Throw my Ticket out the Window: Essential Dylan # 6

1969

I threw it all Away

Nashville Skyline

The rambunctious, epic, and rock n' rollin' Blonde on Blonde was released in 1966.  In 1967: the acid washed summer of love. 1968: political turmoil, assassinations, riot, and the Vietnam War. 1969: Bob Dylan is the clean, professional Nashville singer! How'd he get there? First, a little history: shortly after 1966, Bob cancelled his tour and retreated into the woods with his family, fighting off the hippies who were digging through his trash and climbing on his roof. They wanted answers from a man that they thought was strictly political. Bob wanted none of it. He was Americana, he was blues, country, jazz, folk, and rock n' roll. He was a poet, not a political mouthpiece. When you listen to "I Threw it all Away", you are indeed far from Woodstock. This song is proof that Bob can deliver a well-written country song with more precision than many before or since. This simple song of romantic lament is pure country, well executed, and entirely enjoyable. Gone is the dynamic mercury sound and the howling at the moon. This song croons, sways, and delivers every time. Pictured above is the cover to the Nashville Skyline album. Bob tips his hat: he’s about to play is some good n’ true country tunes in a brand new voice.