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About This Track
Just Like a Woman is a 1966 song written by Bob Dylan. It appears on the second side of his classic 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. It was released as a single in the US and peaked at #33. The magazine Rolling Stone ranked the song as number 230 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[1]
Dylan wrote this ballad on Thanksgiving Day 1965 while touring in Kansas City. It was allegedly inspired by New York socialite Edie Sedgwick, who frequented Andy Warhol’s Factory at around the same time Dylan was introduced to Warhol and had a tendency to catch the attention of musicians (The Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed wrote “Femme Fatale” about Sedgwick at about the same time, released on 1967’s The Velvet Underground & Nico).
“Just Like A Woman” has also been rumored to be written about Dylan’s relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez.
Some women’s groups criticized this because of its disparaging lyrics.
Dylan played the song at George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.
This song was not released as a single in the UK. Manfred Mann’s version hit #10 there in 1966.
Dylan wrote this ballad on Thanksgiving Day 1965 while touring in Kansas City. It was allegedly inspired by New York socialite Edie Sedgwick, who frequented Andy Warhol’s Factory at around the same time Dylan was introduced to Warhol and had a tendency to catch the attention of musicians (The Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed wrote “Femme Fatale” about Sedgwick at about the same time, released on 1967’s The Velvet Underground & Nico).
“Just Like A Woman” has also been rumored to be written about Dylan’s relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez.
Some women’s groups criticized this because of its disparaging lyrics.
Dylan played the song at George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.
This song was not released as a single in the UK. Manfred Mann’s version hit #10 there in 1966.
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papabear0121 wrote:
I don't always understand what Bob's saying, but I always understand his music.
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Ariues wrote:
if i smoked weed as much as i used to id probably be all over clapton. i just dont get it man sorry
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pharmman52 wrote:
comments not required just listen
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Harry_01 wrote:
The song is perfect.
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glassjimmy wrote:
How is this song sexist? Listen to that line 'please don't let on that you knew me when...'that line is full of self doubt. It's like he's feeling the same emotions as the girl, but he's able to approach it from a more philosophical and understanding perspective. Consider Dylan's own quotes when he says that unless he actually lived the situation, the lyrics could never be true to him, so let's assume that he lived this situation and was able to get so much out of it. This song has everything: love, beauty, anger, condescension, regret, self doubt, fear and ultimately an understanding, albeit a bit of an arrogant understanding. But that's how relationships are, I guess it's really how you interpret the way he says baby...is it from an affectionate or condescending perspective?
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melat0nin wrote:
Even if he was differentiating on gender, what's wrong with writing a love song about women, given they are the subject of his life's romances? He's hardly going to write something in that sense about men, if he's never been romantically involved with one. Not everything that highlights gender (particularly from an individual's subjective position) is sexist. Lighten up ffs.
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AlCapwnUK wrote:
the only word for this is transplendid, it's transplendid!
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jackacorney wrote:
This song isn't sexist. He says "woman" to differentiate between age, not gender. Hence why he says "little girl".
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nostalgiamarlou wrote:
can someone please tell me what this acoustic version is from?
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mrsongbird wrote:
Great lyrics ! one of Bob"s best !!!
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JTLDN wrote:
Mascadanator: just like a man.
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ark4real wrote:
love this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdMmKeYkjno
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BlueOclock wrote:
Simple, and beautiful
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KommisarK wrote:
when we meet again introduced as friends, please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world [2]
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
was never big on Dylan growing up but as I got older I got to like a few of his songs...this is one !
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Llamadactyl wrote:
I adore this
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Mascadanator wrote:
Sexist? Yes. Idiot? No.
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JTLDN wrote:
sexist idiot.
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ksjn wrote:
she's like all the rest with her fog her amphetamine and her pearls
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vickypeterson wrote:
when we meet again introduced as friends, please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world
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