Visions of Johanna
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'Lost' Theorizing: Could Bob Dylan's 'Visions Of Johanna' Herald The Coming Endgame?...the show's future. Interestingly enough, the "Lost" showrunner revealed that the final season's mood could best be matched by the song "Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan. "I have that song on my iPod, and when I hear it I think about the... In this article: Lost, Damon Lindelof, John Locke, Jack, Bob Dylan, Visions of Johanna, Oceanic, Kate, and IPod |
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Robyn Sings
...and 'dots' respectively, in view of the printed pattern on each. Disc Stripes contains eight recordings including two versions of "Visions of Johanna", which Hitchcock introduces as 'the reason I started writing songs'. His source...
In this article: Robyn Hitchcock, Bob Dylan, Robyn Sings, Not Dark Yet, Like a Rolling Stone, and Isle of Wight
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
Visions of Johanna
"Visions of Johanna" is a song by Bob Dylan from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Considered among Dylan's greatest works, Dylan referred to it as his favorite song on the album which captured that "thin, wild mercury sound". The song is...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde, New York, Mercury, The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone magazine, William Blake, Biograph, and No Direction Home
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The Salt Lake Tribune | October 09, 2009
Smither showcases blues, folk songbook
...proved an effective weapon throughout the show. The 65-minute second set included a surprising take on the haunting Bob Dylan classic "Visions of Johanna," as well as the new album's title track, Smither's best known song, "Love You Like A...
In this article: Chris Smither, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, Train Home, Bob Dylan, and Bonnie Raitt
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Zeneedle...needleart as life | September 22, 2009
The Answers
...has too many days without sun (due to the inversions). My favorite song changes day to day, that's true, but one of my very favorites is Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan. I love Dylan, period. White Room was on a list of songs from the...
In this article: White Room, Bob Dylan, IPod, and Cream
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thestar.com | September 21, 2009
Joan Baez gets her apology
...uncomfortable talking about Dylan. She demurred when asked about the half-dozen or so Dylan songs believed to be about her, in particular "Visions of Johanna," a song of intense longing written after the couple split, which many fans...
In this article: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, No Direction Home, Don't Think Twice, It's Alright, Dylan, Toronto International Film Festival, Vietnam, David Crosby, and PBS
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BC Heights | September 13, 2009
iEdit News
...listens to white noise; literally, he has an iTunes track of pure stereo fuzz. When asked what song defines himself, he said Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna." But roommate and Associate Copy Editor Darren Ranck claims Wyclef Jean's "Perfect...
In this article: Perfect Gentleman, Itunes, IPod, Ozzy Osbourne, Wyclef Jean, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, and Shakira
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PopMatters | September 10, 2009
Bob Dylan + Willie Nelson + John Mellencamp: 28 July 2009 - Durham, NC (Review)
Next time he comes through, I will probably miss him-that is, if there is a next time. I probably will never get to hear him sing "Visions of Johanna. " It's also nice to know you're guaranteed to hear one of the greatest songs ever written.
In this article: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Durham, NC, Mexico, Durham, Crazy, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Pink Houses, and On the Road Again
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Independent.co.uk - Music | June 11, 2009
I Bet You Think This Song is About You...
...name-checked women, among them Corinna, Isis, Rosemary, Lily, Sarah, Hattie, Ramona, Maggie, Marie and Johanna. It's believed "Visions of Johanna" is for Johanna Gezina van Gogh, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, and allegedly the sour...
In this article: Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Angie, Vincent van Gogh, Carly Simon, John Lennon, Angela Bowie, and Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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washingtonpost.com | May 20, 2009
Britney Being Britney Is an Expensive Endeavor; Bob Dylan Was a Teen Poet, Don't You Know It?
...by the way/A drunken man got mad at him/Because he barked in joy/He beat him and he's dying here today," etc. Okay, so it's not exactly "Visions of Johanna." ... The hits (and misses) kept on coming from Canadian musician Gonzales, who set a...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, MTV, Ocean Rain, Dog, Sugarland, The Killing Moon, and Timothy Korpa
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www.washingtonpost.com | December 02, 2007
Chris Smither Revs Up the Bluesy Repartee
...Smither eased through "Shillin' for the Blues," "Cave Man," "No Love Today," the often-recorded "Love You Like a Man" and Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna." Most of his melodies are simple variations of traditional blues progressions, but...
In this article: Chris Smither, Bob Dylan, Leave the Light On, State Department, and Donald Rumsfeld
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"Visions of Johanna" is a song by Bob Dylan from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Considered among Dylan's greatest works, Dylan referred to it as his favorite song on the album which captured that "thin, wild mercury sound".
The identity of Johanna has been widely speculated. The most common 'theories' seem to be:
#It refers to Joan Baez
#It relates to "Gehenna" and "Ge-Hinnom", from a Hebrew word for Hell.
#Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law, Johanna Gezina van Gogh (Bonger), who was largely responsible for Vincent's eventual emergence as a major artist.
#Johanna refers to the infinite or to God.
#It alludes to William Blake's poem, "On the Virginity of the Virgin Mary & Johanna Southcott".
Another theory is that the song contains a lot of references to drugs, perhaps heroin, and has a general hallucinogenic mood. Some of the lyrics that suggest this more overtly include: one character "Muttering small talk at the wall while I'm in the hall", the lines "Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while" and "When the jelly-faced women all sneeze / Hear the one with the mustache say, 'Jeeze / I can't find my knees'"
None of these claims are supported by statements made by Dylan, who once said, "I don't know how to write drug songs, I wouldn't know where to start." Baez believed that she was the inspiration for the song, though she claims her importance in a number of Dylan works.
The song was originally titled "Seems Like a Freeze Out"; studio recordings released on bootleg with this name have a much faster tempo (more similar to Most Likely You'll Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine) and, in the fifth verse, contain the additional line, "He examines the nightingale's code".
- Name:
- Visions of Johanna
- Genre:
- Folk rock
- Release Date:
- May 16, 1966
- Written By:
- Bob Dylan
- Recorded By:
- Bob Dylan
- Length:
- 7:30
- Record Label:
- Columbia
- From Album:
- Blonde on Blonde
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