tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post4736159358558921613..comments2024-03-21T00:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Every Bob Dylan Song: Bob Dylan Song #64: Queen Jane ApproximatelyTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-35223091113416999272018-01-08T20:49:43.109-08:002018-01-08T20:49:43.109-08:00Hello Tony, another interesting essay regarding a ...Hello Tony, another interesting essay regarding a song from inside Bob Dylan's Music Box http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/507/Queen-Jane-Approximately Come and join us inside and listen to every version of every song composed, recorded or performed by Bob Dylan, plus all the great covers and so much more. 200 Albums, 1500 Songs, 5000 Artists, 10000 versions, 40000 links!Music of Bob Dylanhttp://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/507/Queen-Jane-Approximatelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-89323482440790120762015-06-24T18:05:28.962-07:002015-06-24T18:05:28.962-07:00Yep,
Paul Griffin plays piano on every track bar B...Yep,<br />Paul Griffin plays piano on every track bar Ballad of a Thin Man.<br />As much of a genius as Bob is he wouldn't get close to this piano playing. I've been trying to transcribe this piano for ages but it's difficult to hear everything in the mix. <br />Griffin was an amazing session musician who managed to effortlessly mix different licks from country,blues, calypso styles in any one arrangement.<br /><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Griffin_(musician)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-65657989063116371802015-05-17T09:26:50.266-07:002015-05-17T09:26:50.266-07:00only paul griffin could do the incredible ladder-u...only paul griffin could do the incredible ladder-up triplets from around 3:19 to 3:24. for the record, i am a piano-playing dylan fan named steve vitoff and i have covers of 35+ (!) dylan songs on my yt channelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-59202730467225166052015-05-17T09:23:00.693-07:002015-05-17T09:23:00.693-07:00i tell you that is the 100% paul griffin sound on ...i tell you that is the 100% paul griffin sound on this songAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-45507389113012895872013-01-09T23:05:20.042-08:002013-01-09T23:05:20.042-08:00Bob said that Queen Jane was a man, but who knows ...Bob said that Queen Jane was a man, but who knows whether he was telling the truth or not.XZYOEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04674344613952055964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-40433213224619517562009-06-01T11:20:04.575-07:002009-06-01T11:20:04.575-07:00Every song on Bob Dylan's album Highway 61 Rev...Every song on <A HREF="http://www.tweedlr.com/albums/6/highway-61-revisited/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Bob Dylan song ratings">Bob Dylan's album Highway 61 Revisited rated & discussed</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-58386369358314870182009-05-13T12:03:00.000-07:002009-05-13T12:03:00.000-07:00I agree with Pat. I've always heard this as one of...I agree with Pat. I've always heard this as one of Dylan's more straightforward songs. When life gives you lemons... smoke a j.Ryan Unoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-91607273308449994522008-12-05T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-05T11:06:00.000-08:00I've always heard this particular Jane as marijuan...I've always heard this particular Jane as marijuana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-52026074922399637652008-12-05T04:30:00.000-08:002008-12-05T04:30:00.000-08:00I love what Tony is doing here - most impressive. ...I love what Tony is doing here - most impressive. Regarding the piano on H61R, I have always viewed that instrument as the driving instrument of this album, more so than Bloomfield's guitar. And I think this album - due to the piano being up in the mix - reflects the great influence Little Richard had on Bob. I think Hank Williams is and was the greatest influence on Dylan but musically Little Richard is a close second, IMO.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423292585640951641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-83402937289035109082008-12-05T01:07:00.000-08:002008-12-05T01:07:00.000-08:00Regardless of who plays piano on which songs (Dyla...Regardless of who plays piano on which songs (Dylan does the vast majority of it throughout), the point about it giving the album a cohesive texture is 100% on the money. I think Highway 61 Revisited is an album that almost begs to be listened to in album form, i.e. straight through. It's not that the songs are bad on their own. Depending on mood, I'll listen to any of them individually on a certain day. However, the songs build off of one another in such a great way that it's hard for me to separate them. <BR/><BR/>I've always thought it was a nice touch by Dylan to put one of his darkest and most bitter songs ("Ballad of a Thin Man"), in which the narrator has obvious disdain for Mr. Jones, next to "Queen Jane Approximately," where the narrator doesn't see the title character as somebody necessarily good, but he's going to be there when their world collapses. We've all got people like that in our lives. You might not like them all the time, but you're willing to be there for them to lean on anyway should they truly need it. Dark piano song followed by a "lighter" one. Always thought that was cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-49260889587546175732008-12-04T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-04T18:25:00.000-08:00Michael Gray says in the Bob Dylan Encylcopedia, a...Michael Gray says in the Bob Dylan Encylcopedia, and I am pretty sure he's right, that Paul Griffin plays piano on Queen Jane. His playing is so wonderful (see Sooner or Later for another amazing example) and distinctive, it doesn't sound like Bob's playing at all.pstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256416647971073529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-44009827296897978782008-12-04T17:33:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:33:00.000-08:00this song, in lyrical style, reminds me of "I Want...this song, in lyrical style, reminds me of "I Want You" in that the words to the verses are full of crazy, surrealistic/abstract wordplay, while the refrain is simple declarative statement--"Won't you come see me", "I want you", etc.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-10417632511506737962008-12-04T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:28:00.000-08:00i love this blog& Queen Jane was the unofficia...i love this blog<BR/><BR/>& Queen Jane was the unofficial queen of England for seven days in the 16th centuryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com