Birthday 61

 

I'm 61 today. How did that happen? As the sign suggests I am now officially old.

When thinking of what to play to commemorate (if that is the right word) this occasion there could only really be one song.

That's right.Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the title track from Bob Dylan's greatest album. From August 1965 it is almost as old as me, but not quite. It was the album that first got me interested in the great man when my room mate in the staff chalets at the Royal Hotel, Ullapool in 1980 had a copy on cassette. It was  subsequently the first Dylan album that I ever bought.

His Bobness is followed by a couple of covers by PJ Harvey and Dave Alvin neither of which are remotely in the same league as the great man.

These are followed by Australian post punks Sacred Cowboys who for some reason appear to loose the word Revisited from the title.

Finally we have the late great Jimmy La Fave with another song about the famous road taken from his 1988 album Highway Angels .. Full Moon Rain.

Wonder if there are any charity shops out there on Highway 61?

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

P.J.Harvey - Highway 61 Revisited

Dave Alvin - Highway 61 Revisited

Sacred Cowboys - Highway 61

Jimmy La Fave -Deep Down 61 Delta Highway Blues