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“Buckets of Rain”
Album cover
Song by Bob Dylan
Album Blood on the Tracks
Released January 17, 1975
Genre Folk rock
Length 3:22
Label Columbia
Writer Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks track listing
"Shelter from the Storm"
(9)		 "Buckets of Rain"
(10)

"Buckets of Rain" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 1975 on his critically acclaimed album Blood on the Tracks. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Blood on the Tracks is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 15th studio album released in 1975 by Columbia Records, which marked Dylan's return to Columbia Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Blood on the Tracks is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 15th studio album released in 1975 by Columbia Records, which marked Dylan's return to Columbia " Shelter from the Storm " is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks in 1975. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blood on the Tracks is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's 15th studio album released in 1975 by Columbia Records, which marked Dylan's return to Columbia

Musically, this is a blues song; however, it has a somewhat more upbeat feel to it than most of the songs on Blood on the Tracks. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression This only serves to heighten the sadness inherent in the material, though, since it sounds like a vain attempt to be happy again. In the officially released studio recording, "Buckets of Rain" is played in the key of E major. Also see E minor, or E-flat major. E major is a Major scale based on E with the pitches E, Instrumentally there are only two: acoustic guitar and bass guitar. A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is not in standard tuning; rather, it is in "Open E" tuning. Guitar tunings are differing pitch arrangements of open (unfretted strings used for the Guitar.

Lyrically, "Buckets of Rain" is relatively simple, with five short verses addressing a lover. Oliver Trager describes the song thus:

Closing an otherwise desperate album with a light reappraisal of commitment, "Buckets of Rain" is a final, Sinatra-like tip of the hat sung with the playfulness of an old Piedmont songster. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Though Dylan seems to liken the relationship he describes here with the ferocity of a deluge, he plaintively sings to his love, describing in light, sensual brushstrokes why he still finds her special. (88)

Lyrics are bright yet heartbroken:

Like your smile and your fingertips

Like the way that you move your hips.

I like the cool way you look at me.

Everything about you is bringing me misery.

"Buckets of Rain" was included on the Wonder Boys Soundtrack, which was released in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Dylan also sang this song in a recording with Bette Midler on her 1976 album Songs for the New Depression. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Songs for the New Depression is the third studio album by American female vocalist Bette Midler, released in early 1976 on the Atlantic Records label Dylan has only performed this song one time live, as a surprise opener at a November 18, 1990 concert in Detroit. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Covers

"Buckets of Rain" has been covered by many musicians, including:

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