These are the two worst songs on Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album and, as such, two of the worst songs Dylan would record in the 1960s. To my knowledge, he never played either of them in concert; Dylan would, for the most part, abandon the songs that he didn’t write when he started performing regularly, although there is a performance of “Man of Constant Sorrow” featured in Martin Scorcese’s No Direction Home, as well as extant live recordings of a few other songs from the album, but none of “Dyin’” or “Fixin.’” Continue reading
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29 Jan
Ranking Bob Dylan Songs, #118, #120: In My Time of Dyin’, Fixin’ To Die
Posted by John S in Music, Ranking Bob Dylan Songs. Tagged: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan (album), Bob Dylan's debut, Bukka White, Fixin' to Die, In My Time of Dying, Jesus gonna make up my dying bed, Led Zeppelin, Martin Scorcese, No Direction Home, singing in blackface, wholly forgettable songs, worst Bob Dylan songs. 1 comment