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"Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" is a song written and recorded by
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 sp ...
for his 1966 album ''
Blonde on Blonde ''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, ...
''. The song was released as a single twice during his career, once in 1974, which reached number 66 on the US chart, and again in 2007, appearing at number 51 on the UK chart.


Recording

Recorded at Columbia Music Row Studios in
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, on March 9, 1966, the instrumental track features members of the A-Team of studio musicians, including
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on trumpet,
Kenny Buttrey Aaron Kenneth Buttrey (April 1, 1945 – September 12, 2004) was an American drummer and arranger. According to Country Music Television, CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history". Buttrey was born in Nashvi ...
on drums,
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,
Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...
, and
Wayne Moss Wayne Moss (born February 9, 1938 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States) is an American guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his session work in Nashville. Moss was one of the founders of Area Code 615 and Bar ...
on guitar,
Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...
on piano, Bill Aikins on organ, and
Henry Strzelecki Henry Pershing Strzelecki (August 8, 1939 – December 30, 2014) was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Ronnie Milsap, Merle Haggard, and man ...
on bass, along with guitarist
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.


Live performances

"Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" gained significant visibility when it was frequently the concert opening and encore song on the Bob Dylan and The Band 1974 Tour. One such performance was included later that year as the first track on the resulting live album, '' Before the Flood''. Released as a single, it reached number 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''
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'' said that is a "natural rocker done up in heavier, contemporary style" and that the "electric musical performance by the Band is the perfect backing for the vocally intense Dylan." According to his official website, Dylan has performed the song over 300 times, with the most recent performances occurring on the Fall 2021 leg of his
Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour is the current ongoing tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in support of his 39th studio album '' Rough and Rowdy Ways'' (2020). The tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 2, 2021 and is sched ...
.


2007 version

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reworked and remixed the song in promotion for Dylan's 2007 compilation '' Dylan''. Despite not appearing on the album, this version was released as an online single. A music video of the song is available on Dylan's official website. This version also charted at number 51 in the UK.


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External links


Lyrics from Bob Dylan Official Site
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