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23 May, 11 tweets, 5 min read
80 SONGS FOR 80 YEARS
or
BOB DYLAN FOR BEGINNERS

A thread 🧵with playlists 🎸
#bobdylan80 #BobDylanAt80
First the rules: Original studio recordings only. No alternate takes or live versions (unless there are only live versions). And no songs not written by Bob. (Check out the debut album or World Gone Wrong if you want folk songs; Shadows in the Night if you want American Songbook)
Bob Dylan for Beginners: 80 Songs for 80 Years

Step 1: ICONS. Not the best or most important songs (though there are some of both) but the ones you probably know even if you're not really a Dylan fan open.spotify.com/playlist/7qwz4…
Play on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/playlist/7qwz4…
Bob Dylan for Beginners: 80 Songs for 80 Years

Step 2: ESSENTIALS. The songs Dylan fans have in mind when they throw around words like genius or poet or, worse, Bard Of His Generation
Listen on Spotify!

open.spotify.com/playlist/7LagH…
Bob Dylan for Beginners: 80 Songs for 80 Years

Step 3: DEEP CUTS. A personal selection of 20 amazing songs you might never hear if you don't listen to the albums closely. Even the not so good albums have one or two!
Play on Spotify
open.spotify.com/playlist/28cHm…
Bob Dylan for Beginners: 80 Songs for 80 Years

Step 4: RARE GEMS. The (official) bootlegs and other obscure songs that Dylan fans cherish and obsess over
Play on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5w9Br…
That's the end of the thread folks! Please share with your Bob-curious friends. Happy birthday #bobdylan80 twitter.com/i/events/13965…

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Uh oh I just realized that my final playlist still has 21 songs on it. There will be a brief delay in posting as I agonize over which one to cut
Ugh, this is killing me! You know what, I'm gonna let you choose. For the playlist of Rare Gems (obscure songs that True Dylan Fans cherish and obsess over) which one should I keep?
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