LYRICS, LINKS: Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul": 17 Minutes of The TRUTH

"Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight"
U.S. President John F. Kennedy

UPDATE: See ANALYSIS: Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul": 17 Minutes of The TRUTH.

We'll have more to say later today so check back. But here was our initial reaction after 1st listen yesterday on Comment of the Moment: Neil Young's Fireside Sessions #2 | NYA in response to the highly esteemed Mr Scotsman, who shared his thoughts on 2 of our 3 favorite subjects: Bob & Neil. Scotsman's insightful contributions -- once again demonstrate that Neil Young fans/rusties are some of the most knowledgeable, astute and articulate music fans out there. And we're honored and humbled to have folks like Mr Scotsman contribute here to our little TW blog.:

O M F'g G !
just finished listening to Bob Dylan "Murder Most Foul". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18

we're in total total shock. FULL DISCLOSURE is coming. coming fast.

It's finally happening. 17 minutes of PURE truth.

Thank you Bob. Here comes the flood ... after winterlong.

we'll have more later. in the meantime, here's the background. buckle up.

http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2013/11/the-day-music-died-50-years-ago-today.html

http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2017/01/from-winterlong-to-big-shift-illusion.html

http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2020/01/neil-youngs-song-my-pledge-and-brothers.html

http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2020/03/captain-kennedy-story-behind-neil.html

the beginning is near.

#BigShift
#BeTheRain
#NoFear #StayCalm
#disCERNment
#WT1sWBWO

after the storm (rain) comes the son ...

Full lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul"

It was a dark day in Dallas, November '63
A day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was a-ridin' high
Good day to be livin' and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"
"Of course we do, we know who you are!"
Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
Was a matter of timing and the timing was right
You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect
We're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect
We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face
We've already got someone here to take your place
The day they blew out the brains of the king
Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing
It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise
Right there in front of everyone's eyes
Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
Perfectly executed, skillfully done
Wolfman, oh Wolfman, oh Wolfman, howl
Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul

[Verse 2]
Hush, little children, you'll understand
The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand
Slide down the banister, go get your coat
Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat
There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags
Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age
Then I'll go over to Altamont and sit near the stage
Put your head out the window, let the good times roll
There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll
Stack up the bricks, pour the cement
Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr. President
Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas
Try to make it to the triple underpass
Blackface singer, whiteface clown
Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat
Living in a nightmare on Elm Street
When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe
Don't ask what your country can do for you
Cash on the barrelhead, money to burn
Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn
I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride
The place where faith, hope, and charity died
Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can
See if you can shoot the invisible man
Goodbye, Charlie! Goodbye, Uncle Sam!
Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn
What is the truth, and where did it go?
Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know
"Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl
Business is business, and it's a murder most foul

[Verse 3]
Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine
Ridin' in the back seat next to my wife
Headed straight on in to the afterlife
I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap
Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap
Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give
We're right down the street, from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and they took out his brain
What more could they do? They piled on the pain
But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at
For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free
Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive
Cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive
Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials
Parkland Hospital, only six more miles
You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead
That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline
Never shot anyone from in front or behind
I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear
I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier
Zapruder's film I seen night before
Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more
It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
They killed him once and they killed him twice
Killed him like a human sacrifice
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son
The age of the Antichrist has just only begun"
Air Force One comin' in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at 2:38
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
It is what it is, and it's murder most foul

[Verse 4]
What's new, pussycat? What'd I say?
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
And it's beginning to go into a slow decay
And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day
Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues
He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack
Play it for me in my long Cadillac
Play me that "Only the Good Die Young"
Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung
Play "St. James Infirmary" and the Court of King James
If you want to remember, you better write down the names
Play Etta James, too, play "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
Play John Lee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back"
Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
Guitar Slim going down slow
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe

[Verse 5]
Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling any good
Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey
Take it to the limit and let it go by
Play it for Carl Wilson, too
Looking far, far away down Gower Avenue
Play tragedy, play "Twilight Time"
Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust"
Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"
Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road
Stand there and wait for his head to explode
Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery
The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree
Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastor
Play it for the dog that got no master
Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz
Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey Betts
Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker and all that junk
All that junk and "All That Jazz"
Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd
Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd
Play the numbers, play the odds
Play "Cry Me a River" for the Lord of the gods
Play Number nine, play Number six
Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy"
Play "Down in the Boondocks" for Terry Malloy
Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"
There's twelve million souls that are listening in
Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death"
Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth
Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the way
Your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay
Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell?
Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well
Love Field is where his plane touched down
But it never did get back up off the ground
Was a hard act to follow, second to none
They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"
Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June"
Play "Lonely at the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"
Play it for Houdini spinning around in his grave
Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille"
Play "Deep in a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel"
Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp
Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums"
Play darkness and death will come when it comes
Play "Love Me or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell
Play "The Blood-Stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul"

From At least 74 Songs Referenced In Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul":

Children's Music - "Hush Little Baby"
The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
Gerry & The Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross the Mersey"
Joni Mitchell - "Woodstock"
The 5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
Shirley & Lee - "Let The Good Times Roll"
Wanda Jackson - "There's A Party Goin' On"
Robert Johnson - "Crossroads"
The Grateful Dead - "Deep Ellum Blues"
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - "Shotgun"
Kay Kyser - "The Wise Old Owl"
The Who - "Tommy Can You Hear Me?"
The Who - "The Acid Queen"
Elvis Presley - "Long Black Limousine"
Roomful of Blues - "Backseat Blues"
John Michael King - "On the Street Where You Live"
Joan Baez - "Oh, Freedom"
Little Richard - "Send Me Some Lovin'"
Burt Bacharach - "Walk On By"
The Everly Brothers - "Wake up Little Susie"
Larry Williams - "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
Billie Holiday - "You Go To My Head"
Patsy Cline - "Crazy"
The Kingston Trio - "The New Frontier"
Tom Jones - "What's New Pussycat?"
Ray Charles - "What'd I Say"
Wolfman Jack - "Dust My Broom"
Billy Joel - "Only the Good Die Young"
The Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley"
Louis Armstrong - "St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues)"
Etta James - "Tell Mama"
John Lee Hooker - "Boom Boom"
Slim Harpo - "Baby Scratch My Back"
Guitar Slim - "The Things That I Used To Do"
Marilyn Monroe - "I Wanna Be Loved By You"
Nina Simone - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Warren Zevon - "Desperados Under the Eaves"
Eagles - "Take It to the Limit"
Elvis Presley - "Mystery Train"
The Platters - "Twilight Time"
Bob Wills - "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
Queen - "Another One Bites The Dust"
Jo Stafford - "The Old Rugged Cross"
Gaither Carlton - "Look Down That Lonesome Road"
Oscar Peterson - "Stormy Weather"
Stan Getz - "The Girl From Ipanema"
Dickie Betts - "Blue Sky"
Thelonious Monk -" 'Round Midnight"
Charlie Parker - "All The Things You Are"
Chicago Cast - "All That Jazz"
Charlie Chaplin - "Chaplin and Keaton Piano and Violin Duet"
The Allman Brothers Band - "Blue Sky"
Woody Guthrie - "Pretty Boy Floyd"
Ella Fitzgerald - "Cry Me A River"
The Beatles - "Revolution 9"
Nat King Cole - "Nature Boy"
Nancy Sinatra - "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
Stevie Nicks - "Rooms on Fire"
Billy Joe Royal - "Down in the Boondocks"
Elvis Presley - "One Night Of Sin"
Miles Davis - "Stella By Starlight"
The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"
Erroll Garner - "Misty"
Miles Davis Quartet - "That Old Devil Moon"
Eileen Rodgers - "Anything Goes"
Benny Goodman - "King Porter Stomp"
Little Richard - "Lucille"
Chet Baker - "Deep In A Dream"
Randy Newman - "Lonely at the Top"
Ludwig van Beethoven - "Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement)"
Little Walter - "Key to the Highway"
Tennessee Ernie Ford - "Marching Through Georgia"
The Corries - "Dumbarton's Drums"
Hoagy Carmichael - "Memphis In June"

Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul": 17 Minutes of The TRUTH

As we posted later here today, we'll pause for a moment to check in with the Bob Dylan fan community Expecting Rain, which is exploding. (Thanks Harold for linkage to TW!)

1 -
Bob Dylan’s 17-Minute Surprise, and 8 More New Songs - (NY Times) from Kim Hannisdal, Alan Gordon, Tiernan Henry

2 -
Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul review – a dark, dense ballad for the end times - (theguardian) from Mick Gold

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A Serpent Stung Me: Bob Dylan's Murder Most Foul - (Hot Press) from Liamy Mac Nally, Tiernan Henry

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Bob Dylan Shares Epic Song on Assassination of JFK, 'Murder Most Foul': Listen - (Billboard) from Cliff Warnken

5 -
Bob Dylan Offers History Lessons, a Playlist, and More in 17-Minute ‘Murder Most Foul’ Lyrics - (No Depression) by Anne Margaret Daniel

6 -
OK Boomer: How Bob Dylan’s New JFK Song Helps Explain 2020 - (Vanity Fair) from Cliff Warnken

7 -
‘Murder Most Foul’, Bob Dylan’s first original song in eight years, is a timely impressionist epic - (NME) from Tiernan Henry, Anonymous

8 -
Murder Most Foul: Bob Dylan’s strange, meandering, comforting 17-minute new song - (Irish Times) from Tiernan Henry

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Hear Bob Dylan’s epic new song, “Murder Most Foul” - (Uncut) from Tiernan Henry

10 -
Bob Dylan’s Ongoing Critique of Social Injustice and Masters of War - (Ancient Dragon Zen Gate) by Taigen Dan Leightonx

11 - Spanish:
Bob Dylan entrega en plena crisis la canción más monumental de su carrera, ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (El País) from Lucas Calvo

12 -
Beyond JFK: 20 Historical References in Bob Dylan’s ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Rolling Stone) from Steve Lockwood

13 -
Dylan Dishes Up A New Meal with a Feast of References: Murder Most Foul - (Ennyman's Territory) from Laura Leivick, Nelson T. French

14 -
Wolfman Jack Speaks in Tongues - (chris morris's wasted space) by Chris Morris

15 -
Bob Dylan Releases Stunning New/Old ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky

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Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul" a suitable audio dispatch from and for the end times - (Christopher John Stephens) by Christopher John Stephens

17 -
The Assassination Blues: Rock’s History of JFK Death Songs - (Rolling Stone) from Steve Lockwood

18 -
Bob Dylan sings ‘play Dickey Betts’ in epic new song ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Herald Tribune) by Wade Tatangelo

19 -
Duluth Dylan Fest 2020 Canceled - (Fox 21) from Cliff Warnken

20 -
Murder Most Foul comments - (Scott Warmuth on Twitter) from Harold Lepidus

21 - German:
Bob Dylan: 17 Minuten Erinnerung an die Sixties - (Frankenpost) from Cliff Warnken

22 - German:
The Bickenbach, Texas Home Office Diary (4) - ("I'm in a cowboy band") by Thomas Waldherr

23 - German:
Eine Playlist für das Ende Amerikas - (Die Zeit) from Peter Umland, Stephan Weber

24 -
Louis Kemp - "The Rocking Chair that I sat in during every concert of @bobdylan's Tour 1974 - (Twitter) from Marc Percansky

25 - French:
Bob Dylan – All along the Watchtower - (Le Temps) from Cliff Warnken

26 -
The Rise and Decline of the “Sellout” - (pocket) from Patrick McCabe, Karl Johnson

27 -
Murder Most Foul Lyrics - (Genius) from Cliff Warnken

Friday, March 27, 2020 at 0630 CET
1 -
Bob Dylan - Murder Most Foul (Official Audio)

2 -
Murder Most Foul - (Bob Dylan on Facebook) from Michael Mets

3 -
"Murder Most Foul," A New Song From Bob Dylan - (Anne Margaret Daniel) by Anne Margaret

4 -
Greetings to my fans and followers - (bobdylan on Instagram) from Steven Thwaits, anne mcnamara, Stefan Dietrich

5 -
Greetings to my fans and followers - (bobdylan.com on Twitter) from John Butt, alan thomson

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Greetings to my fans and followers - (bobdylan.com) from Fritz Liebich, Tiernan Henry

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Greetings to my fans and followers - (Bob Dylan on Facebook) from James Williamson

8 -
Bob Dylan Releases 17-Minute Song About JFK Assassination - (Variety) from Steve Lockwood

9 -
Bob Dylan Shares New Song ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Spin) from Steve Lockwood

10 -
Bob Dylan Just Released An Epic 17 Minute Song ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Noise11) from Steve Lockwood



Audio/Video

11 -
Bob Dylan - Murder Most Foul (Official Audio) - (YouTube)

12 -
And the Jukebox Kept on Playing…Johnny Rivers - (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky

13 -
Bob Dylan & Etta James - Live Providence, RI. 1986 - (Voodo Wagon) from Wim Niehaus

14 -
Donovan - Who Killed Davy Moore (Live Studio Session 7th May 1965) - (YouTube) from pete read

15 -
Pass Me Not 2000-03-26, Casper Events Center, Casper, WY - (Dylan Live) from Wim Niehaus

16 -
Dhani Harrison - The Inner Light (Inner Light Challenge) - (YouTube)



More - 0650

17 -
Murder Most Foul Rough transcription - (Expecting Rain Discussions)

18 -
Hear Bob Dylan’s Absolutely Mind-Blowing New Song ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (Rolling Stone) from Colin Hindson
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19 -
Now playing: Neil Young's Fireside Sessions #2 | NYA - (Neil Young News) from Harold Lepidus

20 - German:
The Bickenbach, Texas Home Office Diary (3) - ("I'm in a cowboy band") from Thomas Waldherr

21 -
William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark Act I Scene V Line 31: Murder most foul - (Bartleby)
1100

22 - German:
Bob Dylan veröffentlicht epischen Song 'Murder Most Foul' über das Kennedy-Attentat - (regioactive.de) by Daniel Nagel
1200

23 - Slovenian:
Bob Dylan poslal darilo: 17-minutno pesem - (primorske novice) by Andraž Gombač

24 -
Bob Dylan's first song in eight years is about JFK's assassination - (BBC) from Éamonn Ó Catháin

25 -
Bob Dylan releases first original song in eight years, 17-minute track about JFK - (theguardian) from Bank Robber

26 -
“What Is The Truth? Where Did It Go?” About “Murder Most Foul”, Bob Dylan, 2020 - (Johnny B.) by Johnny Borgan

27 - French:
"Dylandit", d'après la poésie de Bob Dylan - (RTS) from Cliff Warnken

28 -
The Songs Dylan namechecks in "Murder Most Foul" - (Spotify) from Fabian Thomas
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29 -
Bob Dylan’s ‘Murder Most Foul’ - (thebluemoment.com) from Mick Gold

30 -
Bob Dylan Releases Epic New Song, 'Murder Most Foul' - (npr) from Cliff Warnken
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31 - German:
Bob Dylan: 17 Minuten Erinnerung an die Sixties - (Südeutsche Zeitung) from Peter Umland
1700

32 - Dutch:
Dylans concert voor tijden van corona - (RobsBoots) from Rob Velthuis

33 -
Bob Dylan releases Murder Most Foul - his first new music in eight years - (sky news) from Éamonn Ó Catháin, Steve Lockwood

34 -
I'll Keep It With Mine - Mike + Ruthy (The Mammals) w/ Willy & Opal - (YouTube) from Michael Simmons

35 -
Bob Dylan review: Murder Most Foul — still the voice of a generation Subscr. - (The Times)

Also, see ANALYSIS: Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul": 17 Minutes of The TRUTH.


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