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Trad.Greenwich Village
1 of 10Nottamun Town
traditional
Lent its tune to Masters of War: Masters of War uses the melody of Nottamun Town as arranged by Jean Ritchie.
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Trad.Greenwich Village
2 of 10Lord Randal
traditional
Lent its tune to A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall: Its structure of a parent's questions and a son's replies follows the ballad Lord Randal.
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1957Greenwich Village
3 of 10The Patriot Game
Dominic Behan
Lent its tune to With God on Our Side: Dylan took the melody of With God on Our Side from Dominic Behan's The Patriot Game.
↓ 6 years later
1963Greenwich Village
4 of 10Masters of War
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Where you started.
↓ the same year
1963Greenwich Village
5 of 10A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Covered by A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall: Bryan Ferry launched his solo career with a dramatic version of the song.
↓ the same year
1963Greenwich Village
6 of 10Talking World War III Blues
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Same theme as With God on Our Side: Both reach the fear of a nuclear war, one as a comic dream of being its survivor and the other as the end of a long roll call of wars.
↓ 1 year later
1964Greenwich Village
7 of 10With God on Our Side
The Times They Are a-Changin'
Covered by With God on Our Side: The Neville Brothers recorded the song on their 1989 album Yellow Moon.
↓ 1 year later
1965Going Electric
8 of 10Gates of Eden
Bringing It All Back Home
Same theme as A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall: Both are long catalogs of apocalyptic visions.
↓ 8 years later
1973Greenwich Village
9 of 10A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
Bryan Ferry
A cover of A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall: Bryan Ferry launched his solo career with a dramatic version of the song.
↓ 16 years later
1989Greenwich Village
10 of 10With God on Our Side
The Neville Brothers
A cover of With God on Our Side: The Neville Brothers recorded the song on their 1989 album Yellow Moon.