Howlin' Wolf & Changing Ways of Thinking
"Change my Way of Thinking" is a classic Bob Dylan gospel tune. The guitar attacks the listener up front, and in the midst of it's steady and slow assault Bob lays out his new paradigm for living. I believe that Bob used the Howlin' Wolf song "Change my Ways" as an inspiration that bled into "Change my Way of Thinking". About "Change my Way": Howlin' Wolf is clearly not afraid to document the roadhouse life he's been living all night. Importantly, there's no celebration of the party life here- only regret. He's certainly has a presence about him, almost as if when he walks the earth shakes a little, and a guitar busts out some skeletal blues chords. Meanwhile, there's no mistaking his vocals, he's all presence, all there, and doesn't leave anything to chance. He's a big man in the room and there's no ignoring what he has to say. It's no wonder Bob was inspired by this all night blues man who fe...