"All the Tired Horses" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1970 double album Self Portrait.
| "All The Tired Horses" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album Self Portrait | |
| Released | June 8, 1970 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston |
The song is the first track on the album. It is most notable for its absence of Dylan's singing. It consists of a small choir of female voices (Hilda Harris, Albertine Robinson, and Maeretha Stewart)[1] repeating the same two lines
- All the tired horses in the sun
- How'm I s'posed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.
to the same melody for 3 minutes and 14 seconds, with varying instrumental accompaniment. In the key of C major, this song consists musically of the chord structure I-vi-iii-V, repeated throughout. This translates in the given key to C-Am-Em-G.
All the Tired Horses was used in the 2001 film Blow.
All the Tired Horses covered by Lisa O’Neill was used in the last scene of the 2022 finale of the TV series Peaky Blinders.
All the Tired Horses was used in the 2023 series Black Cake.
Cover versions
edit- The Sports: The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan) (1981)
- Tim Heidecker & The Earth Is A Man (2012)[2] (single)
- Lisa O'Neill (2022)
- Anna Calvi (2022)
References
edit- ^ "All The Tired Horses". Genius. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Tim Heidecker Does an Impromptu Collaboration on Bob Dylan's "All the Tired Horses"". 27 February 2012.
Further reading
edit- Don Giller and Ed Lozano. The Definitive Bob Dylan Songbook. Amsco Publications, 2003.
- Clinton Heylin. Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957–1973.. Chicago Review Press. 2009.
- Oliver Trager. Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. Billboard Books, 2004.
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