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Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
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Wikipedia article
"'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again'" (also listed as "'Memphis Blues Again'") is a song written by Bob Dylan that appears on his 1966 album 'Blonde on Blonde'. The album version also appears on 1971's 'Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II'. An early studio take, done in a faster tempo, was released on 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack' in 2005. As the recording indicates, Dylan had difficulty fitting the words to the tempo, and evidently this led to its rearrangement, as heard on 'Blonde on Blonde', in a more "rock"-oriented 4/4 time. The song's refrain likely refers to the Memphis Blues of W.C. Handy.
A live version of this song appears on the 1976 album 'Hard Rain', and was also released as a single with "Rita May" as the B-side.
Recording
All twenty takes of "Stuck Inside of Mobile" were recorded in the early hours of February 17, 1966, in Columbia's Music Row Studios in Nashville. Dylan continuously reworked the song in the studio, revising lyrics and changing the song's structure as he recorded different takes. Eventually, after recording for three hours, a master take, the twentieth and final take, was chosen.Bjorner, Olof (3 June 2011). [http://bjorner.com/DSN01225%20%2866%29.htm#_Toc476200874 Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville Tennessee, 17 February 1966]. Bjorner's Still on the Road. Retrieved 2011-09-10. Take five would eventually be released on 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 7'.
The entire recording session was released on the 18-disc Collector's Edition of 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 19651966' in 2015, with highlights from the outtakes appearing on the six-disc and two-disc versions of that album.
Live performances
According to his website, Dylan played the song 748 times in concert between its live debut in 1976 and its last performance in 2010.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by over a dozen artists, notably Cat Power for the 'I'm Not There (soundtrack)' in 2007 and Old Crow Medicine Show on their 2017 album '50 Years of Blonde on Blonde'.
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Category:Songs written by Bob Dylan
Category:Bob Dylan songs
Category:1966 songs
Category:1976 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Johnston
Category:Columbia Records singles
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