Frank Sinatra shares a writing credit on this 1951 torch song, which opens the album.
The words
A singer admits he cannot stop longing for someone he knows is bad for him.
The singer confesses that he cannot stop longing for someone who has treated him badly, and he knows full well that the desire is foolish. The verses move between self-reproach and helpless need, never resolving the conflict, which is what gives the torch song its ache. Opening the album, Dylan sings it slowly and close to the microphone, with a sparse band and mournful pedal steel leaving plenty of space around his voice.
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The words
A singer admits he cannot stop longing for someone he knows is bad for him.
The singer confesses that he cannot stop longing for someone who has treated him badly, and he knows full well that the desire is foolish. The verses move between self-reproach and helpless need, never resolving the conflict, which is what gives the torch song its ache. Opening the album, Dylan sings it slowly and close to the microphone, with a sparse band and mournful pedal steel leaving plenty of space around his voice.
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