I've heard many traditional performances of this lovely Scots song. And I think this Bob Dylan version is sincere, lyrical, expressive, and unique. I think it is beautiful. His melismatic decoration really works. I feel enriched at having heard it.
does anyone know where to find the version with Joan Baez from Rolling Thunder, i believe? used to have it on mp3, that is a very strong beautiful version. thanks!
@mcsachsenhausen Just because it was arranged by the McPeakes doesn't mean it@s Irish. It was written by Robert Tannahill the great Paisley poet second only to Burns.
@Breitheamhnaig how was i to know it was scottish?my mother used 2 sing it 2 me wen i was a baby and all thru my childhood so naturally i always thought it was irish!but he still murdered the song........jesus i dunno why ppl on youtube are so angry and writing hateful comments im just here to watch/listen 2 music...thats all...jeez....
it's a track from the Isle of White Bootleg.He played partly with the Band and partly on his own. It was Bob's first (second to tell the truth) live act after his motorbike accident. Previosly he performed live with the Band at the Carnegie Hall to commemorate Woody Guthrie's death in 1968.Minstrel Boy, She Belongs to Me and Like a Rolling Stone, recorded during the Isle of Wight concert, are included in Selfportrait.
OMG..i love Dylan but sorry ...this is torturous to listen to, maybe coz it's the 1st time, but he's murdering one of Scotland's greatest folk songs...BOB what have you done ??
I share his May 24th birthday and love of song - especially this one. I was a teen in the 60s and his music was one of the powers that carried us through puberty, college and war and finding one true loves and happier days. These people from those days are "holy" to me, sort of now. LIfe! It's about life!
It's from the Isle of Wight concert 1969. I've been searching for this for ages. Listen to "To Ramona", and "Mr. Tamborine Man" from the same concert (on Youtube) and you will hear that it is him. I was there and have always remembered his version of this lovely song.
It's definitely Dylan. And easily a song in his repetoire. It's a beautiful song. Listen to Long John Baldrey's verson of yhis old ballad. He does a fantastic rendition of this song. Dylan actually had a very good voice and is a master of phrasing als Frank Sinatra, who Dylan admired. Bob, in the vein of so many folk singer/minstrels throughout the hundrds of years often borrowed tunes and applied new words with a few chord changes making it their own. On this one,
@johnnymckiernan The tune is different if similar which could just be the folk process. The words apart from a couple of lines are taken directly from the older Scottish poem.
The first thing I did when I heard this was laaaauuuugh! Actually, I still am. What incarnation of Bob is this? No other Bob song sounds quite like it. That could be because. . .Scottie is onto something?! Not saying what's what, as a non-Dylan expert-type, but clearly 'Bob' was correctly moved on from this style of output almost immediately. . .meaning: somehow, after this, he suddenly got better! How can I have anything against Bob? How can anyone? But, I'm just playing 'em like I hear 'em.
@johnnymckiernan mcpeake just added a verse to the song he picked up when doing the circuit in Scotland. A court case was brought by the mcpeake family trying to get royalties for the song which got laughed out of court because the origin being The Braes of Balquhidder.
For those who are unfamiliar with the song, and Scottish Folk Music in general, this is a traditional Scottish Ballad.
As a Scotsman, I'm very well acquainted with this song and regard it as a timeless classic, so I feel my comments should carry at least a little weight.
I can see what Dylan was trying to do here.
He was attempting to incorporate a traditional Scottish Folk song into contemporary American folk music.
I don't feel he succeeded in this instance but I applaud his attempt!
In other news, YouTube commenters conclude that The Beatles were a bunch of actors completely acting in talent, and who were utterly incapable of singing a cover version -- much less an original version -- of any song.
@TandemFelix I think they are hoping it isn't Dylan :) It's bloody awful...... Dylan's not a great singer at the best of times but this is the worst!!
You're right. I was a tad young. I missed the folk revival by a few years. Blindsided by the British invasion, it took the Byrds cover of Mr Tambourine Man to introduce me to Bob in 1965. Discovering his accoustic albums was a wonderful adventure for me.
What a beautiful bare bones recording of this song, just Bob, his guitar and a microphone. You can truly hear how Bob puts his heart into the delivery of a song.
There is an American flare to his guitar playing, which calls to mind Woody Guthrie sitting in a boxcar door. Playing quietly while others sleep, Bob is bringing this Irish ballad back home.
Wow, tough one. I would say between Nashville Skyline and New Morning. Could be Bob, I recognize that certain strum and odd nasal inflection. Alas, being a Dylan fanatic, I DON'T KNOW!!!!
You certainly cannot call yourself a Dylan aficionado/freak if you don't know this version of "Wild Mountain Thyme"... And Bob has many different singing voices all relating to persona's or styles of music he is imitating/embodying, dating back to his high school days when he would bang out Little Richard tunes on the piano. Take "Girl of the North Country" for example... finger-picked on Freewheelin' and then sung/played very differently on Nashville Skyline...
Hi ! I've been a Dylan afficionado for more than 40 years and (think that I) know almost all of his recordings, official and boots, but can hardly imagine that THIS is him... But the much more important question to me is: why did he stop singing in the mid-60s, but not stopped touring ? That would be a more fruitful question to argue about ! Go on !!! Mike
@michaelvoland54 IT'S BOB FUCKIN DYLAN. IF YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THEN YOU'RE NOT A TRUE DYLAN FAN. SO (I THINK THAT YOU) IF YOU KNOW ALL HIS RECORDINGS THEN YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON ONE. NO LUCK.
@michaelvoland54 I heard that the motorcycle crash really devastated him, he just wasn't the same after that, his music changed, his voice, his songwriting, everything...suffered some kind of brain damage...that's what I heard
@raymartin10 He's right...it's from the ISLE of WIGHT bootleg from 1969...he refused to play in his own backyard (Woodstock) to make a lot of money at this show. It was professionally recorded but only 3 tracks have been released and they are on Self Portrait. I'd like to hear this professionally recorded!
the Woody Guthrie memorial show was the other post-mc accident gig, Jan. 20, 1968, Carnegie Hall, w the Band. 3 tracks released on Columbia: I Ain't Got No Home, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, The Grand Cooley Dam.
this is the new morning period; the voice he uses on nashville skyline selfportrait and new morning, if you don't recognise that, well waht can i say...
Great, I knew this existed but I hadn't heard it. He sings in later on the Rolling Thunder Revue with Baez. Actually, here his guitar sounds reminiscent of that later phase.
@tommy444able This is Bob nearing the height of his live performing prowess, and with the clearest ringing voice of his life. He sings this song like a bird. You are unfortunately fail at life, in this case. The song itself is great, though.
Honestly... People who don't think this is Dylan. Go to the record store, buy Nashville Skyline and listen. You will feel stupid as you listen, plus you will learn something about music at the same time. It's a double win!
bob's got a few different voices he sings in. guthrie, himself, country-himself(this), & various other caracitures o' himself. a true comelian & actor. DEFINATELY dylan. those of u here who don't think it is & consider yourself dylan fans, you've reason 2 be happy, you've still alot more to dig thru. next try his gospel stuff. this guy has made so many important artistic statements that span & echo ripples of time that encompass more than a century. thnx thnx thnx bob!
bob's got a few different voices he sings in. guthrie, himself, country-himself(this), & various other caracitures o' himself. a true comelian & actor. DEFINATELY dylan. those of u here who don't think it is & consider yourself dylan fans, you've reason 2 be happy, you've still alot more to dig thru. next try his gospel stuff. this guy has made so many important artistic statements that span & echo ripples of time that encompass more than a century. thnx thnx thnx bob!
in anycase put this in your youtube search for the very best version of this song "The Corries - The Wild Mountain Thyme" by the right nationality aswell heheh... btw no need to be rude!
check here to see how bob DOES sing this song.. this singer doesnt even try to mimic his style of singing... if anything its bobs guitar playing style... definately 100% not him singing... so yeah... copy and paste this in your address bar after youtube com.... /watch?v=o6vdEmtUfrE&feature=related
I remember this song from the Isle of Wight bootleg and I'm pretty sure this is indeed that version (although I haven't heard the bootleg for over 30 years . . .).
Dylan channeling Elvis
rlegear19 4 days ago
I've heard many traditional performances of this lovely Scots song. And I think this Bob Dylan version is sincere, lyrical, expressive, and unique. I think it is beautiful. His melismatic decoration really works. I feel enriched at having heard it.
MerlePsyA 5 days ago
hello all!
does anyone know where to find the version with Joan Baez from Rolling Thunder, i believe? used to have it on mp3, that is a very strong beautiful version. thanks!
3chrds 2 weeks ago
This Sucks! How bout some more Peyote, Bob? This is one of my all time favorite Celtic folk songs and you've butchered it.
xTodaysManx 4 weeks ago
awfull bob just awfull u murdered a perfect irish song
mcsachsenhausen 1 month ago
@mcsachsenhausen Just because it was arranged by the McPeakes doesn't mean it@s Irish. It was written by Robert Tannahill the great Paisley poet second only to Burns.
Breitheamhnaig 3 weeks ago
@Breitheamhnaig how was i to know it was scottish?my mother used 2 sing it 2 me wen i was a baby and all thru my childhood so naturally i always thought it was irish!but he still murdered the song........jesus i dunno why ppl on youtube are so angry and writing hateful comments im just here to watch/listen 2 music...thats all...jeez....
mcsachsenhausen 3 weeks ago
@mcsachsenhausen sorry, I didn't mean to upset you.
Breitheamhnaig 3 weeks ago
it's a track from the Isle of White Bootleg.He played partly with the Band and partly on his own. It was Bob's first (second to tell the truth) live act after his motorbike accident. Previosly he performed live with the Band at the Carnegie Hall to commemorate Woody Guthrie's death in 1968.Minstrel Boy, She Belongs to Me and Like a Rolling Stone, recorded during the Isle of Wight concert, are included in Selfportrait.
vosillaz 1 month ago
great, personal version
burri123 1 month ago
SORRY BUT FEW PEOPLE BEAT ' THE CORRIES' AT THIS ONE....may have to listen to it a couple of times to get the 'feel'...:( x
paulinesmith44 1 month ago
OMG..i love Dylan but sorry ...this is torturous to listen to, maybe coz it's the 1st time, but he's murdering one of Scotland's greatest folk songs...BOB what have you done ??
paulinesmith44 1 month ago
I share his May 24th birthday and love of song - especially this one. I was a teen in the 60s and his music was one of the powers that carried us through puberty, college and war and finding one true loves and happier days. These people from those days are "holy" to me, sort of now. LIfe! It's about life!
ellesmithfagan 1 month ago
This Bob imitating Elvis, while doing a Scottish song
MrMelco35 2 months ago
seriously, is it Dylan? I really hope so as it is one of my favourite songs and I love him!!!
beebscooke 2 months ago
It's from the Isle of Wight concert 1969. I've been searching for this for ages. Listen to "To Ramona", and "Mr. Tamborine Man" from the same concert (on Youtube) and you will hear that it is him. I was there and have always remembered his version of this lovely song.
tatner15 2 months ago
This is wonderful.The way he makes this old song his is just another proof of his genius.
Dirninger68 2 months ago
It's definitely Dylan. And easily a song in his repetoire. It's a beautiful song. Listen to Long John Baldrey's verson of yhis old ballad. He does a fantastic rendition of this song. Dylan actually had a very good voice and is a master of phrasing als Frank Sinatra, who Dylan admired. Bob, in the vein of so many folk singer/minstrels throughout the hundrds of years often borrowed tunes and applied new words with a few chord changes making it their own. On this one,
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33Thadeus 2 months ago
It is Dylan and it's EPIC.
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33Thadeus 2 months ago
Ive listened to the Braes version at 'Soprano Alma Gluck ~ The Braes o' Balquhidder (1914'
It doesnt sound anything like the Mc Peake version;(Luaghed out of court or not)
johnnymckiernan 2 months ago
@johnnymckiernan The tune is different if similar which could just be the folk process. The words apart from a couple of lines are taken directly from the older Scottish poem.
gaconnochie 2 months ago
The first thing I did when I heard this was laaaauuuugh! Actually, I still am. What incarnation of Bob is this? No other Bob song sounds quite like it. That could be because. . .Scottie is onto something?! Not saying what's what, as a non-Dylan expert-type, but clearly 'Bob' was correctly moved on from this style of output almost immediately. . .meaning: somehow, after this, he suddenly got better! How can I have anything against Bob? How can anyone? But, I'm just playing 'em like I hear 'em.
beautifulstandard 2 months ago
Wikipedia reports that Mc Peake updated an older Scottish version The Braes of Balquhidder by Robert Tannahill
jtpegpet 2 months ago
Listen to his last release of Copper Kettle.
wesrackley 2 months ago
@ScottieWallace This is not Scottish.It is an Irish song composed by Francie Mc Peake ,Belfast
johnnymckiernan 2 months ago
@johnnymckiernan mcpeake just added a verse to the song he picked up when doing the circuit in Scotland. A court case was brought by the mcpeake family trying to get royalties for the song which got laughed out of court because the origin being The Braes of Balquhidder.
Leodhas77 2 months ago
For those who are unfamiliar with the song, and Scottish Folk Music in general, this is a traditional Scottish Ballad.
As a Scotsman, I'm very well acquainted with this song and regard it as a timeless classic, so I feel my comments should carry at least a little weight.
I can see what Dylan was trying to do here.
He was attempting to incorporate a traditional Scottish Folk song into contemporary American folk music.
I don't feel he succeeded in this instance but I applaud his attempt!
RocksterOO1 2 months ago
1969 Isle of Wight Festival. Live performance
vosillaz 3 months ago
In other news, YouTube commenters conclude that The Beatles were a bunch of actors completely acting in talent, and who were utterly incapable of singing a cover version -- much less an original version -- of any song.
herbbirdsfoot 3 months ago
@ScottieWallace No it is
Bob - Nashille skyline non-cigarette voice... This is amazingly beautiful!!!
bluesoverdrivedk 3 months ago
I love how people think this isn't Bob Dylan.
TandemFelix 3 months ago 7
@TandemFelix I think they are hoping it isn't Dylan :) It's bloody awful...... Dylan's not a great singer at the best of times but this is the worst!!
bruffie1 2 weeks ago
trolled 2 ls with good good..sorry typo!!!!
geadowbrooksoldiers 3 months ago
Not Dylan ... nope.
victoriouswarrior78 3 months ago
this actually is bob dylan singing
TheBeandip13 4 months ago
You're right. I was a tad young. I missed the folk revival by a few years. Blindsided by the British invasion, it took the Byrds cover of Mr Tambourine Man to introduce me to Bob in 1965. Discovering his accoustic albums was a wonderful adventure for me.
jcjofers 4 months ago
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Oh! yes it is. You are just to darn young to remember or have heard this Bob
judikane 4 months ago
Oh! yes it is. You are just to d#%n young to remember or have heard this Bob
judikane 4 months ago
What a beautiful bare bones recording of this song, just Bob, his guitar and a microphone. You can truly hear how Bob puts his heart into the delivery of a song.
There is an American flare to his guitar playing, which calls to mind Woody Guthrie sitting in a boxcar door. Playing quietly while others sleep, Bob is bringing this Irish ballad back home.
jcjofers 5 months ago
why is he destroying it? because he isn't "singing" it like e v e r y o n e else.....it's FOLK music.
TheBilllD 5 months ago
I love Dylan but he is brutally destroying this song.
Byrds had a great version but for the original raw Irish
song that it is give a listen to Denis Ryan on Mist Covered Mountains.
sIRCuit77 5 months ago
It has to be Dylan: only Bob would have the daring to add a blues turnaround to this classic Irish keen.
When Bob gets it wrong, he is really bad.
But when he gets it right .....
thallassocracy 5 months ago
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katymay87 5 months ago
Wow, tough one. I would say between Nashville Skyline and New Morning. Could be Bob, I recognize that certain strum and odd nasal inflection. Alas, being a Dylan fanatic, I DON'T KNOW!!!!
42awww 5 months ago
Yes, clearly Dylan. I know what I'm talking about.
NeonlightRebel 6 months ago
I think it is him...you know how he likes to use different voices...sounds like him to me though...
lovesupreme8 6 months ago
Unmistakeably Dylan---thanks Bob.
shastra2496 6 months ago
whoever it is, it's awful.
lundehund44 8 months ago
You certainly cannot call yourself a Dylan aficionado/freak if you don't know this version of "Wild Mountain Thyme"... And Bob has many different singing voices all relating to persona's or styles of music he is imitating/embodying, dating back to his high school days when he would bang out Little Richard tunes on the piano. Take "Girl of the North Country" for example... finger-picked on Freewheelin' and then sung/played very differently on Nashville Skyline...
marcuseisen 9 months ago
If thats bob he has had singing lessons.......I love bobs music
Arcusinoz 9 months ago
To the people denying this is Dylan, have you NOT heard "Nashville Skyline" before? This is Dylan's voice. Wake up!
This is a nice version!
Davian67 9 months ago 2
@CandusAnn
Hi ! I've been a Dylan afficionado for more than 40 years and (think that I) know almost all of his recordings, official and boots, but can hardly imagine that THIS is him... But the much more important question to me is: why did he stop singing in the mid-60s, but not stopped touring ? That would be a more fruitful question to argue about ! Go on !!! Mike
michaelvoland54 9 months ago
@michaelvoland54 IT'S BOB FUCKIN DYLAN. IF YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THEN YOU'RE NOT A TRUE DYLAN FAN. SO (I THINK THAT YOU) IF YOU KNOW ALL HIS RECORDINGS THEN YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON ONE. NO LUCK.
glencairnalphamfc 8 months ago 8
@michaelvoland54 I heard that the motorcycle crash really devastated him, he just wasn't the same after that, his music changed, his voice, his songwriting, everything...suffered some kind of brain damage...that's what I heard
nicodagger 6 months ago
@ScottieWallace
man this is great..and its bob singing...
Jakuta11 10 months ago
this is bob. its from ISLE OF WIGHT 1969
raymartin10 10 months ago
@raymartin10 He's right...it's from the ISLE of WIGHT bootleg from 1969...he refused to play in his own backyard (Woodstock) to make a lot of money at this show. It was professionally recorded but only 3 tracks have been released and they are on Self Portrait. I'd like to hear this professionally recorded!
sleepyduo37 8 months ago
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its not bob
Arcusinoz 10 months ago
the Woody Guthrie memorial show was the other post-mc accident gig, Jan. 20, 1968, Carnegie Hall, w the Band. 3 tracks released on Columbia: I Ain't Got No Home, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, The Grand Cooley Dam.
robchalfen 10 months ago
I don't think that's dylan
pattycrowe 10 months ago
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oconnell 11 months ago
this is the new morning period; the voice he uses on nashville skyline selfportrait and new morning, if you don't recognise that, well waht can i say...
amsterdaminbeeld 1 year ago
It's him for sure.
ifpbf04 1 year ago
@ScottieWallace It realy is the one. He stopped smoking 'round that time. That can be a ruin for one's voice, you know...
BorgodOssi 1 year ago
you are stupid as fuck.
12anything17 1 year ago
and in any case, the corries version is the best ever!
ScottieWallace 1 year ago
From the Isle of Wight 1969.
Fake fans.
XZYOE 1 year ago
was he doing his best elvis impression?
SCROTUMvalueMEAL 1 year ago
Great, I knew this existed but I hadn't heard it. He sings in later on the Rolling Thunder Revue with Baez. Actually, here his guitar sounds reminiscent of that later phase.
This is Isle of Wight 1969, right?
Sweetmelody2011 1 year ago
fuck he just killed a classic
tommy444able 1 year ago
@tommy444able This is Bob nearing the height of his live performing prowess, and with the clearest ringing voice of his life. He sings this song like a bird. You are unfortunately fail at life, in this case. The song itself is great, though.
tjthibeau 1 year ago
Honestly... People who don't think this is Dylan. Go to the record store, buy Nashville Skyline and listen. You will feel stupid as you listen, plus you will learn something about music at the same time. It's a double win!
fazure1 1 year ago 2
singing into a coke can doesnt make it sound like dylan
43slevesque 1 year ago
ha if your gunna put fake dylan on just write fake because singing into a can doesnt do the trick
43slevesque 1 year ago
so great. and of course its bob singing and playing. no doubt
vengermader 1 year ago
bob's got a few different voices he sings in. guthrie, himself, country-himself(this), & various other caracitures o' himself. a true comelian & actor. DEFINATELY dylan. those of u here who don't think it is & consider yourself dylan fans, you've reason 2 be happy, you've still alot more to dig thru. next try his gospel stuff. this guy has made so many important artistic statements that span & echo ripples of time that encompass more than a century. thnx thnx thnx bob!
dawulf1 1 year ago
@dawulf1
Well said! It's def the master at work.
Jakuta11 1 year ago
bob's got a few different voices he sings in. guthrie, himself, country-himself(this), & various other caracitures o' himself. a true comelian & actor. DEFINATELY dylan. those of u here who don't think it is & consider yourself dylan fans, you've reason 2 be happy, you've still alot more to dig thru. next try his gospel stuff. this guy has made so many important artistic statements that span & echo ripples of time that encompass more than a century. thnx thnx thnx bob!
dawulf1 1 year ago
@ScottieWallace hmm... I think you had better do your homework... This is DEFINITELY Bob... Sounds around Basement Tapes era...
teapreacher 1 year ago
Sounds almost like Elvis in parts...
youcomeon9 1 year ago
in anycase put this in your youtube search for the very best version of this song "The Corries - The Wild Mountain Thyme" by the right nationality aswell heheh... btw no need to be rude!
ScottieWallace 1 year ago
@ScottieWallace Clearly you have not heard much dylan if you don't think that's Bob :facepalm:
nodint277 1 year ago 18
clearly you havent m8.... he may be playing guitar but he is DEFINATELY not singin pal 100%
ScottieWallace 1 year ago
check here to see how bob DOES sing this song.. this singer doesnt even try to mimic his style of singing... if anything its bobs guitar playing style... definately 100% not him singing... so yeah... copy and paste this in your address bar after youtube com.... /watch?v=o6vdEmtUfrE&feature=related
ScottieWallace 1 year ago
@nodint277 Right. That's Bob for sure.
ifpbf04 1 year ago
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wesrackley 2 months ago
It's from The Isle of Wight. Aug 31st 1969
reds253 3 years ago 2
I remember this song from the Isle of Wight bootleg and I'm pretty sure this is indeed that version (although I haven't heard the bootleg for over 30 years . . .).
GrahamCLester 1 year ago
Great. What is this from? Sounds like Nashville Skyline voice...
twhite 3 years ago 8
@twhite It's from the Complete Basement Tapes
nodint277 1 year ago
@nodint277 where can i get complete basement tapes?
HumanAccount 6 months ago
@nodint277 Its actually from Live at the Isle of Wight 1969. I think its a great concert, it country Bob. Wish i was there!
TheDon3786 3 months ago
@twhite This is from his "comeback" Isle of Wight concert in '69. It was, I believe, his first live performance since his fabled motorcycle accident.
lesliecaplan 1 year ago
@twhite I would agree, sounds like nashville skyline and/or new morning
Carlvskansas 8 months ago