[4][5] It was also used in Nancy Savoca's 1991 film Dogfight, starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor; the 2011 film The Help; the October 30, 2016 episode of the TV series The Walking Dead; the January 22, 2019 episode of the series This Is Us (season 3) (episode 11, "Songbird Road Part 1"); the 2019 film The Kitchen (during a funeral scene, the cover version is sung by the artist Melanie); and the January 7, 2020 episode of the series Emergence (season 1, episode 10, "15 Years"). I fell asleep to it, too. It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter, anyhow And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When your rooster crows at the breaks of dawn It ain't no use in calling out my name, gal Like you never done before It ain't no use in calling out my name, gal I can't hear you any more I'm a-thinking and a-wond'rin' walking down the road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul Don't think twice, it's all right. But we never did too much talking anyway. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall, List of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes, "Kesha Bares All In Stellar, Stripped Down Take On Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's Alright, "Release group "Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz", Live 1961–2000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances, Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection Vol. Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server.The original song is hosted at dylanchords.info.Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. So don't think twice, it's all right. 15:20. don't think twice, it's all right by bob dylan, guitar lesson. But don't think twice, it's all right I'm walking down a long lonesome road, babe Where I'm bound, I can't tell But goodbye's too good a word, gal So I'll just say fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don't mind You just kinda wasted my precious time Don't think twice, it's all right It ain't no use in calling out my name, gal Like you never done before It ain't no use in calling out my name, gal I can't hear you any more I'm a-thinking and a-wond'rin' walking down the road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul Don't think twice, it's all right. But don't think twice, it's all right. I like Jone Baez's version as well. From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. It was written around the time that Suze Rotolo indefinitely prolonged her stay in Italy. Pat. It was also featured in the BBC Scottish sitcom series, Still Game in the final episode, Over the Hill which was played in the final scenes of the show. But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say. Don’t think twice, it’s all right. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (2005) and Vol. So don't think twice, it's all right. The melody is based on the public domain traditional song "Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone",[2][3] which was taught to Dylan by folksinger Paul Clayton, who had used it in his song "Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?". "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" has been covered by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, Peter, Paul and Mary (1963), Esther & Abi Ofarim, (1965) who also recorded a version in French : "N’y pense plus, tout est bien", Dick and Dee Dee, Bobby Darin, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, The Seekers, The Village Stompers, John Anderson, Randy Travis, Arnaldo Baptista, The Georgia Satellites, Cher, Melanie, Kesha, Johnny Cash, Ed Sheeran, Bobby Bare, Jackie DeShannon, Gordon Lightfoot, Davey Graham, Odetta, Ralph McTell, R… Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right First Release: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan First Played: Oct 15, 1962 Last Played: Jul 07, 2019 Times Played: 1086 Don’t Ya Tell Henry First Release: The Basement Tapes First Played: Last Played: Times Played: 0 COLUMBIA and "Walking Eye" Design are registered trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment. 2020-02-11T08:21:13Z Comment by dave cage. ", which was recorded in 1960, two years before Dylan wrote "Don't Think Twice". But don't think twice, it's all right. As well as the melody, a couple of lines were taken from Clayton's "Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone? with Matt Nathanson and Mike Ness, The Kingston Trio, David Wiffen, Billy Paul, guitarist Lenny Breau, Ryan Montbleau, John Mayer, Albert Hammond Jr., The Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Cock Robin, Gregory and the Hawk, Eddie from Ohio, Barbara Dickson, Chris Thile, Brad Mehldau, Kronos Quartet, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Milky Chance, Eastern Conference Champions, Post Malone, Jess & Matt, Lill Lindfors, Billy Strings, The Other Favorites, and Nick Takenobu Ogawa. ‘Don’t think twice’ is an American expression that means “don’t bother to think about it”. 4:21. The light I never knowed. Lyrics to 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' by Bob Dylan. Look out your window and I’ll be gone. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006, Vol. Bob Dylan is one of the few musical figures from the 20th century that we have truly seen become a legend in their own time. Cloud, Mn That was a very common and accepted practice in folk music. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. 2020-02-04T15:07:44Z. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971). 11: The Basement Tapes RAW, The Bootleg Series, Vol 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964, The Bootleg Series, Vol. Drumsy also brought me here, and I gotta say, you did good on this song. In the liner notes to the original release, Nat Hentoff calls the song "a statement that maybe you can say to make yourself feel better ... as if you were talking to yourself." Dylan has never denied that he was influenced heavily by old folk songs or that he borrowed music from these traditional songs. And he achieved it all in a single take. But when I wrote it, I thought I wouldn't have enough time alive to write all those songs so I put all I could into this one." Another version of the song, recorded as a demo for Dylan's music publisher M. Witmark & Sons in 1963, was included on two releases in Columbia's Bootleg Series: Vol. Song information for Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan on AllMusic. It’s the best ‘kiss off’ song ever written. There's also a version of t"Don't Think Twice It's All Right" by susan Tadeschi that's really good. (Journey Through Dark Heat), You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go. FILE - This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performing onstage at "Les Vieilles Charrues&quo FILE - This April 27, 1965, file photo, shows Singer Bob Dylan in London. In addition, live versions have been released on Before the Flood (1974; recorded February 14, 1974), Bob Dylan at Budokan (1978; recorded February 28, 1978), The Bootleg Series Vol. I'm on the dark side of the road. Dylan once introduced "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" as "a statement that maybe you can say to make yourself feel better… as if you were talking to yourself." I’m on the dark side of the road. It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe. II (1971), The Best of Bob Dylan (1997), and The Essential Bob Dylan (2000). 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