Meanest Love Songs: No. 7
'Idiot Wind'
--Bob Dylan (1975)
Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' is his divorce chronicle, and though Dylan is typically mum, his son Jakob vouches for it. "The songs are my parents talking," he has said. The narrator, despite envisioning his ex's death in the saddle and the flowers on her tomb, doesn't exempt himself from blame: "We're idiots, babe," he laments. "It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves."
Posted by Spinner Staff
Filed under: Songs, The Hit List
Reader Comments(1 of 1)
Donat 1-29-2008
This is the one with the lines "They say I shot a man named Gray, 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". These are the lines that Hootie used in their song "I Only Want To Be With You". They credited Dylan in the song with "Ain't Bobby so cool". Bobby was. He sued them for a million bucks, I think.
rklapsleyat 1-29-2008
You hurt the one that I loved best and cover up the truth with lies...One day you'll be in the ditch..flies buzzin around your eyes..blood on your saddle....LOVE THAT LINE
Daveat 1-29-2008
Actually I think IF this listing is in any order of degree you should logically put Bobby and many of his songs in the whole top ten. But of course pitiful AOL writers probably can't comprehend beyond the obvious notion of Idiot Wind being in the list. Long live Uncle Bobby!
jeffat 1-29-2008
Positively 4th Street needs to be added.....
"then you would know what a drag it is to see you."
DENISEat 1-29-2008
dylan rules!!!!
Wendyat 1-30-2008
You shouldn't put down the aol writers for their opinion. Just because everyone doesn't think like you, Dave, doesn't make them idiots!!
JLat 1-30-2008
Wendy must work for AOL. Dylan was the master wordsmith.
Mindyat 1-30-2008
Why not a better song - Don't Think Twice It's Alright
Benat 2-01-2008
"The priest wore black on the seventh day, and sat stone-faced as the building burned. I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees, while the springtime turned slowly into autumn."
*GASP*
IRAMOEat 2-02-2008
#3 hit on the nail! #7 says Bob is dead #8 has a good point. However,of all the comments I do love "Idiot wind" . . .Blowing everytime you move your teeth.
IRAMOEat 2-02-2008
Blowing everytime you move your teeth!!
Danat 2-19-2008
Should have been Don't Think Twice.
I aint sayin you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kind of wasted my precious time
But don't think twice it's alright
Johnny Whoreat 3-24-2008
Another master of the putdown is John Prine-
I wish you love, and happiness
I guess I wish you all the best
I hope you don't do like I do
And ever fall in love with someone like you.
flilguyat 6-01-2008
Thank God his son can sing better than his father. He wrote great songs but his singing was bad.