Australian singles charts:
Like a Rolling Stone entered the Kent charts on 28 Aug 1965 and peaked at #7. The song was #67 on the Top 100 of 1965.
Album:
The song appeared on the Bob Dylan album Highway 61 Revisited.
Songwriter:
Bob Dylan
Producer:
Tom Wilson
Record label of Australian release:
CBS
Songfacts:
An iconic Bob Dylan song, Like A Rolling Stone is the story of a debutante who becomes a loner when she falls out of high society. It’s a crushing blow, but there is an upside: when you got nothing, you got nothing to lose. Another advantage to being on your own: when you’re invisible, you have no secrets to reveal.
The title is not a reference to The Rolling Stones. It is taken from the proverb “a rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/bob-dylan/like-a-rolling-stone
American Songwriter:
At its core, this song describes the process of “waking up” to society, if you will. Yes, there is a lot to love and to be thankful for when it comes to the Western way of life. However, there is also a story to the fabric of day-to-day life that isn’t always readily available.
Read more: americansongwriter.com/meaning-like-a-rolling-stone-bob-dylan
Lyrics:
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you
People call say beware doll, you’re bound to fall
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don’t talk so loud
Now you don’t seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal
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