music.wikisort.org - Composition"Rita May" (sometimes spelled as "Rita Mae") is a song by Bob Dylan, originally recorded during the sessions for the album Desire, but released only as the B-side of a single and on the compilation album, Masterpieces.[1] The song is based on the 1957 rockabilly song "Bertha Lou". Some listeners believe that the lyrics of the song refer to writer Rita Mae Brown, who had complained of the lack of opportunities for casual lesbian sex.[2]
1976 single by Bob Dylan
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A-side | "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" |
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B-side | "Rita May" |
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Released | November 30, 1976 |
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Recorded | July 30, 1975 |
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Studio | Columbia Recording Studio E, New York City |
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Genre | Blues |
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Length | 3:14 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Songwriter(s) | music: Bob Dylan; lyrics: Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan |
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Producer(s) | Don DeVito |
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Live version
Dylan rehearsed the song in New York City before the first leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975, a performance that was officially released on the Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings box set released in 2019.[3] The only time Dylan played the song live, however, came on the second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 3, 1976.[4]
Notable cover
"Rita May" was covered by Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1979 album Jerry Lee Lewis.[5]
Other songs with the same title
Eric Clapton wrote a song titled "Rita Mae" which appears on his 1981 album Another Ticket and was also released as a single, reaching No. 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
Personnel
Original Dylan version
- Bob Dylan – guitar, vocal, harmonica
- Emmylou Harris – vocal
- Rob Stoner – bass
- Howard Wyeth – drums
- Scarlet Rivera – violin
- Sheena Seidenberg – tambourine, congas
- Don DeVito – Producer
References
External links
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- Discography
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- Songs written by Dylan
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Concert tours |
- England Tour (1965)
- World Tour (1966)
- Isle of Wight Festival (1969)
- Tour with The Band (1974)
- Rolling Thunder Revue (1975–1976)
- World Tour (1978)
- Gospel Tour (1979–80)
- European Tour (1984)
- True Confessions Tour (1986)
- Tour with the Grateful Dead (1987)
- Temples in Flames Tour (1987)
- Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour (2021–24)
Never Ending Tour |
- 1988
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Writings |
- Tarantula
- Writings and Drawings
- Chronicles: Volume One
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Books about Dylan |
- The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia
- Bob Dylan, Performing Artist
- Invisible Republic
- The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan
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1976 |
- "Mozambique" / "Oh Sister"
- "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" (live) / "Rita May"
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1978 | |
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1979 | |
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1980 |
- "Slow Train" / "Do Right to Me Baby"
- "Solid Rock" / "Covenant Woman"
- "Saved" / "Are You Ready?"
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1981 |
- "Heart of Mine" / "Let It Be Me"
- "Dead Man, Dead Man" / "Lenny Bruce"
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1983 |
- "Union Sundown" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground"
- "I and I" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground"
- "Sweetheart Like You" / "Union Sundown"
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1985 | |
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1986 |
- "Band of the Hand" / "Joe's Death" (Michael Rubini)
- "Got My Mind Made Up" / "The Usual"
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1988 |
- "Silvio" / "Driftin' too Far from the Shore"
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2000 | |
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2006 | |
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2007 |
- "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (Mark Ronson remix version) / "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (album version)
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2008 |
- "Dreamin' of You" (edit piece) / "Dreamin' of You" (album version)
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2009 |
- "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" / "Down Along the Cove" (live)
- "I Feel a Change Comin' On" / "I Feel a Change Comin' On" (edit piece)
- "Must Be Santa" / "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
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2013 |
- "Wigwam" (demo version) / "Thirsty Boots"
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На других языках
- [en] Rita May (song)
[es] Rita May (canción)
"Rita May" (ocasionalmente titulada "Rita Mae") es una canción del músico estadounidense Bob Dylan grabada durante las sesiones de grabación del álbum de estudio de 1976 Desire y publicada únicamente como sencillo.[1] En 1978, fue publicada en el álbum recopilatorio Masterpieces previo a la gira de 1978 por Japón y Australia.
[ru] Rita May
«Rita May» (иногда пишется как «Rita Mae») — песня Боба Дилана, первоначально записанная во время студийных сессий альбома Desire, но впоследствии выпущенная на стороне «Б» сингла «Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again», а также сборнике Masterpieces[1]. «Rita May» основана на рокабилли-песне «Bertha Lou» 1957 года. Некоторые слушатели верят, что текст Дилана является отсылкой к писательнице Рите Мэй Браун, которая жаловалась на отсутствие возможностей для случайного лейсбийского секса[2].
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