| "Talkin' New York" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album Bob Dylan | |
| Released | March 19, 1962 |
| Recorded | November 20, 1961 |
| Studio | Columbia Studio A (New York City) |
| Genre | Talking blues |
| Length | 3:20[1] |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | John Hammond |
"Talkin' New York" is the second song on Bob Dylan's eponymous first album, released in 1962. A talking blues, the song describes his feelings on arriving in New York City from Minnesota, his time playing coffee houses in Greenwich Village, and his life as a folksinger without a record deal. The lyrics express the apparent difficulty he had finding gigs as a result of his unique sound, with a character in the song telling Dylan: "You sound like a hillbilly; We want folk singers here."
The song was recorded on 20 November 1961 at Columbia Studio A, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City, produced by John Hammond.