A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (track)
by Bob Dylan
Year: 1963
From the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (track #6)
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A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall appears on the following album(s) by Bob Dylan:
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (track #6) (this album) (1963)
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) (track #11) (2004)
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue (track #3) (2002)
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 (track #11) (compilation) (2010)
- Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (track #14) (compilation) (1971)
- Live At The Gaslight 1962 (track #1) (2005)
- The Original Mono Recordings (track #19) (compilation) (2010)
- Masterpieces (track #21) (compilation) (1978)
- Another Budokan 1978 (track #1) (compilation) (2023)
- The Complete Budokan 1978 (track #1) (2023)
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| ! | 10/14/2026 23:25 | mrmcrook | 13,206 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 16:16 | Mrump | 1,912 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 17:57 | stareaterogni0n | 7,098 | 69/100 |
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This is a lesser known song from Dylan's early acoustic period, but it’s not only one of his greatest, but one of the greatest of all-time. He proves himself a true poet and visionary with his haunting lyrics about the decadence of society, and the need to better the world. In the final verses, he expresses a comment on the nature of music itself, referring to a singer’s need to to be a light that shines in times of darkness, and a voice that forces society to face its issues. He finishes by telling us he wishes to pass the torch to the next generation of singers (maybe a clue of his switch to electric music a couple years later). (Edited)
