FIRST REACTION: Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

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@LearnwithGern2025 7 күн бұрын

"He's our Shakespeare." (George Harrison about Bob Dylan).

@mapegatkinson92 Сағат бұрын

Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature for his poetry in music.

@willkountis4086 Ай бұрын

the Dylan rabbit-hole is awesome. "Its all right ma, Im only bleeding" and "Hurricane" must listens

@reanimated 15 күн бұрын

Bob's genius is VERY much in his writing! For himself and others.

@raymondshaw7551 Ай бұрын

Please do more Bob. He will deliver for you.

@hongfang2348 Ай бұрын

Early Dylan is like a rap precursor, not all of the songs but several. His voice will grow on you, and remember that Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize in the literature category. If you break down some of his lyrics, particularly in the mid 60s, it's sophisticated poetry with complex rhyming patterns.

@ruthjohnson4380 Ай бұрын

Bob Dylan was very involved in the civil rights movement. He sang at the famous Martin Luther King speech. The video is on KZfaq. Yes, Bob Dylan is worth diving into. Album? Blood On The Tracks is my favorite but for early Dylan, The Times They Are A Changin’ is amazing.

@splitimage137. Ай бұрын

ICE-T calls this one of the first rap songs in his new book, "Split Decision." This is from BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. Great album to do. Esp. IT'S ALRIGHT MA (I'm Only Bleeding) "Darkness at the break of noon, shadows even the silver spoon, to understand, you know too soon, there's no sense in trying." BTW - The 60s radical group that blew up the U.S. Capitol building in 1971 took their name, The Weathermen (later, The Weather Underground) from this song. I think Insane Clown Posse's THE MIDWAY has a similar theme, lyrically.

@bonya4585 Ай бұрын

“Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan is next. Calling it like he sees it. “The Times They Are A changing”. “Positively 4th Street”. They’re all classics. 😊

@zenhaelcero8481 12 күн бұрын

"He sounds like he looks" made me laugh! Good reaction.

@remisgrach Ай бұрын

Yes, welcome back. I've never commented on your vids before, but I would like to say this: Dude, your channel is great. You, as a person, have a great vibe. Therefore, and hopefully you realize this, have legit fans that dig your content. It has worried us you haven't been around. I personally hope everything is good, and I hope you keep up this great channel you've started. Peace and good vibes... now let's see how you react to the greatest poet in American history (obvi haven't watched the vid yet, and just wanted to welcome you back first).

@lifeofdariius Ай бұрын

this comment means so much to me. thank you 🙏🏾

@remisgrach Ай бұрын

@@lifeofdariius My pleasure, brother. Glad to have you back.

@charleyfaithfullmusic 22 күн бұрын

@@lifeofdariius Yeah bro I scrolled past like 10 or so other vids and clicked yours bc u looked like a chill dude, and you turned out to be a true scholar too

@vincentvancraig 7 күн бұрын

@@lifeofdariius two other songs id check out by bob dylan "its alright ma, im only bleeding" & "tombstone blues" the other two major songs that, with this song, make up bob's "proto-hip hop" trilogy, of sorts...the production is a bit better than on this one (what he had in hus head here was so new , even to him, so it is a bit rough, but he didnt like to do a lot of takes either) but anyway, ive seen so many other hip hop generation reactors be blown away by those two songs also...both also are from 1965.

@nicholascarey6507 Ай бұрын

Hey Darius I'm 23 and I love ur reaction videos I really hope you're doing OK and I'll watch what you post in the future

@warrenhughes911 Ай бұрын

Yo, you must react to HURRICANE!!

@RobinTheBoyWondering Ай бұрын

I;ve said for decades that this song is 60's rap !!

@tristan9096 Ай бұрын

I’m actually so happy when I see you uploaded. You’re vibe is just so sick

@user-pf7jm9go6o 4 күн бұрын

Bob was one of the original protest singers, starting as a solo singer/guitarist in the early 60's. It's mostly about the lyrics, but he wrote many memorable tunes that have been covered by everyone in the business. For instance, All Along the Watchtower, covered famously by Jimi Hendrix.

@sebastianro7746 Ай бұрын

You alright bro, where you been

@Gaiaphage Ай бұрын

AND WHEN THE WORLD NEEDED HIM MOST

@chin70 Ай бұрын

Glad you’re back and doing alright

@slipstreammonkey Ай бұрын

The Album this is on "Bringing it All Back Home" is a must listen all the way through. Pure Poetry

@somewhatstrider8139 Ай бұрын

Welcome back bro

@lesliecermak6473 Ай бұрын

Glad you’re ok - and really glad you’re listening to the lyrics: they are what he’s best known for.

@warrenhughes911 Ай бұрын

Yo, keep digging..Bob is unreal ..I'm 69 and still digging..lol

@charlesmorrow2295 Ай бұрын

There’s a reason he’s the only songwriter ever to win a Nobel Prize

@Tiziano30 Ай бұрын

Bro I'm actually glad you're okay, I was about to kms cos I thought you was dead or smth. Such a good person.

@alanbrown8527 10 күн бұрын

Arguably the first rap song as well as the first music video. Dylan led the way through a lot of music and culture.

@warrenhughes911 Ай бұрын

Great reaction again.. Yessir..Bob is the G.O.A.T..(not those sports guys).. Lol..Bob was 'rappin' in the 60's'...

@moniyawMUSIC Ай бұрын

Next Dylan single you should react to is Like A Rolling Stone, :)

@MarloMaravillas Ай бұрын

The point of Bob Dylan is, he highlights what matters.

@edwardmeradith2419 Ай бұрын

I think you might love “It’s all right ma (I’m only bleeding)” from Bringing it all back home

@gregcable3250 5 сағат бұрын

You have got to do "It's alright ma (I'm only Bleeding)" if you want to hear Dylan do hip-hop/rap. Make sure you have the lyrics in right in front of you or you'll miss alot. Only lyricist ever to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. The GOAT songwriter.

@Olalonmokrohnhansen Ай бұрын

I really love watching your videos and I just hope you will conntinue with what youre doing, you have become one of my favorite youtubers, but ive noticed you havent uploaded in a while and I just wanted to say that im really excited for whenever you do your Revolver reaction. I love your vibe and how you dont just react to the music, but give your thoughts and disect the music.

@mikecaetano Ай бұрын

"You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows" -- The militant 1960's anti-war group known as The Weathermen, later as The Weather Underground, took their name from that line. They bombed military recruitment centers to protest the Vietnam War. They mostly set off their bombs at night to avoid casualties, but still killed several people anyway, including members of their group, when a bomb they were making blew up on them. The survivors went underground to evade authorities and a few did so for more than a decade, iirc. The bald bearded man wearing glasses off to the left behind Dylan is the poet Allen Ginsberg. When you're ready for more Dylan, check out Marianne Faithfull's cover of "It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue". PS. For more of his "rap", check out Bob Dylan "It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" and "Desolation Row" along with others.

@mrmrfahrenheit9127 Ай бұрын

Goddamn, Dylan with them double entendres in 1965?? That man's built different

@maggiebryan2355 13 күн бұрын

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@jakemcdonald2783 24 күн бұрын

Darius, I can only echo what remisgrach said below. You're just a wonderful fabulous inspiring young person! Thanks for that! Now I'm a huge Beatles fan and occasionally delve into Dylan, such as now thanks to you. I HIGHLY recommend you do Dylan's "Positively 4th St Blues," which, though written 45 years before social media, could be used by any teenager today who gets mobbed on social media as a perfect retort to bullies and two faced so-called "friends." Lots of love to you, D!

@terpreynolds Ай бұрын

I just found this channel. I hope it keeps going

@carlosayala1135 Ай бұрын

Good to see you upload again bro, keep em coming!!

@nicholasro6214 Ай бұрын

Welcome back man! Glad to see you’re checking out Bob Dylan and further Beatles albums. I remember a couple years ago I had never listened to any classic 60’s artists either now I love them. You got so much to enjoy ahead of you like Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Zepplin, the Who etc Great vid too

@denysmace3874 Ай бұрын

"Doesn't sound that good vocably" reminds me of Bowie's description: "a voice like sand and glue"

@malomodo Ай бұрын

And he went on to say "His words had truthful vengeance that could pin you to the floor"

@mrmrfahrenheit9127 Ай бұрын

You gotta check on Bob's discography after that man, Highway 61 and Blonde On Blonde are back to back bangers

@TheDivayenta 4 күн бұрын

1965. First rap song? Bob had many styles! Do “ Hurricane” next- about prize fighter Ruben Carter. EXCELLENT reaction and I subbed!❤

@peterbreeden2596 Ай бұрын

"Trouble Every Day" by the Mother's of Invention is arguably another 60's rap song...1966...

@warrenhughes911 Ай бұрын

Yessir.. Bob has hundreds of songs..no lie . His Classics are awesome..of course.. BUT I love .. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of the Hearts.. Black Diamond Bay.. Hollis Brown.. Hard Rain.. of course HURRICANE.( my fav.) Enjoy.. Lol..Bob will DEFINITELY increase your subscribers .lol

@joescott8877 Ай бұрын

There's a reason he won the Nobel Prize for LITERATURE. Bob Zimmerman changed his last name to honor the linguistic genius of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. I'd say he lived up to it pretty well. "Maggie's Farm" is another gem from the album this one is on. But I would say you "MUST" hear "Like a rolling stone." With lyrics available, if possible. The story of a snooty young socialite who decides it would be fun to "slum it" in the Streets, but finds a much darker reality than she expected. "Brilliant" isn't nearly a strong enough word.

@yesi2117 Ай бұрын

It's been a while.

@aaronhaupert3015 13 күн бұрын

"Hurricane" by Bob Dylan

@gabrielkourieh5920 4 күн бұрын

If you wanna hear Dylan tell a blues story from his own writing when he was twenty years old check out "North Country Blues".

@ca_jon2980 Ай бұрын

lets go! beatles solo albums?

@juliadeters5254 Ай бұрын

bob dylan is without doubt the greatest songwriter oat and totally makes up for the fact his voice is…unique…if you like this tho you def need to check out his albums bringing it all back home and a new morning

@419HLR Ай бұрын

Yooo an upload no way

@maxleeder Ай бұрын

Do whole Bob Dylan albums man! You will be amazed.

@georgemole9790 9 күн бұрын

Great video ?both yours and Dylan's). If you are just getting into Dylan, I envy you, because you have so much fun and pleasure ahead of you as you explore his brilliant lifetime of work. He produced more masterpieces, and took his art in more different directions, than most other artists could dream of. Just for starters, check out "Blonde on Blonde" and "Blood on the Tracks." But I could name 10 other of his albums that are just as good.

@althealligator1467 Ай бұрын

Wooooooah when did this go up? Awesome

@anemoia6 Күн бұрын

you need to check out Hurricane by him.

@rossvandermeij4052 Ай бұрын

Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert is the best first reaction video for Bob Dylan i think.

@jonunderscore Ай бұрын

Bob is spitting on this. Hope you're doing well man

@chayish Ай бұрын

you need to listen to the album this is from, it's fab!!!

@Greenlion781 Ай бұрын

There's even another level to the don't need a weatherman line, that was also the name of a radical activist organization at the time.

@chrisf5828 Ай бұрын

Highway 61 Revisited is probably the best album to react to

@teresagaskins9212 Ай бұрын

You need to react to who became is backing band. The Band ft. The Staples - "The Weight". So good!

@J.Universe2342 Ай бұрын

I'll give you the albums to listen to man. Dylan's first record is great. Lots of covers and he was still coming into his own, but it's worth a listen. His next 7 are classics: The Freewheelin Bob Dylan, The Times they are a Changin, Another Side of Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, John Wesley Harding. Some other stand outs from later on in his career are Blood on the Tracks, and Desire. Other than that you're probably better off sticking to tracks than albums but you can't go wrong with those albums. also I saw you react to Zeppelin. Their next 2 House's of the Holy and Physical Graffiti will be worth checking out. Still a part of their classic period. Presence and In Through the Out Door aren't as good but still worth listening to if you're a Zeppelin fan. and their last one Coda is a collection of outtakes from their whole career. Fan of the channel. I like hanging out with you whenever you show up

@roadsidelouie7812 Ай бұрын

Welcome back

@scottsmith1712 4 күн бұрын

You would love Maggie's Farm

@sarcasmagasm Ай бұрын

Dylan started out as a folk artist, playing traditional political folk songs from the 1930s, who progressed to writing his own political folk songs about the state of America and the world at the time. His style changed a lot over the years, his first four albums were purely acoustic folk with just guitar and harmonica that sounded like they could have existed forever even when he was referencing things like the assassination of Medger Evers less than a year after it happened in a song that addressed the nature of racism as a tool of the elite to keep people divided against each other and not threatening those in power ("Only A Pawn In Their Game") Subterranean Homesick Blues (argued by some as the first hip-hop song) was the opening track on his fifth album "Bringing It All Back Home" were Dylan effectively invented folk rock, with half the songs on it featuring electric guitars, bass and drums. And yeah, his shitty singing voice with his rural Minnesotan accent was actually part of his appeal cause it made him seem like an average person.

@levilevi9621 Ай бұрын

Good to see you dude

@aaronhaupert3015 13 күн бұрын

A good album from Dylan for you may be "The Time's They are a-Changing"

@jasonmardoniomeza1711 Ай бұрын

How did you get into the Beatles and Bob Dylan?? Its cool to see the next gen of youngins getting into 60s music. " you dont need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows " and " dont follow leaders watch the parking meters " are two of my favorite lines from this Bob Dylan song. Also if you havent delved into any of the Beatles solo work after they broke up in April 1970 you should check out George Harrison's first solo release also in 1970. It is a double album called "All Things Must Pass". Then check out....cuz i heard you say your digging John Lennon's work with the Beatles a bit more than Paul's songs....check out John's first solo album also from 1970 called "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". Its very sparse as far as instrumentation goes but its very personal and very John Lennon. Its really just John playing guitar , piano , and singing with Ringo Starr playing drums and John's friend from the early Beatles days performing in Hamburg Germany Klause Voorman playing bass. John had alot of trauma as a kid growing up in Liverpool that he buried deep inside himself during the Beatles career in showbizness but right before he made this first solo album John and his wife Yoko Ono decided to go through Primal Scream therapy. The results are in the album with great songs and great emotion and honesty from John. Also you should check out Paul's best solo album from 1974 called "Band On The Run". ✌

@IsaacWale2004 Ай бұрын

When are you doing the "Help" movie?

@Interneta Ай бұрын

If you want a song that *sounds* beautiful instrumentally, wait intil you get to "Like a Rolling Stone" on Highway 61 Revisited

@sereneandkeen Ай бұрын

If you like Dylan Rap Gotta check out "its alright ma"

@cutsupremenumba1 Ай бұрын

Check out the rap song he did with kurtis blow in the 1980s

@lipby 9 күн бұрын

20 years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift.

@tamaramontoya6939 3 күн бұрын

Have to hear Hurricane (with lyrics). True story of Reuben “ the hurricane “ Carter who was a black boxer wrongly convicted of murder and spent decades in prison before his name was cleared and he was released. Dylan was a big activist for racial equality. You will love this song.

@mynameisnobody8479 Ай бұрын

Highway 61 revisited

@MarloMaravillas Ай бұрын

How did this video show up under the radar?

@lifeofdariius Ай бұрын

youtube initially blocked it, but the copyright was recently lifted

@pintersprinter2340 Ай бұрын

yeah Dylan was very public with his political and racial opinions. two great songs Hurricane and The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol are written about two real racial injustices that occurred during the 60s in the us. i recommend listening to those Darius! Love your Beatles reactions and excited if you're jumping into Bob!

@jonzextra Ай бұрын

If you're looking for both the best sounding, sung, and instrumental-backed Bob Dylan albums do Desire or Blood on the Tracks. I think you'd like Desire best.

@dougieyou 3 күн бұрын

You want some more 1965 "Rap" from Dylan...try .."It's Alright Ma-.. I'm Only Bleeding" ,,,, it will make you think and you will ask yourself... " how can he be that wise and write like that?"

@scottsmith1712 4 күн бұрын

I've heard the 'firehose' line was in reference to shooting heroin... but with ole Bob... who really knows?

@susangirardi3655 44 минут бұрын

Bob Dylan is more about his song writing than his vocal quality.

@Piggy-Oink-Oink 29 күн бұрын

You got it all RIGHT,. except Bob doesn;t sound like he looks lol

@RDRussell2 Ай бұрын

You prefer albums to singles? That earns a sub from this old soul. Bob Dylan was one of the first artists to come out and be overtly political-not that that was his only topic. But for more politics (especially anti-war), try: "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," "Masters Of War," "With God On Our Side." (Those first two are essential Dylan songs! And need I mention "Blowin' in the Wind?") Also, regarding your firehose observation: Dylan often called out racism, which few others were doing at the time. Listen to "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll," "Hurricane," "Only a Pawn in Their Game" (amongst others). These songs are about true-life incidences of racism that were in the news at the time and might otherwise have been buried by (white) history. Yeah, Dylan sings funny and his production values are often lackluster, especially in the key 1960s years. This kept me away from him for YEARS. But if you listen to these songs, you might start to warm up to his vibe. And, as an album listener, "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Blonde on Blonde" are essential albums in music history. If you want an essential album with a little bit better production values - just a little bit - "Blood on the Tracks" is a great album about having to become a mature person.

@Y-two-K Ай бұрын

Why are some comments acting like this is a new upload? This is from a month ago. Hope you're okay, Darius.

@lorikisiel9367 2 күн бұрын

Bob is the word man, but he was no snger. What he says is actually the point.

@danieldaniel2 Ай бұрын

No more react? i love your video

@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL Ай бұрын

back

@daveyjones6465 22 күн бұрын

100% 60s Rap

@mrmrfahrenheit9127 Ай бұрын

"Twenty years of schoolin and they put you on the day shift" sounds like something Kanye would say on College Dropout

@janevosburg9560 Ай бұрын

Fire hose=gun

@slipstreammonkey Ай бұрын

When he said "hangin round the theaters" I always thought he said "hangin' round the fetus". Same difference I guess

@robertzimmerman3980 2 күн бұрын

Old Bob was rapping before we knew what rap was!!!!!

@paul2862 8 күн бұрын

Lots of political songs from Bob Dylan, and earlier than 1964. Probably his best known song is "Blowin' in the Wind" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7N2nZumqdvGo3k.html) Not my favorite of his, but definitely political. "The Times They Are A'Changin" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5aHd8KS2dmalXk.html) Also political. Both of the above were recorded before "Subterranean Homesick Blues". One thing to know about Dylan: Frequently other artists (with much better voices) did better versions of his songs. His music was covered by a LOT of artists. Here's a random sample: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9dzlcaA2L2whp8.html) covered by Judy Collins. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eL-Rf7iryd-7h30.html) covered by The Band. "Girl From the North Country" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNSTlamEmsvPZ2g.html) Dylan doing what some consider his best love song. "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l82UosiD1brKeJs.html) Dylan doing a fun ballad--sort of a folk / country-western cross.