Audio Example 1.3: "The Times They Are a-Changin'," verse 1, Witmark demo
Chapter 1
Audio Example 1.3
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"The Times They Are a-Changin'," verse 1, Witmark demo
New York, NY (Witmark Studios, Look Building, Madison and 51st) — October 1963
Dylan's recording of the song for music publisher Witmark—to piano accompaniment!—lacks some of the push-pull phrasing, syncopation, and metrical variation of the studio recording, making clear that he emphasized those irregularities for his album version.