Positively 4th Street

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"Positively 4th Street" is a 1965 Bob Dylan single renowned as a biting, organ-driven folk rock song widely interpreted as a scathing put-down of former friends in the Greenwich Village folk scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Bob Dylan
associatedScene Greenwich Village folk scene
associatedWithArtistPeriod Bob Dylan electric period
belongsToCatalog Bob Dylan songs
chartSuccess hit single in the United States
hit single internationally
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s
era 1960s
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
organ
format 7-inch single
genre folk rock
rock
hasAudienceInterpretation put-down of former friends in the folk scene
hasBside From a Buick 6
hasChorusLine "I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes"
"You got a lotta nerve"
hasCoverVersions multiple artists
hasCriticalReputation considered one of Bob Dylan's most scathing songs
hasTempo moderate
hasTitleReference 4th Street in Greenwich Village
includedIn Bob Dylan compilations
influencedGenre folk rock
isNonAlbumSingle true
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 54 seconds
lyricalTheme betrayal
critique of former friends
resentment
medium vinyl record
musicalStyle electric folk rock
notableFor biting, scathing lyrics
direct second-person address in lyrics
organ-driven arrangement
performer Bob Dylan
producer Bob Johnston
recordedAt Columbia Studio A, New York City
recordingDate 1965
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1965
vocalist Bob Dylan
vocalStyle conversational, accusatory delivery
writer Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan concert setlists featureWork Positively 4th Street
Special Rider Music hasNotableWork Positively 4th Street
Special Rider Music hasNotableWork Positively 4th Street (song)
linked to: Positively 4th Street
The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966 includesTrack Positively 4th Street (alternate takes)
linked to: Positively 4th Street
Dylanesque track Positively 4th Street
subject linked to: album "Dylanesque"