Rock Me Mamma, aka, "Wagon Wheel", the original version of Bob Dylan

[patrickjason1]

check out against me's version!

[larghag]

man, you can barely understand what he sings, but the music is great! Only Dylan can write such a masterpiece and not record it....

[soldierrlc]

Even without any lyrics, the beat and chords to this tune are just damn right awesome. 10/10

[fakemints]

i wrote most of dylans songs for him

[byrd31692]

@fakemints lol

[camwhorder]

dylan is soooo hot

[noremak69]

You're all a bunch of slaves, just listen to the damn song

[peerman2006]

@noremak69 You too, slave!!!

[lampshadewarior]

@TheLeadslinger69: I don't roll up to parties with fights. But I can imagine how small-minded folk would quit their quarellin' for some good pickin'. Hick.

[iamagiantpotato]

there are so many popular songs that are covers of great musicians. if in doubt it was dylan or the beatles

[TheLeadslinger69]

pull up to a partyand start playin this, all of the fighting stops and everybody starts singing

[SystemFreaKk13]

Apparently Bob Dylan is a dick to deal with (rock star), which I didn't know before. Still a great musician though

[mwgfghost]

My cousin's band The Cheaters covers this song and they do it much better than this. I can barely hear him and my sound is all the way up.

[jayhoch4]

@mwgfghost Talk shit about Bob Dylan, Get Hit.

[Swingking9]

@mwgfghost your cousin's band has a lot higher quality equipment than Bob Dylan in 1973. I'm sure ur proud of your cousin and The Cheaters, but never in a million years will they ever perform a Bob Dylan song better than Bob Dylan.

[larghag]

@Swingking9 couldn't agree more

[beulahNbeverly]

@mwgfghost you must have a shitty computer or speakers. i can hear fine.

[whosCory]

@beulahNbeverly i've got decent speakers and it's somewhat difficult for me to hear. :L

[ThePerkins51]

They signed a co-writing agreement with Bob. It's both of their song.

[BeatClarinet]

I love Bob Dylan, and I'm quickly learning to love Old Crow.

Let us not forget that Bob Dylan has done his fair share of sampling other artists' work. The tradition he carried from the folk and blues music before him is being carried forward by groups like OCMS. Power to them.

[krazskater]

@BeatClarinet he doesnt sample peoples music, he writes peoples music, he has created thousands of song for bands, he is truly an amazing artist he not very talented at singin , but he can play music like crazy and write it damn good too

[facefullofgreatness]

Calm down people, Dylan wrote the chorus but left the song unfinished. I hate when people say OCMS stole this song, this song is an amazing collaboration between two musicians and i'm glad generations so far apart could write such a beautiful song

[jacque123ish]

@facefullofgreatness no its a collaboration between 1 amazing musician (BD) and a mediocre band

[facefullofgreatness]

@jacque123ish Okay, that's fine if that's your opinion I don't care. I just have a problem with people saying they stole his song

[jacque123ish]

@facefullofgreatness well 'stealing' carries negative connotations but essentially thats what it is. not that theres anything wrong with it. heaps of artists do it and often improve the song

[JonahASchwartz]

@jacque123ish you know what they say, "good artists borrow, great artists steal" ;)

[timmyboy20042]

@JonahASchwartz

That's actually was originally coined by T.S. Eliot with poets instead of artists. If you ever read a few T.S. Eliot poems, you know they are excruiciating so i wouldn't put too much faith in that saying.

[bluekarma]

Got to get that Soundtrack! I know Knocking on Heavens Door is on it but no idea this song was! BTW, I love Old Crow too!

[bluekarma]

Wish Dylan had done MORE songs like this! OCMS does it great justice and well deserving to be co-writers because they added some nice lyrics that work perfectly within the songs theme and chorus!

[ral316]

a very thin line between some things

[hideyourloveaway128]

Sounds to me like they used a whole hell of a lot more than just the chorus. Sounds like they did a more finished version of an already fairly complete Dylan idea.

[MushBeeguy]

Mr Dylan had a working idea. He had a chorus and pieces of verses. OCMS filled it in. The song is known and acknowledged as a collaboration. I would believe publishing companies have dealt with the financial issues. As to the creative side...where else did YOU hear this snippet? How deep a geek to Dylan would you have to be? Not me, that's for sure.

[estatelakebaits]

can i get the lyics to dylans version any where?

i love ocms tribute to this song, i thought they nailed it, but theres no hame in having both. right.

[RJCunningham]

damn, it disappoints me that OCMS just stole this. i had some hope there was a new good band out there, but nope.

[LukeBass100]

@RJCunningham they covered it, not stole it

[WhiteOfUnknownOrigin]

@LukeBass100 They raped this poor song

[optimuskgb]

@RJCunningham it was not stolen, wagon wheel is a collaboration between OCMS and Dylan (who is acknowledged as co-writer)

[chunkyT666]

@RJCunningham This band Has TONS of good original content. It just shows how shallow your music tastes are to base an entire opinion of a band off of one song, that the call a collaboration with Bob Dylan. I don't know why you would say these things about them, Unless you've listened to Alabama High Test, and Methamphetamines (My 2 favorite songs from them). I suggest you give these songs a play, and come back with your new opinion :)

[facefullofgreatness]

@RJCunningham relax

[Gutrammer]

i love Bob Dylan!

[NeonlightRebel]

@Gutrammer You said it all ;)!

[danrichards23]

this sucks balls. I'm glad i heard old crows version first.

[junebaggins]

@danrichards23 It doesn't 'suck'. You just can't appreciate it.

[dustinmoritz]

@danrichards23 it's from a bootleg. it' was unfinished. of course it's going to sound rough. sounds like there's just one mic in the room. both versions are great.

[1234latitude]

what ever---its the same song --just filled in with some female backing and elaboration.

They borrowed the creation---all credit goes to Dylan.

[hoolies420]

this version is pre deadly but i like ocms version better more up beat but bob dylan can stay

[hepstyle]

The only person whose opinion matters regarding OCMS is Bob Dylan's, and he was known to enjoy if not prefer other peoples' interpretations of his songs (Byrds cover of Mr. Tambourine Man, anyone?). It isn't like Dylan doesn't get his share of royalties from the song.

BTW, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is just an amazing film.

[yenbadcito]

ocms ftw!

[aleatoric12]

i like this

[snaqpingturtle]

i like the pat garrett and billy the kid poster, that movie was sweet. kris kristofferson and bob dylan in a western was awesome.

[chrisbrho]

good stuff

[recklessrea4454]

There are several genres of music in which it is commonplace for an artist to sample a phrase of a well-known recording and use it as an element in a new composition. A well-known example includes the sample of Queen/David Bowie's "Under Pressure" (1981) in Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" (1990)..

As a rule the artist doing the sampling alters the song so significantly that they can call it their own. OCMS's Wagon Wheel does not meet that criteria; they call it a collaboraton w/Dylan.

[recklessrea4454]

@recklessrea4454



[gallowsman13]

@recklessrea4454 I use that as a device all the time. 'They vanilla iced (Insert source of sample)'

[RJCunningham]

@recklessrea4454 BASHahaha shit how old are you? Comparing Vanilla Ice to these other artists?  shit

[avgsitizin]

@recklessrea4454 Well not to mention that there is nothing illegal about doing a remake of someone else's song just so long as you pay the mechanical Fees. 9.1 cents per song/per cd.

[Bobaganush26]

@recklessrea4454 I hate when people drop a comment that is like a damn story, and they feel like they gotta drop some knowledge on you, like your a fucking retard. There is a thing called google, and bing, and wikipedia, if we wanna know this shit, we will look it up. So please, stop with the "all knowing" bullshit, k! Because I know more than you do, lol

[tbdeawh]

Anyone got the original lyrics bob dylan wrote? If so please respond @ me, would love to know. I can only seem to find the OCMS version lyrics.

And I can hardly understand anything dylan sings here, except the chorus since thats similar.

Thanks!

[xjustin523x]

why is it so hard to find bib dylan songs!

[XxXSickBearXxX]

@xjustin523x because you can't spell it right.

[xjustin523x]

@XxXSickBearXxX smart ass :-P

[linkinfan68]

no one gives a shit its a good song no matter who sings it

[joey3491]

@linkinfan68 what if kesha sang it?

[TheBuddhaFist]

@joey3491 if Ke$ha sang Wagon wheel I would punch her, she doesnt deserve to have this song on her lips.

[cmcaloon3]

thanks for posting another example of how beautiful, influential, and genius dylan's work is. happy belated 70th bob!

[CasonBartz]

Y'all are silly. Music is about sharing and expressing yourself. We should only celebrate the passing of good music from one generation to the next. An honest expression of oneself will be their own true interpretation. Like Bruce Lee said, "Honestly expressing yourself - not lying to oneself: is very difficult to do". I sure would like to hear more music like this in the future. I'm so grateful for the artists that carry such golden works on into the future. Like Dan Auerbach: a paragon indeed.

[yellowrows]

A) both songs are great, so what does it matter.

B) look up the tradition of folk music, esp. from Dylan's time, they shared songs all the time. Also, Hendrix 'All Along the Watchtower' is great, as is Dylan's.

C) OCMS GIVE HIM AUTHORING CREDIT!

[SickCityDaggersfan]

@LilScruffProductions, someone commented that exact same thing at least a year ago on another Dylan video, probably you, and now every time I see Adam Sandler I think of Dylan. Still don't see it, but you should know you've had an impact.

[LilScruffProductions]

this song is amazing <3

but does anybody else think that adam sandler and bob dylan look exactly alike??

[BeautifulDiamondSky]

@LilScruffProductions Omg yess!! I've been thinking that for years but no one ever agrees with me!

[tripe22]

First time i ever saw Bob Dylan in a concert on TV i laughed and thought it was Adam Sandler out there so your not the only one that thinks that



[Mackers2317]

Does anyone ever accuse Blues artists of ripping each other's melodies off? Or is that the ONLY genre where it's cool to sing something steeped in tradition?

[rustylockz]

@Mackers2317

It's nearly frowned upon too sing your own songs in Irish country music. You sing everyone else and they sing yours

[jabuhrer1]

The OCMS version always sounded a little Lowell George-y to me. Which is cool.

[jeremyrees01]

man this would be awesome if i could ever understand a word bob dylan sings lol

[Fender1424]

@jeremyrees01 he is so awfully good.

[gdb2007]

As soon as my friend put this on Facebook, I knew there would be a huge argument about it on YouTube. That is just sad in my opinion. No one's ripping anyone off. Old Crow took some great elements from folk nostalgia, and tossed them in to a crowd of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga fans...and what happened? We loved it!

Kudos to Old Crow, Bob Dylan, and anyone else who had a part in this song...it kicks ass.

[mrnobodie1]

Muddy Waters

[greendayray]

its more of a rip off of the social distortion song "prison bound" than it is this bob dylan song. the fiddle melody copies the guitar melody almost exact, and its even placed in the same parts of the song structure...but i guess its all been done before anyway in folk traditional music, i never really thought of that...

[heartattackinahero]

Honestly, I am a huge dylan fan, and have seen him live three times, but if it weren't for old crow medicine show, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. When I first heard the song I thought, that reminds me of Dylan. When I found out the story behind it, i thought the whole thing was just really cool. Credit to Dylan and OCMS. Great song.

[dylanMcpainHaines66]

@imramblindad Dylan obviously left his mark on the songthe original verse is all DYlan as with the chorus. Bill BRoonzy wrote an instrumental bluegrass song featuring the chord progression Dylan used it in G major when A major was the original. OCMS late bought the tune from dylan for a percent gratuity of sales on their single. the chorus was meant for dylan and he can take this song to the next level u should watch Wagon Wheel performed by OCMS and DYlan in concert. DA BEST

[calgary1991]

@smazzocity if you go on a rant about how stupid someone is... make sure you can spell DYLAN right first. just sayin

[dnanalahcnap]

what didn't bob dylan write?

[queeb46]

@dnanalahcnap

Me a note to get out of 6th period English!

[mrcharlie6595]

@dnanalahcnap he didnt finish the song...it was just a scetch and Old Crow Medicine Show just used the Chorus you know rock me mama like a wagon wheel rock me mama any way you feel, and they finished it making it a great great cover

[TheSethman95]

@dnanalahcnap He also wrote Friday, you know

[jacque123ish]

@dnanalahcnap justin beiber

[whymelord1000]

The best recording of this song is by 12 year old Max Schwartz of Oak Grove Family Bluegrass.

[mmUTCsoul]

fuck off

[gitrdunseith]

the official publlishing info reads Dylan/Secor, so if theyre both givin writing credit its not a ripoff, he just completed unfinished work.

[goteggs1234]

bob dylan, you're like 500 years old and still covering great songs like this one by old crow medicine show, jeeze......

now lets see how many thumbs down i can get :)

[smazzocity]

@goteggs1234 GAWWWWD ARE YOU IDIOT! OLD MEDICINE CROWZ COPYIED THIS FROM BOB DILAN! YOU ARE A MUZIC N00B! 2 THUMBZ DOWN I GAVE U!!! WTF!!! DEELETE UR UTUBE ACOUNT AND CANCEL UR INTERNETS!!!

(Haha, sorry)

[cubaseball28]

@goteggs1234 good lord....good lord.

[Skelepaw]

I love this, :3

Bob Dylan = Amazing. <3

Against Me! did an AMAZING cover, though!

[doccface]

Wow! Never even knew Bob was responsible for one of my favourite ever tunes. OCMS done it superb justice.

Bob is an absolute legend.

[acidsnowflake1]

against me! covered this tune better than old crow and bobby boy folks.

[imramblindad]

@badbrian1 You're welcome. :)

[imramblindad]

@marginalization Dylan did a whole lot more for bringing traditional folk music to a larger audience than simply recording his rendition of "Man Of Constant Sorrow" on his debut. If you do a little research, you'll see that he changed the entire world of folk music. That said, you're missing the point entirely. I enjoy the music of both artists immensely. I think it's stupid to argue that one is a rip-off of the other, when the songs in question have very little in common.

[imramblindad]

@birdp1lot I'm very aware of the writing agreement between Dylan and Secor. That statement was made several months ago in regards to silly arguments as to whether or not Old Crow Medicine Show was ripping Bob Dylan off. If the writing agreement wasn't enough for people, maybe a simple analysis could help.

[lbru24]

Either way this is awesome..where was this found?

[tjemilo92]

everyone is silly Dylan and Seccor are both great singer songr-writers and they get along so why cant you guys

[birdpi1ot]

If imramblindad had a clue, or even if he could find one, he'd know that Seccor liked this so much he ASKED DYLAN'S permission to write verses and to use it as the chorus. DYLAN GAVE PERMISSION. Co-credit goes to both of them on Wagon Wheel. The "ramblin" flavor of the verses is VERY Dylanesque! A GREAT SONG loved my many!

Get over yourself!

[marginalization]

@imramblindad you don't know shit *(surprise) dylan played another folk song arrangement that is amazing and pleasing to the masses (man of constant sorrow). I think you have a justin bieber record to spin... d*ck lover. These one hit wonders recorded it and it's popular, cool. I love this song and this band.

[trevertowne]

imramblindad is an idiot.i hope you stub your pinky toe and break it today.

[mcal1987]

I dont know if this was touched on or not but from the last arguments i've noticed I thought i'd mention that this song technically is that of Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show. Dylan wrote the song but never finished it and Ketch Secor finished it and the publishing rights go to Dylan/Secor. So it's not really a cover, it's technically partially theres, all though i'd rather here Dylan sing it all.

[mcal1987]

I dont know if this was touched on or not but from the last arguments i've noticed I thought i'd mention that this song technically is that of Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show. Dylan wrote the song but never finished it and Ketch Secor finished it and the publishing rights go to Dylan/Secor. So it's not really a cover, it's technically partially theres, all though i'd rather here Dylan sing it all.

[AmberK7]

whenever you do a cover of a song, you put your own spin on it, so it's never the same... get over it.

[DuneDingDong]

Dommage qu'il n'ait jamais fini et ré-enregistré la chanson, elle est géniale!!!

[BigPaulyD]

listen to the Adam Ezra Group cover of this song ....(wagon wheel) ..it's fantastic!

[mackdaddypimp32]

@BigPaulyD i did and they suck ass.....why would u make some one listen to that,,,horrible

[blahblahblahblah253]

i wish there wasnt all these gay covers on here aka old crow, write your own songs

[jjoohhnnyy4848]

@blahblahblahblah253 you have room to talk when you produce anything worth someone elses time. you arent even worth my time and i do nothing. stfu

[imramblindad]

First of all, Dylan's version and OCMS's melodies aren't the same. Plus, their chord progressions aren't even in the same key, let alone the same progression. Dylan played I-V-I-IV-I-V-IV-I in the verse, and I-V-vi-IV-I-V-IV-I in G major, while Old Crow plays I-V-vi-IV-I-V-IV-IV repeatedly in A major. The refrain remains the only thing that two songs have in common, really. Dylan claimed refrain came from Big Bill Broonzy . . . is Dylan a ripoff!? No. It's a folk music tradition. Stop arguing.

[hockeyplayer168]

@imramblindad Yeah, in today's world of music, it's pretty hard for most people to relate to the driving forces behind folk music.

[trevertowne]

@imramblindad i strongly dislike you imramblindad.you should eat my fucking ass.

[georgiaswamper]

@imramblindad obviously dylan came up with the arrangement, ocms messed around with and played it the way they thought it sounded right to them. this is a normal practice in the music world, when you cover a song sometimes you switch some lyrics or play it in another key. you are definately right about dylan on the refrain though, like you said its a folk music tradition. dylan drifted around to fine tune his music ability, prolly picked up alot of stories and music from that time.

[molyneaux6969]

@georgiaswamper thats the difrence between a rendition and a cover, and its cool to see what other people can turn a song into, and i agree dylan would have alot of awesome stories from back in the day, cheers,

[badbrian1]

@imramblindad thank you

[riotingferret]

@imramblindad not saying you're wrong or anything... but OCMS did do a good GOOD cover in the feeling it was written in originally... against me! though? they just raped a good cover and made it popular... i used to love those guys and all i can say is FUCK them peoples!

[davehallmusic]

@imramblindad that comment was just awesome.

[truhbaby]

@imramblindad Well, you can't really say that the refrain came from Broonzy's tune, the words aren't even the same and the tone of the songs are very different. But I totally agree with you. The beauty of folk music is that it is for everyone, it is to be shared and enjoyed by all. Dylan's a genius and OCMS did an amazing job as well. God bless folk!

[workingclass75]

@imramblindad You're right the melodies are different...they stole that from Social Distortion's Prison Bound.

[Scott9740]

@imramblindad it is knowing as a dylan song tho OCMS bought the rights of the song from him

[Scott9740]

OCMS VERSION IS BETTER

[mattwfox]

@imramblindad

"aren't even in the same key" : so what? key change means nothing

"not the same progression" : so OCMS throws in a minor 6th, big whoop.

OCMS wrote verses to Dylan's song, that's the bottom line. They took a great song and finished it (and theirs is great). But to say otherwise is stupid.

[imramblindad]

@mattwfox Hello, sir. This whole "Top Comment" thing takes my argument from almost a year ago completely out of context. Still, in Dylan's sketch of the song there are two separate harmonic ideas that create a verse and a chorus, as well as lyrics to at least one verse (though you can't really make them out). Secor's version only contains the chorus's progression, and none of the original verse idea. In this sense, OCMS didn't "finish" the song, but made their own based on its refrain.

[n3r3m4c]

@imramblindad

not to sound like a douchebag, but in chord progressions, the 6th and 3rd can be used as substitutions for the tonic. 2nd and 4th follow the same pattern, and the 5th and 7th respectively. it gives it a different sound, but it's basically the same progression.

anyhow, this is cool to listen to as it inspired ocms's version, but i'm not gonna put it on my ipod or anything.

[imramblindad]

@n3r3m4c Well, yeah, but in that sense every chord is ambiguous. If you were to sit down at the piano and play iii-vii*-I-vi-I-vii*-vi and sing Wagon Wheel over it, it's going to sound stupid. Of course the vi is a substitution for the tonic. The primary difference I was noting was the resolution from the fourth to the tonic at the end of each phrase in Dylan's version that isn't there in Secor's. All I was saying a year ago is that they aren't the same song. Like you said, it inspired OCMS's.

[bovyj]

@imramblindad

lol, nooooooo not obvious at aaaalll that OCMS's version is a ripoff. noooot obvious at aaaaaallll

you make me laugh, sir.

[imramblindad]

@bovyj This is the kind of jackass 1+1=1.8 argument that I was complaining about in that ancient post that fuckin' youtube has apparently immortalized via the "like" button. Do you really think that on a label debut and a first single for a band, Old Crow Medicine Show was trying to pull some kind of fast one on its audience or something? What exactly makes an interpretation of a thirty-some year old sketch of a song that was listed as a collaborative effort between both parties a ripoff?

[BakerMassacre]

@imramblindad Well, it is a similar chord progression, the only reason its in different keys is because Old Crow capo'd the 2nd fret.  I think Dylan did an E major instead of E minor during the progression, and he went back to G major after the C at the end of the bar.

[younwhosarmy]

@imramblindad ......... Right on !!

[tfkid]

@imramblindad The vi can be used as a replacement for I, so the progression is basically the same. Also, they key is negligible. Not hating on OCMS, I really like the song. Just wanted to point out that they are way more similar than you are making them out to be.

[gaconnochie]

@tfkid You're quite right. The key is often simply down to just what suits the singer or perhaps what suits an accompanying instrument. It doesn't in itself change the song. Likeiwse changing a chord progression slightly is only about the arrangement. OCMS's is obviously the same song with verses inserted which themselves are based on the main tune though they do differ a bit.

[automatic420]

@imramblindad lol, ignorant you are sir... dylan is the creator of Wagon Wheel, Kech was a big Dylan fan... and i like how you posted a bunch of non-sense to make yourself sound smart, both songs have very similar chord progressions, yet yes they are different... and actually, they used the exact same chords silly :)

[Dave897456]

@imramblindad LOL! You don't know what you are talking about! LOL! You should ask your music teacher for a refund!

[LastOfTheWilds920]

MUMBLE MOUTH FTW!!!!!

[switchblade328]

luckily Old Crow cleaned it up and played the correct chords

[ReRemixedLive]

phenomenal track.. shame dylan couldnt complete it :(

[MisterAtoms]

I wouldn't call "Wagon Wheel" a collaboration...the melody and vocal inflection is a complete rip. The guy just put in his own words at the verse part, which is by far the easiest part of writing a song. The song is a hit because of its melody and chorus lines, which came 100% from Bob Dylan.

Not that big a deal because Dylan is credited, but if Old Crow had the conceit to even call the song a "collaboration" they would be dishonest people.

[myfanniejigglesaboot]

@MisterAtoms

who gives a shit? both versions are great.

[rush211289]

@MisterAtoms

you are a jackass sir. first of all writing verses to a good song is just as, if not more, difficult as writing a good chorus. 2, the versus is Old Crow's version are just as amazing and catchy as the whole song. 3, they did credit Dylan. Your just looking for reasons to be indifferent. Besides, if they didn't they would have been sued.

[crankylobster]

would be better if you could accually hear them

[jondanet]

Played this w/ a bluegrass trio and it sounded familiar. I sez reminds me of Heaven's Door, reckon now I know why !

[marklakeham17]

Great song though!

[myfanniejigglesaboot]

@marklakeham17

the video?

[marklakeham17]

@myfanniejigglesaboot Sorry about that, my comments got a little messed up.

I initially asked if in the description Malapersona meant to say "many years after that" instead of "many years before that". Then I realized I could be sounding like a jerk and thought I'd say it was a great song and THEN I accidentally removed my first comment. But yes, I meant this, it's a great song.

[Malapersona]

@marklakeham17

Your are right about the "before", it was a mistake because of my bad English.

It´s OK now.

[marklakeham17]

@Malapersona Oops! Sorry, hope I didn't offend you.

[Malapersona]

@marklakeham17  No problem, man!

[TheBrokenBarrel]

damn bob dylan didnt even finish it and its amazing

[khateeb85]

@TheBrokenBarrel now that's musical genius

[cougar7927]

@TheBrokenBarrel thats why its amazing lmao

[lachonsnous]

beautiful, thank you