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Quiz about Dylan Song By Song Gotta Serve Somebody
Quiz about Dylan Song By Song Gotta Serve Somebody

Dylan Song By Song: "Gotta Serve Somebody" Quiz


Lyrics, context, and covers; all centered on "Gotta Serve Somebody."

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
146,624
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Did Dylan win a Grammy for "Gotta Serve Somebody"?


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following albums does _not_ feature "Gotta Serve Somebody"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who are you going to have to serve, according to Dylan? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following professions is not mentioned in Dylan's song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. According to Dylan, you're still going to have to serve somebody, whether you drink whisky or what beverage?

Answer: (one word, four letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. To what countries might you be an ambassador, and yet still have to serve somebody? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Of the following, which profession is not mentioned in "Gotta Serve Somebody?" Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "You might like to eat ____; you might like to eat ____." What words are missing from this lyric? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How is this song best classified? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who covered "Gotta Serve Somebody" on the "Bob Dylan: This Ain't No Tribute Series" album? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Did Dylan win a Grammy for "Gotta Serve Somebody"?

Answer: Yes

In 1979, he won Best Rock Vocal Performance By a Male for this single. Dylan later received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, but otherwise, he has not been a frequent winner of such critical accolades.
2. Which of the following albums does _not_ feature "Gotta Serve Somebody"?

Answer: Saved

The song was first released on "Slow Train" in 1979. In addition to "Dylan and the Dead" and "Biograph," it also appears on "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3" and "The Essential Bob Dylan."
3. Who are you going to have to serve, according to Dylan?

Answer: The Lord or the Devil

"Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord / But you're gonna have to serve somebody," sings Dylan, painting a dualistic picture of the universe, where to fail to serve God is the same as serving Satan.
4. Which of the following professions is not mentioned in Dylan's song?

Answer: School Teacher

"You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride," sings Dylan. Or, "you may be a business man," or, still yet, "You may be a state trooper." Dylan runs the gamut with a variety of professions, both high and low, suggesting that no matter how glorious your station in life, you are still under the power of someone.
5. According to Dylan, you're still going to have to serve somebody, whether you drink whisky or what beverage?

Answer: milk

"Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk, / Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk . . . / But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed."
6. To what countries might you be an ambassador, and yet still have to serve somebody?

Answer: England and France

"You may be an ambassador to England or France, / You may like to gamble, you might like to dance . . . / But you're gonna have to serve somebody."
7. Of the following, which profession is not mentioned in "Gotta Serve Somebody?"

Answer: Drug Dealer

"You may be the heavyweight champion of the world," or "You may be the head of some big TV network," or "You may be a construction worker working on a home." But there is no mention of a drug dealer. However, "You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage."
8. "You might like to eat ____; you might like to eat ____." What words are missing from this lyric?

Answer: caviar, bread

"You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread, / You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed."
9. How is this song best classified?

Answer: Gospel

Billboard Magazine said of Bob Dylan's "Slow Train Coming" and "Saved" albums, "the songs from those discs seem like gospel standards now." CCM Magazine said, "These classics mix spirituality with prophetic social commentary and calls for justice-always with an eye cocked for the revelation and realm of God."
10. Who covered "Gotta Serve Somebody" on the "Bob Dylan: This Ain't No Tribute Series" album?

Answer: Mavis Staples

This series of albums, subtitled "All Bluesed Up," contains blues-style covers of a variety of musicians, including Eric Clapton. The other performers listed in this question also perform Dylan songs on the album, as do R.L. Burnside, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, John Hammond, Leon Russell, and Alvin Youngblood Hart, among others.
Source: Author skylarb

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