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Lay, Lady, Lay

(„Nashville Skyline”, 1969 Columbia)
słowa i muzyka: Bob Dylan
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing in front of you

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
Lay Lady Lay” is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his album, Nashville Skyline. Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the high nasal singing style with which he is normally associated. The song has gone on to become a standard and has been covered by a number of bands and artists, including The Byrds, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Everly Brothers, Melanie, The Isley Brothers, Duran Duran, and Ministry amongst others.
Dylan's recording of „Lay Lady Lay” was released as a single in July 1969 and quickly became one of Dylan's top U.S. hits, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single did even better in the United Kingdom where it reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. Like many of the tracks on Nashville Sklyline, the song is sung by Dylan in a warm and relatively low sounding voice, rather than the more abrasive nasal singing style with which he had become famous. Dylan attributed his „new” voice to having quit smoking before recording the album, but some unreleased bootleg recordings from the early 1960s reveal that, in fact, Dylan had used this same, softer singing style before.
Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers has stated in interview that Dylan offered the song to them backstage after an appearance by the duo at the Bottom Line in New York. Phil asked Dylan if he had any new songs that they might record, and answering „yes”, Dylan picked up a guitar and proceeded to sing the song so quietly that the Everlys thought they heard Dylan sing „Lay lady lay, lay across my big breasts, babe.” Thinking it was a song about lesbians, Don Everly declined the song, saying „thank you, it's a great song, but I don't think we could get away with that.” Dylan did not question them about it and went on to record the track himself. Months later, they heard Dylan's version on the radio and realized they'd misunderstood the words. The Everlys felt they'd missed a big opportunity and later recorded the song on their album, EB 84.

Written in the key of A major, the song's chord progression features a descending chromatic line and Dylan's voice occupies a range from F#3 to D5. The chief hook in „Lay Lady Lay”, a song with far more hooks than is typical for Dylan, is a recurring four-note pedal steel guitar riff. Lyrically the song speaks of romantic and sexual anticipation as the singer beseeches his lover to spend the night with him.
The song is often performed live by Dylan and as a result, was included on the Hard Rain and Before the Flood live albums. It also appears on his quintuple-platinum Greatest Hits, Volume II album, as well as on the Masterpieces, Biograph, The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 1, and The Essential Bob Dylan compilation albums.
 

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