Motorpsycho Nitemare

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"Motorpsycho Nitemare" is an early song written by American singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. The song was first released in 1964 on Dylan's Another Side of Bob Dylan LP.

[edit] Interesting facts

  • Bob Dylan often playfully refers to Communism in many of his earlier recordings. This can be heard in the songs, "Talking World War III Blues" and "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues", among others.
  • The chord progression and lyrical flow in "Motorpsycho Nitemare" is re-used on the song, "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream", which was released the following year on the album Bringing It All Back Home. The new song was among Dylan's first electric compositions.