Percy's Song is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan. 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 It was recorded for The Times They Are A-Changing album but was not included. The Times They Are a-Changin is Bob Dylan 's third album released in 1964 by Columbia Records. It was released on Biograph (album) in 1985. Biograph is a 53-track compilation spanning the career of Bob Dylan, from his 1962 debut album to the 1981 LP Shot
The song centres around a car crash and the manslaughter sentence that is handed down to the driver (who is the narrators friend). The narrator claims that his friends sentence of "ninety-nine years" in Joliet Prison is too harsh for an accident. This is an article about a men's prison in Illinois in the United States
It has been pointed out that Dylan uses the exact opposite argument in his song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," when the narrator says that the sentence handed down to "William Zanzinger" is far too lenient. " The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll " is a Topical song by Bob Dylan.
Joan Baez can be seen performing "Percy's Song" on the film Dont Look Back. Dont Look Back is a 1967 Documentary film by DA Pennebaker that principally covers Bob Dylan 's 1965 concert tour of the
Cover Versions
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (1969)
Arlo Guthrie - Washington County (album) (1970)
Michael Moore - Jewels & Binoculars: The Songs of Bob Dylan
References
Trager, Oliver. } Unhalfbricking is the third album by British Folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in 1969 Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer Washington County is a 1970 album by American folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Keys to the Rain: The Ultimate Bob Dylan Encyclopedia ISBN 0-8230-7974-0
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