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| Song by Bob Dylan | ||
| Album | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | |
| Recorded | 1963 | |
| Genre | Folk/Protest | |
| Length | 4:34 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Writer | Bob Dylan | |
| Composer | Traditional/Jean Ritchie | |
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"Masters of War" is a song by Bob Dylan, written in 1963 and released on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. 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 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records. 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 music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous A protest song is a Song which Protests against perceived problems in Society. 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 A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Jean Ritchie (born December 8, 1922) is an American folk singer songwriter and Appalachian dulcimer player The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records. " Blowin' in the Wind " is a Song written by Bob Dylan and released on his 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. " Girl from the North Country " (also known as "Girl of the North Country" is a Song written by Bob Dylan. "Bob Dylan's Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan. It was released in 1963 on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall " is a song written by Bob Dylan in the summer of 1962 " Don't Think Twice It's All Right " is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. " Bob Dylan's Dream " is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. " Corrine Corrina " is a 12 bar country blues song in the AAB form 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 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records. It is an adaptation, with new words by Dylan, of "Nottamun Town". Nottamun Town ( Roud # 1044 is an English Folk song which possibly dates from the late Medieval period [1] As with many of the major songs Dylan composed at this time, he often adapted or "borrowed" melodies from traditional songs. Traditional music is the term now used in the terminology of Grammy Awards for what used to be called " folk music " On this occasion however, he had borrowed an arrangement by veteran folksinger Jean Ritchie. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such This article is about Folksinger the 1985 album by the artist known as Phranc. Jean Ritchie (born December 8, 1922) is an American folk singer songwriter and Appalachian dulcimer player The arrangement of "Nottanum Town", unknown to Dylan, had been in her family for generations, and Ritchie wanted an acknowledgement on the writing credit. This, however, was not to be the case, as Dylan's lawyers paid her $5,000 to settle and agree not to make further claims. For other uses of settlement including legal uses see Settlement. [2]
There is a live, electric version on Dylan's Real Live album. Real Live is a Live album documenting Bob Dylan 's 1984 tour of Europe, released at the end of that same year by Columbia In his 1994 Hiroshima concert, Dylan played the first acoustic version of "Masters of War" since 1963. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's Dylan also played the song in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the night of the U. Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, located where the Fox River S. presidential election, 2004|2004 U. S. presidential election]].
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Dylan about the song
Dylan spoke to USA Today's Edna Gundersen about the song the day before the September 11th attacks. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. In the article, Dylan is quoted as saying that the song "is supposed to be a pacifistic song against war. It's not an anti-war song. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. It's speaking against what Eisenhower was calling a military-industrial complex as he was making his exit from the presidency. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general A military-industrial complex (MIC is a concept commonly used to refer to Policy relationships between Governments national Armed forces, and industrial That spirit was in the air, and I picked it up. "[3]
Notable cover versions
- The Staple Singers covered the song on This Little Light, released on the Riverside label in 1964. The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
- Mark Arm covered the song as part of his "Freewheelin' Mark Arm" single, which was released on Sub Pop records in 1990. Mark Arm (born Mark McLaughlin on February 21, 1962) is the vocalist for the Grunge band Mudhoney. Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
- Cher covered the song in 1969 on the album Backstage. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946
- Bill Frisell covered it on his album Further East/Further West. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer.
- The Flying Pickets made a cover on the 1984 album Lost Boys. The Flying Pickets is a British A cappella Vocal group, that had a surprise Christmas number one hit in 1983 in the UK singles chart Lost Boys is a 1984 album by The Flying Pickets. Track listing Remember this ( Lloyd) - 231 I Heard
- Ben Harper is covering this song on his current 2007 tour, with The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello) joining as a special guest. Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine
- Broadside Electric covered the song at a "Bob Dylan live performance retrospective" concert on September 17, 1998 at The Living Room in New York City. Broadside Electric are an American Electric folk (self-described as "Folk Music with Teeth" band from Philadelphia The City of New York It was later recorded for their 1999 album With Teeth. With Teeth is the title of the fourth album by Broadside Electric.
- Viggo Mortensen covered the song at a January 2008 People Speaks event. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence He was unanccompanied by instruments and held a copy of the lyrics during his performance.
- Mountain with Ozzy Osbourne recorded the song on their 2007 Dylan cover album of the same name. Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972 reformed two years later broke up soon after that and have since reconvened and resumed John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer
- Odetta covered it on her 1965 album Odetta Sings Dylan. Odetta (born December 31, 1930) is an African-American singer actress guitarist songwriter and a human rights activist often referred to as "The Odetta Sings Dylan is the 1965 album by American folk singer Odetta, an entire album of covers of Bob Dylan
- Pearl Jam covered this song in concert in Boston on May 24, 2006, Bob Dylan's birthday. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. They have covered it on numerous other occasions, including in a September 30, 2004 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman and at the Benaroya Hall show from 2003. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Live at Benaroya Hall is a live two-disc Live album by the American Alternative rock band Pearl Jam, recorded on October 22 2003 at They also recorded the song for Dylan's 30th anniversary celebration in New York City in the early 1990s, dubbed Bobfest by Neil Young. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician
- Ratdog, during a live show at The Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina in 2005, and at a show at Chastain Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007. RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United
- The Roots performed "Masters of War" at "The Music of Bob Dylan, a Benefit for Music for Youth" on November 9, 2006 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In a review of this performance, The Village Voice commented, "Just a shocking, volatile, incredible 10 minutes of carnage. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. 'Masters of War' has always seemed to me more like a possibly futile prayer than an inevitable blood oath, the warmonger's funeral described in some hypothetical future Bob can only hope will come soon. The Roots just killed it. "[4] They again performed it at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival, the 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival, as well as most of the concerts on their Game Theory tour that year, including at Virginia Tech [5], the Nokia Theatre Times Square[6], and Swarthmore College. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual Music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in The Nokia Theatre Times Square in Times Square, New York City, is an indoor live performance Theater with a 2100 fan capacity making it a mid-sized New Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1500 students [7] The band recently covered the song during their performance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 3, 2008. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- Leon Russell's cover features him singing the first verse in the style of "The Star Spangled Banner. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America " It is a bonus track on his album Leon Russell. Leon Russell is the eponymous debut by the singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell.
- Rx Bandits singer Matt Embree covered this song at a Sounds of Animals Fighting show. Rx Bandits is a five-piece band based in Seal Beach California. A video of the cover can be seen on their myspace blog. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of [8]
- Martin Simpson, the English-born blues/folk guitarist, singer, and songwriter covered the song on his 1983 album Grinning in your Face
- Justin Sullivan & Friends whom have comprised in different guises New Model Army, covered the song on their 2003 live album Tales of the Road and have been performing it regularly in touring for the past several years. Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953 Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 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 The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War.
- Roger Taylor of Queen, on his 1984 solo album Strange Frontier has a cover of the song. Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Strange Frontier is the second album by the English musician Roger Taylor.
- Eire Og performed the song on the album Live at Tullys.
References
- ^ http://www.bobdylanroots.com/notta.html
- ^ Sounes, Howard. Down the Highway: Life Of Bob Dylan. Doubleday 2001. p164-165. ISBN 0-552-99929-6
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2001-09-10-bob-dylan.htm#more
- ^ http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0646,harvilla,75011,22.html
- ^ CollegiateTimes. com - Roots take over Burruss. [1]
- ^ The New York Times - From James Brown to Dylan, Expansive Hip-Hop. [2]
- ^ The Daily Gazette - The Roots Take Over LPAC. [3]
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/rxbandits
External links
- Lyrics
- Article involving students investigated on grounds of threatening President Bush for covering the song
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