In the 'Wilburys doc, George Harrison said this song impressed him watching Bob Dylan's process... he wrote out the whole song long hand on a single page with tiny writing that George couldn't even read, and Bob goes into the booth and sings it from that page, changing two lines in real time.
As I recall it, the writing process was a co-work of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. George Harrison said that none of the Brits in the Band understood a word of the slang expressions they both were "throwing" at each other.
This is some of the most brilliant song writers and musicians known to mankind, all rolled into one little band. It may be a century before the world sees this much brilliance consolidated again...if ever.
The in joke in this song is that it's filled with references to Springsteen songs: Highway 99, Mansion on the Hill, Thunder Road, Stolen Car, etc. Plus, they mention my hometown of Jersey City. The boys clearly had a ball making this record.
I have known this song since it was was released and always thought that Thunder Road and Jersey was a hint to Springsteen, but didn't know the whole Song was an homage from Dylan to him.
@@michaelparsons5299 Nope. The best songwriter in the Beatles was also in the Wilburys, and neither John nor Paul could touch Dylan. Ringo is a treasure, but against Lynne, Orbison and Petty? Nope.
Settle down champ. It's just an opinion. The Beatles were prolific. We still talk about them and listen to their music almost 60 years on. Suggesting that a super band made up of individuals who were amazing in their own right that lasted for 5 minutes is superior to The Beatles is quite disingenuous! @@Hexon66
Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison) - lead and harmony vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar2 Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) - lead and harmony vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, keyboards; drums and cowbell on "Handle with Care"2 Charlie T. Wilbury Jr (Tom Petty) - lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar2 Lucky Wilbury (Bob Dylan) - lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica1 Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison) - lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars1
What a Collection of Talent , grouped together as a Band , that only happens a rare few times in a lifetime , R.I P. - Roy , George , & Tom . As for You guys , J and Amber , I've been with you since the Start , and it's been an Amazing ride , Keep it up , you've only cracked the Door to awesome music of all Eras. Thank You for what you do .
@@johncampbell756 It's Bob Dylan, so it's both--if he didn't admire Springsteen, he wouldn't have bothered having a little fun with his songs, or Known so many of his songs! (I'm not a Springsteen fan, so I think I'm being fair here.) Dyland told Petty he wanted to write a song about 2 characters called the Monkey Man and Tweeter, and use places mentioned in Springsteen songs--the British guys said, "We're going home, we won't be much help with this one!" (One description of the process I read in an interview, so maybe it went down that way.) I Love this song. I think Dylan really, really wanted to use that line about "I'm not fooled by Tweeter's curls." It's great, especially today, to have a fairly old song make visible a trans character, and have such background on Tweeter--going to Vietnam and surviving, finding "out the hard way nobody gives a damn," coming home and somehow ending up feeling free to fulfill what must have been a lifelong, deep desire, and was able to keep his childhood friends, but unfortunately still be mixed up with drugs. For one "story song" Dylan and Petty have fleshed out some real characters for us here. Jan, her brother the undercover cop, his feelings at the end, wow--I love this song and love that the Rob Squad loves it and talks about the music!
This whole album is amazing. The circumstances surrounding how it came to be are so fun to hear about and you can see it all unfold in a documentary about the making of the album. All were great friends and they loved making music together.
@@alleykeosheyan4779 absolutely, thankfully Tom Petty called him and told him the record was a hit and a massive success. So at least he knew before he passed.
@@whiterabbit1824 Oh wow, I didn't know that. Glad he was able to rest with that knowledge! Such a shame he was taken just as he was gaining ground with a whole new generation...
I have been requesting and waiting on this for a long time. Thanks so much for doing this one! When I first bought the album I thought WTH did i just listen to when i heard this one. It's my favorite Wilbury song ever.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RyeqY16Re9s.html This is a link to the Headstones . Their version rocks. Hugh Dillon the singer. is also an actor He was the sheriff in Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, Flashpoint
Short story, back in 1988. My manager asked me what I wanted for grab bag Christmas, and I told her a traveling Wilburys, CD. I love when people ask me what I want for a present.😂❤ I’m very specific.
Friends of mine formed a band when we were in high school back in the early 90's, they named their group Tweeter and the Monkey Men after this song. Fond memories of them playing at local bars, city celebrations and county fairs.
Canadian group "Headstones" did a good cover in 1994 (a faster version)of this plus Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"in 2019 .One of their own songs "Cemetery" is also a good song
That's probably Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics on the keyboards in this song. The album was recorded in his home studio, much of it written at his kitchen table.
Thank you for getting to this one. I have been requesting it. Great story and great vibe from Lucky Wilbury, better known as Bob Dylan, who wrote it and sang lead. My suggestion is to do Wilbury Twist (original video) next. See how many of the guest stars you recognize knowing that the video was filmed in 1991. It's a lot of fun and all four of the remaining Wilbur's take the lead for a verse.
How great is that? And it should come as no surprise, these guys were the best at what they did and they worked together on these tracks, no egos here...
The Traveling Wilburys were such a great amalgamation of talent, it’s so unfortunate that group never got a chance to do 5 or 6 collaborations. All the material they performed was and is so great to listen too. 😎🍺☮️
Bob’s story songs are the best. The crown is HURRICANE by him about fighter Ruben Carter who was falsely accused of murder and sent to jail for years. Bob’s song helped get him out. There’s a great live performance of this on video.
@@bethcrumpton476Definitely the Coens would be a better choice. There’s a connection to the wit and wryness to Dylan, that Tarantino, for all his talent, doesn’t have.
Has a similar lyrical vibe to Dylan's "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" from 1975's Blood on the Tracks album...musically it's very different, that song is much faster tempo and has much different instrumentation, but the sing-songy storytelling lyrics is a hallmark of many Dylan tunes, and that was the first one I thought of when trying to think of a Dylan tune similar to Tweeter.
You should definitely give the Headstone's cover of this a listen. It's much faster and so much more urgent. It's an excellent version (and the Headstones are an excellent rock band, and Canadian too!)
Dylan just comes up w/ verse after verse after verse and the story just gets more interesting at it goes along .. dude, is just a crazy lyricist .. so many levels happening. #theMaster
I taught my daughter to play electric guitar and she played (and sang) Green Day's "Boulavard of Broken Dreams" along with a boy (just friend) on bass and another girl on drums at the end of Year 6 and of her UK Primary School (10-11yo) . The girl on drums's Dad did the solo bits (sitting on the side of the stage to not upstage the kids). They rocked ❤. My daughter was upset that she couldn't yell out the F-word in school 😂 (we substituted 'messed'). It was a brilliant musical evening.
Great job! Suggestion for you 1 song Hurricane by Bob Dylan. And movie Hurricane with Denzel Washington and how the song made the movie possible . Btw You guys are amazing
You have GOT to listen to the version of this by The Headstones, a great Canadian group! They always say that if you are going to cover a song, do it at least as good as the original, and The Headstones literally BLOW THIS OUT OF THE WATER!!!!!
Jeff lynne from electric light orchestra produced the wilburys and did free fallin, and orbisons you got it, his posthumous hit. Watch you guys often, very cool and entertaining, thanx.
Incredible song by a uber-talented super group. The whole album is incredible. Recorded in Dave Stewart's (Eurythmics guitarist & song writer) studio. This clearly makes reference to a lot of Americana and both Jeff Lynne (ELO) and George Harrison didn't really understand a lot of it. It was written by Bob Dylan with some help from Tom Petty. Don't get any more American than those two duded. RIP to George, Tom, & Roy. Just Dylan & Jeff remain. Huge loss to music is continuing to happen as these greats leave us. Behind them is not a lot of anything.
Dylan wrote this in the style of Springsteen where the listener can envision the song playing out on screen. Many Apringsteen songs are like this. I benievevtherecare 5 or 6 references to Springsteen songs, Highway 99, Thunder Road, Mansion on tbe Hill, Jersey Girl etc
Grew up in the 80s and 90s. Listening to this song on long road trips in the American West was amazing. I became very precise at rewinding my walkman because of the the Wilburys and Springsteen.
PLEASE !! PLEASE !! PLEASE !!!! Get To Roy Orbison's track from the album "Not Alone Anymore" . This song displays Roy's Unique Voice so well it will make your realize why he was so revered as a Rock & Roll Legend & Icon 🙂
Back in 2010, the first line up of the band that I play rhythm guitar in covered The Headstones' cover of "Tweeter and the Monkey Man". The songs gets a good reaction from the audience. While the band has evolved over the years, the song is still in our set list. What makes The Headstones' cover of the song interesting is how the start it with quieter clean guitar, then in the second half of the 1st verse it kicks up a notch. The subsequent choruses and verses continue to evolve and by the last two verses it is full on hard rock. The song is a lot of fun to play. 🎸😎
Tom Petty And The Heart Breakers - " A Woman In Love ( It's Not Me ) (Official Video) 🎸 Early 1980's ROCKING Classic , hey guys youguys gotta check out their Late 70's and early 80's mega hits too just like this Hidden GEMS these song are amazing tooooo!!
