| "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the M. Witmark & Sons sheet music | |
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album Biograph | |
| Released | November 7, 1985 |
| Recorded | October 24, 1963 |
| Studio | Columbia, New York City |
| Genre | American folk music |
| Length | 4:36 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson |
"Lay Down Your Weary Tune" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1963.[1][2] Dylan originally recorded it for his album The Times They Are a-Changin', but his version of the song was not officially released until 1985 on the Biograph box set.[3] In the album liner notes, Dylan claims that in the song he was trying to capture the feeling of a Scottish ballad he had just heard on a 78 rpm record.[1][2] The specific ballad Dylan was referring to has not been identified, but speculation includes "The Water Is Wide", "O Waly, Waly" and "I Wish, I Wish".[1]
Los Angeles folk rock group the Byrds recorded "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" for their 1965 album Turn! Turn! Turn![4] The song was subsequently recorded by several artists.
- ^ a b c Heylin, C. (2009). Revolution in the Air. Chicago Review Press. pp. 157–159. ISBN 978-1-55652-843-9.
- ^ a b Trager, O. (2004). Keys to the Rain. Billboard Books. pp. 352–353. ISBN 0-8230-7974-0.
- ^ "Biograph". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "Turn! Turn! Turn!". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2010.