all along the watchtower

• referans metni muhtemelen old testament isaiah 21: 5-9 olan dylan klasiği.
  isaiah 21: 5-9'da der ki;
  "prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. ...and he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed. and he cried, a lion: my lord, i stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and i am set in my ward whole nights: and, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. and he answered and said, babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground."
• bob dylan'ın efsanevi sarkısı. 1962 yılı freewelling albumünden. dinle dinlet abone et...
• jimi hendrix tarafindan kanımca yapilabilecek en guzel versiyonu yapilmis olan bob dylan sarkısı. (bkz: coverlari orjinalinden guzel olan parcalar)
• bu şarkı aşağıdaki albümlerde, belirtilen sanatçılar tarafından yorumlamıştır.
  
  1969 [original soundtrack] [88] - 1969
  4th of july [92] - mellencamp, john cougar
  affinity [70] - affinity [3]
  ants marching [ep] [98] - matthews, dave [1]
  archive alive [97] - brewer & shipley
  at budokan [79] - dylan, bob
  bandits [1999 sire] [99] - bandits
  barbara keith [warner bros.] [72] - keith, barbara
  before the flood [74] - dylan, bob
  best of dave mason [columbia] [81] - mason, dave [1]
  best of michael hedges [00] - hedges, michael [1]
  biograph [85] - dylan, bob
  blue chips [94] - blue chips
  blue haze: songs of jimi hendrix [00] - blue haze: songs of jimi hendrix
  bluegrass guitars that destroyed the wo [00] - bluegrass guitars that destroyed the wo
  bob dylan 30th anniversary concert cele [93] - dylan, bob
  bob dylan's greatest hits, vol. 2 [71] - dylan, bob
  bronx tale [93] - bronx tale
  certified live [76] - mason, dave [1]
  classic rock, vol. 1 [platinum disc] [00] - classic rock, vol. 1
  concert for the rock and roll hall of f [96] - concert for the rock & roll hall of fam
  crossings of mackinaw [00] - angelo, michael [folk]
  dave mason [74] - mason, dave [1]
  dozin' at the knick [96] - grateful dead
  dragonfly: the best of frank marino & m [96] - marino, frank
  duluth does dylan [00] - duluth does dylan
  dylan & the dead [89] - dylan, bob
  dylan's gospel [69] - brothers and sisters of l.a.
  electric ladyland [68] - hendrix, jimi
  electric ladyland pt. 1 [68] - hendrix, jimi
  electric lunch [83] - dylan, bob
  essential bob dylan [00] - dylan, bob
  eternal circle [00] - montecrossa, michel
  euro-american/shattered dreams [97] - california, randy
  experience collection [94] - hendrix, jimi
  experience collection [94] - hendrix, jimi
  experience hendrix [import bonus cd] [00] - hendrix, jimi
  experience hendrix: the best of jimi he [01] - hendrix, jimi
  experience hendrix: the best of jimi he [98] - hendrix, jimi
  facts of life [73] - womack, bobby [1]
  flashback [89] - flashback
  freedom and rain tour '91 sampler [91] - tabor, june
  from the basement [84] - akkerman, jan
  furthur more [97] - further more
  future games: a magical-kahauna dream [77] - spirit [1]
  get back journals [9z] - beatles
  gotcha by your blues [98] - morris, reggie wayne
  guitar gods: a bluegrass celebration [01] - guitar gods: bluegrass celebration
  guitar practicing musicians 3 [94] - guitar practicing musicians 3
  hard rock [98] - hard rock
  hell & back [94] - miles, buddy
  hell & back together: 1984-1990 [92] - tsol
  in concert [video] - mason, dave [1]
  in motion - xtc
  isle of wight [71] - hendrix, jimi
  jimi hendrix experience [mca] [00] - hendrix, jimi
  jimi hendrix experience [universal inte [00] - hendrix, jimi
  jimi hendrix live [84] - hendrix, jimi
  john wesley harding [67] - dylan, bob
  johnny b. goode [86] - hendrix, jimi
  johnny b. goode [video] [86] - hendrix, jimi
  legends collection [dressed to kill] [01] - womack, bobby [1]
  legends collection, vol. 2 [01] - womack, bobby [1]
  listener supported [99] - matthews, dave [1]
  live [88] - tsol
  live [98] - richey, kelly
  live [99] - cate brothers
  live at red rocks 8.15.95 [97] - matthews, dave [1]
  live at the cellar door [90] - havens, richie
  live at the uptown lounge [video] [90] - indigo girls
  live from the belly up [97] - common [1]
  live in the hood [00] - qango
  live lion [80] - sunblind lion
  live on the double planet [87] - hedges, michael [1]
  live: 40,000 headmen tour [99] - mason, dave [1]
  live: back on the bus y'all [91] - indigo girls
  long lost friend: the best of dave maso [95] - mason, dave [1]
  lost years [98] - mendenhall, dave
  making plans for andy - xtc
  manny's car wash [96] - bullock, hiram
  masterpieces [78] - dylan, bob
  masters [99] - womack, bobby [1]
  more greatest hits [72] - dylan, bob
  mtv unplugged [95] - dylan, bob
  mtv unplugged [video] [95] - dylan, bob
  nashville skyline/new morning/john wesl [97] - dylan, bob
  new experience: an acoustic tribute to [01] - mette, roy
  night of the guitar [89] - night of the guitar
  nod to bob: an artists' tribute to bob [01] - nod to bob: an artists' tribute to bob
  outward bown...plus [98] - bown, alan
  pickin' on dylan [99] - pickin' on dylan
  pickin' on hendrix [99] - pickin' on hendrix
  rattle and hum [88] - u two
  re experienced [83] - hendrix, jimi
  recently [94] - matthews, dave [1]
  road rock, vol. 1: friends & relatives [00] - young, neil
  rockin' banjos of bluegrass [99] - rockin' banjos of bluegrass
  rolling stone collection 1967-1969, 25 [93] - rolling stone collection 1967-1969, 25
  sam [99] - russell, calvin
  savage grace [70] - savage grace [1]
  scream: the compilation - scream: the compilation
  second life [98] - james, ben
  see the light: live from london [89] - healey, jeff
  sings beatles & dylan [90] - havens, richie
  smash hits [69] - hendrix, jimi
  smell my finger [97] - mentzer, tony
  something personal [92] - herborn, peter
  south saturn delta [97] - hendrix, jimi
  stone free [81] - hendrix, jimi
  tales of the unexpected [79] - mahogany rush
  tales of the unexpected [89] - marino, frank
  tangled up in bluegrass: a tribute to d [01] - tangled up in bluegrass: a tribute to d
  tangled up in blues: songs of bob dylan [99] - tangled up in blues: songs of bob dylan
  this ain't no tribute blues cube [99] - this ain't no tribute blues cube
  tobacco road [64] - nashville teens
  transistor blast: best of the bbc sessi [98] - xtc
  tribute to bob dylan, vol. 1 [94] - tribute to bob dylan, vol. 1
  very best of bobby womack [99] - womack, bobby [1]
  very best of tracks [91] - tracks
  voodoo child: the jimi hendrix collecti [01] - hendrix, jimi
  watching my life go by [87] - hedges, michael [1]
  watchtower [84] - california, randy
  watershed: 10 years of underground vide [95] - indigo girls
  weeds [69] - brewer & shipley
  where the buffalo roam [80] - where the buffalo roam
  white music [78] - xtc
  will you still love me? [98] - mason, dave [1]
• eric clapton ve lenny kravitz'in birlikte yaptiklari cover'i dinlenesi parca.
• bob dylan bu parcayi; “john wesley harding”(1967), “dylan the dead”(1988), -kanaatimce en guzeli budur, jimi hendrix coverina cok benzer- “mtv unplugged”(1995) albumlerinde farkli enstrumanlar ve yorumlar kullanarak soylemistir.
  
  orjinal bob dylan versiyonu, mizika sesine asina olmayan birilerine (giy giy, ciiiiiiy) bayginlik verebilme potansiyeline sahiptir.
  
  ozellikle jimi hendrix coveri insani manyak acilimlara surukler. aracla seyir halindeyken, bikkinlik duymadan, defalarca dinlenebilmesi mumkundur. bir gitar, sanki uflemeli bir calgi caliyorcasina, ancak bu kadar rahat calinabilir ve insana haz verebilir.
  
  nacizhane birkac detay vermem gerekirse, sarkinin vurgulu calgilar ve gitar birlesmesi muntazamdir. ozellikle introdaki davul (ki, tam anlami olarak uygun adim mars komutu ile yuruyen asker toplulugunun cikartmis oldugu " rap!rap!" seklindeki bot sesine tekabul eder) ve gitar izdivaci sarkiyi alip/ goturen enstruman birlikteligidir. bu ikili sayesinde parca surekli yukselen bir ritim devinimine ugrar. bir baska detay ise, sarkinin outrosunda kendini belli eder. parcanin baslari ve ortalari maksimum seviyede ses ve perde yukselmesi icinde o kadar muhtesem calinmis/ soylenmistir ki, son bolumde ritim, muptela kulaklari hafiften bir adaptasyon guclugune maruz birakir. zira, birden ritim ve ses atraksiyonlari dusus gostermistir. buna ragmen enfes bir sona dogru pesrev cirpan jimi seytani, gitari kundeye getirip, kirmistir belini.
  sarki bittigindeyse, “heeyyy heyy!“ , “rap rap!”, “woaaav woaaaw waaw!”, “dindiri dindiri din...” sesleri kulak ceperlerinin cevresini hesaplamaktadir.
  
  sozlerinin tamami ise soyledir:
  
  (“there must be some way out of 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 of them along the line know what any of it is
  worth."
  
  "no reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly
  spoke,
  "there are many here among us who feel that life is
  but a joke.
  but you and i, we've been through that, and this is
  not our fate,
  so let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting
  late."
  
  all along the watchtower, princes kept the view
  while all the women came and went, barefoot
  servants, too.
  
  outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
  two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.)
• john malkovich'in the dancer upstairs filminde yul anderson diye bir adam tarafindan cok ilginc bir yorumuna sahit oldugum sarki
• 1987 tarihli kült ingiliz filmi withnail and i'ın en iyi sahnelerinden birinde {marwood'un döküntü jaguar'ıyla [withnail yan koltuktadır pek tabi ve yol boyu içer, camdan sokaktakilere laf atar...] camden town'dan kalkıp monty'nin "crow crag" denen kırsal bölgedeki evine giderlerken} duyulan parçadır aynı zamanda. (bkz: yol şarkısı)
• kanımca bob dylan ının mtv unplugged ında en samimi yorumladığı parçadır. tombstone blues ve shooting star dan sonra katlanılabilecek bir mevzudur ki bu noktada bu parçanın jimi hendrix ağzından okunuşu da her zaman unplugged tadı verirdi insana. ayrıca 67 deki albümünde seslendirdiğinden 1 tam ses daha pes ten okuduğu da yadırganmamalı, yaşına ve olgunluğuna verilmelidir. hakkı bulut tan bahsetmiyoruz, dylan dan bahsediyoruz olur yani.
• saatlerce süren black-death-atmosferik yarrak metal partisinden sonra sessiz odada bünyeye ilaç gibi gelen leziz şarkı.dinlendirici,düşündürücü,gecenin bir yarısı ele gitar aldırıcı^* inanılmaz rahatlatıcı şarkımsı uyku tulumu,solunum katili,vasati kırk çöp.
  
  (bkz: bu alkol entryli iken girilmistir)