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Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
"Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" is a minor-key ballad written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and released as the sixth track (or the second song on Side 2 of the vinyl) of his 18th studio album ''Street-Legal (album), Street-Legal'' (1978). The song was produced by Don DeVito and later anthologized on the Biograph (album), ''Biograph'' box set in 1985. ''Street-Legal'' was remixed and Remaster, remastered for a 1999 compact disc release, with a further 5.1 remix done for a Super Audio CD release in 2003. Both re-releases featured the song. It is the song from ''Street-Legal'' that Dylan has played the most in live performance, and the one that has been covered the most by other artists. Background and recording Dylan has told several somewhat contradictory stories about the origins of "Señor". When introducing the song in live performance in 1978, he told the story of how "he was on a train going from Mexico to San Diego and how a strange old man got o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and " The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' the following year. The album features "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically complex " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". Many of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
