The ninth track on Under the Red Sky, a character sketch carried by a prominent organ and a swinging band groove.
The words
A portrait of a charming, careless man surrounded by admirers, whose easy life hides something hollow.
The song circles a figure called Handy Dandy, a carefree ladies' man who seems to have everything and to owe nothing to anyone. Scenes of parties, women and idle talk pass by as the narrator watches him with amusement and a hint of judgment. The name itself, taken from an old children's guessing game, suggests a trickster. The band plays a loose, jaunty groove dominated by a bright organ.
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The words
A portrait of a charming, careless man surrounded by admirers, whose easy life hides something hollow.
The song circles a figure called Handy Dandy, a carefree ladies' man who seems to have everything and to owe nothing to anyone. Scenes of parties, women and idle talk pass by as the narrator watches him with amusement and a hint of judgment. The name itself, taken from an old children's guessing game, suggests a trickster. The band plays a loose, jaunty groove dominated by a bright organ.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1990
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