The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

Created on 02/03/2001
Latest update on 21/11/2023

Artist: Bob Dylan
Author: Bob Dylan
Label: Columbia
Year: 1963

Oldest recording on Bootleg Series Vol 9: The Witmark Demos.

Covers:

1964:: Hamilton Camp
1965:: Turtles
1965:: Link Wray
1966:: Boz Scaggs
1966:: Hugues Aufray [hit Fr as La Fille du Nord]
1969:: Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash [on Nashville Skyline]
1970:: Joe Cocker
1970:: Flatt & Scruggs
1970:: Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1971:: Mitch Ryder
1972:: Clancy Brothers
1974:: Roy Harper [as North Country]
1974:: Rod Stewart
1977:: Mylon LeFevre
1979:: Eddy Mitchell [as La Fille du Nord]
1983:: Alan Price
1990:: Walter Trout
1992:: Jimmy LaFave
1993:: Fairport Convention
1994:: Bruce Hornsby
1996:: Phil Carmen
1998:: Country Gentlemen
1998:: Mojave 3
1999:: Johnny Cash
2000:: Waylon Jennings
2000:: Altan
2007:: Miek & Roel [as Meisje Van Het Noorden]
2009:: Rosanne Cash
2014:: Neil Young
2015:: Kinky Friedman

According to Roy Harper on his lp Valentine this song had to be considered as traditional. Dylan didn't react. At least the lyric line "She was once a true friend of mine" came from Martin Carthy's Scarborough Fair (see there and under Lord Franklin).

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1962: HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, A
1962: RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' WILLIE
1962: YOU'RE NO GOOD
1963: JOHN BROWN
1963: ONLY A HOBO
1963: ONLY A PAWN IN THEIR GAME
1963: OXFORD TOWN
1963: PERCY'S SONG
1964: ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO
1964: CHIMES OF FREEDOM
1964: IF YOU GOTTA GO, GO NOW
1964: I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE
1964: IT AIN'T ME BABE
1964: MAMA, YOU BEEN ON MY MIND
1964: MY BACK PAGES
1965: IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE
1965: MAGGIE'S FARM
1965: SHE BELONGS TO ME
1966: ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE
1967: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
1967: DEAR LANDLORD
1967: DOWN ALONG THE COVE
1967: DRIFTER'S ESCAPE
1967: I SHALL BE RELEASED
1967: I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT
1967: QUINN THE ESKIMO
1967: THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE
1967: TOO MUCH OF NOTHING
1967: YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE
1969: COUNTRY PIE
1970: FATHER OF NIGHT
1970: IF NOT FOR YOU
1970: MAN IN ME, The
1971: WALLFLOWER
1973: KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
1973: NOBODY 'CEPT YOU
1974: BUCKETS OF RAIN
1974: IDIOT WIND
1974: LILY, ROSEMARY AND THE JACK OF HEARTS
1974: YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO
1975: ABANDONED LOVE
1975: CATFISH
1975: ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE
1976: SEVEN DAYS
1978: CHANGING OF THE GUARDS
1980: LET'S KEEP IT BETWEEN US
1980: WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
1981: FUR SLIPPERS
1981: NEED A WOMAN
1983: CLEAN CUT KID
1983: FOOT OF PRIDE
1985: DARK EYES
1985: EMOTIONALLY YOURS
1989: RING THEM BELLS
1989: SERIES OF DREAMS
1990: BORN IN TIME
1997: MILLION MILES
1997: MISSISSIPPI
1997: NOT DARK YET
1997: STANDING IN THE DOORWAY
2000: THINGS HAVE CHANGED
2006: THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN
2009: THIS DREAM OF YOU
2012: EARLY ROMAN KINGS
2020: I'VE MADE UP MY MIND TO GIVE MYSELF TO YOU

Covers from artist:

1961: DOWN ON PENNY'S FARM
1961: BLACK JACK DAVID
1961: BUTCHER'S BOY, THE
1961: CANDY MAN
1961: COCAINE BLUES
1961: HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
1961: IN THE PINES
1961: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
1961: WILL YOU GO, LASSIE, GO
1961: PRETTY POLLY
1961: DINK'S SONG
1961: PASTURES OF PLENTY
1961: WADE IN THE WATER
1961: DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY
1961: BONNY LASS OF FYVIE, THE
1961: TALKING BLUES
1961: LORD DON'T YOU KNOW I HAVE NO FRIEND LIKE YOU
1962: I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW
1962: DON'T TEAR MY CLOTHES
1962: CUCKOO, SHE'S A FINE BIRD, THE
1962: FIXIN' TO DIE BLUES
1962: HANDSOME MOLLY
1962: HIGHWAY 51 BLUES
1962: HOUSE CARPENTER, THE
1962: JESUS MAKE UP MY DYIN' BED
1962: MILK COW BLUES
1962: 1913 MASSACRE
1962: NO MORE AUCTION BLOCK
1962: SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
1962: YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER
1962: BARBARA ALLEN
1962: WE SHALL BE FREE
1962: COME ALL YE TRAMPS AND HAWKERS
1962: KENTUCKY MOONSHINER
1962: I GOT THE FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES
1962: IT MAKES A LONG TIME MAN FEEL BAD
1962: MULE SKINNER BLUES
1962: HARD TRAVELING
1962: BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
1962: KEEP YO' HANDS ON THE PLOW, HOLD ON
1962: HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN, THE
1963: TWO SISTERS, THE
1963: CORRINE CORRINA
1963: HONEY WON'T YOU ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE
1963: POOR MAN
1963: TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
1963: WORRIED BLUES
1963: PARTING GLASS, THE
1963: WALKIN' DOWN THE LINE
1963: LET ME DIE IN MY FOOTSTEPS
1963: MY NAME IS JOHN JOHANNA
1963: NOTTAMUN TOWN
1963: WHO'S GONNA BUY YOU RIBBONS (WHEN I'M GONE)
1963: LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL, THE
1963: SCARBOROUGH FAIR
1963: DELIVERANCE WILL COME
1963: CROPPY BOY, THE
1964: LOOKING GLASS
1964: LAST LETTER, THE
1964: RED IRON ORE
1964: 51ST FAREWELL TO SICILY
1964: BALLADE DES DAMES DU TEMPS JADIS
1964: PATRIOT GAME, THE
1964: SALLY FREE AND EASY
1964: NIGHTINGALE, THE
1965: CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW
1965: I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL
1965: MILK COW BLUES
1965: POOR ME
1965: (I'M YOUR) HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN
1965: NINE BELOW ZERO
1965: TREES THEY GROW SO HIGH, THE
1965: FAREWELL TO TARWATHIE
1965: BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
1965: MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
1965: MY HORSES AIN'T HUNGRY
1966: I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND
1966: NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
1966: ME AND MY CHAUFFEUR BLUES
1966: SHE'S FINE, SHE'S MINE
1967: SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
1967: THEY GOTTA QUIT KICKIN' MY DAWG AROUN'
1967: COME ALL YE TRAMPS AND HAWKERS
1967: POLET SHMELYA
1967: MR. BLUE
1967: BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND
1967: BUFFALO SKINNERS
1967: I DON'T HURT ANYMORE
1967: BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT, THE
1968: GRAND COULEE DAM
1968: JOE HILL
1970: BLUE MOON
1970: I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
1970: IT HURTS ME TOO
1970: JE T'APPARTIENS
1970: TAKE ME AS I AM (Or Let Me Go)
1970: COPPER KETTLE
1970: TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY
1970: BORDER AFFAIR, A
1970: THESE HANDS
1970: THIRSTY BOOTS
1970: THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING SO SOON
1970: DAYS OF 49
1970: ALLIGATOR MAN
1970: ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
1970: I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND
1970: ALBERTA, LET YO' HAIR HANG LOW
1970: RAILROAD BILL
1970: DONE LAID AROUND
1970: UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
1970: EARLY MORNING RAIN
1970: LITTLE SADIE
1971: PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN
1971: WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
1973: BALLAD OF IRA HAYES
1973: BIG YELLOW TAXI
1973: LILY OF THE WEST, THE
1973: MR. BOJANGLES
1973: (NOW AND THEN THERE'S) A FOOL SUCH AS I
1973: PLAISIR D'AMOUR
1974: NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN, THE
1974: UP TO ME
1975: NEVER LET ME GO
1975: EASY AND SLOW
1975: DARK AS A DUNGEON
1975: TRACKS OF MY TEARS, THE
1975: YOUR CHEATIN' HEART
1975: WATER IS WIDE, THE
1976: IDIOT WIND
1978: PONY BLUES
1978: HELP ME UNDERSTAND
1980: MARY OF THE WILD MOOR
1980: SATISFIED MIND, A
1980: RISE AGAIN
1980: FEVER
1981: I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
1981: JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
1981: THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER
1981: ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN
1981: COLD COLD HEART
1983: ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
1983: TELL ME
1983: ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND
1983: TAKE THY BURDEN TO THE LORD
1983: GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
1984: DON'T START ME TO TALKIN'
1984: I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION
1985: CLEAN CUT KID
1986: PRECIOUS MEMORIES
1986: I WANNA RAMBLE
1986: OLD FIVE AND DIMERS LIKE ME
1986: ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
1987: USUAL, THE
1987: COUPLE MORE YEARS, A
1988: LET'S STICK TOGETHER
1988: NINETY MILES AN HOUR (DOWN A DEAD END STREET)
1988: PRETTY BOY FLOYD
1988: RANK STRANGERS
1988: SALLY SUE BROWN
1988: SHENANDOAH (ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI)
1988: WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN
1988: TAKE THY BURDEN TO THE LORD
1989: CRAZY LOVE
1989: PANCHO & LEFTY
1990: PEOPLE GET READY
1990: ROCK OF AGES
1992: ARTHUR MCBRIDE
1992: BOTTLE IT UP AND GO
1992: DIAMOND JOE
1992: FRANKIE AND ALBERT / FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
1992: FROG WENT A COURTIN'
1992: LITTLE MAGGIE (WITH A DRAM GLASS IN HER HAND)
1992: MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU
1992: SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
1992: TOMORROW NIGHT
1992: CANADEE-I-O
1992: YOU GONNA QUIT ME BLUES
1992: DUNCAN AND BRADY
1992: JIM JONES AT BOTANY BAY
1992: LOWLAND SEA, THE
1992: GIRL ON THE GREENBRIAR SHORE, THE
1992: HARD TIMES (COME AGAIN NO MORE)
1993: BROKE DOWN ENGINE
1993: ONE MORE ROUNDER GONE
1993: HENRY LEE
1993: I'VE GOT BLOOD IN MY EYES FOR YOU
1993: JACK-A-ROE
1993: STACK O' LEE BLUES
1993: 32-20 BLUES
1993: WORLD IS GOING WRONG, THE
1993: TWO SOLDIERS, THE
1993: LONE PILGRIM, THE
1993: BROKE AND HUNGRY
1994: YOU BELONG TO ME
1995: BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL
1996: RING OF FIRE
1997: MY BLUE EYED JANE
1997: TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE
1997: RED RIVER SHORE
1997: ROVING GAMBLER, THE
2000: PASS ME NOT O GENTLE SAVIOUR
2001: RED CADILLAC AND A BLACK MOUSTACHE
2001: RETURN TO ME
2001: MISSISSIPPI
2001: HIGH WATER EVERYWHERE
2001: LOW DOWN DIRTY DOG BLUES
2005: A-11
2006: SOMEDAY BABY BLUES
2006: TIT-WILLOW
2006: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
2006: MINGLEWOOD BLUES
2009: HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS (DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE)
2009: I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
2009: ADESTE FIDELES
2009: CAROL OF THE DRUM
2009: CHRISTMAS BLUES, THE
2009: CHRISTMAS ISLAND
2009: FIRST NOWELL, THE
2009: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
2009: HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
2009: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS)
2009: OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
2009: SILVER BELLS
2009: WINTER WONDERLAND
2009: CHRISTMAS SONG, THE
2009: DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR
2009: SCHNITZELBANK, DIE
2009: DO RE MI
2012: I'M A MAN
2014: THINGS WE SAID TODAY
2015: FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS
2015: I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
2015: NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY, THE
2015: WHERE ARE YOU
2015: WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW
2015: CARDINAL, THE
2015: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
2015: WHAT'LL I DO?
2015: THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
2015: FEUILLES MORTES, LES
2016: ALL THE WAY
2016: MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE
2016: POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
2016: SKYLARK
2016: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
2016: YOUNG AT HEART
2016: ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE
2016: MELANCHOLY MOOD
2016: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
2016: NEVERTHELESS (I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU)
2016: IT HAD TO BE YOU
2016: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
2017: IT GETS LONELY EARLY
2017: THAT OLD FEELING
2017: THERE'S A FLAW IN MY FLUE
2017: AS TIME GOES BY
2017: BEST IS YET TO COME, THE
2017: BRAGGIN'
2017: CHEVALIER DE PARIS, LE (LES POMMIERS DOUX)
2017: DAY IN DAY OUT
2017: HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY
2017: HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?
2017: I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU
2017: I COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT
2017: I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLAN (THE BLUE PAJAMA SONG)
2017: IT'S FUNNY TO EVERYONE BUT ME
2017: MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
2017: ONCE UPON A TIME
2017: P.S. I LOVE YOU
2017: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
2017: SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS, THE
2017: SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
2017: STARDUST
2017: WHERE IS THE ONE?
2017: WHY WAS I BORN
2017: AIN'T NO MAN RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE
2017: THIS NEARLY WAS MINE
2017: TRADE WINDS
2017: BUT BEAUTIFUL
2017: IMAGINATION
2017: STORMY WEATHER (KEEPS RAINING ALL THE TIME)
2017: YOU GO TO MY HEAD
2017: THESE FOOLISH THINGS (REMIND ME OF YOU)
2020: IF LOVIN' IS BELIEVING
2020: BARCAROLLE
2023: STELLA BLUE
2024: ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONTCHARTRAIN

Some originals by author:

1962: BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
1962: HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, A
1962: RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' WILLIE
1963: JOHN BROWN

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