Talking New Bob Dylan-Loudon Wainwright III

[00:09.19]Hey Bob Dylan I wrote you a song [00:11.11]Today is your birthday if I'm not wrong [00:13.45]If I'm not mistaken you're fifty today [00:16.49]How are you doin' Bob? What do you say? [00:20.72]Well it musta been about '62 [00:22.90]I heard you on record and you were brand-new [00:25.57]An' some had some doubts about the way you sang [00:27.91]But the truth came through and loudly rang [00:32.95]Yeah you were hipper than Mitch Miller [00:37.09]And Johnny Mathis put together [00:40.86]So I got some boots a harmonica rack [00:43.65]A D-21 an' I was on the right track [00:45.91]But I didn't start writing until '68 [00:48.60]It was too damn daunting you were too great [00:53.15]I won a whole lot of Bob Dylan imitation contests though huh [01:01.32]Yeah times were a-changin' [01:02.94]You brought it all home [01:04.48]'Blonde On Blonde' 'Like a Rolling Stone' [01:06.88]The real world is crazy you were deranged [01:09.38]An' when you went electric why everything changed [01:14.42]A shock to the system [01:17.73] [01:23.47]Had a commission at yer motorcycle wreck [01:25.77]Holed up in Woodstock with a broken neck [01:28.03]The labels were signin' up guys with guitars out to make millions lookin' for stars [01:36.28]Well I figured it was time to make my move [01:40.50]Songs from the West Chester County Delta country [01:45.65]Yeah I got a deal and so did John Prine [01:48.32]Steve Forbert and Springsteen all in a line [01:51.26]They were lookin' for you signin' up others [01:53.47]We were 'new Bob Dylans' your dumb-a** kid brothers [02:01.85]Well we still get together every week at Bruce's house [02:05.73]Why he's got quite a spread I tell ya [02:09.24]It's a twelve-step program [02:13.29]Well but we were just us and of course you were you [02:15.88]'John Wesley Harding' sure sounded new [02:18.72]And then 'Nashville Skyline' was even newer [02:21.70]'Blood On the Tracks' an' the ringin' got truer [02:27.12]Let's see there was another one in there somewhere [02:31.08]Oh I got it I got it 'Self Portrait' [02:39.76]Well it was an interesting effort [02:41.82] [02:47.02]Yeah had to stop listening times were too tough [02:49.99]Me bein' the new me was hard enough [02:52.47]You keep right on changin' like you always do [02:54.90]An' what's best is the old stuff still all sounds new [02:59.05] [03:05.00]Yeah today is your birthday have a great one Bob [03:08.49]Bein' the new you is one hell of a job [03:10.65]My kid cranked up her boom-box to almost grown [03:14.69]When I heard you screamin' [03:16.67]From her room [03:18.90]'Everybody must get stoned ' [03:22.86]Thanks a lot Bob [03:28.82]Happy birthday Bob [03:31.09]