It’s time for a Wilburys weekend…so without further ado… here we go!
Here’s to:
“Nelson Wilbury” – George Harrison, “Otis Wilbury” – Jeff Lynne, “Lefty Wilbury” – Roy Orbison, “Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.” – Tom Petty and “Lucky Wilbury” – Bob Dylan
When I hear Bob Dylan sing “You don’t need no wax job, you’re smooth enough for me,
If you need you oil changed I’ll do it for you free, Oh baby, the pleasure would be all mine
If you let me drive your pickup truck and park it where the sun don’t shine.”
It grabs my attention really quick. This is Bob Dylan who once sang Masters of War, Tangled Up In Blue, Times Are A Changing… and he is sounding like he is having a great time.
This song next to Tweeter and the Monkey Man was my favorite on the first Wilbury album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 in 1989. Rolling Stone named this album in the top 100 albums of the 1980s.
Dirty World
He loves your sexy body, he loves your dirty mind
He loves when you hold him, grab him from behind
Oh baby, you’re such a pretty thing
I can’t wait to introduce you to the other members of my gang
You don’t need no wax job, you’re smooth enough for me
If you need you oil changed I’ll do it for you free
Oh baby, the pleasure would be all mine
If you let me drive your pickup truck and park it where the sun don’t shine
Every time he touches you his hair stands up on end
His legs begin to quiver and his mind begins to bend
Oh baby, you’re such a tasty treat
But I’m under doctor’s orders, I’m afraid to overeat
He loves your sense of humor, your disposition too
There’s absolutely nothing that he don’t love about you
Oh baby, I’m on my hands and knees
Life would be so simple if I only had you to please
Oh baby, turn around and say goodbye
You go to the airport now and I’m going home to cry
He loves your…
Electric dumplings
Red bell peppers
Fuel injection
Service charge
Five-speed gearbox
Long endurance
Quest for junk food
Big refrigerator
Trembling Wilbury
Marble earrings
Porky curtains
Power steering
Bottled water
Parts and service
Dirty world, a dirty world, it’s a …ing dirty world
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Didn’t know that one. What a great assemblage of talent…and like you said, seems like they had funmaking the record.
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Not a band I know too much about, apart from the obvious. It’ll be interesting to hear some more…
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They are a lot fun…I highlight Dylan becasue some of the songs are just so different from what he played.
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Great song on one of my fave albums as well. Such a ‘feel good’ collection in many ways. They really played well together. 🙂
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The whole album is brilliant. It’s hard for me to pick a favourite.
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I know… when I first got it…hearing Bob sing these lines that were out of character for him…I just loved
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It’s great to see Bob so loose and carefree and as you allude its reflected in his lyrics at the time. You could tell he loved being around those guys. I’m sure the feeling was mutual.
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Being in a band with Bob and Roy Orbison…how great would that be? Not including a Beatle
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I could only imagine. I forgot to mention how much I loved Roy’s voice on that album. He lifts the album from ‘excellent’ to ‘masterpiece’ IMHO.
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