Expecting Rain

I bet most people visiting ER own or are very familiar with the Anthology of American Music by Harry Smith

It may be possible to by a Dylan fan in particular and an American-Arcadian-African-Scots-Irish, English-and-probably-more music aficionado in general without being aware of this masterpiece. However, if you don’t own this music, please research it, save up $50 or so and buy it when you can…I promise it will never leave your collection.

In addition to the 84 songs that Harry collected, an integral part of the package is a wacky booklet that he wrote to accompany the music. It lists all kinds of information about the recording and the artist, but a really cool part is that Mr. Smith somehow distills a bunch of these songs into witty headlines that could fit on a bumper sticker.

Example: For the song Henry Lee (you can hear it on Dylan’s version called Love Henry off World Gone Wrong), Smith synopsizes: SCORNING OFFER OF COSTLY TRAPPINGS, BIRD REFUSES AID TO KNIGHT THROWN IN WELL BY LADY.

Or this one for the song Stackalee: THEFT OF STETSON HAT CAUSES DEADLY DISPUTE; VICTIM IDENTIFIES SELF AS FAMILY MAN.

So, say Harry came back to us and decided to make an Anthology of Dylan songs. How would he describe one or more of your favorites? We could do dozens just on a song like Maggie’s Farm...

Maggie’s Farm: LABORER BEMOANS TREATMENT BY FAMILY FARM-HANDS; OPENLY QUESTIONS AGE OF MATRIARCH.

Your turn!

MAN IN ALTERED STATE OF MIND MAKES OUT WITH SERVANT DURING ABSENCE OF LOVER

I think it's more fun to just post the "headline" and guess which song it relates to.

^ hmmm....that's a hard one !

" LONGING FOR BEALE STREET, STRANDED IN AZALEA CITY "

Stuck Inside Of Mobile ^^^

BIBLE THUMBING MAN IN DARK CLOTHES VANISHES WITH GIRL AFTER DANCE

Man in the Long Black Coat

MAN IN WET CLOTHES PAINTS HIMSELF INTO CORNER AND WAITS FOR A HAND

Mississippi

SEPARATED MAN CAUGHT UP IN COLOR

Tangled Up In Blue

BUMMED OUT MAN BLAMES APPALOOSAS IN NEED OF B12 SHOTS

All The Tired Horses

MAN IMPLORES WOMAN TO SHARE HIS SEALY MATTRESS

^lay down sally. I mean lady lay.

MAN LEARNS OF ISLAND DESTRUCTION BY VOLCANO, EARTHQUAKE; PROFESSES NONCHALANCE

^^ black diamond bay

POULTRY JOCKEY; PROMISES NOT TO DISGORGE SWEET TREAT

Black Diamond Bay
EGOTISTICAL MEDICAL CONDITION

is it 'Drifting too far from shore' ??

Disease of Conceit

MAN ADMITS TO BEING CHAUVINISTIC CONTROL FREAK

^^ Sweetheart like you/ Thunder on the Mountain

DEMANDS MADE OF SIMPSONS CHARACTER TO BE COURTEOUS

Open the door, Homer?

MAN ADMITS FONDNESS FOR BAKED DESSERT

Country Pie

MAN MARRIES IN MAY; DOES LAUNDRY

This is the most awesomest thread evah.

Isis

TWINS REVEAL RECIPIE FOR TENDER BRAINS

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

MAN NARROWLY SURVIVES GRADUATION CEREMONY

Day of the Locusts

MAN GIVES NAME TO BEAR, OTHERS

aman gave names to all the animals

MAN GETS WET, WOMAN STAYS DRY

You're a Big Girl Now

MAN PAYS WOMAN A COMPLIMENT, THEN ASKS HER FOR CAFFEINATED DRINK.

One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)

MAN AT ENTRANCE OF BUILDING GRIEVING FOR LOST LOVE

Standing In The Doorway

MAN BERATES HIMSELF FOR HIS EMOTIONAL WEAKNESS

Christmas In The Heart:

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE TRAMP FEEDS THE HUNGRY WITH POLISHED TURD

That's about every other song in the canon, no?
Idiot Wind?