Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Official Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 10 мар 2019
- “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" by Bob Dylan
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Lyrics:
The festival was over, the boys were all plannin' for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin' in the wall
The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down
Anyone with any sense had already left town
He was standin' in the doorway lookin' 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 playin' five-card stud by the stairs
Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair
Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide
A gentle breeze was blowin', 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 lookin' 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 lookin' like a queen without a crown
She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear
"Sorry, darlin', that I'm late, " but he didn't seem to hear
He was starin' into space over at the Jack of Hearts
"I know I've seen that face before, " Big Jim was thinkin' to himself
"Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's 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
Starin' 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'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts
The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined
The drillin' 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, nothin' ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts
Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife
She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife
She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide
Was lookin' to do just one good deed before she died
She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts
Lily took her dress off and buried it away
"Has your luck run 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 lookin' like a saint"
Down the hallway footsteps were comin' for the Jack of Hearts
...
#BobDylan #Folk #SingerSongwriter 
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Theres never been any other song like this where a whole movie was played out in a song, not even close. Only Dylan has done that, you watched a 2 hr movie listening to a song less than 9 min. Ridiculous talent. And to top it off, the song musically is foot stomping fun and great. Dude really is a genius.
Perfectly said👍😎
‘The Ballad of Frankie Lee & Judas Priest’ and ‘Hurricane’, to name two. All three songs are written & performed with aplomb by the same artist though, the one & only Robert Zimmerman.
@@oleggorky906Also, ‘The Ballad Of Frankie Lee & Judas Priest’ from the John Wesley Harding album.
@@oleggorky906 💘
@@oleggorky906 I can see that, yeah. Very spiritual songs on it, aren’t they ? It’s a great album but the man is drenched in great albums. We’re probably talking about the very best songwriter in history here TBF.
yOU DON'T need a video clip. You just picture it in your mind.
Yes, so true.:-)
old school
Nailed it there
Yep
that's right
I’m 85 been following Bob Dylan for about 50years. Still listening in awe
I'm still gathering evidence, but right now, i'm pretty sure, that he is the reincarnation of Mozart.
He's just knowing the art,
one of not giving a fuck and losing all the fucks you've got to give.
Сейчас
Me too...80 years old....soundtrack to my life
He certainly gave it everything he could. I’m grateful that he chose this art form. It enriches my soul.
This song is an absolute masterpiece. It's a big part of the reason that blood on the tracks is considered one of the best albums ever made. The story, the lyrics and the way he ties it all in. No one else could write this song.
It’s really dreamy, ethereal. My fav .
Arguably the best album ever made and one of the greatest works of art ever:)
And no chorus. Just a plowing steam engine of a song.
The best, not “one of”
Well, this song and Shelter From the Storm...and Tangled Up in Blue...and Idiot Wind...and Simple Twist of Fate...and Meet Me in the Morning...and Buckets of Rain...
OK... You get the picture.
Anyone with any sense had already left town. 2024 anyone?
yeah!
July 15, 2024. St Louis MO ❤
York PA STILL LOVIN BOB. No one comes close
@@warrensworld631 He was always right, about everything, so long ago...The past is always close behind
God bless you Bob
Apparently a contingent of characters with no sense stuck around.
Thank God we are all lucky enough to have lived in the lifetime of this genius
Back of the net !!!
Bob is up there with Wordsworth, Dickens, Einstein. As you said. Genius
Take care.
.....(quite simply).....word......
Agreed
I feel blessed just to walk the same earth and existing in the same time as him
Maybe HE was lucky to be living in MY lifetime! Because he is writing about ME, and not ME about HIM!..
I dedicated this song to my sister who passed away in 2015. She always referred this song as a mini soap opera.
I think this would make a brilliant Broadway play.
Ha..I said this recently to a friend, it's every storyline of every soap opera.. blessed be your sister x
@@benholland5135 I would love to see an old school Shakespeare globe theatre show of the five minute songs ……… R.E.M Bad Day comes to mind about the song videos but plays, it could be a whole theatre revival thing.
I think this song is second only to "Tangled Up In Blue". Both are so descriptive of a story but TUIB includes a depth of feeling and loss not expressed here.
Sorry for your loss but she was right! I love it, too. Almost every day on repeat ..... What can I say? Genius can't be denied..... Love & Peace! :) X
My mother (ha! )
gave me many pesos in the Philippines for my 10th birthday 1964. .. warm and loving ,Mom right? I went to the record store and spent every peso on Dylan LPs and I have never looked back.
God bless him for molding me.
The amount of talent it takes to write a song like this is mind-boggling.
Unparalleled
There's a story possibly apocryphal about Bod Dylan and Leonard Cohan and Dylan asking Cohan how long it had taken Cohan to write Hallelujah, Cohan said about 5 years all told and Cohan asking Dylan the same question about, God gave names to all the animals, (from Slow Train Coming,) and Dylan said it took me about five minutes.
I almost believe it; somehow genius seems to be hard wired into the guy.
3 fav and that's hard..lily,changing of the guards and your a big girl now..and everything else is amazing
Shunt forget baby blue either
I think it goes beyond talent...lots of talented song writers....this is a man who understands the truth like no other....
This song should be made into a film - a
great western movie.
main actor Dan Duryea
Frankie and Jonny ish.
Jim Perpich My thoughts completely!
Xx love 😘 again 😘 Again 😘 AGAIN... BobDylan is THE BEST ! !
I think that's where they got the idea for Oceans 11 lol.
A group of guys who rode bikes because they loved their lifestyle. Some cold beer a block of hash and Bob Dylan. We slept under the stars and rode off when we felt like it. I'm old now but those memories are precious and Dylan was always there with us.
Perfect storytelling. Perfect rhythm. Perfect cadence. Poety of unmatched perfection 💜
"Anyone with any sense had already left town." Sums up my life.
😆
I was one that stayed in town...and encouraged others to do the same.
Me too ,brother me too
My thoughts exactly as I sit in NYC during the height of the Coronavirus while everyone I know got the hell out of here😫
And many others
I'm an L.A. songwriter with movie credits and radio play, and whenever my mortal hubris rears its head, I listen to Bob Dylan songs and I once more retreat into total humility and awe.
why dont u retreat into my poetry; trinidad apodaca poet: google
@@trinidadapodaca7027 Very nice. I too am a poet, only I put my poetry to music in the form of songs, which I play to audiences and sell to other artists and film production companies. Anyone can write poetry. Not just anyone can write marketable songs.
Cheers...
I venture over 60+ years he has inspired those feelings in an endless list of Artists in many Genres.
Hi Keith I am surprised you here, big fan of your work on the film School Spirit it was an excellent tour de force porn film and your scoring of two songs really brought it all together. What was it like working with The Reds? And do you think you'll ever make music for films that aren't just porn?
@@gudrunrosenfeldt8284 Lol... I assume your reply was a sendup.
Yeah, the Reds and Hollywood in the 80's were the best, and the loudest. Hair and Marshalls, dogg...
School Spirit wasn't porn, bro. Not even close. However, my guitar solo was looped for the girls' shower scene, so it was like I was there psychically. Lol. Done lots of films. None porno, though I am available for music Work for Hire...
I've been singing this song word for word since I was 5, blessed are Grandparents with great music taste 🙌
Thank your Grandparents for introducing you to good music. I also introduced my granddaughters to good music. Bruce, Bowie (especially Bowie), Seger, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, The Pogues, etc. Even at my old age my granddaughters are surprised at my taste in music. Always loved music, no reason to stop exploring now.
No shit..
Good for you..
Lily, Rosemary and The Jack Of Heart
I smell shite.
You are so blessed!
Best song he has ever written! God, I love love this song. The words are just unbelievable, yes definitely a book, an operetta that puts Gilbert & Sullivan to shame. A total masterpiece.
This may be the greatest album ever made. It's surely a contender.
Only rivalled by Desire...
It's a toss up whether I've listened to this album or American Beauty more times.
Either way it's Dylan's greatest work, just my opinion.
Yep!
Yep, it is for me but others would say Bat out of Hell or Rumours and I would put Street Legal above both of them with the condition that I like all sorts of music
That is an opinion, I can not contest Mr. Evans. If I might say something controversial? On any given day Bobby has five albums in my top ten. Between the combination of studio, live albums and additional bootlegs, I've gladly floated down a winding stream.
If you had to say today, which of his songs is your favorite?
I think this is one of Bob Dylan's best songs personally, the characters and scenery described is so vivid. The rhythm is great and the story is just as great, I don't know I just really enjoy this particular song.
Millions agree baez si b gs. It better b m
Agree totally. And when I first heard Series of Dreams it had the same impact as when I first heard this all those years ago. Take care.
He sure knows how to tell a story through song and lyrics
I agree. This song is very underrated.
@@the_womble_king4357 Under rated by who?? Anyone who knows anything knows this song is a masterpiece and on one of the greatest albums ever produced! Not under rated! Cheers 😎
Someone once said when Johnny Cash sang a song it stayed sung. When Bob spins a yarn, it stays spun.
Goddamn right, brother.
Man, Johnny's voice. It wasn't great. But it was perfectly pure. From his soul. Helped me get past losing my older brother 4 days after having what to me, was the best conversation we ever had. Cohen too. They both, for me, just kept getting better, more real.
WHAT?
Great quote
@@andyfletcher3561perfectly imperfect 🥰💜
I'm 80 listening to Bob since 1966-67. Stay healthy my friend.
@@user-nd8jv9xc2m ty.
There are not enough superlatives in the world to describe this man's talent. I've been listening to Bob since 1962, no one else even comes close. Not even close.
Probably true but I think Van Morrison is on a par
Dylan wrote “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” no one else could have written that. And he was 21!!!! He is the king. Each of his different “phases” is a hall of fame career on their own. Now factor that by 7 careers and u will understand. I hate to upset beatle fans but how many great albums/songs has Sir Paul made since 1970???? That’s almost 50 years. It ain’t that easy folks. Dylan is in a class by himself.
Couldn't agree with you more.
Me and my Brother said exactly the same thing. Nobody comes close to Bob Dylan!
@@david-pb4bi No way!!!!!!
I love this song. I know people criticize its place on the album, but it's always fit for me. The scenes and characters are so evocative, it's unbelievable.
I couldn't agree more. It's probably one of the best tracks from what is my favorite album of all time
I think he should've kept the original acoustic recording for this one, it would've fit much better with the rest of the album. But it's a great song nonetheless and I like this version too.
I personally change the nearly the whole first half with the outtakes from More Blood, More Tracks for a more slow/ somber tone. However, I keep this song as it is. I feel that the juxtaposition in tempo and "fun-ness" gives a bit of variety.
I also replace "Meet Me in the Morning" with "Up To Me". Nonetheless, this album is arguably the greatest album from a lyrical standpoint (not musically) of all time. This and Abbey Road (arguably the greatest album from a musical standpoint) are my top 2 favorites, Blood on the Tracks always leaning to the top spot.
I would replace Meet Me in the Morning with either Up to Me or Call Letter Blues, yeah. And swap You're a Big Girl Now with the acoustic NY version. Other than that, I wouldn't change anything, personally.@@GraffitiPops
The biggest crime in music history is having Yellow Submarine on Revolver... Especially as it would end up also being on the soundtrack album. Now THERE is a song that is totally out of place. Lily, Rosemary is a perfect livener on what could have otherwise been too morose an album. And it is fine storytelling too...
When I hear this song, I become the Jack of Hearts.
One of the best poets that ever lived. A true legend.
im nor as good as dylan but not bad ( trinidad apodaca poet on gppgle)
google
Not one of best, he is the best poet ever.
Did we ever do anything to deserve Bob Dylan. I think sometimes at night.
Kundan Gujar: Probably not but still, he graced us all with his genius.
What a great way to express this. The answer is probably, “No, we didn’t!”
I know I didn't.
who doesn't
No chorus, epic story, another Dylan classic, the story flows from the beginning to the end, with a style only Dylan could write.
Robert Morrison: Spot on! I think that’s one reason I’ve loved it since I bought the album “back in the day”. And the organ just has a way of keeping the story telling going. 👍
It is rushed. Needs trimming.
I love this song and probably heard it hundreds of times but for the life of me I can't follow what's going on. And it doesn't matter.
@@AndreSzykier1 Tell Bob that.
I never realized no chorus...I always took the chorus to be when he says "Jack of Hearts"and then the short instrumental.
The lyrics are so good they evoke a picture for every line. Visual music. And it just never gets old.
Songs like this are why I consider him a modern-day bard. He tells a story perfectly through music and through subtle wording, and he leaves it up to the listener to draw their own conclusions.
@@ellamcmakin7831 this song could be a great movie. An original. You can see the characters as you listen
Definitely.i could make a tele show with the lines of this song.
I graduated high school the year this came out. This song and Shelter From the Storm are my two favorites. Funny that this song didn’t get as much critical acclaim as I thought it deserved.
The lmagery you are practically in the story. Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand new coat of paint . The leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk. A gentle breeze was blowing, you could feel it from outside. Etc, etc. First time I heard it, it just resonated with the wild west. Awe inspiring
I am so glad to finally see all these classic Dylan songs making their way onto RUclips. Not only for my own listening pleasure, but also for fellow Dylan fans and especially for those who are new to Dylan's music.
yeah. I'm 3 months late...like most Aussies... Bob wishes he was on an Australian Mountain range!!
Thanks 😊 ☺️😘 n I Love you too...n FOREVER ❤️❤️💙 I Love you Bebe GIRL ❤️💙 I Love you too baby girl 😍❤️ ❤️😍 💙 WORLD... WATCH out for the DEVIL......
SHE'S Gonna get......
YOU... From... BEHIND... ! !
So right my friend. Dylan really did start everything. A friend said that Bobby wanted to be a superstar. Then when he realized his goal, he freaked. Just like so many of us ~~ The happiest of New Years to you and yours
There isn't enough appreciation I could express for the man's music. My biggest fear is waking up to another life in which Dylan doesn't exist. He's been a profoundly important bridge builder, piecing together lost and forgotten realms within my being. It's a silly thought though because Bobby's always been here within the smoke rings of our mind...
Olá Valeu Bob Dylan sou Rocha Arapiraca Alagoas Brasil
When you get Dylan to sing about something he cares to say, he sings. Anyone who says he has a bad voice has never heard him sing.
He has a bad voice... for most songs. His voice perfectly sooths his own songs.
Fantastic album love just as much as when I first heard it
I have seen Dylan singing 'My Back Pages' and his voice was awesome. It is in black & white so probably from early 60's. I don't know if I saw it on TV or on RUclips, although I can't find it on RUclips now. There are various versions of him singing this track but on the one I can't find his voice is awesome. His voice was smooth and pure, not gravelly as it became later. Neverless, Dylon is out there on his own.......unique.
@@texetera I had a friend who had a friend that worked for WEA around 1974-75. He gave a "Loss Leader" compilation of artists. Dylan did a cut o Lay Lady Lay, him and an acoustic guitar. Absolutely perfect. Sang from his diaphragm instead of through his nose. Not as much projection, a TINY bit lower, and absolutely crystal clear. They didn't usually do this on the Loss Leaders but he had a second track, equally as clear, but for the life of me I can't remember. I've long regretted leaving over 300 hunks of vinyl behind when I left Oahu in 1979. It also had a phenomenal cut of Bread doing Elton John's "Your Song".
Bob's songs sung by any other are not the same...
This song could have been made into a great movie.
True that .
Been saying that for years..
Come on Ron Howard......?!?$##@
Every bloody Western ever made is near the song
Holy smoke Bob has just unleashed endless classics on youtube all at once and now I am up all night ...thanks Zimmy!
Holy smoke indeed.
I work with a Zimmerman. In Minnesota. Probably shirt tail related.
he is getting old
@@tonycostanzo4276 No question but his music never does,in the last ten or so years I've started to recognise what a truly good Singer he is,always thought so but he really can....sing
I know right im beside myself last few weeks
I am pretty sure, in my last seconds on this earth, one or two dylan verses will come to my mind
Yeah me too
"...he moved into the corner and lay facedown like the Jack of Hearts ..."
Gets me every time.
"The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts."
Classic Dylan-speak
...thank you to my late 'bestest Army buddy in the whole wide world' who introduced me to Dylan in 1972 while we were stationed in Illesheim, Germany, Rick Waltrip...I miss you my friend!!!
I live for this song and this album. I'm 37 but me and my dad (the best dad in the world) we would always drink and smoke a spliff and chill to this album. Amazing times!!!!! Rest in peace daddy. You taught me what great music is!!!!!!! xxxxxx
Same here but it be the band and Eric Clapton as well.
Wow my brother turned me on to Dylan from Avery early age no one writes like Dylan the master of poetry in our time I doubt there will ever be anyone has good as he in the music industry for a very long time
On no. I thought MY dad was the best dad in the world:)
Blood on the Tracks is one of those albums you might not be able to listen to the same ever again if you try to use it for catharsis during a tough time. This song especially always hits a painful chord, even though it's not one of the more overtly sad songs on the album. There is a feeling of loss and time running out that's very well captured here.
Dylan said he wanted to write songs that weren't fixed in time. This might be the best example of it.
I can't fathom the genius of this songwriting
This song is basically a master class in songwriting. Gather round everyone, this is how you do it.
Dylan: Words, words, words~ Sunglasses. Cloud of hair. Epic profile. Eyes bluer than Robin's eggs.
Harmonica for days...
Well I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again...
Best storyteller ever.This song gets better and better
ppl commenting "there's no music like this in 2021" know dylans 1 of a kind. There wasn't music like this in 1021 & there won't be in 3021. Find happiness that you were able to share time in consciousness w him
This song introduced me to Bob Dylan in 1975...I was hooked forever after.
It has a awesome beat but the lyrics are the greatest.
@@ninjavigilante5311 Lyrics brought me to his music from there on...Agreed
Call me "One eyed" But I think all Bob Dylan's songs/stories are Masterpieces. Kind regards from a 72 yr old lady in Australia. Cheers
Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.
The Jacks of Hearts and Clubs are the only one eyed jacks! The Jack of Hearts is the only suicide jack.
This song just chugs along like the red hot masterpiece that it is.
runntum Spot on!
It feels like I am on a train.
Juggernaut
Many of his greatest songs chug along with repetitive rambling music with stunning lyrics ..
SURE DOES.
This song reminds me of my Dad. He passed away last year and i still listen to this song with tears in my eyes. R.I.P Dad😢
One right in the eye for those fools who say he can,t sing!
He is the first and the only one
The festival was over, the boys were all plannin' for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin' in the wall.
The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down
Anyone who had any sense had already left town.
He was standin' in the doorway lookin' 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 playin' five-card stud by the stairs
Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair.
Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide
A gentle breeze was blowin', 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 lookin' 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 lookin' like a queen without a crown.
She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear
"Sorry, darlin', that I'm late, " but he didn't seem to hear.
He was starin' into space over at the Jack of Hearts.
"I know I've seen that face somewhere, " Big Jim was thinkin' to himself
"Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's 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
Starin' 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 had come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs
With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere.
But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts.
The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined
The drillin' 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, nothin' ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts.
🔪🔪🔪
Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife
She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife.
She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide
Was lookin' to do just one good deed before she died.
She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts.
Lily took her dress off and buried it away.
"Has your luck run 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 lookin' like a saint."
Down the hallway footsteps were comin' 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 hangin' judge, but the hangin' 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 that it happened pretty quick
The door to the dressing room burst open and a Colt revolver clicked.
And Big Jim was standin' there, ya couldn't say surprised
Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes.
She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' 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 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 hangin' 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 hangin' judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink.
The only person on the scene missin' 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 thinkin' 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw
Thinkin' 'bout Rosemary and thinkin' about the law.
But, most of all she was thinkin' 'bout the Jack of Hearts.
Absolutely great song
Thank you buddy. Thank you.
Bob probably wrote in a fraction of the time it took you, Lol
Steadying her eyes
Yes, Colt revolver not cold revolver. Minor quibble.
A man of mystery, the jack of hearts. Thank you Bob Dylan for this amazing story.
The greatest album ever, start to finish? (I'm not even that big of a Dylan fan, but darn near every song is a masterpiece.)
My favourite Dylan album, one of a handful of the greatest.
Blood on the tracks is a beautiful album
I about 1.5 miles from the MN studio where the majority of it was done.
Yes
A big Bob Dylan fan and blood on the tracks is the best album in my opinion that he ever had
It’s like Bob wakes up from a dream and the lyrics fall out his head onto the writing pad ✍🏻 🎼 👌
Fucking love this song, and it's from his best album, imo.
The walrus was Paul o this or infidels for sure!
Agreed!
The vivid characters come to life in brilliant lyrics and a carousel-like melody. I wish someone would create a movie script from this song that’s one of Dylan’s best storylines.
A movie would probably get watered down and wouldn't capture the beauty of the song and lyrics. Poetry doesn't transfer well to film. Also, maybe Dylan won't allow it to be made into a movie. He's pretty low-keyed.
I always have thought that also - I see it when he sings it
_Brownsville Girl_ is another. _Joey,_ _Black Diamond Bay_ & _Isis_ are some of his other songs that'd transfer to film. Even _Frankie Lee & Judas Priest_ would be a great one to flesh out.
there is a movie script. you have to go to Ohio State University to read it. not allowed to copy it. don't know why. never read it myself.
He is the best that ever picked up a microphone.
It's the pen that makes him great
If you don't have a pen, no point approaching the microphone in the first place
I fucking love this song. He's such a great story teller.
She slipped into the side door lookin like a queen without a crown
I don't care what people think there's no body better he's the best
My 20 favorite Bob Dylan songs
20. Maggie's Farm
19. Lay Lady Lay
18. It Ain't Me Babe
17. Just Like A Woman
16. I Want You
15. Shelter From The Storm
14. The Times They Are A Changin'
13. Blowin' In The Wind
12. Mr. Tambourine Man
11. Postively 4th Street
10. Tangled Up In Blue
9. Hurricane
8. Desolation Row
7. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
6. Don't Think Twice It's Alright
5. Rainy Day Women 12&35
4. Subterranean Homesick Blues
3. Tombstone Blues
2. Like A Rolling Stone
1. Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
1) Things Have Changed
2) Changing of the Guard
Absolutely criminal that the man in me isn't in there
Every grain of sand . . .. too many brilliant songs!
Slow Train has to be on your list with Mark Knopfler on guitar.
"she had come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs. With men in every walk of life that took her everywhere." Brilliant play on words
That's not a play on words asshole. I'd rather watch maggots spin 360's in a dumpster than converse with you that's playing with words
It is obviously a play on words, and that is Dylan's talent, you kine 'like' the songs, but each one of them means different things to different people.
That is why he is Internationally Lauded as a Poet
The ignorant, like @Gina Mori will never understand Artistry, they do not have the capability
But she never met anyone quite like the jack of hearts ❤️
@@susanhavens8692 👍👍👍
@@ginamori8656 You have no right to call anyone else an asshole, unless it's as an expert.
Can we take a second to appreciate how good his backing band is? In songs like this one, or "Tangled up in Blue", the band is doing incredible job. The little riffs, percussion, it all adds up to the final song. Which is excellent, as always with Dylan.
He has wonderful back ups!!!
After playing drums for this track, the drummer was sent on medical leave for sore arms.
My two favorite songs on my favorite Dylan album.
@@bieuxyongson You have nice taste. My favorite right now is hard to tell. It would be struggle between the albums released after 2000s (like Tempest, RARW, or Love and Theft), and Another Side of Bob Dylan. Blonde on Blonde is fantastic too. Although, I must admit that Another Side is simply my favorite. Every song on that album is excellent, plus it has more than two killer songs.
@@bsnf-5 I will have to check those out. Thanks!
he is to music what shakesphere was to poetry
Calm down
Greatest story song of all time.
Pure GENIUS!! No scholar, nor academic, could even come close to this man's connection with life!!!
@@J.Universe2342 his material is unparalleled. This tune defines his Excellence.
You mean his connections with the universes.
Out of the world! He's written out a damn story in a song with twists, humor, social commentary, political slants, kinkiness, and character analysis! Holy smoke!
Check out stuck in mobile w the memphis blues again.just as good as this story.
@@brettallison5753 not really, but it’s good in its own right, can this really be the end?
@@steviesevieria1868 i dont know steve, mobile blues is as tangled up in blue as lily rosemary.i will sit in black diamond bay listening to many of this mans tunes.in my shelter from the the storm till the hurricane is over😂😂.
A masterpiece.
That’s an understatement
Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters of all time...such great lyrics by the master himself 🎤🎶🎸
The Jack of Hearts is the man we all love and want to win.
And the card metaphors throughout the song, the way the drums and the bass bounce along through the whole song. The cast of characters. Masterpiece.
Thanks Bob. We're all old getting old. Upload them all so we can enjoy them and share with kids and grandkids. Can't take them with you, I don't think.
YES
Dylan, at his best storytelling self. Love it!
Bob telling the story only as he could❤
May be Bob Dylan coming from another planet, he is an alien. Genius🎙🎶👽🤣👌
Still remember my older brother coming home during Christmas from the Navy with this CD. I was only 7 years old so the rest of Blood on the Tracks didn't resonate with me yet. However, this song was like a novel set to music and I played this song on repeat until he had to ship off again with the CD Player and my still all-time favorite song. I received a cassette of the entire Blood on The Tracks from him a month or two later and played it until the tape wore out.
This is one is a true masterpiece you could make a movie about this song blessed are we bob dylan as touched our minds true singer and still smashing it enjoy the man people ❤️
From his greatest album a masterpiece...
Yes I can't stop listening to it.
Bob Dylan is cool, plain and simple.
Had the album on cassette, listened to it on my trips back and forth to work in my 1979 Datsun 210. Good old times.
I am SO glad all these classics that Bob wrote finally are on RUclips again 💜💜💜
What a Freakin song, this a story, a movie even, Absolute Perfection of a Musician/Songwriter this man is
Of all the great songs Bob Dylan has ever made... This one is my favorite
Dylan is mesmerizing, I still can’t stop the same feelings upon listening to this ballad that I had when I first heard his musical and lyrical genius 50 years ago. His music is timeless. To me, his tales and talent will never lose their appeal.
And the funny part, the drilling went on in the, wall, nobody paid it no mind, must have been a hell of a party!
Definitely took me a few listens to appreciate when the "boys finally made it through the wall". That was just the B plot line to a full country western show.
Bobs often described as a poor singer. No chance ! Singing is not all about holding notes ! Its about presentation rhythm and phrasing and interpretation. Bob is peerless in those aspects
Stop calling me a liar..
It's really starting to PISS ME OFF
True words?
Agreed
Great singer doesn't have a Pavarotti voice but who does
Also about “Storytelling” and Dylan is a master at storytelling
Blood on the Tracks is simple genius set to music. You can see every image of this song, the colors, the characters, the feelings. Only Bob Dylan gets this exactly right every time.
@bmisenta 💯
How does it feel to be a man that is loved by so many Bob.
Story telling at its absolutely best, brilliant
"Down the hall were footsteps, coming for the Jack of Hearts"
Utterly brilliant!! ❤️🌹
Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
I was 11 when this was released, my mom is a huge fan so she got it the day it hit the stores and when I walked home from school that day I could hear the album playing a few houses from mine, we played it over and over and I learned every lyric to every song on this album. so much love for Bob, he's like home for me.
Blood on the Tracks is the best album I have ever listened to, by anybody, ever. Thank you to the lad in the record shop in Wolverhampton, around 30 years ago, that recommended it to me.
Wonderful poem from the greatest genius of all time.
The master story teller at work .it's like your sitting in a bar in the old west watching as the story unfolds
This Album Is A Masterpiece~
Who can surpass this genius?
Its an amazing example of how Bob can write anything ...its like a movie script
What a song. Every second counts
Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.
He did this one all by himself, playing all the Instruments.
So beautiful!
I am a writer, a poet of 20 some years. I've wrote 4000 or so pieces, I've read the most brilliant writers and poets of the last hundred years or so. Poets like Plath and Bukowski(one amazing hombre). But Bob Dylan I believe is the greatest literary figure of the 20th Century. The best writers say the most in the fewest words. Dylan is the best and brightest writer I have or will encounter. No one- Lennon- McCartney.
Jagger- Richard,
Jackson Browne Warren Zevon none compare to the Jack Of Hearts..TJ STRUSKA
I regard townes van zandt in the same realm lyrically with dylan both are amazing
...well, Ms Cathy, for me, it's been 55 years, & 2 chapbooks, with maybe (only) 100-200 pieces i would show anyone; i first saw Bob in 64-65, in the Village (and over 50 times since, most recently, about 2 years ago, on Maui... ( now, i can say with No apologies & no pretensions, 'i write because of hearing him',... At first Trying to write 'Like him'....Wrong !.... but still, tryin is what led me to the conclusion that No One could (& so i set about finding my own way...and i was blest with some gigantic 'real writers' & their merciless feedback.)..i have seen Ginsberg, Yevteshenko, Maya Angelou, Spender, Vozsnesenski, Ferlinghetti and others, not One of them was better than this man (who once rhymed, "i've seen all these decoys/through eyes of deep turquoise..." ! )...he is Truly (quite obviously) "One of a kind", a master, and like all Masters, one who doesn't care about ANY of that....& with the Nobel, finally, that is Unquestionably established, as you say, This is the One Literary Giant of the 20th century, who not only has produced a body of writing, unfathomable in its' quantity, quality, range, diversity & down-right Universal.... For the Ages.... ALL live in is shadow, & No one writes without being informed by him & his work....and yes there is a fair handfull who, inspired by him, produce (no where near as much, as many, (Truly) GREAT pieces, from Lennon, Brian Wilson, Neil young, Kantner & Slick, Jackson Brown, Paul Simon, to Lightfoot, Cohen, Joni, & yes, Townes, Willie, Chrissie Hynde.... but They are/have been All PBD (Post-Bob Dylan), they exist, have prospered, done admirable work, but All because BD 'went ahead', off the edge of the map, finding, exploring, defining, & clearing the ground for every body else to build their work on.... (IMHO), 500 or even 1000 years from now, if humanity survives at all, they will be studying, delighting-in & and (Still) learning from the work of this 'simple song-&-dance man' for eons....he found a world, & in exploring it made it compellingly Realer, by living-in-it, leaving blaze marks on the trees as he passed, creating a level, a standard, still unmatched & most-of-all he showed Us to ourselves, for better or worse, taking the blame for it all .... he may well be why We haven't destroyed it (and Ourselves) yet....he "in a little hilltop village,/ they gambled for his clothes/ he bargained for salvation/ ". but they give'm a lethal dose...."
...and, nobody, anywhere was, or ever will-be "quite like the Jack of hearts".....
peace, my friends......
Just one of Bob's best albums.....I love his voice.
I grew up listening to bob Dylan through my mother playing his music constantly and my father was always playing Elvis music i have a strong love for both music artists music truly does stay with ya ❤ Robert Zimmerman /Bob Dylan i thank you from the bottom of my heart for being in my mind all throughout my life this song was my mother's Favorite above all it reminded her of her childhood both my parents are passed but they left me a great soundtrack 💝
My favorite Dylan song. I like to thing he is the jack of hearts. Always winning. Such a cool song.