Benjamin Grossman « Starry-eyed Writer, Cautious Philosopher, Hopeful Romantic
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It is befitting Most of the Time is the first song to be presented from Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy record, because it is my favourite song from it. If the outtake Series of Dreams made it onto the record, then the decision would have been a lot more difficult. Series of Dreams would become the final track on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961– 1991 and was later included on 1994’s Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume 3 , but never released on a studio album.
Most of the Time was released as the sixth track (or the first song on Side Two of the vinyl) of his 1989 album Oh Mercy which was produced by Daniel Lanois and was seen by critics as a comeback to form for Dylan after disappointing sales with Knocked Out Loaded and Down in the Groove . Daniel Lanois would later produce Dylan’s album Time Out of Mind 8 years later which won three grammy awards, so they obviously did something right! Here is Daniel Lanois speaking about the making of Oh Mercy .
[Verse 1] Most of the time I’m clear focused all around Most of the time I can keep both feet on the ground I can follow the path, I can read the signs Stay right with it when the road unwinds I can handle whatever I stumble upon I don’t even notice she gone Most of the time
Benjamin Grossman « Starry-eyed Writer, Cautious Philosopher, Hopeful Romantic