It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Song infobox
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Type = Song
Artist = Bob Dylan
Album = Bringing It All Back Home
Released = March 22, 1965
track_no = 10
Recorded = Columbia Recording Studios, New York City January 13 1965–January 15, 1965
Genre = Folk rock
Length = 7:29
Writer = Bob Dylan
Label = Columbia
Producer = Tom Wilson
prev = "Gates of Eden"
prev_no = 9
next = "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
next_no = 11"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" is a song by Bob Dylan. It first appeared as the penultimate track on the second side of his album, "Bringing It All Back Home", released on 22 March, 1965 by Columbia Records, although Dylan performed it at least as early as 1964.

A famous cover of the song, performed by Roger McGuinn, appeared in the soundtrack of "Easy Rider".

McGuinn's group The Byrds, also occasionally performed the song live. A version of which is featured on the bonus disc of the 2000 remaster of the "(Untitled)" album, called "(Untitled)/(Unissued)". This version also appears as a bonus track on the 2002 remastered version of the compilation "The Byrds Play Dylan".

The line, "He not busy being born is busy dying" is popular with politicians. Jimmy Carter used the line in his acceptance speech at the 1976 Democratic National convention, and while campaigning for President in 2000, Al Gore told talk show host Oprah Winfrey that was his favorite quote.

The song was featured in the final episode of "The Sopranos".

Recordings

By Bob Dylan

* "", 1964
* "Bringing It All Back Home", 1965
* "Before the Flood", 1974
* "Bob Dylan at Budokan", 1979
* "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration", 1993

By Others

* Billy Preston, "Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music", 1973
* Andy Hill & Renee Safier, "It Takes a Lot to Laugh", 2001
* The Byrds, "The Byrds Play Dylan", 2002
* The Byrds, "There Is a Season", 2006
* Caetano Veloso, "A Foreign Sound", 2004
* Marilyn Scott, "Innocent of Nothing", 2006
* Mick Farren, "People Call You Crazy - The Story of Mick Farren", 2003
* Roger McGuinn, "Easy Rider" (soundtrack), 1969

External links

[http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/itsalright.html Lyrics to the song] at bobdylan.com