6:28. Lyrics to All I Really Want To Do by Bob Dylan from the The Complete Album Collection, Vol. I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you. Lyrics to "All I Really Want To Do" by BOB DYLAN: I ain't lookin' to compete with you / Beat or cheat or mistreat you / Simplify you, classify you / Deny, defy or crucify you / All I really want to do / Is, baby, be friends with you. All I Really Want to Do. and remember it's written in 3/4 timing. Review: RIFF-it. A A Intro: e---0 Album version. During the album recording sessions, Cher recorded a song written by Bono, titled "I'm Gonna Love You", which did not appear on the album but was issued as the B-side of the "All I Really Want to Do" single. Within a year, it also became one of his most familiar songs to the pop audience, as it was covered for a hit by both the Byrds and Cher. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and artist who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Is, baby, be friends with you. The lesson teaches Dylan’s guitar part from the original album version. All I really want to do E Asus A D A E A Is, baby, be friends with you. That adds to the fun and humour – although this 12 beats to a bar approach doesn’t have to be lilting. Right now, all I want to do is be friends and enjoy each other in a lighter, freer, easier way. The original twelve track All I Really Want to Do album has never been issued on Compact Disc on its own. Bob Dylan - All I Really Want To Do. Which shows what I know – in the UK the song was a great hit for the Byrds and for Cher, and for a 15 year old living in rural Dorset (a county on the south coast of England) where the number of girls who might actually understand what any of this was about (not that I did anyway) was limited, it gave an insight into a world of mystique. Capo 2nd fret (sounding key A major) Chords: C/d xx0553 G/d xx0433 C/g 3x2013 G'/d xxx430 (or – occasionally (i.e. I Want You Bob Dylan (Set 2 No 7 17 November 1993 – Bob Dylan – New York, NY – The Supper Club. The album also contained the Bono-penned song, "Dream Baby", which had been released as a single in 1964 by Cher, under the pseudonym of Cherylin. All I Really Wanna Do - Bob Dylan Tabbed by: Wilber E-mail: timi_hendrix1@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard This song is simple, but fun. The Lyrics for All I Really Want to Do by Bob Dylan have been translated into 2 languages. Besides, probably by the time people were hearing this version, they already knew what the Byrds were doing with it. I Want You Bob Dylan (Set 2 No 7 17 November 1993 – Bob Dylan – New York, NY – The Supper Club. Bob Dylan - All I Really Want to Do (live) Lyrics. The whole song revolves around that lilting feeling of 123 123 123 123. D A D A All I really want to do E Asus A D A E A Is, baby, be friends with you. Lyrics to 'All I Really Want to Do' by Bob Dylan. [6] In a retaliatory attempt to bury Cher's version, Columbia rush-released The Byrds' "All I Really Want to Do" single and both versions entered the Billboard Hot 100 during the same week. Deny, defy or crucify you. A A Intro: e---0 I don't want to straight-face you Race or chase you, track or trace you Or disgrace you or displace you Or define you or confine you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you. All I Really Want to Do - Bob Dylan (5/7/65) Bootleg - YouTube [4] After the success of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" single, Bono decided to promote his wife as a solo act, producing her first full-length album himself. All I Really Want To Do [At Budokan] Lyrics. Dylan Station. Within a year, it also became one of his most familiar songs to the pop audience, as it … Bar Chords: No. This song is a #1 hit off his 1964 album 'Another Side Of Bob Dylan'. You can beat in fours to the song, but when you do that you are beating the first quaver in the bar. I have to admit that there are some early Dylan songs which I bought upon release and played to death, and now haven’t listened to for years. I ain't lookin' to compete with you, beat or cheat or mistreat you, simplify you, classify you, deny, defy or crucify you. No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you. Beat or cheat or mistreat you. Frighten you or tighten you Bob Dylan Revisited - Th Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan Revisited - The Remasters Dear Landlord To Be Alone with You To Ramona Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. I thought I would submit the best way to play this song from Bob Dylan's 2nd 1964 album ''Another Side Of Bob Dylan''. Here it is different…, The beats work like this with each of these two lines being a complete bar of 12/8 and each of the three beats separated by a /, I ain’t / lookin’ for you to / feel like / me / The album was Cher's first solo project since the release of her two unsuccessful 1964 singles, "Ringo, I Love You" and "Dream Baby", released under the pseudonyms Bonnie Jo Mason and Cherilyn respectively. All I Really Want to Do is the debut solo studio album by American singer-actress Cher and was released on August 30, 1965, by Imperial Records. I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you. Other covers on the album are "She Thinks I Still Care", "The Bells of Rhymney", and "Come and Stay With Me". Shock or knock or lock you up all i really want to do [3] The album was again reissued on one CD with The Sonny Side of Chér by BGO Records in 2005 in the UK only. All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you. Written by: Bob Dylan. Drag you down or drain you down See like me or be like me. This is one of them. Everyone in the UK will know it I am sure). Another Side session, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 9.jun.1964, album version I ain't lookin' to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you or classify you Deny, defy or crucify you All i really want to do Is baby be friends with you. Album version. It’s incredibly simple in concept – I just want to be friends – and that simplicity is emphasised by … And all this before I have mentioned the music. I don’t want to fake you out, Take or shake or forsake you out, I ain’t lookin’ for you to feel like me, F/C G9 C _____ F F/C All I really want to do G7 C F/C Is, baby, be friends with you. If so sorry about that, but all the pleasure is mine now, on finding this version today. 4:05. Within a year of its release on Another Side of Bob Dylan, it had also become one of Dylan's most familiar songs to pop and rock audiences, due to hit cover versions by Cher and the Byrds. [6] Although The Byrds planned to issue "All I Really Want to Do" as a single themselves, they were largely unconcerned with the imminent release of Cher's recording, feeling that there was enough room in the charts for both versions. (Actually that doesn’t work if the doggerel “Roses are red violets are blue” isn’t famous where you live. Red Ryder. The album also entered the UK Albums Chart, debuting at #20 in early October 1965 and peaking at #7 two weeks later. It is arguably one of the most popular songs that Dylan wrote in the period immediately after he abandoned topical songwriting. (He probably does want to become lovers but that is irrelevant to the song.) Simplify you, classify you. Bob Dylan – All I Really Want To Do Lyrics. Dylan Obscuranti: Track 6. SONGLYRICS just got interactive. Chain you down or bring you down, I ain’t lookin’ to block you up Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice -MAY 5, 1965 Bob Dylan Birmingham, England Town Hall. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane. Bob Dylan at Budokan; All I Really Want to Do Lyrics . [3] Later, in 1995, EMI released a collection titled The Originals, which included All I Really Want to Do, The Sonny Side of Chér, and Cher's third solo album, Cher. F C/E G7 C I don't want to meet your kin, F C G7 C Make you spin or do you in, F F/E G7 C Or select you or dissect you, F C G7 C Or inspect you or reject you. Review: RIFF-it. Watch the video for All I Really Want to Do from Bob Dylan's Another Side of Bob Dylan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Deny, defy or crucify you. Dylan Station. Anyway, the song was written and produced in 1964, and the above recording comes from maybe a year later, so Dylan had had time to play with the piece and find new ways to do it. The album includes recordings of contemporary, uptempo rock songs, but it also has a somewhat folky slant to it, in order to differentiate it from the musical style of Sonny & Cher's records.[4]. This link is included in The Bob Dylan Project at: http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/22/All-I-Really-Want-to-Do (Additional Information), I also love this version and your review was enjoyable to read. Frighten you or tighten you. Anyway, the song was written and produced in 1964, and the above recording comes from maybe a year later, so Dylan had had time to play with the piece and find new ways to do it. All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you. Here’s done “Times they are a changing”, on an album in which virtually every song except the title song is about things NOT changing, but staying the same often with disastrous consequences. [5] The album remained in the UK chart for nine weeks between early October and late November. Intro: A D A E A I ain't lookin' to compete with you, D A E A Beat or cheat or mistreat you, D A E A Simplify you, classify you, D A E A Deny, defy or crucify you. "All I Really Want to Do" was the first single to be released by Cher under that name and was also her first solo hit. In 1992, All I Really Want to Do and Cher's follow-up solo album, The Sonny Side of Chér, were reissued on one CD by EMI Records. 1 album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! So when Dylan sang “Deny, defy or crucify you” I just thought “wow – can you do that to a woman?”  Fortunately I never tried to find out. Simplify you, classify you. Play full-length songs from All I Really Want To Do by Bob Dylan on your phone, computer and home audio system with Napster D A E A I don't want to straight-face you, D A E A Race or chase you, track or trace you, D A E A Or disgrace you or displace you, D A E A Or define you or confine you. F/C G9 C _____ F F/C All I really want to do G7 C F/C Is, baby, be friends with you. All I Really Want to Do by Bob Dylan. AlbumBob Dylan at Budokan. (Not uncommon in Ireland, but certainly uncommon in the music I was hearing on the BBC). "All I Really Want to Do" was one of the more popular of the first songs that Bob Dylan recorded after his break from topical songwriting, on 1964's Another Side of Bob Dylan album. Highlight. As for the Byrds version, I hardly played it at all (it was on the radio all the time, and I remember seeing them mime in badly on Top of the Pops) but I did like “I’ll probably feel a whole lot better” which I recall being on the B side. Dylan Station. [5] The song also entered the Canadian, Dutch, and Swedish single charts. Bob Dylan Lyrics. Girl from the north country: the meaning of the lyrics and the music, http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/22/All-I-Really-Want-to-Do, Can Bob Be Saved (Part V): Door Is Not Just A Four Letter Word. At the same time that the duo Sonny & Cher were debuting on Atco Records, Sonny Bono arranged a solo deal for Cher on the Imperial label. Difficulty level: Easy. Capo 2nd fret (sounding key A major) Race or chase you, track or trace you Your email address will not be published. All Directions at Once: When it comes to Bob, does truth matter? 6:28. Album: Bob Dylan At Budokan (Remastered) Heyo! Sendra also noted that the album features Sonny Bono "using his Spector-derived production skills to create rich, chiming backgrounds for Cher to sing over", and described the record as "one of the stronger folk-pop records of the era. About All I Really Want To Do "All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson-produced 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan (see 1964 in music). RIFF-it good. Watch the video for All I Really Want to Do from Bob Dylan's Another Side of Bob Dylan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Artist: Bob Dylan. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (1965) part I: Thin Air, Untold Dylan: “I’ll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours”. Your email address will not be published. [4] The album also included Ray Davies' "I Go to Sleep", which was later a hit in the UK for The Pretenders, and Cher's version of the traditional song, "See See Rider", arranged by Sonny Bono, Charles Greene, and Robert Stone. "All I Really Want To Do". 0:24. Analyze you, categorize you Live versions on At Budokan (1978) and Live 1964 (2004) Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem. II (1971) on the live album The Bootleg Series Vol. Live versions on At Budokan (1978) and Live 1964 (2004) Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem. The album contains the Bono-penned "Needles and Pins", which was a hit for the British band, The Searchers, in 1963. Find Bob Dylan – All I Really Want to Do lyrics and search for Bob Dylan. No, and I ain’t lookin’ to fight with you. Beat or cheat or mistreat you. No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you, Frighten you or uptighten you, Drag you down or drain you down, Chain you down or bring you down. Dylan is offering a relationship based on respect--a friendship. Capo on the 2nd Fret: F C/E G7 C I ain't lookin' to compete with you, F ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO UKULELE by Bob Dylan @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you. I ain't lookin' to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you, classify you Deny, defy, or crucify you All I really want t The lesson teaches Dylan’s guitar … It’s incredibly simple in concept – I just want to be friends – and that simplicity is emphasised by the multiple rhymes within the song. I ain’t lookin’ for you to feel like me Dylan Station. A world where as a guy you actually might be able to turn down one girl and be sure there is another in waiting. / Capo on the 2nd Fret: / [Verses] C G/B D7 G I ain't lookin' to compet ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO CHORDS (ver 3) by Bob Dylan @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Bar Chords: No. Is, baby, be friends with you. 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Anyway, the song was written and produced in 1964, and the above recording comes from maybe a year later, so Dylan had had time to play with the piece and find new ways to do it. The album is by-and-large a collection of cover versions but does contain three songs written by Bono. That’s all getting technical so I will stop – but take it from me, the fun comes from that lilting 1 2 3, and that was very unusual in a popular song. All I really want to do. (Certainly not my experience aged 15). The link is below – and what really engages me in this is the enthusiasm and drive – it just pushes the song forward at a rare old pace, no hanging around extending certain syllables for no particular purpose. [6][8] A chart battle ensued, largely instigated by Columbia Records and the music press, but ultimately The Byrds' version stalled at #40 on the U.S. charts, while Cher's cover reached #15. Tuning: Standard. I am, at heart, quite a nice guy really. Key West and Budapest: what exactly does Bob Dylan mean? Highlight. II Watching the River Flow You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Bootleg Series Volume 1-3 Things Have Changed Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Gates Of Eden The complete file contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs, chords and lyrics. I suppose I wasn’t really au fait with the appalling way men can treat women – an only child, living in Dorset, trying to write his own songs, and desperately interested in dance (which like being in the theatre at that time had all the associations of being gay in a world where it was still actually illegal – while knowing I certainly wasn’t gay – I just never let on that I love dance, unless I was on the dance floor) – I was so removed from the real world. by Bob Dylan. Watch the video for All I Really Want to Do from Bob Dylan's Another Side of Bob Dylan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. All I really want to do Is baby be friends with you. Revolutionary in a country where in church women still promised to honour and obey when they got married. Required fields are marked *, The meaning behind the music and words of Bob Dylan. [4] The album contains the Bono-penned "Needles and Pins", which was a hit for the British band, The Searchers, in 1963. All I Really Want To Do. from album: Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964) I ain't lookin' to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you, classify you Deny, defy or crucify you All I really want to do ... All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you. I thought I would submit the best way to play this song from Bob Dylan's 2nd 1964 album ''Another Side Of Bob Dylan''. and remember it's written in 3/4 timing. Or define you or confine you. 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