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Blonde on Blonde · 1966

Obviously Five Believers

A fast Chicago-style blues that closes the third side of Blonde on Blonde, listed on the album as Obviously 5 Believers.

The words

A man pleads with his baby to come back to him as soon as she can, promising to be waiting.

This is one of the simplest songs on the album, a straight call to a woman to return to him. The singer begs, coaxes and reassures, with each verse repeating his longing over a tight, insistent groove. It draws openly on the Chicago electric blues records of the 1950s. Driving guitar riffs and a shrill harmonica keep it tense and fast, and the band sounds loose and joyful.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A man pleads with his baby to come back to him as soon as she can, promising to be waiting.

This is one of the simplest songs on the album, a straight call to a woman to return to him. The singer begs, coaxes and reassures, with each verse repeating his longing over a tight, insistent groove. It draws openly on the Chicago electric blues records of the 1950s. Driving guitar riffs and a shrill harmonica keep it tense and fast, and the band sounds loose and joyful.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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