This song alone is worth a Nobel Prize. I play it whenever I need relief from the madness. So soothing, so inspiring, simply brilliant.

@pauledwards8275

Жыл бұрын

A smoke and a couple of nips of vodka works well ... but I know what you mean. The chanting voice and the reply.

@timearp1229

Жыл бұрын

@@pauledwards8275 I've just reconnected with this song after many years of not being able to play my old vinyl collection. I totally agree its genius, pure genius. The lyrics are pure poetry.

@sadderthanyou7793

Жыл бұрын

@@timearp1229 Patti Smith did a surprisingly good cover of this.

@robertshapiro3733

Жыл бұрын

This superb song is a highlight of my final years in Graduate School. When Dylan performed this song soon after the album's release, its performance hadn't yet been altered being temporally close to its conception. I was working at an upscale dept. store supporting my academics and was looking forward to taking a date, Chris McK..... and as the concert approached she kept insisting that following the concert she was not going to spend the night at my apartment, and kept insisting that very mantra. The concert must have worked magic on her, however--she did indeed spend the night with me. I just had to get over a comment she made weeks earlier that troubled me but I tried to ascribe it to her most unusual sense of humor: "You know, you look like David Berkowitz." It was a fun night and she did indeed survive.

@jeffreydowell8970

Жыл бұрын

My favorite

One of the worlds best songs. No one ever wrote such lyrics. Incredible masterpiece.

@jeffmilner8740

4 жыл бұрын

Tarot influence ?

@jeffmilner8740

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, brilliant song

@stuartparker3923

4 жыл бұрын

Street legal is an amazing album.

@F0LTRAN

4 жыл бұрын

♥️🎼🎶

@hernanyamaha

4 жыл бұрын

Sure !!!

Dylan acknowledged the lyrical ambiguity of this song in a 1978 interview, commenting: "It means something different every time I sing it. 'Changing of the Guards' is a thousand years old' - at another time he said 'What does it matter what a song means if it sounds good?'

@peterfangiullo2064

Жыл бұрын

I listen to this, My Back Pages, and Stuck Inside of Mobile.... about 20 minutes of music that have confounded and changing meanings for the past 40 years to me

@alancarlton8380

11 ай бұрын

If Bob said that in front of me I'd reply; of course it's important what it's about, otherwise I'd think a song was about a woman and after hearing & singing several times with enthusiasm someone might think I'm weird enjoying a song about Mugabe or the Atomic bomb🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@gudlisner501

11 ай бұрын

Refer to that press conference when he said “Some are about 3, some are about 4 etc minutes long”

@clintressel359

11 ай бұрын

My favorite Dylan song and there are MANY!❤

@KnutHoiby

10 ай бұрын

But it does matter

You know it's a masterpiece when the lyrics move you without you comprehending them

@Mrpachuko13

3 жыл бұрын

16 years!

@franceleeparis37

2 жыл бұрын

You have to have lived in the time this was written…to understand the imagery 🙂

@AA-sn9lz

2 жыл бұрын

@@franceleeparis37 can you help?

@franceleeparis37

2 жыл бұрын

@@AA-sn9lz well, here’s my take: The song is about a change in the world order, of the Cold War, Vietnam , the black civil rights movement, End of colonialism… it was the best of times and the worst of times, The first verse is about the number of different nations that fought over Vietnam. The falling leaves refer to Agent Orange that desperate Americans sprayed across the jungles to de-leaf the hiding places of the Vietcong Verse 2 & 5 is about all the guys going about their normal life not really caring about the changing world Verse 3 is about some leader who is in love with his black maid, but he doesn’t join the celebrations because he know he will lose her with the civil rights movement Verse 4 is obscure but I think it about the French collaborators during the war who had their head shaved. The woman probably stopped believing God, but in the end went ahead with a traditional church wedding Verse 6 is about the French Revolution when the king was overthrown and the people took over (Palace of mirror= Versailles). The first real change in world order. Verse 7 is about the the hippies who are just living in a stupor during the tumultuous change.. Verse 8 is about the civil rights movement where the blacks have become emancipated and no longer have to do menial jobs The last verse is the coming of the messiah and Ezekiel vision of the angel of God coming in a wheel of fire to bring everlasting peace since everybody in the sixties believed that the end of the world was near

@milesjolly6173

2 жыл бұрын

I usually try to comprehend the lyrics of songs but with Bob I think it’s beyond my mental ability to figure out, so I just let his words wash over me and enjoy the melody and lyrics. The guy is the Shakespeare of our times. Respect.

I have to agree with all who say this is his most underrated album. In 1978 I was studying for my 'A' levels, the exams that would decide whether or not I got into university, when Dylan came to play six nights in London, right in the middle of my exams. I queued for 27 hours to get the maximum four tickets, took two of my exams on three hours sleep. Never regretted it.

@mauricewalshe8234

4 жыл бұрын

I rember playing this in my 6th form class room

@robertblenkinsop2483

4 жыл бұрын

Saw him 4 times in uk 👍👍👍

@44zaydin

4 жыл бұрын

I was in that queue too. All night in Hanover Square.

@jeffparker8913

4 жыл бұрын

@@44zaydin Night of the FA Cup final I seem to recall. Lots of somewhat bemused football fans wandering about.

@oooo8493

4 жыл бұрын

Rock n roll ✌️

Once again, I am listening to and absorbing this album. It is probably my favorite. A verse I find particularly intriguing........."Gentlemen, he said. I don't need your organization. I've shined your shoes and marked your cards, but Eden is burning. Either getting ready for elimination, or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guard". It's 2022 and I continue to be amazed by his lyrical genius. I'm 68 and must have a regular dose of Dylan. My list of favorites is endless, yet he has written so much more. It's so good to see that there are so many out there who appreciate z

@DerekGiesbrecht

Жыл бұрын

Just as there is impressionist painting, there is impressionist prose. No one else does it like Dylan, he's the Salvador Dali of songwriters, concerned with images, impressions

@Gethsemane956

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly. I listened to street legal around 1981-82 in North Carolina stationed with the Marines. Am 64 now and have my collection of over 32 Dylan albums which I still listen to. Saw Dylan in Austin, Tx in 1986 on his True Confessions Tour with Tom Petty. Ahhh the memories!!!

@stephenhunter4886

Жыл бұрын

He does that to you doesn,t he,Sometimes you just need to stop and listen to him and ya just feel so good after listening to this legend

@Philinleshed

Жыл бұрын

Idk album wise Blood on the Tracks still reigns supreme for me...but damn if this isn't one of my absolute favorite Dylan songs of all time.

@WarwickFry

Жыл бұрын

It's a nice comment on the English 'scene'.

I thought I had a favourite Dylan song, but it's not possible. One leads to the next.

@Gethsemane956

Жыл бұрын

Haha. My sentiments exactly. I jump from Tambourine Man to Like a Rolling Stone to ALL THE REST haha

@paulgreenaway-jl6ik

4 ай бұрын

So true mate as all Dylan's songs are fantastic 😊 and lyricaly he is a genius 👌

@HamiltonRb

4 ай бұрын

@@paulgreenaway-jl6ik One of my best friends is black, and hasn't heard Dylan before. I told him the story of Hurricane, and played it for him. Lot of tears were shed believe me, and Bob has a new fan.

@deeday4361

3 ай бұрын

Too true

@saskiafinnan4216

3 ай бұрын

@@HamiltonRb Dylan brings people together from all races, all walks of life, throughout all of time. He is so beautiful that way. Music heals everything.

"I've worked with a couple of the greats...but Dylan takes the cake."- G.Harrison 🌹

@GrantAnderson-p6v

2 күн бұрын

You were one of the lucky ones in more ways than you ....all the greatest you had the privilege to work with ....not to mention ...they had the privilege to work with you ....another one of the GREATEST

@GrantAnderson-p6v

2 күн бұрын

I would have GIVEN you my girlfriend just for the opportunity to hang around in your shadow

@GrantAnderson-p6v

2 күн бұрын

I hope you know I'm talking to George...not you Jeff

This song is criminally underrated. 💔

@bradtrimble1728

4 жыл бұрын

Underarated by who? The critics? smh...

@antonisahajiorgis4775

4 жыл бұрын

It simply is one of his best, definitely on my top ten Dylan songs

@justsaying605

4 жыл бұрын

Read Dylan's Chronicles, it's a great book. If you're waiting for this song to be rated it won't be. It was written in 1978 lol.

@nelsonx5326

4 жыл бұрын

@@justsaying605 I read that book. It was interesting, brought Dylan down to earth. I think there's a Chronicles 2. This song, I'd play it over and over.

@remorufer5754

4 жыл бұрын

the whole record street legal is underrated. that means we can listen to it on our own. because its great.

supernatural song. Dylan said: "It means something different every time I sing it. 'Changing of the Guards' is a thousand years old'".

@larrylinn8589

4 жыл бұрын

great songs have many facets.

@michellefinch6177

4 жыл бұрын

My mother in law of 82 spoke those words to me. “Changing of the guards, “she said. “Take care of Bryson. “ He just turned 4. Her father, and my grandson, her great grandson were born on the same day 100 years apart. 3/7/16 Coolest woman ever!!

@joelkavanagh1464

4 жыл бұрын

readin shakespears jcesar listenig to IT ... the empty rooms ... ive shined your shoes ....

@jacksnowflake

4 жыл бұрын

What is the general consensus at to this song’s meaning? I’ve always loved it but cannot think of any historic events. Allegory?

@edited7382

4 жыл бұрын

They remixed and remastered this in the 90's after the first CD release. Sounded 100% better and you could here the lyrics perfectly and great longer instrumentals, but of course they used the original shitty version here.

I've been with him on his journey and I cannot get enough. I'm 70 now.

@gregnormal5101

2 жыл бұрын

Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!....Stay safe!!!

@nancykargl4708

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@gregnormal5101

Жыл бұрын

@@nancykargl4708 Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop from listening to this song anytime am alone, if I may ask which of all his songs is your favorite? Have a great day… Stay Safe

@angusmount3913

Жыл бұрын

Bob was born to tell the future

@anthonyscott5612

4 ай бұрын

Me too, I'm 69. I enjoy his music, but there are occasions that he's terrible live. The honest truth. He's a musical God. March 18, 2024

For my good friend and fellow Bob Dylan fan Davy who died suddenly today 30th may 2024 on holiday 😢I will always remember you mate and never forget you 😢😢 "At peace"🙏

@divalivingston1664

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear of the passing of your friend, Davy. I’m a female and my nickname as a child was Davie. A good song to remember him by. Blessings to you and to the good memories of friends.

@cobaltblueviolet

21 күн бұрын

❤Hats off to Davy for having such a friend as you 💜💜💜

@avebehrendt2300

9 күн бұрын

Sorry for the loss of your friend❤

@jamesfallon9265

4 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss.... He had fine taste in music

@NaomiNay-ei4jv

13 сағат бұрын

Made me Cry, sorry ❤

that opening line SIXTEEN YEARS so simple and yet so powerful, even now after all these years I keep finding stuff in this song, a masterpiece

@adamchagoya6922

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of four score and twenty years ago

@adamchagoya6922

4 жыл бұрын

I meant seven years ago

@MichaelSmith-tp1pj

3 жыл бұрын

underrated song

@richardgenz7406

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it does hit hard "Guards" was released sixteen years after his first album

@raybosman204

2 жыл бұрын

Poet Maybe??

I have been a Dylan fan since 1963. I have every album he made. Changing of the guard is better than people realise.

@clay408

10 ай бұрын

I can't understand the music critics at all, who gave this album a lukewarm evaluation.

@stevenhanson6057

6 ай бұрын

Had it all going on

@milesjolly6173

3 ай бұрын

Who cares what critics think? It’s only opinions. If you like it, that’s fine. If you don’t, that’s also fine.

Lyrics: Sixteen years Sixteen banners united over the field Where the good shepherd grieves Desperate men, desperate women divided Spreading their wings 'neath the falling leaves Fortune calls I stepped forth from the shadows to the marketplace Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down She's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born On midsummer's eve, near the tower The cold-blooded moon The captain waits above the celebration Sending his thoughts to a beloved maid Whose ebony face is beyond communication The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid They shaved her head She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo A messenger arrived with a black nightingale I seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow Follow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil I stumbled to my feet I rode past destruction in the ditches With the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo Renegade priests and treacherous young witches Were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you The palace of mirrors Where dog soldiers are reflected The endless road and the wailing of chimes The empty rooms where her memory is protected Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times She wakes him up Forty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking Near broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks She's begging to know what measures he now will be taking He's pulling her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks Gentlemen, he said I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes I've moved your mountains and marked your cards But Eden is burning, either getting ready for elimination Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards Peace will come With tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire But will offer no reward when her false idols fall And cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating Between the King and the Queen of Swords (If you've read this far, to the end, then you realize what a Masterpiece of poetry Dylan has painted. What all it means is up to you, allegory or otherwise.)

@lenafay6641

Жыл бұрын

You

@lenafay6641

Жыл бұрын

Classic

@davidyoung

Жыл бұрын

It's "but will offer no reward". Otherwise, good work. It's a fantastic piece of song-writing, isn't it?

@Genjo_N_Mojave

Жыл бұрын

@@davidyoung *Thanks for the correction! I have edited the line, and appreciate your help.*

@jasonsenator6144

Жыл бұрын

Like every things good Dylan did all in one

This song and “Jokerman” are two underrated masterpieces.

@tjjordan9715

3 жыл бұрын

Took me the longest time to understand Jokerman. This one is still a mystery to me. Lots of Tarot in there. It matches an incident my life so closely it kinda freaked me out.

@jorgejohnson451

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjjordan9715 Question for Bob: “‘Changing of the Guards’: What’s that all about?”

@bandaigod5736

3 жыл бұрын

I also think that "Abandoned Love" is very underrated

@sas6561

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, but "Pretty Saro"???

@jualinesadler1886

3 жыл бұрын

Changing of the guards has to do with politicians. And Goverment . But this song hard to figure out ..

"Renegade priests and treacherous young witches" - been a favorite lyric since I first heard it.

One thing I love about Dylan is the undertones of rebelliousness. His music just speaks to my soul in a way no other artist could.

@fredlibby8518

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he speaks universally like no other.

@dvdortiz9031

Жыл бұрын

​@fredlibby8518 folks, try "Van Morrison" Dylan's closest pal, named Van the Man!!!

@dvdortiz9031

Жыл бұрын

Genius

@constantwireless3290

Жыл бұрын

Not rebellious a discipel of truth. He can not help himself. He must do it. A true member of the priesthood.

" your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards."

It is so fascinating how almost every sentence of this song paints a picture that one must stand in awe studying, yet still keeping the mystery of it all. I never ever get enough of it.

@jennynoone

Жыл бұрын

You are right. I never thought of it.

@paddybpaddyb9940

2 ай бұрын

This ain't a song, just like Desolation Row......It's cinema.

One of Bobs best Albums but for some reason people dont seem to get it. Too bad! Ive been listening to Street Legal for 40 years....Love it...

@TheJazz61

4 жыл бұрын

Me too .i still have the cassette on stereo 7...!,

@johansterk354

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheJazz61 I also have the cassette, the minidisc, the 8-track and many copies of the album on vinyl, the 7' as well, that's how much I love this song. Greetings.

@senadbajrami6910

4 жыл бұрын

It's his best album. Period Who cares what people think? ✌️

@almirpaixaofreitasmachado1476

4 жыл бұрын

Brasil.

@MrThermostatic

3 жыл бұрын

Street Legal has been called underrated for so many years now, that I no longer think it qualifies as "underrated" anymore.

“Street Legal” seems to be Bob’s most overlooked album. Why? It’s so fantastic!

@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689

5 жыл бұрын

's'funny, I had most of his albums(vinyl, then CD) and for years overlooked this one for unknown reasons. Finally got it 'bout a year ago, 'tis great!

@oliveeisner8964

5 жыл бұрын

It really is. Fantastic. perhaps it wasn't promoted as much as BOTT or Desire, post Rolling Thunder tour. who knows. He was in fine form as always!

@viviandarkbloom100

5 жыл бұрын

Truth? So much of the U.S. was coked up in Discos in '78 to bother.

@Hev61277

5 жыл бұрын

Still play it.

@gluce

5 жыл бұрын

It got some bad reviews but I always thought it was because so many critics like to take an artist up for awhile, then drop them for some new thing. Or maybe it's that they had him pegged and thought this album didn't match their expectations. In any case, I too think it's a fine record and indeed seriously underrated.

Dylan writes to release the beautiful explosions in his mind. In a rock song, we get lines like "..renegade priests and treacherous young witches were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you." And ".. the empty rooms where her memory is protected, where the angels voices whisper to the souls of previous times."

One of Dylan's best songs both lyrically and musically. Thank you eternally Bob.

@henkhoed9635

2 жыл бұрын

bedankt Bob dylan

I can't go a day without listening to this song! Todays music just doesn't come close to Bob Dylan:)

@WallyVanRiper1

4 жыл бұрын

You need help.

@morganluvsluxury

4 жыл бұрын

@@WallyVanRiper1 I'm actually fine, Thanks. :)

@danielkokal8819

4 жыл бұрын

what is this song about ?

@morganluvsluxury

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielkokal8819 several commentators have shared their ideas on the depth and meaning in this song's lyrics. Michael Gray, author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, commented that "Changing of the Guards" is a thorough description of Bob Dylan's personal journey, from the beginning of his musical career, about sixteen years prior (the opening line is "Sixteen years"), through his marriage to and divorce from Sara Dylan, up to his conversion to Christianity, which was announced soon after this song was released. Much religious and biblical imagery is found in this work, especially apocalyptic imagery. Bob once commented: "It means something different every time I sing it. 'Changing of the Guards' is a thousand years old'". The seemingly deliberate ambiguity of the lyrics marked Street-Legal's effective abandonment of the narrative approach that dominated Dylan's previous album Desire. Like many of Bob Dylan’s songs the meaning is unclear. And there very well might not have been any meaning at all to this song when he wrote it. The meaning is for the listener to decide, but not take to seriously.

@danielkokal8819

4 жыл бұрын

@@morganluvsluxury understood. I'm 61, been a Dylan fan since forever, got to see him live once. I normally dont analyze his lyrics, I usually just go with it. Lyrically, I've never encountered his equal. The only one who comes close IMO is Leonard Cohen. who was another lyrical beast.

"But Eden is burning! Either get ready for elimination or your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards." When Bob is right, he's very, very right.

@space8387

3 жыл бұрын

Wow you made me think of Covid. Eden is burning it eliminating the past, need courage!!!!

@georgecoventry8441

3 жыл бұрын

"Peace will come, with tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire, but will offer no rewards when the false idols fall, and cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating between the King and the Queen of Swords." One of the greatest songs of all time, sung as only Bob can sing it!

@hodathunkit8572

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgecoventry8441 Trumps pandemic

@jacksonk.fozzbodie213

3 жыл бұрын

@@hodathunkit8572 Fuck you.

@sas6561

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonk.fozzbodie213 ... Stephen Miller / Marjorie Taylor Green ticket in 2024 for you???

His influence ,on the music ,is immeasurable .Not just in 60's and 70's 80's and 90's . Even today .He IS a genuine American legend . Not just in u.s.a ,but around the world

@gerardclarke1664

2 жыл бұрын

And so say all of us dear friend !!!!

@brianhiggins8603

2 жыл бұрын

Dylan is god

@sh230968

2 жыл бұрын

Very special phenomenon for 60s and 70s. Unique lyrics and huge cultural importance. But an annoying and complex person. Cannot take away his greatness from him though. Not that I am trying to.

@natestricker

2 жыл бұрын

Dylan inspired the Beatles. That’s pretty much all that needs to be said.

@cesarreyes8150

Жыл бұрын

You better believe it,,!!!! I'm from Peru....

Lifelong Dylan fan, now aged 71, never ever tire of his amazing lyrics, absolute genius. Street Legal is one of my favourites. His early songs are just as relevant now. Blowing in the Wind and Times They Are A Changing, were prophetic. An amazing songwriter.

@ecyt4237

Жыл бұрын

My favourite are the witmark demos

The goodness of this song is beyond communication.

Of all the great Dylan songs, this is the one I always come back to. The lyrics are beyond belief and are just as fresh and revelatory every time.

Dylans tunes are ageless because they are channelled by spirit

My dad is the man who introduced me to Bob dylan he played guitar I remember this song fuckn brilliant 👏 my early memory was blood on the tracks buckets of rain and the jack of hearts greetings from Liverpool England 🇬🇧 keep chillin with dylan folks

Bob Dylan is one of the most amazing persons in my lifetime which spans two centuries... dob 1951. Thanks again Bob Dylan.... thousands of Thanks 🙏

@andrewft31

2 жыл бұрын

He was born in 1941 not 1951.

@nancyromero7965

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewft31 I was born in 1951.

@nancyromero7965

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewft31 first time I heard him was at 12 or 13 in Concert Miami Beach.

@nancyromero7965

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewft31 I’m pretty old.... please cut me some slack if I’m off on the dates. I have always known Dylan was 10 years older than me.

i wonder how come people like me in Morocco for example arab muslim country far from the west and they all know and love all dylan's songs? the answer is that's what we call real art for artsake.art has no nationality and location. i ve been listening to dylan me and my familly from his first beginnings during the 60s dylan is a great man of art.hello from casablanca Morocco

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I couldn't tell you what these lyrics mean, but they make me feel things beyond communication. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@sadeyedlady

Жыл бұрын

💯. Good way to word it. I've kinda made up my own meaning. I've done that with a few other Dylan songs

SIXTEEN YEARS!

@roalziroalzi

5 жыл бұрын

SIXTEEN YEARS IN MUSIC BOB DYLAN 1962 AND PRESENT.... STREET LEGAL MADE IN 1978

Perpetual motion exists: this song could last forever and you would never tire of listening to the endless stanzas, all equal, all different....

@MBCthunderstruck

5 жыл бұрын

Javier Gil Vidal perpetual motion in music is one of my absolute favourite techniques

@itsmeagain8604

5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. thanks

One of the many things I love about this track is the way the backing singers don't always match their timing on the response vocals. It's like a musical double punch, and it really pleases my ear!

@bagua8

9 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the exact same thing!

@SuperLuis1314

8 ай бұрын

I knoow I also noticed! It's like done "wrong" in some way but It makes it so much greater.

@sandrawadsworth5173

3 ай бұрын

Love the song except the background singing is off.

Absolutely terrific song, up there with his best. Great arrangement.

Im addicted to this song 🎸🎷🥁

@mattgiles5328

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too! (Johanna)

@Mark-ix4zt

4 жыл бұрын

SAME

@lepolepo7178

4 жыл бұрын

So do I....

@georgittesingbiel219

4 жыл бұрын

Play it a few times a day. New meaning each time!

@Cap1Salvador

4 жыл бұрын

It's really Nice. I met Bob with this song

Possibly my favourite song ever. I love this absolutely amazing 👏

I am speechless even now after hearing this in the 70s. More power to you Bob.

Masterpiece. This song could go on forever , just like "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

@clay408

10 ай бұрын

I especially like it at the end when it is just the instruments playing and the background singers do their thing.

@jeffmccoy1700

10 ай бұрын

I think a few of Dylan's songs do go on forever - the recording means and the irritable limitations of time just sometimes get in the way.

Seems like an eternal melody and we just hear a section that fades in and fades out.

@Blondie101010100

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's the best few words I've ever read about Dylan!

@sgolston11

3 жыл бұрын

I've always felt this song was just a snippet of a great revue that is ever ongoing.....Every listen to it yields the same yearning, for the poet to carry on and on.....

My life is crap if I don`t have a Dylan singalong at least once a month. So many songs I dig.

@ivansorola1997

5 жыл бұрын

I can relate to that ...

@itsmeagain8604

4 жыл бұрын

@David Ortiz Yes always loved the main man. my 1st Van album was Wavelength. Natalia is a beautiful love song. wow that album was released in 1978. great music never gets old.

@mogwailarusso1232

4 жыл бұрын

2day has been my Dylan non stop day

@itsmeagain8604

4 жыл бұрын

@@mogwailarusso1232 where are you ? early, mid or later Dylan. or a mix of all ?

@itsmeagain8604

4 жыл бұрын

@@ivansorola1997 ahh mate, hope you enjoy it for always. Dylan`s accuracy of language is amazing, he always delivers his words with exaggerated clarity which really delivers his story. Amazing. The only other guy that has this total command of words is the late great comedian George Carlin.

Easily his best song.

My favourite Dylan song of all time. It tumbles and stumbles into poetry without you even knowing it's happening. Renegade priests, treacherous young witches. The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid . Yup, that's me.

@anne_n_nimity

Жыл бұрын

Still waiting for my love to be repaid 😢

@johnobrien9753

Жыл бұрын

@@anne_n_nimity who are you expecting to repay your debt in your love ❤ 😍

@johnobrien9753

Жыл бұрын

I have been listening to this song almost every day for 20 years and I am never going to get sick of it as it is keeping me sain and I itvenlsly injection with 84 percent coke and then this song is from another planet rock on bob and doing it in style

@christinetaylor70

Жыл бұрын

Renegade priests.....

Ive been a hardcore Dylan fan since 1970 and this is one of my top 5 Dylan albums..The horns and the back up vocals are just great!

@kierancamon9677

4 жыл бұрын

the horns give me goosebumps...fav song

@paulhammer1363

2 жыл бұрын

Every time I start listening to this, I can't stop until the last note is done. For 40 years it's been invading my mind like a virus. I can't describe how much i love this entire album.

@charleswackett3412

2 жыл бұрын

I have been a fan since 1964. I am now 81, and have listened to Dylan all the time. My favourite is Blonde on Blonde.

Oh my this Dylan song is genius !!! ...This is my first time I've ever heard it !! .... I LOVE IT !!!

@susiebevacqua2555

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy !

Beautiful melody. Wonderful chord progressions. Great production balance. Tight background vocals. Horns. Excellent lyrics (a bit cryptic though). All in all another American classic. No one writes like this. Thank you Bob.

@sh230968

2 жыл бұрын

Not that I disagree with you but this song with the lyrics quality it has could have been better done without pop sounding backing vocals where the singers just repeat part of what Dylan sings. Maybe an acoustic guitar riff (like It's All Right Ma) IMHO. I am coming from my love for folk music where instrument accompaniment and chorus are not important.

@kerrybindon940

Жыл бұрын

lyrics not cryptic clear as a bell

It is really difficult for me to not say that this is Bob’s finest piece of music. Any other musician/artist/wordsmith, this song would be their defining creation in life and their finest moment as a sentient being. Their personal “Stairway to Heaven” that stands head and shoulders above any other thing that they forged during their time on Earth…Then I remember “It’s Alright Ma” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” and “Idiot Wind” and “Buckets of Rain” and “Lay Lady Lay” and “Visions of Johanna” and “When the Ships Come In” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” and holy shit I haven’t even said “Like a Rolling Stone” or “All Along the Watchtower” or “Subterranean Homesick Blues” yet. Or ______ nor _______, etc, etc, ad infinitum…..Thanks for the embarrassment of riches and for setting the bar, Bob.

@Philinleshed

Жыл бұрын

Album wise Blood on the Tracks would be my choice but this is one of my favorite Dylan songs hands down

@joelewing4498

Жыл бұрын

+Jewfro DZ Ak: Pretty fine post there, Jewfro. You be givin' everybody a little peek of the wordsmith you just may be, eh bro? Takes one to know one. Well done, brother. God Bless us all....from jbeinarizona

@kayfeezell1433

Жыл бұрын

Ii heard that brother.!!

@AdamAndersonMusica

Жыл бұрын

my personal favorite, hard thing to say, would be Hurricane. A song that helped free a man from prison. What a talent he is. ❤

@dvdortiz9031

Жыл бұрын

"Sweet heart like you." " Ballad of a thin man"

One of the most underrated songs of ALL TIME

Every Dylan song has a comment proclaiming it to be the most underrated Dylan song ever....

@StephenS-2024

5 жыл бұрын

@flownet07 😁

@hokkitt

4 жыл бұрын

@flownet07 Overrated...

@thevalente8358

4 жыл бұрын

I still haven't found this comment in Blowing in the wind, true for every other Song of him

@StephenS-2024

4 жыл бұрын

@@thevalente8358 agreed.

@claudiavanderwoodsen2674

4 жыл бұрын

that's exactly what i was thinking! they never get tired of banality

Such a classic. Glad to see the comments.

Always Look both ways Before Crossing the Street...

The best song of Bob Dylan, i'm sixteen years and I still love this song.

@natalliaf6387

2 жыл бұрын

wow....since when?

@AA-sn9lz

2 жыл бұрын

@@natalliaf6387 since he was a sperm in his dad's ballsack

@loghilman5429

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan worships Satan. Many famous people worship Satan.

@AA-sn9lz

2 жыл бұрын

@@loghilman5429 and why not?! Satan is so cool! Hail Satan!!

@loghilman5429

2 жыл бұрын

@@AA-sn9lz satan hates everything good that God created. So your joke doesn't really make sense. The devil is not cool. God is cool.

Just listened to this during " lockdown" this is America's greatest poet.

@hodathunkit8572

3 жыл бұрын

Hear hear

@donnacollis3824

3 жыл бұрын

America and the world ... the greatest on earth x

I have never been able to figure out what this song means, but i love it all the same. The part that goes "I don't need your organization..." is as good as Dylan gets.

@jamesfallon9265

4 күн бұрын

Agreed That verse is pure genius

That opening fade in just gets me so excited every time

I can’t describe how awesome the words to this song are?

@Carlossantanamusicinc

Жыл бұрын

Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here

One of the top Dylan songs (including "Desolation Row", "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", "Tom Thumb's Blues", "Like A Rolling Stone", "Shelter From the Storm", "If You See Her, Say Hello") Then there a million more great songs from this master.

@pabloperez4063

4 жыл бұрын

Plus "dont think 2"

@chrischasteen2720

3 жыл бұрын

Where dark soldiers are reflected the endllesroad

This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. The lyrics take you on a journey, and the relentless repetition of the music becomes an actor in itself, immersing you in the colourful imagery. Love it!

My favourite Dylan track of all time and I have everything he's ever made

@sh230968

2 жыл бұрын

I have pretty much everything of Dylan in 60s and 70s. My top track would probably be Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.

masterpiece ! i have ABSOLUTELY no idea what the lyrics are about but it's a joy to read the poetry anyway .

@ArchilochusOfParos

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, I have no idea what he's talking about but I still love this song

@ArchilochusOfParos

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, I have no idea what he's talking about but I still love this song

@ArchilochusOfParos

3 жыл бұрын

@@imsocuteimsorich4952 Well.....not quite. This song is more a Rorschach Test than it is a clear description, heavily subject to projections from the listener as much as the ideas of Dylan. If you Google what the lyrics to this song mean, you'll quickly find that people have MANY different interpretations, so unless Dylan himself says what this song means, there may not be a singular meaning. Interpretations range from Dylan's personal journey, to the life of Christ, to slavery: The first hit says "Changing of the Guards is a thorough description of Dylan's personal journey, from the beginning of his musical career, about sixteen years prior (the opening line is "Sixteen years"), through his marriage to and divorce from Sara Dylan." The next says "The song covers the life of Christ, from before his birth to after the resurrection. Its primary concern is Christ's institution of a new order..." The next says "The song is about slavery , the slave who shined the shoes and moved the mountain yet still got lashed and the marks are still on his back."

@imsocuteimsorich4952

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchilochusOfParos I see you did your homework 👍 to be honest I was confused about the song and read the words to it but it confused me to the point of 😱😬😦😕😭,what u said has helped me 😰😁😇🙌👌✌️thank you 👋🇮🇪

@tinetannies4637

3 жыл бұрын

@@imsocuteimsorich4952 Ha ha well...yes....I was curious. Thanks!

Am I the only being on this planet whose whole life has been thoroughly affected by this man?

@rancid2222

4 жыл бұрын

No brother we are all around you. Bob is life changing.

@hughmelamdowitz5425

4 жыл бұрын

Even in South Africa.

@federicoalfaro7991

4 жыл бұрын

You are not alone......

@Bluewten

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not 🙃 I live in a small stone cottage with nothing but nature and Bob....and a very chatty husband 🤗😆

@mortimerzilch2608

4 жыл бұрын

I've been doing my own version of "Bob" since his "Times are Changing" album in '64. thanks Bob!

Got this album when I was in my local sixth-form (16 to 18-years-old). A bleak North Wales in the late '70s. I knew nothing, my teachers new nothing. But listening to this album made me realise there was a big world out there that needed exploring. Cheers for that Bob.

@sterlingceballo4794

4 ай бұрын

Education on a whole nother level

Seriously, does anybody come even close to this lyrical profundity? If someone knows other artists like these, please share!

How many have been moved by this Genius? He Inspired a generation to open their minds. Thank you Bob Dylan

When you listen to Bob for the first time, you enter a wonderful tunnel of masterpieces, hidden gems, great albums, great outtakes, underrated songs...and you can never get enough!

@yianpap6093

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, so true, an endless treasure trove

His first album was in 1962, this one in 1978. 16 years later. And now almost 60 years later his Rough and Rowdy Ways is a great album. Lol

Ach Gott! "Street Legal" habe ich (Jahrgang 1962) damals rauf- und runtergehört. Die Platte hat mich zum echten Dylan-Fan gemacht.

Bob Dylan is a legend... I love your songs!

Its probably clear to everyone but Dylan's real power is the ability to tell a story and for the listener to really feel true emotion from it. You can just feel the soul in this song and a good test is always, "can an uptempo song bring you to tears?" and this one passes.

@st3ppin_gh0st

8 ай бұрын

Well put. Tolstoy says art is "the expression of reasonable and conscious life", and Changing of the Guards 100% fits the bill.

Inspired me quite recently when I decided to make a massive life change - 'Your heart must have the courage for the changing of the guards'. I wish I could thank him personally.

@nyeevans13

3 жыл бұрын

Lwc dda I Chi

@ysgol3

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyeevans13 Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Seven minutes of "Changing of the Guards" have more imagery than the most extensive tome I have ever read. I have always listened to this with zeal as if it is my last sermon and played it on a loop for hours a million times and never tired of it. A masterpiece dripping with "every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal pouring off of every page" verses and rhymes that only a very few in known history rivaling Dylan could write (Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Angelou, Poe, Saâdi, Rumi, Hughes, Dickinson, Verlaine, Dante, Frost, Ferdowsi, Homer, Keats, Milton, Cummings, Baudelaire, Tagore, Neruda, Byron, Blake, Whitman, Eliot, Yeats, Wilde, Ginsberg, Pound, Rimbaud, etc.)

@johansterk354

11 ай бұрын

That's a great reference to Tangled up in blue, matey!! Well on you!!

..... and say thanks for this great song.....we need a changing of the guards more now than ever...

'She's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born on mid-summer's eve, near the tower'. Imaginative lyrics which lesser singer-songwriters would sacrifice their right arm for to be able to jot down. Underrated is an understatement, I feel.

@teijoniemisto4472

5 жыл бұрын

Well, he got the Nobel prize!

@federicoalfaro7991

5 жыл бұрын

Great way to describe his boundless imagination,been a fervent follower of his writings and interpretations.

@rolandl4782

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful words.. I can almost smell her just by listening to the song!

@mars88812

3 жыл бұрын

Marie invited a bum on a Vancouver public beach by the ocean (tower) to a sing-a-long at the park. He showed up at the end of the show, she was more or less born, Minerva 77!

One of the best dylan songs,thank you so much

@chrisbowen9043

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Which Bob Dylan songs have you NEVER listened to?

@jesuscarrenogonzalez6824

4 жыл бұрын

BoB Me dices. Muchas cosas en tu música y GRACIAS

@janetwilhelm4435

4 жыл бұрын

It is one of the best Dylan songs because it isnt rammed down our throats.

@MrThermostatic

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe what I just heard! This song used to fade out on the album. It's longer and actually comes to an end here. This is fantastic!

@mattgiles5328

4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

“Gentlemen, he said I don't need your organization I've shined your shoes I've moved your mountains And marked your cards But Eden is burning Either get ready for elimination Or else your hearts must have the courage For the changing of the guards.” 💙

@takefourjazz

3 жыл бұрын

Jaw dropping lyrics.......typical for Mr. Z. IMHO no one even comes close.

@MrAsh2521

3 жыл бұрын

My roommate and I were listening to this last night and we were talking about how that’s our favorite part

@jualinesadler1886

3 жыл бұрын

So Truer ..either get ready for elimination ..people are fed up with the elite controlling them ..it's happening right in front of people faces but they fail to see it ..everything is corrupt and a lie ...só a chnging of the guards is coming soon .

This song should get the noble award for literature

@fernandodefrutosballestero8170

Жыл бұрын

Dylan ya lo tiene, entre otras cosas por esta joya

First time in my life that I saw Bob live was at Earls Court, London and they opened with this. I still tremble every time I hear it.

On concert in 1978 I got tears in my eyes ,still brings memorys of the best tour ever !

@steveellis9004

5 жыл бұрын

Blackbushe aerodrome. Southern England. Fantastic support bands all day long. Joan Armatrading. Graham Parker & the Rumour. Burned in my memory. Where are you tonight ?

Street Legal is like his secret album. Nobody seemed to notice that it is as kaleidoscopic and profound as the work of his imperial days

Street Legal is a fantastic album. This song still enters this brain with a silken hint of times that are now upon us all. Heal Earth, love one another as we all are family, and lift all life back to its own halos and crowns. Best wishes to this planet's poet laureate.

@bobdylan1561

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Thanks for your nice comments and support on my post, it's means a lot to me, your comments and constant support has brought me this far. I want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal mail that will be indicated below. Also endeavor to add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting because I don't reply unnecessary messages. Hangout Mail: bobdylan1753@gmail.com

@josephsanangelo

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobdylan1561 thank you but not sure it's you BD, as I've had others use different email and message contacts and they never want to chat c2c so I give up.

_Street-Legal_ is one of my favorite albums.

@Mark-ix4zt

4 жыл бұрын

In my top 5. Masterpiece without question

In case you miss Bob's lyrics the first time, the backup singers have your back

@57Koba

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@JeanBakula

3 жыл бұрын

Or you can always listen to Patti Smith's version. Great song. The backup singers do help though.

@maich7551

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah cos you could have wrote it better ay tree cutter! Close ya mouth open your ears

@gavinclark8072

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best

@ruthmitchell2909

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Moondog Ouch !!

Bob Dylan: the unlikely child of Willam Shakespeare and Johann Sebastian Bach.

My ideal dinner table would include Dylan and George Carlin. The topic ? " Eden is burning. "

@leshtricity

Ай бұрын

Carlin is the most overrated "comedian" of all time

@Ajay-zq2wy

Ай бұрын

Sounds very much like Pompeii

My four children are largely unresponsive to my husband’s and my Dylan obsession, but they all love this song and sing along with it. If that doesn’t convince anyone it’s among his best, I don’t know what they want.

@JustinD21

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@duncanwcraig9668

3 жыл бұрын

They will come round eventually ! I love this song.

@Modforhd

Жыл бұрын

I have offered my 18-year-old son $2 for every Dylan song he'll listen to. I'm hoping this will convert him!

Many years ago still he has the power of the poet laureate to move me to a place where I can find the truth

Street legal was my first Dylan record, I have the vinyl and later bought it on cd, still my favorite Dylan record, very underrated.

One of my favorite Dylan songs!

@gregnormal5101

2 жыл бұрын

Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!....Stay safe!!!

I have been digging this tune for 40 years Rock on Bob

@cherrymarle3019

3 жыл бұрын

Rust never sleeps!!!

@warrenhughes911

2 жыл бұрын

Scottie Miller(wpb)..???

All these 'recently' uploaded AUDIO tracks of Dylan are garnering MILLIONS of viewers (?)... that's great news for me -- who at 54 still listens to Dylan's songs whenever i could... :)

@jacquelinewindle4382

2 жыл бұрын

I’m 75 and just love him since I first heard him at 15

Such a favorite of mine I’ve just learned all the words and finding my heart nearly bursting out of my chest with love for the man/ being and this song. I also love A hard Rains going to fall. I would have have such a time if I was able to see Dylan perform in concert, But Dreams do come true. Many Blessing Donna❣️

@njgarvin

3 жыл бұрын

I hear your every word here. Do nt know if I could stay In my skin! 👍 if he did this song especially👍

@skipraida5497

3 жыл бұрын

Donna, I saw him twice here in Scotland, he does not dissapoint 👍

@warrenhughes911

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!??

CADA VEZ QUE LA ESCUCHO ME RECUERDA A MI HERMANA QUE MURIO CON 22 AÑOS ELLA ME ENSEÑO A ESCUCHAR A BOB DYLAN ELLA UN FAN DEL GRAN MUSICO AMERICANO.

Easily one of Dylan's best works

Dylan is timeless

@tany5924

3 жыл бұрын

Truly

All roads lead to Dylan. This song clearly one of his top 30 masterpieces, destined to live forever, at least as long as the English language does. "Gentlemen he said. . . your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the Guards." Reminds me of "Einstein disguised as Robin Hood, with his memories in a trunk, passed this way an hour ago with his friend, some jealous monk. . .then went off sniffing drainpipes and reciting the alphabet. . " And "My name it aint nothin, my age it means less. The country I come from, is called the midwest. I was born and brought up there, taught the laws to abide, and that the land that I live in, has Gon on its Side". And "I'm going back out . . .to where hungry is ugly and the souls are forgotten, where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters, where black is the color and none is the number, where the executionare's face is always well hidden. . . and I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin, and I'll know my song well before I start singin. . . And "I love you more than ever, more than time and more than love, I love you more than money, and more than the stars above, I love you more than madness, more than dreams across the sea, I love you just like life itself, you mean that much to me. . ." And "In the federal city, you've been blown and shown pity, in secret for pieces of change, the empress attracts you but oppression distracts you, and makes you feel violent and strange. . .and there's no time to think.' And They're not showin any lights tonicht, and there's no moon, just a hot blooded singer singin Memphis in June. . ." The captain barely breathing, kneeling at the wheel, above him and beneath him, 50,000 tons of steel, looked over at his compass, and gazed into its face, needle pinting downward, he knew he'd lost the race. . " And "Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches, I'll recruit my army from the orphanages. . ." And "I've got troubles so hard, I just can't stand the pain, some young lazy slut has charmed away my brains." And "If you're travelin in the north country fair, where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, remember me to the one who lives there, she once was a true love of mine." And "They say I shot a man named Gray, and took his wife to Italy, she inherited a million bucks, and when she died it came to me. I can't help it if I'm lucky." And "Standing on the water, casting your bread, while the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing. Distant ships sailing into the mist, you were born with a snake in both of your fists, while a hurricane was blowing. . . It doesn't stop. Where would we be without the greatest poet songwriter of all time?

So, this was my first Dylan album at age 14. :) For years I felt something was wrong with this particular song. Because I love it so much I played it on repeat so many times. And when I started the song again directly after it finished there was always this "what the heck is wrong???" I took me until last year (I am 57 now...) to find out what it was: the song starts at ± 122 beats per minute. At the end it is 126 beats per minute! And that brings an extra magical layer to it. Just don't start it over directly after finishing it because your brain can't cope with the slowing down, at least mine can not. :) :) It makes me believe that the instrumental track at least partly but probably mainly is a live recording. They were certainly not playing using a metronome, haha. And then there's the lyrics... It's a Gospel song, Dylan style. It's my absolute favorite.

@edited7382

3 жыл бұрын

I'm exactly your age and this album was also my 1st Dylan album. I also would listen to this song repeatedly, and it's probably the only Dylan song that I was able to memorize the lyrics from beginning to end. They recorded this when he was in the middle of a tour and knocked it off quickly in his homemde studio. I never noticed the speed up, but I doubt it was deliberate and probably just his drummer not doing his job and keeping time.

@Ckc5106

Жыл бұрын

Am 41,love him Xxx

@My.Phone.

Жыл бұрын

Ok! This is really interesting because I can feel that change too, but I don't have the music knowledge to describe it. At a certain point the rhythm that has been in the background changes and takes over. The arrangement of this song is everything!