It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
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| “It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)” | |||||
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| Song by Bob Dylan | |||||
| Album | Bringing It All Back Home | ||||
| Released | March 22, 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | Columbia Recording Studios, New York City January 13, 1965–January 15, 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Folk rock | ||||
| Length | 7:29 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer | Bob Dylan | ||||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | ||||
| Bringing It All Back Home track listing | |||||
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"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" is a song by Bob Dylan. It first appeared as the penultimate track on the second side of his album, Bringing It All Back Home, released on 22 March, 1965 by Columbia Records, although Dylan performed it at least as early as 1964.
A famous cover of the song, performed by Roger McGuinn, appeared in the soundtrack of Easy Rider.
McGuinn's group The Byrds, also occasionally performed the song live. A version of which is featured on the bonus disc of the 2000 remaster of the (Untitled) album, called (Untitled)/(Unissued). This version also appears as a bonus track on the 2002 remastered version of the compilation The Byrds Play Dylan.
The line, "He not busy being born is busy dying" is popular with politicians. Jimmy Carter used the line in his acceptance speech at the 1976 Democratic National convention, and while campaigning for President in 2000, Al Gore told talk show host Oprah Winfrey that was his favorite quote.
The song was featured in the final episode of The Sopranos.
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[edit] Recordings
[edit] By Bob Dylan
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall, 1964
- Bringing It All Back Home, 1965
- Before the Flood, 1974
- Bob Dylan at Budokan, 1979
- The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, 1993
[edit] By Others
- Billy Preston, Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music, 1973
- Andy Hill & Renee Safier, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, 2001
- The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan, 2002
- The Byrds, There Is a Season, 2006
- Caetano Veloso, A Foreign Sound, 2004
- Marilyn Scott, Innocent of Nothing, 2006
- Mick Farren, People Call You Crazy - The Story of Mick Farren, 2003
- Roger McGuinn, Easy Rider (soundtrack), 1969
[edit] External links
Lyrics to the song at bobdylan.com
