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sparked by the cover song thread cuz all his songs that are covered are good cuz the lyrics are awesome.

anyway, i think "Hurricane" is really underrated. very powerful lyrics cuz its so true during his prime time (as were all of his lyrics for that matter) and its also got a great beat.
also "not dark yet", but not as much as "Hurricane"

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Is Hurricane underrated?

My favorite Dylan song.

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all of them [thread/]

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mine too. it just seems no one really knows it

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mine too. it just seems no one really knows it

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Hurricane is definitely not underrated. Most people know it.

Now, for a chance to reveal my possible ignorance. "One More Cup of Coffee." I heard this song after I heard the White Stripes cover of it, and I think it's amazing. That's my contribution.

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mine too. it just seems no one really knows it

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You really think so? Seems like it's one of the most popular Dylan songs (at least that he himself made famous). My favorite is Tangled Up In Blue. Is that underrated? Probably not...

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The Man In Me

or

Most Of The Time

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Another great tune.

The Dude abides.

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I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you

Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is
To see you

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Postively 4th Street. Greatest breakup song ever.

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Hurricane is fantastic, but well know.

"Who Killed Davey Moore" and "Series of Dreams" are a couple of great less well known Dylan songs.

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well it appears a lot of people know this song and i need to get some new friends

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Not to be critical of anyone, but every song mentioned so far with the exception of "One More Cup of Coffee" is pretty well known and featured across multiple hits compilations.

I'd vote for "Sara" from Desire, "Dark Eyes" from Empire Burlesque, or "Percy's Song" from Biograph

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With only a few exceptions, Dylan songs don't get more well-known that Hurricane.

Underrated:

Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
She Belongs To Me
Talkin' New York
Boots Of Spanish Leather

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In defense of everyone, he didn't ask what is the best unknown dylan song. He asked what is the most underated.

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I have never heard of any of these songs.

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My favorites:

"You ain't goin' nowhere" and "Girl from the north country" (with Johnny Cash)

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Good one. Did Simon and Garfunkel ever acknowledge their rip off of the tune?

'The Man in the Long Black Coat'

Boots Of Spanish Leather
 

Boots Of Spanish Leather

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"Girl from the north country" (with Johnny Cash)

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Good one. Did Simon and Garfunkel ever acknowledge their rip off of the tune?

'The Man in the Long Black Coat'

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I am pretty sure that both borrow heavily from an old traditional folk song, but I am far from an expert.

I like "You're a Big Girl Now" and "Buckets of Rain".

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Yes, Yes, Yes!

Also "Hard time in the country" but i might just think that song is so great because I f[/i]ucking hate NYC.

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You should probably consider killing yourself. Have you heard of the singer/songwriter named "Bob Dylan" ? Just curious.

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Not to be critical of anyone, but every song mentioned so far with the exception of "One More Cup of Coffee" is pretty well known and featured across multiple hits compilations.

I'd vote for "Sara" from Desire, "Dark Eyes" from Empire Burlesque, or "Percy's Song" from Biograph

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Isis from Desire is one of my favorites as well. That entire album is pretty badass and not too well known, except Hurricane.

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BOB DYLAN

"Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts"

The festival was over and the boys were all planning for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall
The curfew had been lifted and the gambling wheel shut down
Anyone with any sense had already left town
He was standing in the doorway looking like the Jack of Hearts.

He moved across the mirrored room "Set it up for everyone" he said
Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he turned their heads
Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin
"Could you kindly tell me friend what time the show begins ?"
Then he moved into the corner face down like the Jack of Hearts.

Backstage the girls were playing five card stud by the stairs
Lily had two queens she was hoping for a third to match her pair
Outside the streets were filling up, the window was open wide
A gentle breeze was blowing, you could feel it from inside
Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts.

Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine
He made his usual entrance looking so dandy and so fine
With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place
He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste
But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts.

Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town
She slipped in through the side door looking like a queen without a crown
She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear
"Sorry darling, that I'm late", but he didn't seem to hear
He was starring into space over at the Jack of Hearts.

"I know I've seen that face somewhere" Big Jim was thinking to himself
"Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebodys shelf"
But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim
And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him
Starring at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts.

Lily was a princess she was fair-skinned and precious as a child
She did whatever she had to do she had that certain flash every time she smiled
She'd come away from a broken home had lots of strange affairs
With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere
But she's never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts.
The hanging judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined
The drilling in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind
It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring
And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king
No nothing ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts.

Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the knife
She was tired of the attention tired of playing the role of Big Jim's wife
She had done a lot of bad things even once tried suicide
Was looking to do just one good deed before she died
She was gazing to the future riding on the Jack of Hearts.

Lily took her dress off and buried it away
"Has your luck turn out" she laughed at him'.
"Well I guess you must have known it would someday
Be careful not to touch the wall there's a brand new coat of paint
I'm glad to see you're still alive you're looking like a saint"
Down the hallway footsteps were coming for the Jack of Hearts.

The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair
"There's something funny going on" he said " I can just feel it in the air"
He went to get the hanging judge but the hanging judge was drunk
As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk
There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts.

No one knew the circumstance, but they say it happened pretty quick
The door to the dressing room burst open a cold revolver clicked
And big Jim was standing there ya couldn't say surprised
Rosemary right beside him steady in her eyes
She was with big Jim but she was leaning to the Jack of Hearts.

Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall
And cleaned out the bank safe it's said that they got off with quite a haul
In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground
For one more member who had business back in town
But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts.

The next day was hanging day the sky was overcast and black
Big Jim lay covered up killed by a penknife in the back
And Rosemary on the gallows she didn't even blink
The hanging judge was sober he hadn't had a drink
The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts.
The cabaret was empty now a sign said. "Closed for repair"
Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair
She was thinking about her father who she was rarely saw
Thinking about Rosemary and thinking about the law
But most of all she was thinking about the Jack of Hearts.

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Maggie's Farm

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Absolutely awesome. I don't think it's a song, though. I do think it's incredible. You can really tell how deeply he feels about the poem by how nervous he is about reading it.

As for songs, I think "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" is the most underrated. Not obscure, but underrated because a lot of people I know actively dislike it or just think it's weird. But it's a great story. It's a whole western movie in just a few minutes.

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on a side note, Brownsville Girl seems to be coming up on my iPod when I put it on shuffle lately. Out of 3,300 songs. I'm not complaining.

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You have to be kidding. This is one of the most awkward Dylan songs ever. If it's rated at all it's overrated.

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Another great answer.

Mostly off-topic: I have a friend who lived with a very conservative (practically amish) family for awhile while he was going to boarding school. The father of the family made him do most of the chores. He also made him sit down when he urinated because the sound of urine splashing in the toilet would be offensive to the women in the household if they happened to walk by and hear it. That was over a decade ago and he still refers to the place as "Maggie's Farm"

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How is any dylan song underrated? His whole career and everything he ever did is overrated.

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Seven Days

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Do you pay people to start these Dylan threads for you? Seems like every time I wander into OOT, there's another Dylan thread going. And where there's Dylan, there's Rich. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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"Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"

-McGee

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Black Diamond Bay

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Like a rolling stone

No one has been a total dipshit yet in this thread, naming obviously well-known tunes, so I thought I'd throw one out there.

Freakin

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I'm relieved no one has nominated "Joey".

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That song's awesome.

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"Ballad in Plain D".

That song is amazing.

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My guess is you've heard about 3 of his songs.

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From Another Side of Bob Dylan:

I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)

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Is Silvio that well known. Very fun pop song.