Bob Dylan, explored

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From Workin' Man Blues

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  1. Start here

    1969Late Renaissance
    1 of 4

    Workin' Man Blues

    Merle Haggard

    Where you started.

  2. ↓ 14 years later

    1983The '80s
    2 of 4

    Union Sundown

    Infidels

    Same theme as Workingman’s Blues #2: Both lament the American worker losing out to a global economy.

  3. ↓ 23 years later

    2006Late Renaissance
    3 of 4

    Workingman’s Blues #2

    Modern Times

    Same theme as Workin' Man Blues: Dylan's title points back to Haggard's working-class anthem, and both songs honor the laborer.

  4. ↓ 9 years later

    2015The Standards
    4 of 4

    That Lucky Old Sun

    Shadows in the Night

    Same theme as Workingman’s Blues #2: Both are sung from the view of a worn-out laboring man.