The song that killed me most was “Gotta Serve Somebody.” Living in a Catholic family in Ireland, the only religious music we had ever heard was just awful – so incredibly boring. It’s a staggering album for anyone to make, but especially him. People say – and I hope it’s not true – that Dylan doesn’t stand by that record. Sinéad O’Connor: I was about 13 when my older brother Joseph brought home Slow Train Coming, and it just completely blew my mind. I love the lines “The book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy/The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers.” And the chorus, with that “oh-oh-oh” chant out of tune – the only other person who can get away with singing like that is Jay Z, on “D.O.A.” It sounds effortless in the best possible way. I don’t think about who this Jokerman is – whether it’s God, Satan or Dylan himself. The song feels 87 minutes long, like dinner finally came around and they stopped rolling tape. And Sly and Robbie brought that reggae vibe. I’d thought I was a massive Dylan fan, but “Jokerman” was a shock: “How can this guy have a song that comes from this other world, and it’s still so brilliant?” Mark Knopfler and Mick Taylor on guitars. I discovered Infidels after I saw the video for “Jokerman.” It had Italian paintings and religious imagery. About once a year, I’ll spend a month listening to Dylan and nothing else. I’d heard the myth, “Oh, Bob Dylan, he can’t sing.” But at this point, half the CDs I own are Dylan albums. #-# From Sun May 4 11:24:06 1997 Date: Fri, 02:43:04 GMT From: To: Subject: Jolly Roger Roger McGuinn Chords/Words Roger McGuinn Jolly Roger written by Roger McGuinn/Jacques Levy Dm G Dm The sun comes up on the Spanish sea our homeland far behind us G A7 Being hunted by the King's Navy it's sure he'd never find us Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads O the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Dm We brought her into the looward wind and made for the Caribbean Dm G A7 For thoughts of what it might have been destroys a human being Dm G Dm But thoughts about the Spanish gold and learning to desire it G A7 Can make a man so brash and bold he'll soon become a pirate Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Now a gleam came into the captain's eyes as he spied an English Dm clipper G A7 She looks the perfect shape and size let's all aboard and strip her Dm G Dm We fired a shot across her bow and eased ourselves beside her G A7 With our keel as close as she'd allow we swung from the deck to ride her Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Dm Up she tumbles and starts to pitch and signals for assistance G A7 We tightened our hold another hitch and ended her resistance Dm G Now there's many a day on the Spanish sea I served aboard that Dm raider But we never did nothing more beautifully G A7 Than the way that we belayed her Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Her hold was hot as St Elmo's fire her chests were filled with Dm treasure G A7 We took as much as we'd require then took more for our pleasure Dm Now there's many a day on the Spanish Main G Dm But none I hold so dear G A7 As the happy day I first became a scurvy buccaneer Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardif Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Copyright 1975 Patian Music and Jackelope Publishing Co.Chris Martin: I got into Bob Dylan when I was 16. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #-PLEASE NOTE-#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #song.
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