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I Can't Get You Off of My Mind
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Wikipedia article
"'I Can't Get You Off of My Mind'" is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams. It appeared as the B-side to his 1948 single "A Mansion on the Hill".
Background
It was recorded on November 6, 1947 at Castle Studio in Nashville. Williams was supported by a group that producer Fred Rose assembled from two 'Grand Ole Opry' bands: Zeke Turner (lead guitar), Jerry Byrd (steel guitar), and Louis Ennis (rhythm guitar) were from Red Foley's band while Chubby Wise (fiddle) was a member of Bill Monroe's band. The song is an up-tempo number in which the narrator describes his infatuation with an unfaithful woman.
Bob Dylan recorded the song for the 2001 album 'Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute'. In his autobiography 'Chronicles: Volume One' Dylan wrote, "The sound of his voice went through me like an electric rod and I managed to get a hold of a few of his 78s - "Baby, We're Really in Love" and "Honky Tonkin'" and "Lost Highway" - and I played them endlessly...You can learn a lot about the structure of songwriting by listening to his records, and I listened to them a lot and had them internalized."
The The also recorded it for their Williams tribute LP 'Hanky Panky'.
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