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Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
performed by Shirley Caesar | Lee Williams & Spiritual QC’s |Dottie Peoples | Fairfield Four | Sund Of Blackness | Aaron Neville | Helen Baylor | Chicago Mass Choir | Mighty Clouds Of Joy | Rance Allen | Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples
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This song is about finding meaning in life through serving God. At the time of writing, Bob Dylan was a born-again Christian, hence the song’s religious message: ”You’re gonna have to serve somebody/Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord/But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.”
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John Lennon thought this song was ”embarrassing” and wrote ”Serve Yourself” in response to it. The song criticized Dylan’s preaching and instead asserted: ”You gotta serve yourself/Ain’t nobody gonna do it for you.”
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Devo would cover this song live as their Christian rock alter-egos, Dove.
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Natalie Cole (the daughter of Nat King Cole) covered this on her 1999 album, Snowfall on the Sahara. This cover version featured a new verse that Dylan had written especially for Cole.
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In 1980, this song was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male. Dylan performed the song at that same ceremony.
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