# Sara by Bob Dylan **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124 "2020-08-03T00:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/1 "2020-08-03T00:51:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ma7BK2MJNqo/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan - Sara (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma7BK2MJNqo) I had a Sara, though her name was Susan. She died. The greatest love song ever written. Number 2, I nominate, “She’s So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker. The first song is complex, the second utter simplicity. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WvAr9umnZ54/maxresdefault.jpg "Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAr9umnZ54) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/2 "2020-08-03T01:18:32Z")
It’s a great song. My only quibble is the “kelp” rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/3 "2020-08-03T02:22:17Z")
Well you are a picky motherfucker, aren’t you? So am I! I am the pickiest moterfucking picker of “groaner” lines in great songs. For those that don’t know the song- Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore. You always responded when I needed your help, You gimme a map and a key to your door. I can see it. The beach was not deserted except for some kelp, there was sand there and other things. “Kelp” “help” rhyme, even after you have pointed it out, I think it is fine ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/4 "2020-08-03T02:27:52Z")
I think my edit window is over, I can’t see it. "kelp’ “help” who cares? It is the last 2 lines that hit one it the gut. But I appreciate you having such high standards. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/5 "2020-08-03T11:52:11Z")
I think it’s “gave me,” not “gimme.” 🤑 (signed) PickyMF. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/6 "2020-08-03T14:24:26Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > Number 2, I nominate, “She’s So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker. And to be also a picky MF, the name of the song is “You Are So Beuatiful”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/7 "2020-08-03T19:33:00Z")
It is a wonderful song, but it inspires mixed emotions in me. It was done in one take with Sara watching. Dylan then went off back to his girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/8 "2020-08-05T15:36:16Z")
I’ve always liked Sara. It’s one of my favorite Dylan songs. I’m surprised it hasn’t been covered by today’s artists. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/9 "2020-08-06T13:54:13Z")
Can someone invent a _∂igital Harmonica ƒilter?_ I cringed when the song started with a bunch of mouth organ, and I was mentally trying to edit the song so I could get a four-measure intro without it. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/10 "2020-08-06T15:56:23Z")
I don’t get the love for it. I’m a big Dylan fan, but I think You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go or Love Minus Zero No Limit are both better love songs than Sara, which I think is far from the best song on Desire. I like it okay but it’s always been a meh for me. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/11 "2020-08-06T23:03:04Z")
@BobLibDem: yeah, big Meh for meh too. Well, actually, worse than meh. Dylan was having some weird man/woman concepts at that time – probably related to his gaping Jesus theology. I try not to read about his personal life, but the lyrics to _Oh Sister_, smell super idiotic – and _Sara_ is not exactly aroma free. _Sara, Sara_ _Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life_ _Sara, Sara_ _Radiant jewel, mystical wife_ That’s not how I view women. Or anyone or anything. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-by-bob-dylan/917124/12 "2020-08-06T23:17:18Z")
**Moderator Action** Moved from MPSIMS to Cafe Society.