Dirge (Bob Dylan song)

"Dirge"

Song by Bob Dylan from the album Planet Waves

Released

January 17, 1974

Recorded

November 14, 1973

Genre

Folk rock

Length

5:36

Planet Waves track listing

11 tracks
Side one "On a Night Like This" "Going, Going, Gone" "Tough Mama" "Hazel" "Something There Is About You" "Forever Young" Side two "Forever Young (Continued)" "Dirge" "You Angel You" "Never Say Goodbye" "Wedding Song"

"Dirge" is a song by Bob Dylan. It was released on his 14th studio album Planet Waves in 1974.^[1] After recalling his band to re-record the track "Forever Young," Dylan recorded "Dirge" on just the second take.^[2] The song was labeled on the studio tape box as "Dirge for Martha." Notable for its acidic tone, "Dirge" has never been performed in concert.^[3]

Personnel

Bob Dylan – Piano, Vocals
Robbie Robertson – Acoustic Guitar

References

↑ Bob Dylan. (1974). Dirge. Planet Waves [CD]. Los Angeles, CA: Asylum.
↑ Heylin, Clinton (2000). Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited. New York: HarperCollins. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-06-052569-9.
↑ "Songs". Bob Dylan Songs. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

Bob Dylan. (1974). Dirge. Planet Waves [CD]. Los Angeles, CA: Asylum.

External links

Lyrics at Bob Dylan's official website

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