Posted on Feb 14, 2020
Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn - Top Of The Pops (1968)
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"On February 14, 1968, Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song 'The Mighty Quinn' which was also a No.10 hit in the US. Dylan recorded the song in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions, but did not release a version for another three years."
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Bob Dylan - Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) [RARE LIVE FOOTAGE - Isle Of Wight 1969]
This is a rare one! Dylan has only played this song six times during his career, and the next time he played it was in 2002. If you'd like to hear this track...
Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for posting the music video of Manfred Mann and the Earth band performing their cover of Bob Dylan's classic "The Mighty Quinn" on Top Of The Pops (1968)
I well remember this song.
Bob Dylan - Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) [RARE LIVE FOOTAGE - Isle Of Wight 1969]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5ZXtSfG0I
"The Mighty Quinn" written by Bob Dylan
Lyrics
"Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments
Others jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
It ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
Ain't my cup of meat
Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna want to doze
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
[repeat to fade]"
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I well remember this song.
Bob Dylan - Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) [RARE LIVE FOOTAGE - Isle Of Wight 1969]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5ZXtSfG0I
"The Mighty Quinn" written by Bob Dylan
Lyrics
"Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments
Others jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
It ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
Ain't my cup of meat
Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna want to doze
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
[repeat to fade]"
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter .] PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC (Join to see)1sg-dan-capriSSgt Boyd Herrst Col Carl Whicker SPC Margaret HigginsMaj Robert Thornton SFC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland MSG Andrew White Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Cynthia Croft SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SSG William JonesSP5 Jesse EngelSPC Matthew Lamb[~1675872:SSG Robert Rob Wentworth
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Now there's one I'd totally forgotten about. Brings back some memories for sure.
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