A Dylan original from Empire Burlesque, a funky, chant-like rocker driven by a repeated title hook and loud mid-1980s drums.
The words
Advice to rely on your own judgment rather than on preachers, lovers, experts or anyone else claiming to know best.
The song is a sermon of self-reliance: the singer warns the listener not to hand their life over to someone else's promises or answers. Each verse names another kind of authority to be wary of, and each time the title phrase comes back as the remedy. Its tone is brisk and confident rather than angry. Musically it is built on a tight, funky groove with stabbing guitar and backing vocals answering the lead.
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The words
Advice to rely on your own judgment rather than on preachers, lovers, experts or anyone else claiming to know best.
The song is a sermon of self-reliance: the singer warns the listener not to hand their life over to someone else's promises or answers. Each verse names another kind of authority to be wary of, and each time the title phrase comes back as the remedy. Its tone is brisk and confident rather than angry. Musically it is built on a tight, funky groove with stabbing guitar and backing vocals answering the lead.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1985
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