The Influence of Bob Dylan on Music
Answer: Bob Dylan was so influential that even the most infamous leftist terrorist organization in U.S. history — the Weathermen — took their name from a Dylan lyric (“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows” from “Subterranean Homesick Blues“)
(The Question was: How influential was Bob Dylan?)
Less militant parties have also taken a modicum of influence from the man born as Robert Allen Zimmerman, Jr.: in particular, other musicians. So to finally put the spotlight back on the Bard of Duluth, here is a list of artists and bands who have taken their names from Bob Dylan song titles and lyrics.
John Wesley Harding | “John Wesley Harding” from John Wesley Harding |
Pavement | “Subterranean Homesick Blues” from Bringing It All Back Home Johnny’s in the basement/ |
Yazoo (aka Yaz) | “Yazoo Street Scandal” from The Basement Tapes |
The Black Crowes | “Black Crow Blues” from Another Side of Bob Dylan |
Hard Rain | “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan |
Menstrual Boy | “Minstrel Boy” from Self Portrait |
Violent Femmes | “Violent Femmes” from a secret unreleased, unheard, and completely unknown Bob Dylan demo |
Vitamin C | “Ballad in Plain D” from Another Side of Bob Dylan |
BD Boilerplate and the BBQ Bang Boys | from complete Bob Dylan catalog |
The Rolling Stones | “Like a Rolling Stone” from Highway 61 Revisited |
Mr. Mister | “Mr. Tambourine Man” from Bringing It All Back Home |
Casey Jones | “Casey Jones” from Workingman’s Dead |
The The | “Blowin’ in the Wind” from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan |
Bob Dylan | “Bob Dylan’s Blues” from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan |
Hurricane Katrina | “Hurricane” from Desire |
January 7, 2008 at 7:07 pm
[…] The Influence of Bob Dylan on Music Answer: Bob Dylan was so influential that even the most infamous leftist terrorist organization in U.S. history — the Weathermen — took their name from a Dylan lyric (â€You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows†from “Subterranean Homesick Blues“) (The Question was: How influential is Bob Dylan?) Less militant parties have also taken a modicum of influence from the man born as Robert Allen Zimmerman, Jr.: in particular, other musicians. So to finally put the spotlight bac […]
January 7, 2008 at 9:14 pm
That’s nothing. I’m so influential, a goddess took her name from me!
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January 8, 2008 at 5:36 am
Neil f*****g Young. Thats how influential Dylan is!
January 9, 2008 at 7:51 pm
「ホフ・ディラン」がないじゃん。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJo2gnWJck&feature=related
January 9, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hoff Dylan is one of the more clever band names of the 90s.
January 10, 2008 at 4:51 pm
the dylan group? strictly unknown poet dylan thomas? woody guthrie? bob marley?
favorite post so far, anyway. waving hello.
January 14, 2008 at 12:47 am
The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song called “Rollin’ Stone” (and is a classic, best-of-genre-type blues song)… which was based on an older song called Catfish Blues by the older Mississippi blues player Robert Petway. Dylan got his lyric from the Muddy Water song too.. and Jimi Hendrix re-wrote it as Voodoo Chile. (Dylan’s song comes 4 years after the Rolling Stones’ first release)…
January 14, 2008 at 12:49 am
Right, this was a joke.