Released June 8, 1970 Length 3:14 Writer(s) Bob Dylan | Genre Rock, Folk rock Label Columbia Producer(s) Bob Johnston | |
"All the Tired Horses" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1970 double album Self Portrait. The song was featured in the 2001 film Blow.
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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) 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.
Possible Meanings
Some commentators have noted the near-homophonic relationship of "ridin'" and "writin'".
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