Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)

This traditional tune tells the story of a woman deserted by her lover when she needs him the most. It was first recorded in Texas by the musicologist John Lomax in 1908 and became a folk music staple, with famous covers from Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley, among many others.

The actor Oscar Isaac recorded a tender version for the Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. Isaac played the film's titular star who navigates New York's folk music scene in the 1960s, but can't quite catch a star-making break. A second interpretation of the tune also features on the soundtrack – a duet between Isaac and Marcus Mumford.

Inside Llewyn Davis is loosely based on The Mayor Of MacDougal Street, the posthumous memoir of cult US folk artist Dave Van Ronk, who had connections with Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.