Dylan Song by Song: "Don't Think Twice..." Quiz

Answer: Blowin' in the Wind

The single was released in August of 1963 with "Blowin' in the Wind" on the A-side and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" on the B-side. Both songs were contained on Dylan's second studio album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." The other single released from this album featured "Mixed-Up Confusion" on the A-side and "Corrina, Corrina" on the B-side.

Answer: dark

Versions of this song are contained on over ten different Bob Dylan live and compilation albums, including "The Essential Bob Dylan," "Bob Dylan at Budokan," and "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II." American singer-songwriter Kesha covered this song on the 2011 charity album "Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International."

Answer: Suze Rotolo

Suze Rotolo is pictured walking with Dylan on the cover of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" album. She first met Dylan in July of 1961 at a Riverside Church folk concert. In June of 1962, she went to study at the University of Perugia in Italy. About the time this song was written, she decided to prolong her stay. According to Songfacts, Suze Rotolo's obituary in The Guardian, and several other sources, this separation is thought to have inspired several of Dylan's songs in addition to "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," including "Boots of Spanish Leather," "One Too Many Mornings," and "Tomorrow is a Long Time."

Answer: gone

"When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on
Don't think twice, it's all right."

In her memoir, Suze Rotolo wrote that the line about the rooster originated because she and Bob Dylan used to live in an apartment in Greenwich Village that was located near a supplier of poultry. In 2017, Glen Campbell covered "Don't Think Twice" on his album titled "Adiós."

Answer: Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone?

The folk song's tune was also used for Paul Clayton's "Who's Gonna Buy Your Ribbons When I'm Gone?" Clayton's song was written in 1960, before Dylan's, and contains some similar lyrics:

"It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin'
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin'"

(Dylan sings: "It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe / It don't matter, anyhow.")

"So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road
You're the one that made me travel on."

(Dylan sings: "I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe / Where I'm bound, I can't tell.")

These similarities resulted in lawsuits between Clayton and Dylan's publishing companies, which were settled out of court, and the two remained friends.

Answer: Peter, Paul, and Mary

Peter, Paul, and Mary released their cover as a single from their album "In the Wind," with "Autumn to May" on the B-side. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Easy Listening chart. Elvis's version was recorded in 1971.

Answer: soul

"I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, it's all right."

In 1965, Johnny Cash included a version of the song on his 21st album, "Orange Blossom Special." A live version is included on Bob Dylan's "Before the Flood" album.

Answer: Eric Clapton

The concert was performed in 1992 and featured numerous famous musicians performing Bob Dylan's work. A two-disc CD was released to commemorate the event. The song has been covered by Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Waylon Jennings, Cher, Burl Ives, and numerous others over the years.

Answer: goodbye

The Four Seasons released a cover of this song as a single in 1965 under the pseudonym of "Wonder Who." The idea was to see if they could still have a hit if they weren't recording under their well-known group name. The answer was yes. The song peaked at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: 1,086 times

Dylan first played the song live on October 15, 1962 and by July 7, 2019 had played it 1,086 times live. The original recording was produced by John Hammond and released on the Columbia Records label. It is typically classified as belonging to the country folk genre.