“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” ~ Bob Dylan
“Gotta Serve Somebody” appeared on Dylan’s 1979 album Slow Train Coming. It won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 1979. At the time he wrote the song, Dylan was a born-again Christian. John Lennon actually wrote the song “Serve Yourself” in response (“You gotta serve yourself, ain’t nobody gonna do it for you”)
Click HERE for a link to the lyrics.
Covered by such diverse artists as Devo, Natalie Cole, and Willie Nelson, here is a great version by the fabulous Mavis Staples with Johnny Lang, performed in 2011 in Washington, DC:
Martha Reynolds Writes 
Mavis indeed!
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Mavis and Bob had a thing, you know.
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I did hear that…….mixed race, religion, musical backgrounds…… maybe it was all just too much for the times….who knows? Love them both!
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He proposed, Mavis (maybe wisely) turned him down. I love them both, too!
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This must be the Kennedy honors. What a delight!
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Connie…I first heard this song when I was a Senior at LaSalle. One of the teachers played it for our class.
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Yes, Connie. Great rendition!
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