Lay down your weary tune

Ben Winter

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Feb 9, 1995, 10:46:07 PM2/9/95

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On KMPX many years ago, or was it KSAN? They played a song written by
Dylan that seemed out of character for him. I think it was sung by Sandy
Denney but I'm not sure. I've never been able to find a recording of it
though I found sheet music in a Dylan song book. Anybody have any info?
"Lay down your weary tune lay down..................any info much
appreciated Ben-Jamin

Penny Padgett

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Feb 10, 1995, 1:33:01 PM2/10/95

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Bwi...@ix.netcom.com (Ben Winter) writes:

Marley's Ghost recorded it on "Haunting Melodies." On the same album is
another Dylan song, "Bob Dylan's Dream," along with several other good tunes.

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Owen Goldin

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Feb 10, 1995, 3:13:21 PM2/10/95

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Dylan's very fine rendition of this was finally released on "Biograph" in the
mid 80s. The version of this that was familiar to me before was from the Byrds,
in their heyday.

Owen Goldin

MicaelaB

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Feb 10, 1995, 5:08:31 PM2/10/95

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Ihave this song on an abscure album from the late 60's (I think) by Jim &
Jean. The name of the album is Changes; it was put out by Verve (MGM). It
has a blurb by Phil Oches and Jim Glover and Al Kooper among others doing
backup. I've never heard of this duo anywhere else but its a great disc.
Micaela B
MicaelaB

Timothy Eckert

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Feb 9, 1995, 4:59:44 PM2/9/95

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In article <3henhv$l...@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> Bwi...@ix.netcom.com (Ben Winter) writes:
>From: Bwi...@ix.netcom.com (Ben Winter)
>Subject: Lay down your weary tune
>Date: 10 Feb 1995 03:46:07 GMT

I don't know if it's on anything else, but I just got "Biograph" for
Christmas, and it's on there...actually, there are a whole bunch of songs on
there that I haven't heard before. I got the tapes, and there were three of
them, so it's at least a 2 cd set....it comes with a book about Dylan's life
too, with lots of pictures that I never saw before too, like one's of his
first wife for instance...Have fun,
Tim

Gary Martin

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Feb 12, 1995, 12:49:40 PM2/12/95

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I had a look at the notes to "Biograph". The recording was made in
1963, but unreleased until "Biograph". Dylan was inspired to write
it after hearing a 78rpm recording of an old Scottish pipe tune at
Joan Baez' house. He doesn't remember what the tune was, but he was
trying to reflect the feeling of it in his song.

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Gary A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
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Manfred Rosee

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Feb 18, 1995, 5:43:00 AM2/18/95

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> On KMPX many years ago, or was it KSAN? They played a song written by
> Dylan that seemed out of character for him. I think it was sung by
> Sandy Denney but I'm not sure. I've never been able to find a recording of i
t
> though I found sheet music in a Dylan song book. Anybody have any info?
> "Lay down your weary tune lay down........"

you can find it on Bob Dylan's Biograph box and:

Byrds
Byrds Play Dylan
Mr. Tambourine man;All I really want to do;
Chimes of freedom;Spanish Harlen incident;The
times they are a-changin';Lay down your weary
tune;My back pages;You ain't going nowhwere;
Nothing was delivered;This wheel's on fire;
It's all over now,baby blue;Lay lady lay;Posi-
tively 4th street
CBS,AAD,65-70
CD

Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Turn turn turn;It won't be wrong;Set you free
this time;Lay down your weary tune;He was a
friend of mine;The world turns all around her;
Satisfied mind;If you're gone;The times they
are a-changing;Wait and see;Oh Susannah!
CBS,AAD
CD

Hutchings,Ashley
The Guv'nor Vol.1
Washington at valley forge;Some sweet day;
You're gonna need my help;Dear landlord;Col-
lege grove/Silver spear;Lay down your weary
tune;Four hand reel/St.Anne's reel;Horn fair;
Lament/Rotta;A sailor's life/One more day;
The blubell;Six days on the road;The albion
band is here again;Lost in space/Only when I
laugh;Elements lament;Angelina;3 bampton
morris tunes;We lie;Didn't he ramble
HTD,AAD
CD

Gruss Manfred

MnM Skelly

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Feb 24, 1995, 12:24:02 AM2/24/95

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There is a beautifull rendition of Dylan's "Lay down your weary tune" on
Jim & Jean's "Changes" album. Its an old out of print album on the
Verve/Folkways label. Mike

Paul Hartman

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Feb 24, 1995, 10:55:21 AM2/24/95

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Manfre...@flipflop.fido.de (Manfred Rosee) wrote:
>
> > On KMPX many years ago, or was it KSAN? They played a song written by
> > Dylan that seemed out of character for him. I think it was sung by
> > Sandy Denney but I'm not sure. I've never been able to find a recording of it
> > though I found sheet music in a Dylan song book. Anybody have any info?
> > "Lay down your weary tune lay down........"

Marley's Ghost does a very nice a cappella version on their "Haunting
Melodies" CD. [Sage Arts/ Littlefield Farm/ Arlington, WA 98223]

-paul
(Dirty Linen)