Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)

Subject: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: GUEST,Leon
Date: 10 Feb 03 - 06:53 PM

I've been trying to find the lyrics to a song I heard Barry Moore (Luka Bloom) perform in a folk club back in the mid 70's. I think he siad it was by a Scottish songwriter.

It was a sort of light hearted semi anti-Dylan song and all I can remember is part of the chorus which went

" .... will you sing some Dylan?
......
and I'd rather see my life blood spillin'
I'd rather sing God save the king ....
than to sing some Dylan"

and part of the last verse which went "I had me hand up her dress, she said I'll say yes, if you sing some Dylan" after wich he agrees to sing some!

Hope someone knows it or can point me in the right direction

cheers
Leon

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Strupag
Date: 10 Feb 03 - 07:14 PM

I think it was written by Eric Bogle, now resident in Oz.
I know that Scots singer Ian Mackintosh has recorded it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: GUEST,Gorgeous Gary
Date: 10 Feb 03 - 08:09 PM

"Do You Know Any Bob Dylan" is right here in the DT database:

@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1605

-- Gary

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From:
Date: 10 Feb 03 - 08:09 PM

It's in the DT. Here

Do You Know Any Dylan

There are a number of message threads you can dig into as well.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: GUEST,Leon
Date: 11 Feb 03 - 10:27 AM

Thanks Gary, and all others who replied. I did try to search for it first but I had the title wrong.

First time I've requested lyrics on here and I'm mighty impressed!

thanks again
Leon

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 11 Feb 03 - 11:22 AM

Anyone have the tune? I've wanted to sing this for about three years! I may have to buy the record ... please help!!

Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Wolfgang
Date: 11 Feb 03 - 12:33 PM

Steve, I can offer a cassette (Bogle singing) or a xerox from the relevant page of a songbook. PM me, if there is no easier way offered by someone else.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 03:39 AM

Thanks Wolfgang! Let's just wait and see a little while. If nothing turns up, I'll take you up on the xerox.

Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Declan
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 04:44 AM

The song is also known as the Traditional Folksingers Lament and it has become a bit of a party piece for me. I'm a bit fed up of singing it to be honest - but still everywhere I go I keep getting asked the same bloody question !

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 13 Feb 03 - 04:36 PM

The full title is, iirr, "The Traditional Folksinger's Lament for the Passing of the Three-Chord Traditional Folksong'.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song called 'Will you sing some Dylan?'
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 13 Feb 03 - 04:39 PM

Has anyone heard Rod MacDonald's song about Dylan? It is a great song about someone mistaking him for Dylan.   I'm not sure of the title, it might be called "What Are You Looking At?".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GUEST,Chris / Dublin
Date: 26 Jul 03 - 08:21 PM

Hi all,
I am very new the mudcat forum, It's great.
I am looking for the chords of this song / Do you knowany Dylan ?
(It sounds like Declan has them ?)
Could you or anyone else provide me with the cords
Thanks
Chris from Dublin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: annamill
Date: 26 Jul 03 - 08:29 PM

Steve, try Kazaa ;-) *BG*

Annamill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: Chris from Dublin
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 04:22 PM

Hi all,

I requested on the 26th July the chords for 'do you know any Dylan ?' by Eric Bogle. Just to let you know that I found them yesterday on this nice link
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~dexy/music/index.htm


A really great link from NZ with plenty of Lyrics and Chords. I found songs here I was looking for a long, long time (plenty of Bogle, Simon & Garfunkel...) Try it. It's from the folk musician Dexter Muir. Anyone heard of him before ?

Chris

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: Steve-o
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 12:24 PM

Thank you, Chris From Dublin- what a terrific site. And thanks to Dexter, of course! I never heard of him (way over in California), but I'll search to see if he's made any CDs. Good taste.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Jan 23 - 03:51 PM

Most often, I see this song referred to as Do You Sing Any Dylan

What is the correct title?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jan 23 - 05:27 AM

i suggest you look for a recording by the song's writer, Eric Bogle. He should know.

---

I post stuff very quickly on Mondays while I'm hosting the Mudcat Singaround and go back later to research. So, yeah, some of my questions are easily answered - when I have time. -Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 10 Jan 23 - 05:52 AM

I've done this song ever since I heard the late Iain Mackintosh singing it - I've never heard Eric Bogle sing his own song & no doubt my current version has changed a lot over the years BUT I'm told I'm a folksinger so that's OK then.....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do You Know Any Bob Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GerryM
Date: 10 Jan 23 - 02:31 PM

On the CD,
Eric Bogle – At This Stage (The Live Collection)
Label: Greentrax – CDTRAX286
Format:
2 x CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Released: Aug 2005

track 2-4 is given as, Do You Know Any Dylan?

Also, on the CD,
Eric Bogle With John Munro & Brent Miller – In Concert
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
Year: 1985

track 15 is given as, Do You Know Any Dylan?

I can't find any sign that he has his own website.

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 11 Jan 23 - 07:53 PM

Hmm, that’s odd, Gerry. He certainly used to have one with all of his song lyrics on it, so there could be no debate about which were the correct versions of his songs! It came with advice to contact Larrikin Music if you wanted to record any of them commercially, but otherwise he was happy for others to just enjoy singing his songs.
I’ve done a search and can’t find it now, though I have used it on a number of occasions in the past.

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GerryM
Date: 11 Jan 23 - 10:16 PM

Tattie, a year or two ago, I had a question about the lyrics of one of his songs, and was surprised then that I couldn't find a website. He is on Facebook, and I left a message for him there, to ask about the lyric, and he was kind enough to get back to me about it.

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 11 Jan 23 - 11:15 PM

Unfortunately, Eric Bogle's website now seems to be no more.

A few weeks ago, I visited the site but all the links (lyrics, etc.) were non-functional. Whoever his site administrator is/was seems to have dropped the ball. Now I see that that the domain name ericbogle.com is up for sale.

Several years ago, his site was quite good and I was able to get his *definitive* lyrics for several songs - and these are the versions I do now.

At least he seems to be active on Facebook (from what I am reading here), but I am still hoping that he will see fit to revive his once-excellent website.

Are you listening, Mr. Bogle?

Jay

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 12 Jan 23 - 04:06 AM

I found an archive at archive.org:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060517073513/http://ericbogle.net/lyrics/index.htm

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GUEST,Lang Johnnie More
Date: 12 Jan 23 - 06:17 AM

"Do You Sing Any Dylan ?" :

https://youtu.be/7mOHvUUzgn0

"Do You Know Any Dylan ?" :

https://youtu.be/w-Pph9BeMnE

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: GerryM
Date: 12 Jan 23 - 12:51 PM

Joe, thanks for the archive link. At
https://web.archive.org/web/20060820052600/http://ericbogle.net/lyrics/lyricspdf/doyousinganydylan.pdf
he titles the song, Do You Sing Any Dylan?

But he also writes (a propos his songs in general, not particularly this one),

"Also, the more observant amongst you might notice that there are probably a few words different here and there from my original recorded version. This is called the folk process. Please don't e-mail me and ask me why I changed them. In many cases, in the recording studio, the words in my head often didn't come out of my mouth, and I was too lazy, too pushed for time, or too broke to go back and insert the proper words, probably all three. In any case, most fitted well enough, and some were actually an improvement on the original lyrics."

Subject: RE: Origins: Do You Know Any Dylan? (Eric Bogle)
From: voyager
Date: 12 Jan 23 - 04:27 PM

way back in time (the tape cassette era) I had an excellent Dylan Parody bootleg tape that famously included actor Sebastian Cabot doing Boots of Spanish Leather - Sebastian Cabot Recites Bob Dylan Songs (to music)

I've written a few of these 'knock offs' myself including this bit about Malibu, California (one of Bob's homes) -

Front Row Seat at a Three Ring Circus

They’re selling posters of the surfers. Celebrities all around. Developers and real estate, buying up the ground. Here comes the fire commissioner, the hills are all ablaze. Sheriffs and their deputies chasing the bums away. While right-wingers and the lefties fighting in the headline news Crowds push thru the turnstiles to the three-ring circus blues

Always thought that Desolation Row should be adopted to light opera.

thanks bob .... for all those words
voyager