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"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom.
Dylan recorded several new compositions that day, including "Blowin' in the Wind", a song he had already performed live but had yet to record in the studio. Other tracks recorded during the session included "Down the Highway," and "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance". Master takes of the four songs were selected and set aside for the final album.
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan is the big bang that makes everything Dylan has done since then possible, with such epochal masterpieces as “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna ...
They also note that the song bears a resemblance to Dylan's earlier "Blowin' in the Wind": "In both songs, Dylan uses the metaphor of a man who has eyes but does not see. What differs is the answer. In 'Blowin' in the Wind', there is no answer; in 'When He Returns', the answer lies in trust in Christ". [1]
The release is the first new studio recording of the song since Dylan wrote it in 1962.
Bob Dylan’s 1983 Fender Telecaster, Photographs, Handwritten ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Lyrics and More Up for Auction. Thania Garcia. December 17, 2024 at 7:00 AM.
Bob Dylan recorded the song for his 1962 debut album Bob Dylan.He recorded it again with the Band, which is included on The Basement Tapes.. Other artists to cover the song include B.B. King, Peter, Paul and Mary (as "One Kind Favor"), Lightnin' Hopkins (as "One Kind Favor"), Canned Heat (as "One Kind Favor" on Living the Blues), the Grateful Dead (as "One Kind Favor"), [4] Mike Bloomfield ...
In his review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album, "other than an obscure 1964 album by Linda Mason, it was the very first album of Dylan covers. And in part it was because, unlike most of the artists who would take a swing at the concept, Odetta was actually a major folk musician, one who had done much to inspire Dylan himself.