Song of the Day #2,032: ‘Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Demo)’ – Bob Dylan

witmark_demosHere’s a track from a collection of early Bob Dylan demos, recorded in 1961 and ’62.

Given my current obsession with the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis, it’s hard not to hear a song like this in the context of that great film and the early Greenwich Village folk scene is captures.

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Song of the Day #1,553: ‘Baby, Let Me Follow You Down’ – Chloe Katerndahl

So I know what I like, and I hope the past couple of months have revealed some patterns that suggest why I like what I like.

That raises two more questions: 1) Why don’t I like other artists who are similar to the artists I like?; and 2) Who else might I like if give them a chance?

I spent awhile cross-referencing music websites, Googling different genres, following genealogical patterns on AllMusic.com, trying to come up with a list of artists who fall into the same genome combinations I’ve described this week.

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