I’m going down to Rose Marie’s G G7 Hello there, Thank you for posting this analysis of a song from Bob Dylan’s Music Box: http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/216/Goin-to-Acapulco Come and join us inside and listen to every song composed, recorded or performed by Bob Dylan, plus all the great covers streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and SoundCloud plus so much more… including this link. The song came to fame in the 2007 movie I‘m Not There – that’s the one with six actors portraying different aspects of Bob Dylan’s personality – was not a great success at the box office. Don’t have an account? There are worse ways of getting there The chronology is more or less complete and is now linked to all the reviews on the site. Goin’ to have some fun. And gives it to me for a song. I’m bound to meet the sun…. And keep away from pranks. Dylanologist Robert Shelton classes “Goin' to Acapulco” as one of the “search for salvation” songs on The Basement Tapes, covering “death versus life … isolation versus people”. The index is in Dylan’s Creativity. And just set there waitin’ for me to come, Goin’ to Acapulco–goin’ on the run I was beyond excited when I heard James would be working on this soundtrack and this totally lived up to the expectations. We’ve taken all the songs we can find recordings of and put them in the order they were written (as far as possible) not in the order they appeared on albums. In that sense, "Acapulco" is less a location for this Rose Marie and more a state-of-mind kind of thing, the equivalent of those black-and-white … I just say no thanks In some instances the lyrics are nothing like what is sung. G C If the wheel(clouds) don’t drop, and the train don’t stop C G I’m putting it in the list of 1960s songs around the Don’t ya tell Henry time, but I could be quite wrong. Now, on paper, “Goin’ To Acapulco” is already almost this religious carnival music, and Todd Haynes and Jim James provide the final push. The song is in A, not G. A E I’m bound to meet the sun. When it comes to scratching for my meals 1: Over 400 reviews of Dylan songs. That is not to say I know what it is about, but I am sure as hell that this is not a place for lots of twiddly bits (to use the technical musical term). I just go pump on it some. Goin' down to see fat gut Goin' to have some fun. If you love this clip as much as I do, you’re going to have a lovely three minutes. 5:  Bob Dylan’s creativity. It is the sudden insertion of the A minor (Am) and the F chords that I have put in bold that really keep the listener alert to what is happening. I try to tell it like it is Now, if someone offers me a joke, I just say no thanks I try to tell it like it is And keep away from pranks. Everybody’s got to eat And I’m just the same as anyone else I’m going down to Rose Marie’s Just type the phrase “Untold Dylan” in, on your Facebook page or follow this link. There is a fair degree of uncertainty about the date of composition of the song, not least because despite its elegance and originality it didn’t appear in the earlier copyright lists of songs from the Basement Tapes era. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, The Bootleg Series, Vol. The index to the chronologies is here. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. I just say no thanks. Yeah–goin’ to have some fun. He manages to sound as miserable as hell – rather than upbeat as many other singers would probably chose to deliver this type of song – and in fairly desperate need of ‘some fun’. Now, if someone offers me a joke. G D G F It does seem like the re-writing of two verses came in 1975 when the song was being considered for release – but was then put away again although there was a further bit of re-writing in 1985 to give slight changes such as, If the wheel don’t drop and the train don’t stop Dylan the song composer delivers the beautiful melody and the misty poetry, Jim James the sacred, heartbreaking recital and Todd Haynes … Untold Dylan: “I’ll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours”. Goin' down to see fat gut Goin' to have some fun. "Goin' to Acapulco" as written by Bob Dylan. There is a review on the internet that says that the song is about a prostitute. This is one of the most beautiful and evocative of basement songs. G Am Well, sometime you know when the well breaks down I just go on pump it some. Yeah Goin' to have some fun. Your email address will not be published. In the hands of Dylan and the Band, the tale of going down to see soft gut (whatever that means) takes on a more emotional resonance, matching the wistfulness of the narrator talking about ditching all his troubles and having some fun in Acapulco. I’m bound to meet the sun. I think for the most part they are inferior to the original songs as written, composed, played/sung that summer. “Going to Acapulco” is one of those songs in which the official lyrics don’t match the lyrics that we hear. It’s a wicked life but what the hell Your email address will not be published. Yeah Goin' to have some fun. She puts it to me plain as day I'm standing outside the Taj Mahal I don't see no one around. May it be painful. 6: You might also like: A classification of Bob Dylan’s songs and partial Index to Dylan’s Best Opening Lines, And please do note   The Bob Dylan Project, which lists every Dylan song in alphabetical order, and has links to licensed recordings and performances by Dylan and by other artists, is starting to link back to our reviews. The sound (at least on my system) doesn’t come out very well, but I thought you might like to see this little extract from the movie too, in case you haven’t seen it. Rose Marie, she likes to go to big places And just sit there waitin' for me to come. And maybe it is, but I am not too sure that working through such meanings on a song like this really gets us too far. We’re fascinated in taking the study of Dylan’s creative approach further. Somebody wrote that these lines could be about refusing a marijuana cigarette: Now, if someone offers me a joke I just consider them wrong. Dylan has made it quite clear in interviews that he never really expected a lot of these songs to ever see the light of day or the sound emanating from the record player, and so he was able to write anything he wanted without considering its implications or indeed without much thought of t he quality. I just go pump on it some Required fields are marked *, The meaning behind the music and words of Bob Dylan. It’s super easy, we promise! I also get the sense that it may be some time before the singer will get to see Rose Marie again, if he ever does. And keep away from pranks. Rose Marie, she likes to go to big places Having come back to it again I’d place it on the list of “lost” masterpieces – but that would be me thinking of the movie version rather than Dylan’s own rendition. With a lttle luck, he’ll be there when the sun’s shining if the weather holds and travel time is not in any way interupted. I assumed they were just transcribed wrong or Bob when he went to copyright them on Dwarf Music just wrote down anything. Goin’ down to see fat gut–goin’ to have some fun. Its that "high, lonesome sound". But as I say the guys were knocking these songs out one after another, and thankfully it was resurrected for the movie. Goin’ down to see fat gut–goin’ to have some fun G D She puts it to me plain as day And gives it to me for a song. There is an index to these in alphabetical order on the home page, and an index to the songs in the order they were written in the Chronology Pages. 2: The Chronology. If the clouds don’t drop and the train don’t stop She never does me wrong. It is most annoying when that happens – but here it is the result of re-writes and re-writes across the years. It is certainly worth seeing, with its visual reference back to the “whiteface” Bob wore in the 1975/76 Rolling Thunder tour. Goin’ to Acapulco–goin’ on the run. "Goin' to Acapulco" Dylan – vocal; Robertson – guitar; Hudson – organ; Danko – bass, backing vocal; Manuel – drums, backing vocal. One for the road, Bob Dylan remembers Fred Astaire and one of the greatest ever dance routines. Yeah Goin' to have some fun. Goin’ down to see soft gut Goin’ to Acapulco Well, sometime you know when the well breaks down She puts it to me plain as day And gives it to me for a song. Yeah–goin’ to have some fun. That’s logical but ironic, considering Robbie Robertson referred to the movie “Reefer Madness” when discussing the Basement Tapes sessions. C Am I’ve always admired the way that Dylan delivers this song and adds another dimension to the lyrics. We publish a wide range of articles about Bob Dylan and his compositions. A lot of what you say about this song hits the mark again, but Garth Hudson really takes the music to a higher level here, as he is wont to do… Yet tastes differ…. 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