Bob Dylan - Bonnie, Why'd You Cut Me Hair? (EARLY ORIGINAL SONG) [Minnesota Party Tape - May 1961]
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2021
- I was surprised to find that this gem wasn't already on RUclips. Here it is. Below is an amazing backstory told by Jaharana Romney (wife of Hugh Romney/Wavy Gravy), formerly Bonnie Beecher, the subject of this song. The last picture is of her and Wavy.
"He came to my apartment and said, 'It's an emergency! I need your help! I gotta go home an' see my mother!' He was talking in the strangest Woody Guthrie-Oklahoma accent. I don't know if she was sick, but it was an unexpected trip he had to make up to Hibbing and he wanted me to cut his hair.' He kept saying, 'Shorter! Shorter! Get rid of the sideburns!' So I did my very best to do what he wanted and then in the door come Dave Morton, Johnny Koerner, and Harvey Abrams. They looked at him and said, 'Oh my God, you look terrible! What did you do?' And Dylan immediately said, 'She did it! I told her just to trim it up a little bit but she cut it all off. I wasn't looking in a mirror!' And then he went and wrote that song, 'Bonnie, why'd you cut my hair? Now I can't go nowhere!' He played it that night in a coffeehouse and somebody told me recently that they had been to Minnesota and somebody was still playing that song, 'Bonnie, Why'd You Cut My Hair?' It's like a Minnesota classic! And so I've gone down in history!"
~Jaharana Romney (Bonnie Beecher)
This is one of the earliest recorded Dylan originals, only preceded by a few tracks recorded from 1958-1960.
I will be uploading the full Minnesota Party Tape (sometimes called the Minneapolis Party Tape) within the next few days. Stay tuned.
Credits to Olof Björner for information and backstory.
Peace & Love,
~SP
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Minnesota represent! My apartment window in Dinkytown overlooked Dylan's apartment window in the alley off 4th St. Of course I was there many decades later.
I threw a snowball at his tour bus in Aberdeen, pure rebel me, my claim to fame, 😂😂
Bob Dylan 1961: so underrated!
A nice snippet of history (no pun intended). Cheers! ✌️
I hit his tour bus with a snowball, as it left a gig in Aberdeen, pure rebel me, my claim to fame 😂, rock on bob
I've heard of this song, but never heard it. It's one of those infamous songs taped before he was famous. So good to hear Bob having a good time. I believe it was Bonnie Beecher who cut his hair. Back then Bob had little idea he would become one of the greatest Songwriters ever, along with Lennon and McCartney, those three Songwriters were the most important in modern music, the influence they had is still being felt, all these years later. As a lyricist, it goes without saying, Bob is the greatest ever. Nobody can touch Bob when it came to lyrics, he was an awesome painter of pictures with his words. He could tell a story, and the words that he wrote would be so brilliant, the imagery would take you to places in your head, or he could just totally blow you away, with songs like 'Its Alright Ma(I'm only bleeding), that song still blows me away, the words just dazzle you, until you don't know where you are, trying to keep up with the images, then you come back and he's still going with these amazing lyrics, and he takes you off again. Totally awesome. I remember the first time I bought the Bringing it all back home album when I was 15 years old, and when 'Its Alright Ma' came on, I was a different person when it ended, I just kept playing it endlessly. Now 36 years later it still sends shivers down my spine. Bringing it all back home is my favourite Dylan album. It's got everything on it. I was so glad when Bob got the Nobel prize for literature. It was so deserved. Well done Bob. I'm still listening to Rough and Rowdy ways.✌️
Bringing it all Back Home is my favorite too. Amazing songs on that album!
@@georgecoventry8441It's an absolutely amazing piece of work from a young man. How did he write those songs in his early to mid 20s, or at any age, amazing.
One of my favorite pre-debut songs of Bob's. I was tickled when I found out the girl who sung that beautiful song on the last recorded episode of the twilight zone was with bob in his early days. Thank you for exposing these recordings to more people, swingin'.
She was an incredible actress and could have had a long career. I'd love to hear her explanation for why she stopped acting. I'm guessing she chose marriage and a more private life. But she was absolutely incredible in that Twilight Zone episode and was in a ton of shows in quick succession and then just disappeared.
You could even tell the Twilight Zone crew knew they'd found someone special. In the credits, it says, "Introducing Bonnie Beecher." Generally they use that respectful phrase when they believe they're introducing someone that's going to have a legendary career. I believe she could have.
SP's Channel is like a quick Party! - Enjoy Everyone! So good to see you all below - cant help but wonder if Bob has found SP's channel - Pure Joy! Many thx SP! x see u soon!
I am really looking forward to the upload you are promising!
I laughed so hard at this story and Bob’s intro is a riot which I’ve quoted below. Thanks SP!🐖
I really like this early Dylan song- pre song chatter sets the song up. “Bonnie Why Did You Cut My Hair- Now I Cant Go Nowhere”. Great, thank you!
Great story and song! Made me smile! Thanks, SP! Take care and be well, as always :)
That's a great story. Thanks, Swingin Pig.
Thanks for posting!... You can hear his creative energy and greatness even in his early years!
You’re channel is the best one in the universe, Swinging Pig. Such joy hearing these freshly offered diamonds. 💎
You never disappoint, my guy. So many gems on this channel. Keep on doing God's work, Swingin! 💜
PS- While any Dylan fan is a friend of mine, I especially love to see other younger people like myself also obsessed with Bobby!
Thank you.
Thanks swingin I love this !! I’ve missed you so much !!!! So happy to see this
Those 4 persons who down thumbed this must have had their hair cut by the same person.
John Koerner, what a cool cat. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen him play a few times on the West Bank and talk to him after the shows.
Yes. Went to his thousand moons party a couple years ago. I’ve been watching Spider John play for over 50 years.
@@captainkangaroo4301 I was there as well, that was a fun night. It was also cool to see him playing his 9-string that he hadn’t played publicly since 1972. Hopefully he’ll play another gig when concerts return.
Thanks for this one, SP, Great old little song. Definitely I have never heard it, great story as well. listening from a long way, Roy in Africa.
So cool! Awesome backstory. Thanks for always sharing such great content!
Thank's for this gem !
feel like i should get a rubber stamp that says this -- "thanks again, swingin pig."
Heh! I knew about Bonnie Beecher, but I sure never heard about this song before.
piece of history🤠🙏
Thanks Swingin'! It's great! : ))
Based! Thanks for the upload.
Very enjoyable early Dylan!
Thank you, Saigon pig. Great video
Who's saigon pig
@@coop4476 Hes a cousin
@@kanjiwooowooo3202 😂
@@kanjiwooowooo3202 Haha !!
I was wondering, I know its a longshot, but do you perhaps have the cleaned up version of the minnesota party tape (1960)? Some songs (K.C. moan, jesus christ, johnny I hardly knew ye) are heard in their cleaned-up state in no direction home and I know a full great quality Johnny I hardly knew ye exists. Thank you for your past and future efforts :)
There’s actually three “Minnesota Tapes”, the “party” one, the “university” one, and the “hotel” one, sometimes also referred to as the “party” one. It gets confusing haha. The one you’re referring to is the “Minnesota University Tape”, recorded in 1960. It’s a pretty short one, about 20 mins. I can upload this one too at some point if I dig it out :) we’ll see how good the quality is.
@@SwinginPig please do and thank you :))
"This is my harmonica Blowing out solo; I was sucking most of the time, this time I'll blow out." LOL
Lyrics:
Bonnie why'd you cut my hair
Bonnie why'd' you cut my hair
Bonnie why'd you cut my hair
I can't go nowhere
Sitting down all alone
Sitting down all alone
Ain't go no hair on my head
Ain't got enough to use a comb
Is your hair Bonnie
.... unintelligible
Hey Hey
Ho Ho
Hey Hey ...
I'm not going to make any more hair comments.