History Music / BlondeOnBlonde

* AnswerSong: "4th Time Around" is a reaction to "Norwegian Wood" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/RubberSoul'' (1965). Lennon even felt it was a PretenderDiss.

--> ''You say you're sorry''
--> ''For tellin' stories''
--> ''That you know I believe are true''
--> ''You say ya got some''
--> ''Other kinda lover''
--> ''And yes, I believe you do''
--> ''You say my kisses are not like his''
--> ''But this time I'm not gonna tell you why that is''
--> ''I'm just gonna let you pass''.

--> ''But sooner or later one of us must know''
--> ''But you just did what you're supposed to do''
--> ''Sooner or later one of us must know''
--> ''That I really did try to get close to you''

--> ''Well, I see you got a new boyfriend''
--> ''You know, I never seen him before''
--> ''Well, I saw him, makin' love to you''
--> ''You forgot to close the garage door''
--> ''You might think he loves you for your money''
--> ''But I know what he really loves you for''
--> ''It's your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat''

--> ''Wond'ring where you are tonight, sweet Marie?''

--> ''Yes, I guess, I could make it without you''
--> ''If I just didn't feel so all alone''

''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1966. It was the first double album in rock history, coming out just one week before Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's ''Music/FreakOutAlbum''. The record is seen as one of Dylan's best and contains the hits "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" ({{Trope Namer|s}} for EverybodyMustGetStoned), "I Want You", "Just Like a Woman" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

* OverlyLongTitle: "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" and "Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine)".

* NonIndicativeTitle: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" was named that way because Dylan knew nobody would give a song with the title "Everybody Must Get Stoned" any airplay. Coincidentally, 12 times 35 equals [[FourTwentyBlazeIt 420]]—but [[UnbuiltTrope the 420 trope didn't exist yet]].

* MushroomSamba: According to some accounts, Dylan allegedly fired up a round of joints before recording "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" because he felt it was impossible to record that song with "sober people". That explains the hysterical laughter from the band, and the rather odd pacing of the music. "Everybody must get stoned"? Indeed. That said, [[RashomonStyle other accounts of the song's recording]] dispute this.
* NonIndicativeTitle: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" was named that way because Dylan knew nobody would give a song with the title "Everybody Must Get Stoned" any airplay.

* LongTitle: "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)", "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again", "Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine", "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1966. It was the first double album in rock history, coming out just one week before Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's ''Music/FreakOut!''. The record is seen as one of Dylan's best and contains the hits "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" ({{Trope Namer|s}} for EverybodyMustGetStoned), "I Want You", "Just Like a Woman" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1966. It was the first double album in rock history, completed shortly before Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's finished recording ''Music/FreakOut!'' (though a possible ReleaseDateChange for ''Blonde on Blonde'' complicates the question of which album was released first). The record is seen as one of Dylan's best and contains the hits "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" ({{Trope Namer|s}} for EverybodyMustGetStoned), "I Want You", "Just Like a Woman" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" isn't called "Everybody Must Get Stoned."

* NiceHat: "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat"

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: This was the first double album in rock 'n' roll.

* {{Corpsing}}:
--> ''E-he-he-he-heverybody must get stoned!''

It was listed at #9 in ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

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''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1966. It is the first double album in rock history, beating Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's ''Music/FreakOut!'' by a month. The record is seen as one of Dylan's best and contains the hits "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" ({{Trope Namer|s}} for EverybodyMustGetStoned), "I Want You", "Just Like a Woman" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

* LineOfSightName: In his autobiography, [[Music/TheBand Robbie Robertson]] claims that after throwing together a blues jam in the studio, the musicians were asked what the title of the song was. Seizing on one of the lines Dylan ad-libbed, Robertson remarked, "obviously, '5 Believers' ". Dylan just went ahead and used the whole phrase.

* MushroomSamba: Dylan allegedly fired up a round of joints before recording "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", because he meant it was impossible to record that song with "sober people". That explains the hysterical laughter from the band, and the rather odd pacing of the music. "Everybody must get stoned"? Indeed.
* NiceHat: "Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat"

* NonIndicativeTitle: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" was named that way, because Dylan knew nobody would give a song with the title "Everybody Must Get Stoned" any airplay.
* OdeToIntoxication: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", though it uses a double entendre of getting "physically stoned" in the biblical sense. And Dylan himself has always denied that he wrote a drug song.

* [[ShoutOut/ToShakespeare Shout-Out: To Shakespeare]]: "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"

''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by Music/BobDylan, released in 1966. It is the first double album in rock history, beating Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's ''Music/FreakOut!'' by a month. The record is seen as one of Dylan's best and contains the hits "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" ({{Trope Namer|s}} for EverybodyMustGetStoned), "I Want You", "Just Like A Woman" and "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands".

# "Visions Of Johanna" (7:33)
# "One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)" (4:54)

# "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" (7:05)

# "Just Like A Woman" (4:52)

# "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine" (3:30)

# "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" (11:23)

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Sad Eyed '''L'''ady Of The '''L'''ow'''L'''ands: "With your '''m'''ercury '''m'''outh in the '''m'''issionary times".
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''B'''londe By '''B'''londe".

* BeneathTheMask: "Just Like A Woman"

** "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"

** "One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)"

* ButNowIMustGo: "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)", where the protagonist and his former partner both go their own ways.
* CallBack: Years later the song "Sara" from ''Music/{{Desire}}'' would have this line: "Stayin' up for days in the Chelsea Hotel/Writing 'Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands' for you"

* EpicRocking: "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands", which took up an entire album side and clocked in at 11 minutes and 23 seconds.
* EverybodyMustGetStoned: {{Trope Namer|s}} in "Rainy Day Women".

* FaceOnTheCover: Just Bob Dylan's face. The photo ended up being blurry because it was a cold day, and the photographer was shivering. Despite clearer pictures available, Dylan chose the cover photo we know today.

* LongTitle: "One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)", "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again", "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine", "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands".
* LoveConfession: "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands". No mention of the word love, no sappiness, and a prayer-like devotion[[note]] to Sara Lownds, who had married him three months earlier[[/note]] that just keeps rolling in constant crescendos and decrescendos.

* MonaLisaSmile: "Visions Of Johanna"

* MushroomSamba: Dylan allegedly fired up a round of joints before recording ''Rainy Day Women'', because he meant it was impossible to record that song with "sober people". That explains the hysterical laughter from the band, and the rather odd pacing of the music. "Everybody must get stoned"? Indeed.

* OdeToIntoxication: "Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35", though it uses a double entendre of getting "physically stoned" in the biblical sense. And Dylan himself has always denied that he wrote a drug song.

* OneWomanSong: "Just Like A Woman", "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands". "Visions Of Johanna" is a bit of a subversion - the narrator is with one woman, thinking about another.
* OverlyLongTitle: "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands", "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" and "Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine)".

* ShapedLikeItself: "The phony false alarm" in "Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands".

* SnowMeansLove: Averted with "One Of Us Must Know", which depicts a break-up during a snowstorm.
* TextlessAlbumCover
* WomenAreDelicate: "Just Like A Woman"

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