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Bob Dylan Lyrics Quiz

Can you fill in the missing words from these Bob Dylan lyrics?
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Last updated: September 4, 2018
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First submittedFebruary 4, 2010
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Song
Lyric
Blowin' in the Wind
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
Mr. Tambourine Man
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
Subterranean Homesick Blues
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
Like a Rolling Stone
How does it feel? To be on your own. With no direction home
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
But I would not feel so all alone. Everybody must get stoned
Lay, Lady, Lay
Lay, lady, lay. Lay across my big, brass bed
Hurricane
Put in a prison cell, but one time he coulda been the
champion of the world
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
Forever Young
May you have a strong foundation / When the winds of changes shift
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
He not busy being born is busy dying
Just Like a Woman
And she aches just like a woman ... but she breaks just like a little girl
Positively 4th Street
Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes.
You'd know what a drag it is to see you
All Along the Watchtower
"There must be some way out of here", said the joker to the thief
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore
Masters of War
All the money you make will never buy back your soul
Girl From The North Country
Remember me to one who lives there / She once was a true love of mine
Tangled Up In Blue
They never did like Mama's homemade dress /
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough
16 Comments
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Level 78
Dec 21, 2013
But still no lines from Don't Think Twice (It's Alright), the best break-up song ever.
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Level 35
Feb 11, 2014
More of these please! You could do hundreds of Dylan's lyrics quizzes.
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Level 23
May 20, 2014
I love this quiz!! :)
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Level 45
Aug 26, 2014
Um... aren't the lyrics from Girl From The North Country also in Scarborough Fair? You know, 'Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme! Remember me to one who lives there, she was once a true love of mine...' That's the only reason I got it.
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Level 75
Nov 18, 2014
Yes, and I have no problem with that one since many folk singers borrow from traditional songs, but I think Dylan crossed the line too many times into outright plagiarism. No idea why since much of his own poetry is brilliant.
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Level 75
Aug 30, 2016
I'm no expert and I don't believe everything I read on the 'net, but while looking for info on Dylan I found this which tarnished his halo for me:

http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/12/bob-dylan-and-plagiarism/

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Level 85
Sep 18, 2017
JoeMeat - ander217 is one of the nicest people on this site. You should be ashamed of yourself for your despicable comment.
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Level 69
Dec 26, 2017
(Don, it's a quote from the song Idiot Wind)
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Level 71
Feb 14, 2022
I haven't read the whole article ander posted (not because I'm not interested but due to lack of time), but I also want to point out that Martin Luther King has been accused of plagiarism, even in his "I Have A Dream" speech. I don't think plagiarism makes that, or any speech, song, poem, etc. any less valuable. I think it's good that in recent years we've moved in a direction where we take plagiarism seriously, but I also don't think we should apply this retroactively and diminish the otherwise great accomplishments of people like King and Dylan. That's just my two cents.
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Level 55
Oct 1, 2014
great quiz. its a shame bob dylan doesn't receive more radio play
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Level 85
Aug 18, 2015
Well, his SONGS do. Just not his singing.
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Level 81
Oct 21, 2016
I wonder how Bob Dylan would do on this quiz.
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Level 73
Jan 26, 2017
super easy... more please...
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Level 68
Apr 30, 2020
I thought it was big, brass band!
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Level 73
Oct 23, 2023
My favorite Bob Dylan songs are "Visions of Johanna" and "Mississippi." I'm a fan of a lot of his work. I didn't know all the answers, though.
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Level 64
Oct 10, 2024
I don't really listen to Dylan for the lyrics, just the music.