Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) songtekst
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Dit lied wordt 'live' gezongen. Het is opgenomen op 31 augustus 1969 gedurende het festival op het eiland Wight.
Hoewel Bob Dylan de schrijver is, werd de song als eerste uitgebracht door de band Manfred Mann onder de titel 'Mighty Quinn'. Bob had de song wel al opgenomen (op de 'Basement Tapes sessions') maar nog niet uitgebracht.
De 'Mighty Quinn' is een eskimo, die de macht heeft wanhoop in hoop en onrust in rust te veranderen. Men zegt dat Bob Dylan het idee kreeg toen hij de film 'The Savage Innocents' zag, waarin de acteur Anthony Quinn de rol speelt van de eskimo.
Well, everybody's building the big ships and boats Som are building monuments, others jotting down notes Everybody's in despair, every girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here everybody's gonna jump for joy Oh come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn. Oh you know I like to do just like the rest You know I like my sugar sweet but guarding fumes and making haste You know it ain't my cup of meat Everybody's out the trees, feeding pigeons all under the limb But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here the pigeons gonna run to him Oh come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn. A cat's meow and a cow's moo to you know I, I could recite them all Just tell me where it hurts you, honey, and I'll tell you who to call Nobody can get asleep, there's someone on everybody's toes When Quinn the Eskimo gets here everybody's gonna want to doze Oh come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn