David Bowie - Song For Bob Dylan video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/01/01

Song For Bob Dylan is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is from the album Hunky Dory in 1971.

Lyrics:

Oh, hear this Robert Zimmerman

I wrote a song for you

About a strange young man called Dylan

With a voice like sand and glue

His words of truthful vengeance

They could pin us to the floor

Brought a few more people on

And put the fear in a whole lot more

Ah, Here she comes

Here she comes

Here she comes again

The same old painted lady

From the brow of a superbrain

She'll scratch this world to pieces

As she comes on like a friend

But a couple of songs

From your old scrapbook

Could send her home again

You gave your heart to every bedsit room

At least a picture on my wall

And you sat behind a million pair of eyes

And told them how they saw

Then we lost your train of thought

The paintings are all your own

While troubles are rising

We'd rather be scared

Together than alone

Ah, Here she comes

Here she comes

Here she comes again

The same old painted lady

From the brow of a superbrain

She'll scratch this world to pieces

As she comes on like a friend

But a couple of songs

From your old scrapbook

Could send her home again

Now hear this Robert Zimmerman

Though I don't suppose we'll meet

Ask your good friend Dylan

If he'd gaze a while down the old street

Tell him we've lost his poems

So they're writing on the walls

Give us back our unity

Give us back our family

You're every nation's refugee

Don't leave us with their sanity

Ah, Here she comes

Here she comes

Here she comes again

The same old painted lady

From the brow of a superbrain

She'll scratch this world to pieces

As she comes on like a friend

But a couple of songs

From your old scrapbook

Could send her home again

A couple of songs

From your old scrapbook

Could send her home again

Oh, here she comes, here she comes

Oh, here she comes, here she comes

Comments

10 years ago

steve taylor

Oh, hear this Robert ZimmermanI wrote a song for youAbout a strange young man called DylanWith a voice like sand and glue

12 years ago

Eznow67

Did we find out who Jack was? I'd prefer Bowie as the father, omnipresent, changeling, Chameleon, Corinthian and Caricature, all round performer. Dylan's a little more one track, but still genius. Makes a good ghost. Looks the part anyhow

12 years ago

elvis presley

@THEprincessFirefly if yer friend doesn't think dylan's an artist he's crzy

12 years ago

Dee Ellus

A cool cat... this david bowie is just amazing.... always loved him... he is truly from mars

12 years ago

Emile Dalkey

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mick Ronson as Robbie Robertson

12 years ago

Sarah Sayers

I showed the picture at 0:45 to a friend of mine. The conversation we had was something like this. Friend: Who's that? Me: David Bowie Friend: He looks like a girl. Me: No, he's gorgeous. Friend: Oh, he has a big Dick. It's a strange generation I was born into :/

12 years ago

THEprincessFirefly

@MsDylangirl my best friend is a huge bowie fan but doesn't think dylan is an artist! while dylan is my fav singer and i like bowie more for his artistic side than just for his music.

12 years ago

MicMacGrass1

Great Job with the pix! Thanx :))

12 years ago

uncletacobones

does anyone else think that the music to this song sounds just like Lynyrd Skynyrd?

12 years ago

victoria thomas

Happy 70th Birthday bob dylan - we love you......

13 years ago

Vanille Debray

when he said 'with a voice like sand and glue' i first understood 'with a voice like satin blue' - thank you bowie for giving me a name for a song!

13 years ago

sonicsteev

hearing this on my vinyl is so much funn!!

13 years ago

Michael DelPrincipe

Bob Dylan wrote a song for Woody, Bowie wrote a song for bob dylan, but no one has written one for Bowie. why?>

13 years ago

mussman717word

@abbywatson13 Lol, just hit me, Dylan is Zimmy Stardust!

13 years ago

Virginia Abreu de Paula

Fantastic

13 years ago

Joe Gold

@abbywatson13 HAHA!! I agree! One thing's for sure, the lyrics would've been fab!

13 years ago

AbbyNDamien Watson

great song. bowie at his best. wouldve been funny if old zimmy had written a song back in reply. that would be worth a listen.

13 years ago

Tim Hopper

yeah.. one of those songs that have haunted my life. bowie's the son, jack's the father, dylan's the holy ghost..

13 years ago

MsDylangirl

Bowie and Dylan.....nothing more needs to be said...just the mention of their names says it all.

14 years ago

Dave Milton

Love this track, from a great Album thanks Kash

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