| "Down Along the Cove" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album John Wesley Harding | |
| Released | December 27, 1967 (1967-12-27) |
| Recorded | November 29, 1967 |
| Studio | Columbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre | Country rock |
| Length | 2:23 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston |
"Down Along the Cove" is a song written and originally performed by Bob Dylan for his album John Wesley Harding. Dylan recorded the song in one take at Columbia's Studio A, Nashville, on November 29, 1967.
Structure and instrumentation
"Down Along the Cove" features minimal instrumentation and a 12-bar country blues style. The song includes Bob Dylan on piano and Peter Drake on pedal steel guitar.
Live performances
Dylan debuted this song at the EMU Ballroom on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, on June 14, 1999. Dylan played the song with some regularity beginning in 2003 until the song's last live performance to date in Rome, Italy on June 16, 2006, performing it a total of 83 times. A live version performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2004 was the b-side to Dylan's 2009 single "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'".
Cover versions
"Down Along the Cove" has been covered several times. British folk artist Davey Graham covered the song on his 1969 album, Hat, Epic recording artists West covered it on their 1969 album "Bridges", and Georgie Fame also recorded the song in late 1970s. His version appears on the compilation record Somebody Stole My Summer. The song was also covered by Johnny Jenkins on his critically acclaimed and influential electric blues album Ton-Ton Macoute! in 1970.
Notes
- Kosser, Michael (2006). How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: A History Of Music Row. Lanham, Maryland, US: Backbeat Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-49306-512-7.
- Bjorner. "Ain't Going Nowhere: Bob Dylan's 1967 Calendar". Bjorner's Still on the Road. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- Thomas Ward. "Down Along the Cove". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- Bjorner. "Euguene Oregon (June 14, 1999)". Bjorner's Still on the Road. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- "Down Along the Cove | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- "Bob Dylan - Beyond Here Lies Nothin'". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- Crispell. "Down Along the Cove". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
