Album:
The song is on Legend which entered the Australian albums chart* on 14 April 1975 and peaked at #98.
Songwriter:
Bob Dylan
Record label of Australian release:
EMI
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
ABC television performance on GTK:
Better audio quality from Legend album:
Wikipedia:
The La De Das formed in New Zealand in 1963 as the Mergers, having considerable success in both NZ and Australia.
In Australia the band is probably best known as the launching place for the solo career of guitarist Kevin Borich, and for their recording of the rock concept album The Happy Prince in 1969.
By early 1975, the band’s spirits were flagging. In March EMI issued Legend, a valedictory sampler of single A-sides, recent recordings and leftovers, which also included a much-requested studio rendition of All Along The Watchtower, Borich’s Hendrix-inspired live showpiece.
In May 1975, Borich officially announced that the La De Das would disband. Kevin then put together a short-lived touring band under the La De Das name, after which he formed the Kevin Borich Express.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_La_De_Das
Lyrics:
“There must be some kind of way out here”
Said the joker to the thief
“There′s too much confusion
I can’t get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his worth”
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Also on Bang a Gong: All Along the Watchtower by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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