All the Tired Horses
| "All The Tired Horses" | ||||
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| Song by Bob Dylan | ||||
| from the album Self Portrait | ||||
| Released | June 8, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston | |||
| Self Portrait track listing | ||||
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"All the Tired Horses" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1970 double album Self Portrait. The song was featured in the 2001 film Blow.
The song is the first track on the album. It is most notable for its absence of Dylan's singing. It consists of a small choir of female voices (Hilda Harris, Albertine Robinson, and Maeretha Stewart) repeating the same two lines
to the same melody for 3 minutes and 14 seconds, with varying instrumental accompaniment. In the key of C major, this song consists musically of the chord structure I-vi-iii-V, repeated throughout. This translates in the given key to C-Am-Em-G.
Some commentators have noted the near-homophonic relationship of "ridin'" and "writin'".
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