Dylan 1965 Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tombstone Blues

Stephen King quotes from this song at the end of his first published novel, "Carrie":

"Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain
That could hold you dear lady from going insane
That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain
Of your useless and pointless knowledge"

Answer: Subterranean Homesick Blues

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" became Dylan's first Top 40 Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 39. It went to Number ten in the United Kingdom. The song is probably remembered by most for the promotional video, which featured him in an alley, holding large cards with portions of the lyrics on them. The video has been redone in a number of styles by many artists that have followed.

Answer: Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

"Mojo Magazine" rated the song as the number 68 greatest Bob Dylan song in 2005. It first appeared on the album "Bringing it All Back Home".

Answer: Highway 61 Revisited

This was released as the B-side of "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" and was the title track of Dylan's 1965 breakthrough album. The real Highway 61 runs from Duluth, Minnesota, where Bob Dylan grew up, down to New Orleans, LA.

Answer: Like a Rolling Stone

Dylan's masterpiece was originally a waltz, as you can hear on the "Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3".

Answer: Outlaw Blues

On September 20, 2007, Dylan played this song live in concert for the first time ever during a show in Nashville. He was joined onstage for the performance by Jack White of The White Stripes.

Answer: Gates of Eden

Dylan introduces the song as a "sacrilegious lullaby in D minor" and a "love song" on the Halloween Concert at the Philharmonic Hall that can be heard on the "Bootleg Series Vol. 6".

Answer: Maggie's Farm

This song was played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival to a combination of cheers and (more prevalently) boos as Dylan introduced his electric side. An excellent version of this song appears as the opening track of the live album "Hard Rain".

Answer: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Jimmy Carter and Al Gore both quoted one of this song's many poignant lines: "He not busy being born is busy dying".

Answer: From a Buick 6

This song is often interpreted as dark love song, where the narrator feels almost entrapped by his lover.

Answer: Positively 4th Street

This song is generally assumed to ridicule Greenwich Village residents who criticized Dylan for his departure from traditional folk styles towards the electric guitar and rock music. Dylan has denied this ever since the song was released.

Answer: Ballad of a Thin Man

In 1965 when asked about the identity of Mr. Jones, Dylan playfully responded: "He's a pinboy. He also wears suspenders. He's a real person. You know him, but not by that name... I saw him come into the room one night and he looked like a camel. He proceeded to put his eyes in his pocket. I asked this guy who he was, and he said, 'That's Mr. Jones.' Then I asked this cat, 'Doesn't he do anything but put his eyes in his pocket?' And he told me, 'He puts his nose on the ground.' It's all there, it's a true story."

Answer: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

In a 2005 reader's poll reported in "Mojo", "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" was listed as the number 13 all time best Bob Dylan song. In 2002, Uncut listed "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" as the number 38 best all time Bob Dylan song.

Answer: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" has been covered by numerous artists, including The Allman Brothers Band, Marianne Faithfull, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, Stephen Stills, Ian Matthews, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Chris Smither, Taj Mahal and Bitter:Sweet.

Answer: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?

This single was released in 1965 in the United States, 1966 in the United Kingdom where it made it to number 17 in the charts in January of that year. It was recorded at the same time as "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)", which appears on the "Blonde on Blonde" album.

Answer: Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds released a cover version of this song two weeks before Dylan released the "original" version. The version by the Byrds, which appeared on their album of the same name, reached Number one.

Answer: She Belongs to Me

This is an ironically titled anti-love song, believed by many to refer to Joan Baez. The lyrics describe how the woman cuts her man down to size but leaves him proud to serve her, as he "bow[s] down to her on Sunday" and "salute[s] her when her birthday comes."

Answer: Love Minus Zero / No Limit

This song, released on 1965's "Bringing it All Back Home" was a tribute to Dylan's future wife, Sara Lowndes.

Answer: On the Road Again

The song's title echoes the title of Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road", which was a defining work of the Beat Generation. Dylan has acknowledged being influenced by Kerouac. The song describes the narrator in a home populated by some very crazy figures, a home he wants desperately to escape.

This is often considered to be a reference to his desire to escape his role in the protest/folk movement.

Answer: Desolation Row

"Rolling Stone" named "Desolation Row" as number 187 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.