Song · Bob Dylan
“Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands” by Bob Dylan
From the album Blonde on Blonde (1966)
“Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands” by Bob Dylan appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2014. It was first released in 1966 on the album Blonde on Blonde. Its best result is #750 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,581 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" closes Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, and it doesn't so much end the record as take over its whole fourth side: 11 minutes and 23 seconds of waltz in 6/8, produced by Bob Johnston. The session at Columbia Studio A in Nashville kicked off at 6 pm on February 15, 1966, and the seasoned Nashville players hired for the date then sat on their hands for hours while Dylan finished the words. Four takes went down in the small hours of the 16th.
Most agree it was written for his wife, Sara Lownds, which Dylan later owned up to in his song "Sara". The words, thick with echoes of Blake, Swinburne and the Bible, baffled reviewers who liked the song anyway, and George Harrison said it rubbed off on the Beatles' "Long, Long, Long".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1461 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2014 | 750 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
Also listed as: Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.
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