack to Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is one of my favourites.
85 - dave
easy best 10 (not in order)
-With God on our side
-desolation row
-a hard rain's a-gonna fall
-love minus zero/no limit
-hurricane
-all along the watchtower
-like a rolling stone
-don't think twice, it's alright
-jokerman
-the times they are a-changin'
honorable mention
-i want you
-blowin' in the wind
-simple twist of fate
-not dark yet
-mr. tambourine man
-Dave :)