I Want You (track)
by Bob Dylan
Year: 1966
From the album Blonde On Blonde (track #5)
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I Want You appears on the following album(s) by Bob Dylan:
- Blonde On Blonde (track #5) (this album) (1966)
- Biograph (track #40) (compilation) (1985)
- Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (track #8) (compilation) (1967)
- Bob Dylan At Budokan (track #17) (1978)
- The Original Mono Recordings (track #72) (compilation) (2010)
- Masterpieces (track #30) (compilation) (1978)
- Greatest Hits 2 (track #1) (compilation) (1967)
- The Complete Budokan 1978 (track #22) (2023)
- The Complete Budokan 1978 (track #51) (2023)
- The Very Best Of Bob Dylan (track #6) (compilation) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 00:09 |  serpico | 3,784 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 18:38 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 15:55 | wizardalien | 9,934 | 61/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2026 10:34 | stareaterogni0n | 6,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 12:02 | Pienk | 82 | 98/100 |
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lleon79 08/29/2024 00:43 | #305013
What a perfect song (Edited)
Just a great love song. A prime example of Dylan’s voice being able to convey emotion as well as much more accomplished singers. (Edited)
andy_hunter 01/14/2014 19:47 | #100659
I couldn't disagree more with the first comment. The song is so much more complex than its seemingly cheesy chorus. Each verse describes a kind of love which isn't meant to be due to various reasons (death, war, etc) but in spite of this the reason to be together is simple "I Want You". So while on first listen this song might come across as either sweet or corny, its very bittersweet throughout.
After years of not quite getting Dylan, his genius suddenly becomes all too clear! (Edited)
Mother Nature's Son 12/08/2013 10:44 | #96788
I wonder if this is his catchiest song ever. Unlike the previous two commenters, I love it! (Edited)
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