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Girl from the North Country - with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2020Released
4:44

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In this song, Dylan sings of a lost love who was from the North Country: "Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair/Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline/Remember me to one who lives there/She once was a true love of mine." Debate continues to rage as to who this song is referring to. Some fans believe it to be about Echo Helstrom or Bonnie Beecher, Dylan's sweethearts before he left Minnesota for New York. Others claim it is about Suze Rotolo, who is pictured walking arm in arm with Dylan on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.

In 1962, Dylan visited England for the first time. Here, he met many local folk artists, including Martin Carthy, who introduced Dylan to many traditional English ballads, including "Scarborough Fair." Dylan would lift the line "Remember me to one who lives there/She once was a true love of mine" from this ballad for "Girl From The North Country."

Dylan and Johnny Cash collaborated on a joint version of this song for Dylan's 1969 album, Nashville Skyline.

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Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Girl from the North Country - with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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4/4Time Signature
119BPM

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Legacy Recordings
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