"Bob Dylan Blues" is a song written in 1965 by

Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, ...

, the founder of

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. Recorded during sessions for '' Barrett'', it was unreleased until it turned up in 2001. The song was included in '' The Best of Syd Barrett''.

Writing and recording

The song was supposedly written by Barrett after attending a

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concert in 1964. The chorus (namely the line "Cause I'm a poet, don't you know it, and the wind, you can blow it.") references a lyric in Dylan's own " I Shall Be Free No. 10" released on '' Another Side of Bob Dylan''. It is one of Barrett's very earliest songs written before he even had a publishing deal. This song, along with "

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" and "Maisie", reflected Barrett's early interest in the blues. The song was recorded on February 26, 1970, and was since largely forgotten about until

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...

unearthed the tape in his personal collection. It was released in 2001 on the Barrett compilation '' The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?''. In 2010, the track was digitally remastered and featured on the album '' An Introduction to Syd Barrett.''

Personnel

– acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals

References

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