yes, they can, you just have to know the point of data behind the façade that allows you to write and speak one thing, but have it heard and understood a completely different way "The peacock dreams of Atlantis, missing the obvious, too false to notice this, whilst busy naming this, whilst memory takes the fall" :) that aint nonsense , it makes perfect sense, "they keep it all hid kid"
You are almost right. But please listen to John Prine. You WILL enjoy him. That's a PROMISE. (I nearly wrote Romise, But I corrected myself.) Possibly got my punctuation a bit wrong, there). I've lost track of my Brackets). P>S> I hope that you are a Girl. Or a GRIL.
My brother turned me on to the last track on this album, which I thought was gospel, then 15 years later n listened to the whole album n it was more than that
Is this not arguably Dylan's best album? The sheer genius in his rhyme to tell a story. Amazingly brilliant! A true poet. Nobel Prize and Medal of Freedom's well deserved. He's a national treasure in my view.
For me it's still Another Side. And it comes from someone whose favorite Dylan era is after 2000s... But you can't beat Another Side. You simply can't.
Lyrics In death, you face life with a child and a wife Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls. You're a soldier of mercy, you're cold and you curse, "He who cannot be trusted must fall." Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety. You fight for the throne and you travel alone Unknown as you slowly sink And there's no time to think. In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity, In secret, for pieces of change. The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you And it makes you feel violent and strange. Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss In the valley of the missing link And you have no time to think. Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you Her worst is better than best. I've seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes And I feel so depressed. China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality. Mercury rules you and destiny fools you Like the plague, with a dangerous wink And there's no time to think. Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you Where the lion lies down with the lamb. I'd have paid off the traitor and killed him much later But that's just the way that I am. Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality. But the magician is quicker and his game Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink And there's no time to think. Anger and jealousy's all that he sells us, He's content when you're under his thumb. Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him To survive it you play deaf and dumb. Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity. You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear At the back of your head as you drink And there's no time to think. Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow Will offer their heads for a prayer. You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations Anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility. You know you can't keep her and the water gets deeper That is leading you onto the brink But there's no time to think. You've murdered your vanity, buried your sanity For pleasure you must now resist. Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you They're not even sure you exist. Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism. Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws And the sound of the keys as they clink But there's no time to think. The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl With the rose in her hair. Starlight in the East and you're finally released You're stranded but with nothing to share. Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity. You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille 'Neath the moon shinin' bloody and pink And there's no time to think. Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you But no, you will not be deceived. Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt, You can give but you cannot receive. No time to choose when the truth must die, No time to lose or say goodbye, No time to prepare for the victim that's there, No time to suffer or blink And no time to think.
Escuché a Dylan desde mi adolescencia.Pero descubrí street legal por casualidad el barco donde hize la mili, año 89.Y nunca he dejado de seguir descubriendo sus composiciones,a cual mas sorprendente,hasta el dia de hoy.El es sencillamente.. inigualable.
Ive just started listening to the album and changing of the guards has became one of my all time favorite bob dylan songs. Unbelievable that its never mentioned.
CAN U BELIVE THIS I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD THIS SONG. WHY BECAUSE MY FATHER NEVER LIKE THE WAY, BOB DYLAN SING 🤔😕😒😐🙄. I WOULD ASK HIM WHY? HE WOULD ANSWER THAT , TO HIM THE SINGER SEEMS TO BE FROM HIS OF BEING ALONE, WITHOUT HIS MOTHER. BECAUSE FATHER'S MOTHER HAD REMARRIED AFTER HIS FATHER HAD PASS AWAY. SO IT HAPPENED THAT FATHER DIDN'T LIKE HIS STEP FATHER AND HE MOVED OUT AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN. AND HE STARTED TO ROAM THROUGH THE STATES OF ILLINOIS AND OKLAHOMA ALSO HE LIVED IN TEXAS WHERE HE MET MOTHER. HE NEVER LIKE, BOB DYLAN SONGS. SO SAD BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE USE THEM AS THEREPY. WE ALL CAN LEARN FROM THE NOBLE PRICE WINNING CROONER SONGS. THEY DO HAVE ALOT OF WISDOM. HE SINGS LIKE AND MAN OF ALOT OF EXPERIENCE. BYE! THANKS FOR THE CHAT. HAVE A NICE LIFE!!!
There is no way a human could have written, composed and sang No Time to Think and Changing of the Guards, all on one album. There was an angel or rather a couple of them, working through Bob!
Three Angels: "Where Are You Tonight?" -- there's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room, if you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise just remind me to show you the scars. Just sayin'...
I believe that he is singing about a man considering murdering his wife for cheating on him. He’s already been to prison for assaulting her lover and although he has also cheated, he cannot forgive her and he is planning to murder her for, as the man in the song sees it, betraying him. He recognises his hypocrisy but because of his wounded pride he can’t forgive ... it’s a very dark and compelling song.
couldn't remember which song the line "the bridge that you travel on goes to their Babylon" was from. Finally found it. Great song, another one nobody else could ever write, only Bob, only Bob.
Why is this song so little known? You could say the same for "Changing of the Guard," "Senor," and "Where are You Tonight?" This is even less well known, and every bit their equal. A downer for sure, but very powerful lyrics.
Just heard this song for the 1st time. Can't think of any other songwriter who could produce songs with such distinct and different blended styles of music.
That well is so wide and deep. I love Bob Dylan and listen to him all the time. Despite that it was years ago I listened to this fantastic song. Genius.
"I've worked with a couple of the greats...but Dylan takes the cake."- George Harrison.🎵 "I've seen all these decoys, through a set of deep tourquoise." C'mon now! Stops me in my tracks everytime. 🌹
A friend gave me a cassette with this album on it just after I came out of the forces. I was going through serious PTSD and had a nervous breakdown during which time I played the tape over and over again until the tape was swelling with use. I remember hearing Dylan’s words and thinking about my life and what I had been through. It’s been a rough road ever since but when I hear this album I feel a sense of grounding and I can rationalise life’s powerful effects on the soul that belongs to Jesus. He is the only peace I feel. Dylan gave us all perspective that we can draw from and help us to endure. Is your love in vain is another great song and as an entertainer I got to perform it in front of my mum and dad in the 80s. A special memory to hold onto until that day. 🖖
I've lived my life up til now with Bob ever as a mentor and guide .. since 1963 .. my only questions is? .. why did Bob not win the Nobel Prize back in the late '70's? .. the man is beyond compare .. period. Alan Pasqua on piano is the icing on this 'cake' .. peace & love to all from North of the Arctic Divide.
I have to agree with Maryseery below , I do believe that this is Dylan's best work- I've seen Blonde On Blonde mentioned along with Blood On The Tracks but the sheer majesty of Street Legal puts it above all others in my 'umble - the Poetry , the Imagery , the Horns , the Backing Vocals and the diversity of songs makes it the best Bob Dylan album ever .
@@Tearloch Hello, Tearloch. I didn't know many many many Bob Dylan' song because I didn't had time to listen music when I was young. i knew only that more famous as Blowin'in the wind, Mr. Tambourine Man, Lay, layde, lay, A hard rain and so one. Only this pandemic 2021 when I retired my work I can listen to all them... and love Bob...
Thank you! 🙏 ⏱ I Love this song it is very deep! It does not get the recognition it deserves! Edited in: There are a few different ways of considering what is being said in these brilliant lyrics. Not just what is being said but the rapid delivery goes well with theme. If you let the first two lines thread through all the stanzas you can see it does well in describing final moments when life flashes before your eyes as they say; hence, no time to think. This song is more than just that though it’s actually about getting your priorities sorted while you still have time and not be scattered and moving in every direction. It can actually be a guide that of all the things and concepts mentioned, you must choose what will really matter in the end. There are of course other ways to consider it but that’s the one I chose to try to convey.
I read somewhere that this song could also be about the divorce Dylan was going through. and of course Dylan aludes to the overall poor human race condition.
I love how well you can hear David Mansfield's violin here. The other widely available mix of Street Legal has it buried so that I always thought the main riff was a couple of saxophones, but here you can tell it's a gorgeous violin-sax duet.
Instructive to listen to this looking at lyrics, quite a lot I didn't decipher! For a start, I always thought the last verse included: "No time to prepare for the good time that's there"
Lyrics; In death, you face life with a child and a wife Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls You’re a soldier of mercy, you’re cold and you curse “He who cannot be trusted must fall” Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety You fight for the throne and you travel alone Unknown as you slowly sink And there’s no time to think In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity In secret, for pieces of change The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you And it makes you feel violent and strange Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss In the valley of the missing link And you have no time to think Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you Her worst is better than best I’ve seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes And I feel so depressed China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality Mercury rules you and destiny fools you Like the plague, with a dangerous wink And there’s no time to think Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you Where the lion lies down with the lamb I’d have paid off the traitor and killed him much later But that’s just the way that I am Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality But the magician is quicker and his game Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink And there’s no time to think Anger and jealousy’s all that he sells us He’s content when you’re under his thumb Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him To survive it you play deaf and dumb Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity You glance through the mirror and there’s eyes staring clear At the back of your head as you drink And there’s no time to think Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow Will offer their heads for a prayer You can’t find no salvation, you have no expectations Anytime, anyplace, anywhere Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility You know you can’t keep her and the water gets deeper That is leading you onto the brink But there’s no time to think You’ve murdered your vanity, buried your sanity For pleasure you must now resist Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you They’re not even sure you exist Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws And the sound of the keys as they clink But there’s no time to think The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl With the rose in her hair Starlight in the East and you’re finally released You’re stranded but with nothing to share Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille ’Neath the moon shinin’ bloody and pink And there’s no time to think Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you But no, you will not be deceived Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt You can give but you cannot receive No time to choose when the truth must die No time to lose or say goodbye No time to prepare for the victim that’s there No time to suffer or blink And no time to think
@@bsnf-5 Exactly. And Time Out of Mind, Modern Times and even Infidels from 1983 wasn’t bad as well as those that you mentioned. Infidels would have been even better if not for the baffling decision to omit Blind Willie McTell and Foot of Pride from the album.
"you glance to the mirror and there's eyes staring clear at the back of your head as you drink, and there's no time to think" Not a good situation, it means you're about to get king hit. happened for me once, glad I saw it coming ! still can't understand rhyming mirror with clear though
I believe it’s speaking about a man who is considering murdering his wife because she has cheated on him. But he’s flexing back and forth: much later after the verse you quoted, he says: “Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws/And the sound of the keys as they clink/But there’s no time to think.” I take that as he’s just been released from prison after violently assaulting her paramour. Although he’s also cheated his pride has been wounded and he can’t forgive and he can’t escape his hypocrisy and he knows it. After that bit about the mirror there’s a bit later on: “You know you can’t keep her and the water gets deeper/That is leading you onto the brink/But there’s no time to think.” Heck, I could go on. But it’s there in the lyrics. Here is a man on the verge of murdering his wife. The constant charge that “There’s no time to think” indicates that he’s being driven by a strong impulse which he is either unable to, or not willing to, fight. And the irony is that indeed, now is the time to think.
In death, you face life with a child and a wife Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls. You're a soldier of mercy, you're cold and you curse, "He who cannot be trusted must fall." Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety. You fight for the throne and you travel alone Unknown as you slowly sink And there's no time to think. In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity, In secret, for pieces of change. The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you And it makes you feel violent and strange. Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss In the valley of the missing link And you have no time to think. Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you Her worst is better than best. I've seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes And I feel so depressed. China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality. Mercury rules you and destiny fools you Like the plague, with a dangerous wink And there's no time to think. Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you Where the lion lies down with the lamb. I'd have paid off the traitor and killed him much later But that's just the way that I am. Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality. But the magician is quicker and his game Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink And there's no time to think. Anger and jealousy's all that he sells us, He's content when you're under his thumb. Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him To survive it you play deaf and dumb. Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity. You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear At the back of your head as you drink And there's no time to think. Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow Will offer their heads for a prayer. You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations Anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility. You know you can't keep her and the water gets deeper That is leading you onto the brink But there's no time to think. You've murdered your vanity, buried your sanity For pleasure you must now resist. Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you They're not even sure you exist. Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism. Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws And the sound of the keys as they clink But there's no time to think. The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl With the rose in her hair. Starlight in the East and you're finally released You're stranded but with nothing to share. Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity. You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille 'Neath the moon shinin' bloody and pink And there's no time to think. Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you But no, you will not be deceived. Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt, You can give but you cannot receive. No time to choose when the truth must die, No time to lose or say goodbye, No time to prepare for the victim that's there, No time to suffer or blink And no time to think.
Plenty of Tarot references in this one: the Priestess, Death, the Magician, the Lovers, the Fool. Also from the minor Arcana (sorrow, oppression, virtue).
Some kind of Divine miracle, to hear after, Up to Me ( 1974f., Blood on the Tracks ) also this GREAT song here ... Thank you so much for sharing ... How much I like and love the Viennice slang Version of Sigi Maron ( death since a fiew years ... famous member of Austrian Communist party ) ...
“We are eachothers” Tomorrow is finally new, Yesterday is a coward swimming in pools of shame. Pride lay before you, so tell it “no thank you” It’ll soon be bound to then leave. The map once in skies lay in twinkling eyes, Pray your lovers demise never see the night moon, the light of swoon, the might of doom. Say what was in your mind, may it only be kind, may it leave peace and and find you unlost. Tell me how much did it cost, is it you in there under that rust? Have no, gave no, give no, no hive, no reason, treason, no home. Roll lonesome on down the road. ,dan’
"Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss" and "I’d have paid off the traitor and killed him much later. But that’s just the way that I am." Dylan understands very well what happend between Judas, satan and Jeshua.
Nobody can write songs like this today. Nobody.
Bob Dylan still does! 😎
Check out...The scooby ding-dong band; incredible...
Nobody else ever could period
yes, they can, you just have to know the point of data behind the façade that allows you to write and speak one thing, but have it heard and understood a completely different way
"The peacock dreams of Atlantis, missing the obvious, too false to notice this, whilst busy naming this, whilst memory takes the fall" :)
that aint nonsense , it makes perfect sense,
"they keep it all hid kid"
You are almost right.
But please listen to John Prine.
You WILL enjoy him.
That's a PROMISE.
(I nearly wrote Romise,
But I corrected myself.)
Possibly got my punctuation a bit wrong, there).
I've lost track of my Brackets).
P>S> I hope that you are a Girl.
Or a GRIL.
My brother turned me on to the last track on this album, which I thought was gospel, then 15 years later n listened to the whole album n it was more than that
Gospel yes. Prophetic yes. Is it about Jesus or satan or both.
Is this not arguably Dylan's best album? The sheer genius in his rhyme to tell a story. Amazingly brilliant! A true poet. Nobel Prize and Medal of Freedom's well deserved. He's a national treasure in my view.
It's my favorite Dylan album personally. It would be interesting to take a poll of Dylan fans to assess favorite albums of his etc.
For me it's still Another Side. And it comes from someone whose favorite Dylan era is after 2000s... But you can't beat Another Side. You simply can't.
@Profiledek Another Side is another great one. Most of them are great. I think Street Legal has story songs that demonstrate his poetic maturity.
first time I'm listening to this album. I don't know what to do like honestly what
An international treasure.
No one but Dylan could write a song like this. Magnificent!
That is true and troubling. How did he know I got blown in secret in Regina. There is a meaning to the word secret.
Lyrics
In death, you face life with a child and a wife
Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls.
You're a soldier of mercy, you're cold and you curse,
"He who cannot be trusted must fall."
Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety.
You fight for the throne and you travel alone
Unknown as you slowly sink
And there's no time to think.
In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity,
In secret, for pieces of change.
The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you
And it makes you feel violent and strange.
Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy
Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss
In the valley of the missing link
And you have no time to think.
Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you
Her worst is better than best.
I've seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes
And I feel so depressed.
China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality.
Mercury rules you and destiny fools you
Like the plague, with a dangerous wink
And there's no time to think.
Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you
Where the lion lies down with the lamb.
I'd have paid off the traitor and killed him much later
But that's just the way that I am.
Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality.
But the magician is quicker and his game
Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
And there's no time to think.
Anger and jealousy's all that he sells us,
He's content when you're under his thumb.
Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him
To survive it you play deaf and dumb.
Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity.
You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear
At the back of your head as you drink
And there's no time to think.
Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow
Will offer their heads for a prayer.
You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility.
You know you can't keep her and the water gets deeper
That is leading you onto the brink
But there's no time to think.
You've murdered your vanity, buried your sanity
For pleasure you must now resist.
Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you
They're not even sure you exist.
Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism.
Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws
And the sound of the keys as they clink
But there's no time to think.
The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl
With the rose in her hair.
Starlight in the East and you're finally released
You're stranded but with nothing to share.
Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity.
You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille
'Neath the moon shinin' bloody and pink
And there's no time to think.
Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you
But no, you will not be deceived.
Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt,
You can give but you cannot receive.
No time to choose when the truth must die,
No time to lose or say goodbye,
No time to prepare for the victim that's there,
No time to suffer or blink
And no time to think.
What a songwriter! There is really nobody close.
Heartily agree.
haha .
I agree 100%
I agree 100%
I think that Elston Gunn is the best that there is, though Blind Boy Grunt might give him a run for his money.💰
Escuché a Dylan desde mi adolescencia.Pero descubrí street legal por casualidad el barco donde hize la mili, año 89.Y nunca he dejado de seguir descubriendo sus composiciones,a cual mas sorprendente,hasta el dia de hoy.El es sencillamente..
inigualable.
I don't know about any you out there but I think the Street Legal is Dylan's best work . Pure poetry in story, as always. Magic.
It is great. Many of his are
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.
@@Bryanadamsmusicinc Thank you for so many years of thought provoking music!
@@maryseery7824 Good to know thanks, so have you ever been to our concerts?
I agree, the absolute best!
Street Legal is an amazing album, loved it since the first time i´ve heard it, the songs, the lyrics, the girls singing, the saxophone...
Ive just started listening to the album and changing of the guards has became one of my all time favorite bob dylan songs. Unbelievable that its never mentioned.
@@kelvincox7268 Well, opening track of Greatest Hits III, I think. So, could be worse...
yes sir...
The very best album of Dylan with the very deep lyrics and the very first one I recorded from vinyl. Love you Dylan from morocco.
Literally just thought of this gem for the first time in a while, look it up, and it was posted officially 10 hours ago.
CAN U BELIVE THIS I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD THIS SONG. WHY BECAUSE MY FATHER NEVER LIKE THE WAY, BOB DYLAN SING 🤔😕😒😐🙄. I WOULD ASK HIM WHY? HE WOULD ANSWER THAT , TO HIM THE SINGER SEEMS TO BE FROM HIS OF BEING ALONE, WITHOUT HIS MOTHER. BECAUSE FATHER'S MOTHER HAD REMARRIED AFTER HIS FATHER HAD PASS AWAY. SO IT HAPPENED THAT FATHER DIDN'T LIKE HIS STEP FATHER AND HE MOVED OUT AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN. AND HE STARTED TO ROAM THROUGH THE STATES OF ILLINOIS AND OKLAHOMA ALSO HE LIVED IN TEXAS WHERE HE MET MOTHER. HE NEVER LIKE, BOB DYLAN SONGS. SO SAD BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE USE THEM AS THEREPY. WE ALL CAN LEARN FROM THE NOBLE PRICE WINNING CROONER SONGS. THEY DO HAVE ALOT OF WISDOM. HE SINGS LIKE AND MAN OF ALOT OF EXPERIENCE. BYE! THANKS FOR THE CHAT. HAVE A NICE LIFE!!!
@@rosalindamartinez9634 for the many who think Bob can’t sing
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@@rosalindamartinez9634 try pressing the caps lock button.
There is no way a human could have written, composed and sang No Time to Think and Changing of the Guards, all on one album. There was an angel or rather a couple of them, working through Bob!
Three Angels: "Where Are You Tonight?" -- there's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room, if you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise just remind me to show you the scars. Just sayin'...
Bob Dylan at his best.
He is the Best Constantly❤ Because he evolves, and a becomes a beautiful new version of Himself
this song has everything in it . its like he has been overdosed by life .
good call
I believe that he is singing about a man considering murdering his wife for cheating on him. He’s already been to prison for assaulting her lover and although he has also cheated, he cannot forgive her and he is planning to murder her for, as the man in the song sees it, betraying him. He recognises his hypocrisy but because of his wounded pride he can’t forgive ... it’s a very dark and compelling song.
lol. try out Cohen
Some of my favorite lyrics on this album, can't beat Changing of the Guards, a masterpiece.
couldn't remember which song the line "the bridge that you travel on goes to their Babylon" was from. Finally found it. Great song, another one nobody else could ever write, only Bob, only Bob.
lonliness........tenderness but together US ! love ya Mr Dylan
First Time listening to this song and my reaction is, Amazingly Brilliant! Well-done Mr. Dylan!!!
Keep listening please to this unmatched musical genius.
Why is this song so little known? You could say the same for "Changing of the Guard," "Senor," and "Where are You Tonight?" This is even less well known, and every bit their equal. A downer for sure, but very powerful lyrics.
Just heard this song for the 1st time. Can't think of any other songwriter who could produce songs with such distinct and different blended styles of music.
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
Best comment on this 🙏🏼🙌🏼😊
That well is so wide and deep. I love Bob Dylan and listen to him all the time. Despite that it was years ago I listened to this fantastic song. Genius.
To me, a Masterpiece.
we're glad Dylan had so many things to say; we consequently correlate his experiences, and cherish, euphoriate ours.
He still has a lot to say, information to enlighten🌎 Forever Young is He
"I've worked with a couple of the greats...but Dylan takes the cake."- George Harrison.🎵 "I've seen all these decoys, through a set of deep tourquoise." C'mon now! Stops me in my tracks everytime. 🌹
A masterpiece as always.
Dylan is out of this world 🏴👍🎸🕶️
His best album and the most underated
one song like this is enough for me to go over for a long spell..
2nd helping .. will be back for more.
Maybe the best profet song he ever made 2023 happy birthday bob 82 ❤
Bob is king. This album is up there. Lots of simple chord changes and yes great songs.
Rightfully true offspring of the great poet king David.
Great tune needs to be played on radio.
A friend gave me a cassette with this album on it just after I came out of the forces. I was going through serious PTSD and had a nervous breakdown during which time I played the tape over and over again until the tape was swelling with use. I remember hearing Dylan’s words and thinking about my life and what I had been through. It’s been a rough road ever since but when I hear this album I feel a sense of grounding and I can rationalise life’s powerful effects on the soul that belongs to Jesus. He is the only peace I feel. Dylan gave us all perspective that we can draw from and help us to endure. Is your love in vain is another great song and as an entertainer I got to perform it in front of my mum and dad in the 80s. A special memory to hold onto until that day. 🖖
❤👍🏻
I looked for this song before! Finally found it!! ❤️🌟✨💫
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
I've lived my life up til now with Bob ever as a mentor and guide .. since 1963 .. my only questions is? .. why did Bob not win the Nobel Prize back in the late '70's? .. the man is beyond compare .. period. Alan Pasqua on piano is the icing on this 'cake' .. peace & love to all from North of the Arctic Divide.
Because the Nobel committee were prejudiced against Bob until I relentlessly personally vitiated each of them on Twitter.
What a songwriter.
An amazing talent.
Holy sh!t what a song!
super great song. who could imagine anyone ever writing this!?
My all-time favorite Bob Dylan album🎉❤
I have to agree with Maryseery below , I do believe that this is Dylan's best work- I've seen Blonde On Blonde mentioned along with Blood On The Tracks but the sheer majesty of Street Legal puts it above all others in my 'umble - the Poetry , the Imagery , the Horns , the Backing Vocals and the diversity of songs makes it the best Bob Dylan album ever .
Lonely...memories...no time to think so I drink. I love the man.
Such a vibrant album
This is such an amazing song. The background singers!
Love the expressiveness and timbre of his voice on this album.
Just let me pick my jaw up from my chest ,man tgem lyrics. 🔥
Thanks for available for us all these old Bob songs. Every day we know a few more the blessed Bob's young brain and his most fantastic creations...
How had I somehow forgotten this song? .. The only evident answer is I wasn't ready for it yet in '78.
@@Tearloch Hello, Tearloch. I didn't know many many many Bob Dylan' song because I didn't had time to listen music when I was young. i knew only that more famous as Blowin'in the wind, Mr. Tambourine Man, Lay, layde, lay, A hard rain and so one. Only this pandemic 2021 when I retired my work I can listen to all them... and love Bob...
I bloody love this album
No time to thonk...reminds me of my late brother, was so much in love with it
Thank you! 🙏 ⏱ I Love this song it is very deep! It does not get the recognition it deserves!
Edited in:
There are a few different ways of considering what is being said in these brilliant lyrics. Not just what is being said but the rapid delivery goes well with theme. If you let the first two lines thread through all the stanzas you can see it does well in describing final moments when life flashes before your eyes as they say; hence, no time to think.
This song is more than just that though it’s actually about getting your priorities sorted while you still have time and not be scattered and moving in every direction.
It can actually be a guide that of all the things and concepts mentioned, you must choose what will really matter in the end. There are of course other ways to consider it but that’s the one I chose to try to convey.
No kidding. Deep, deep comment
@@antonyirvine9338 Your comment brought me back here so i added to my comment because it was rather general. 🙌 : )
I read somewhere that this song could also be about the divorce Dylan was going through. and of course Dylan aludes to the overall poor human race condition.
It’s a pretty cool album some cracking lyrics genius
No wonder he got the nobelprize. Love
This album is all about hitting all the notes with serious backups to challenge him.
Sir, why and how this album so perfectly nestles into my groove is still TBD 30 years later. It do not age or change. I salute you.
A Dylan, amongst a foolish world.
Gotta love him ... Alan
Loneliness...tenderness...high society....notoriety....and there's no time to think. I can't think right now. The missing link!
Street legal really contains several good songs.
I'm from Italy. I'm 58. This song it's over and over. Thanks Bob.
Oe qué, por fin pusieron esta joya aaaahh TEMAZO 😩💞 TE AMO BOB
What a groove.
I love how well you can hear David Mansfield's violin here. The other widely available mix of Street Legal has it buried so that I always thought the main riff was a couple of saxophones, but here you can tell it's a gorgeous violin-sax duet.
yes . Mansfeild can play anything !
good call
The remix sounds amazing
Masterpiece!!!
Greatness!
Hidden gem
Perfect.
Instructive to listen to this looking at lyrics, quite a lot I didn't decipher!
For a start, I always thought the last verse included: "No time to prepare for the good time that's there"
Oh Lawdy... I missed you.
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
I love this one Bobby❤❤❤
One of his greatest
Street legal had some great songs on
I'm sure this is inspired by Canon in D ? Amazing Lyrics, a tru poet..
Great song. Great album! Thanks. I do have the album and hearing this, I wish my tonearm was working. Dang!
We can all sink but I raise above you.
Great underrated song!
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
Brilliant
Love that bar piano
I love this song, it's Billy Joel's Piano Man, only well done.
Great Wonderful Very Nice Beautiful Song I Love It
Meraviglioso Genio
Shakesphere may be close to His Bobness. But William would be very impressed. Like anyone with a brain
Bob. You have barely begun.
Dylan seems to make sense of life; not sure how he does it
A good song to yell the end of the chorus
Lyrics;
In death, you face life with a child and a wife
Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls
You’re a soldier of mercy, you’re cold and you curse
“He who cannot be trusted must fall”
Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety
You fight for the throne and you travel alone
Unknown as you slowly sink
And there’s no time to think
In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity
In secret, for pieces of change
The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you
And it makes you feel violent and strange
Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy
Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss
In the valley of the missing link
And you have no time to think
Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you
Her worst is better than best
I’ve seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes
And I feel so depressed
China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality
Mercury rules you and destiny fools you
Like the plague, with a dangerous wink
And there’s no time to think
Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you
Where the lion lies down with the lamb
I’d have paid off the traitor and killed him much later
But that’s just the way that I am
Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality
But the magician is quicker and his game
Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
And there’s no time to think
Anger and jealousy’s all that he sells us
He’s content when you’re under his thumb
Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him
To survive it you play deaf and dumb
Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity
You glance through the mirror and there’s eyes staring clear
At the back of your head as you drink
And there’s no time to think
Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow
Will offer their heads for a prayer
You can’t find no salvation, you have no expectations
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility
You know you can’t keep her and the water gets deeper
That is leading you onto the brink
But there’s no time to think
You’ve murdered your vanity, buried your sanity
For pleasure you must now resist
Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you
They’re not even sure you exist
Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism
Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws
And the sound of the keys as they clink
But there’s no time to think
The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl
With the rose in her hair
Starlight in the East and you’re finally released
You’re stranded but with nothing to share
Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity
You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille
’Neath the moon shinin’ bloody and pink
And there’s no time to think
Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you
But no, you will not be deceived
Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt
You can give but you cannot receive
No time to choose when the truth must die
No time to lose or say goodbye
No time to prepare for the victim that’s there
No time to suffer or blink
And no time to think
Great work thank you.
Thank you!
An epic poem. A lexicon of verbal dexterity. Sheer brilliance. And some cocks think that Bob Dylan made no good records after Blood on the Tracks ...
@@oleggorky906 Tempest is one of my favorite albums, and it's much later than 1975. Heck, even RaRW is great, and it was released in 2020.
@@bsnf-5 Exactly. And Time Out of Mind, Modern Times and even Infidels from 1983 wasn’t bad as well as those that you mentioned. Infidels would have been even better if not for the baffling decision to omit Blind Willie McTell and Foot of Pride from the album.
Tis so true
my fave album, [and a cem, song ,
"you glance to the mirror and there's eyes staring clear at the back of your head as you drink, and there's no time to think" Not a good situation, it means you're about to get king hit. happened for me once, glad I saw it coming ! still can't understand rhyming mirror with clear though
I believe it’s speaking about a man who is considering murdering his wife because she has cheated on him. But he’s flexing back and forth: much later after the verse you quoted, he says:
“Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws/And the sound of the keys as they clink/But there’s no time to think.”
I take that as he’s just been released from prison after violently assaulting her paramour.
Although he’s also cheated his pride has been wounded and he can’t forgive and he can’t escape his hypocrisy and he knows it. After that bit about the mirror there’s a bit later on: “You know you can’t keep her and the water gets deeper/That is leading you onto the brink/But there’s no time to think.”
Heck, I could go on. But it’s there in the lyrics. Here is a man on the verge of murdering his wife. The constant charge that “There’s no time to think” indicates that he’s being driven by a strong impulse which he is either unable to, or not willing to, fight. And the irony is that indeed, now is the time to think.
In death, you face life with a child and a wife
Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls.
You're a soldier of mercy, you're cold and you curse,
"He who cannot be trusted must fall."
Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety.
You fight for the throne and you travel alone
Unknown as you slowly sink
And there's no time to think.
In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity,
In secret, for pieces of change.
The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you
And it makes you feel violent and strange.
Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy
Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss
In the valley of the missing link
And you have no time to think.
Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you
Her worst is better than best.
I've seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes
And I feel so depressed.
China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality.
Mercury rules you and destiny fools you
Like the plague, with a dangerous wink
And there's no time to think.
Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you
Where the lion lies down with the lamb.
I'd have paid off the traitor and killed him much later
But that's just the way that I am.
Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality.
But the magician is quicker and his game
Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
And there's no time to think.
Anger and jealousy's all that he sells us,
He's content when you're under his thumb.
Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him
To survive it you play deaf and dumb.
Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity.
You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear
At the back of your head as you drink
And there's no time to think.
Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow
Will offer their heads for a prayer.
You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility.
You know you can't keep her and the water gets deeper
That is leading you onto the brink
But there's no time to think.
You've murdered your vanity, buried your sanity
For pleasure you must now resist.
Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you
They're not even sure you exist.
Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism.
Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws
And the sound of the keys as they clink
But there's no time to think.
The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl
With the rose in her hair.
Starlight in the East and you're finally released
You're stranded but with nothing to share.
Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity.
You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille
'Neath the moon shinin' bloody and pink
And there's no time to think.
Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you
But no, you will not be deceived.
Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt,
You can give but you cannot receive.
No time to choose when the truth must die,
No time to lose or say goodbye,
No time to prepare for the victim that's there,
No time to suffer or blink
And no time to think.
time to think
Plenty of Tarot references in this one: the Priestess, Death, the Magician, the Lovers, the Fool. Also from the minor Arcana (sorrow, oppression, virtue).
Song about the devil. Dylan as a priest of The Almighty knows his enemy.
hi im from Indonesia
Nuclear lyrics. How Dylan describes in this song Jesus, Lucifer and himself. Dylan is the prophet of our time wielding his two edged sword.
Some kind of Divine miracle, to hear after, Up to Me ( 1974f., Blood on the Tracks ) also this GREAT song here ... Thank you so much for sharing ... How much I like and love the Viennice slang Version of Sigi Maron ( death since a fiew years ... famous member of Austrian Communist party ) ...
🎼🎼🎼🎼⭐️
They say he can’t sing. Well he can’t. But he does anyway.
Peopke who say Dylan can't sing honestly need to get some medical attention.
“We are eachothers”
Tomorrow is finally new, Yesterday is a coward swimming in pools of shame.
Pride lay before you, so tell it “no thank you”
It’ll soon be bound to then leave.
The map once in skies lay in twinkling eyes,
Pray your lovers demise never see the night moon, the light of swoon, the might of doom.
Say what was in your mind, may it only be kind, may it leave peace and and find you unlost.
Tell me how much did it cost, is it you in there under that rust? Have no, gave no, give no, no hive, no reason, treason, no home.
Roll lonesome on down the road.
,dan’
"Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss" and "I’d have paid off the traitor and killed him much later. But that’s just the way that I am." Dylan understands very well what happend between Judas, satan and Jeshua.
🎹🎼🌹
La voz guía todo lo demás
👍👍👍👍👍
Happy New Year all of you crazy old Cats
Plague with a dangerous wink....
❤