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Bob Dylan — Mozambique
Album: Desire
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Released: 1976
Length: 2:51
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I like to spend some time in Mozambique
The sunny sky is aqua blue
And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek.
It's very nice to stay a week or two
And maybe fall in love just me and you.

There's lots of pretty girls in Mozambique
And plenty time for good romance
And everybody likes to stop and speak
To give the special one you seek a chance
And maybe say hello with just a glance.

Lying next to her by the ocean
Reaching out and touching her hand,
Whispering your secret emotion
Magic in a magical land.

And when it's time for leaving Mozambique,
To say goodbye to sand and sea,
You turn around to take a final peek
And you see why it's so unique to be
Among the lovely people living free
Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique.
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 ick wrote:
Dylan does Jimmy Buffett. 


It's funny because Jimmy Buffett covers this song on his final album.
Posted 8 months ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
 blackjackshellac wrote:

I just happened to be reading this letter from Jeff Buckley to Dylan when this song came on, coincidence?

https://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/11/dear-bob.html


Dead link
Posted 1 year ago by WoodieGoodpecker    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Over the years this has developed as my favorite Dylan album.{#Clap}


It's always been my favourite 
Posted 1 year ago by rrowdies    [ Reply ]
We're riding the Bob Dylan Express right now: 

"Mr. Tambourine Man" (The Byrds) -> "Buckets of Rain" (Neko Case) -> "Mozambique" (Dylan)

As ick noted 8 months ago: Dylan does do Jimmy Buffett.
Posted 3 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Dylan does Jimmy Buffett. 
Posted 4 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Over the years this has developed as my favorite Dylan album.{#Clap}
Posted 5 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 Great track; great record.
Posted 5 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
I just happened to be reading this letter from Jeff Buckley to Dylan when this song came on, coincidence?

https://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/11/dear-bob.html

Posted 12 years ago by blackjackshellac    [ Reply ]
Way too short and upbeat for a Bob Dylan song. But I like it.
Posted 13 years ago by o_unico    [ Reply ]
This came at the perfect time - huge fight with brother, health issues, priorities... I'm pretty sure I'm okay, and more so with this song.  I still wish I could be... Well, not gonna happen, but I can wish...
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]

Living in Kathmandu, Nepal when this came out. Eating homemade pies and smokin some serious "temple fingers" Great album!


Posted 13 years ago by Living_By_Design    [ Reply ]
I wonder if Bob listened to Jimmy Buffett just before he made this recording?
Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Dylan songs - something about that fiddle and Emmylou's backing vocal just makes me grin.  10.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Happy Bob! {#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
YES!

{#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by jersey_birdman    [ Reply ]
One of his finest. Love Emmy! There used to be a video on YouTube, but it seems to have been removed. 


Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Five stars!
Posted 14 years ago by daaave    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:
Well, what do you know! Bob Dylan is almost singing in this one! I didn' know he could do that...
 
Actually he can't...but still does.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Starts off sounding like "Stuck in the Middle with You".
Posted 14 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
Well, what do you know! Bob Dylan is almost singing in this one! I didn' know he could do that...
Posted 14 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]

Bob by ~crazy-david
dave wilson   ©2008-2010 ~crazy-david



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Magic in a magical land.
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Oh, I haven't heard this one in years - forgot how much I love it!  Thanks, Bill! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
Is that a young Emmylou on backup?
Yep.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Great song!{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
this song popped into my head the other day-thanks for playing this today.
Posted 14 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
 dmax wrote:
Really a pleasant song, but completely not the folk music, political change, acidic and subversive Bob.
 
That's not a bug, it's a feature.  (Your mileage may vary.)

Posted 14 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Always liked this album and this song.  Liked the instrumental mix and the female voices.  Dylan showed how he could always keep people guessing.  Never liked being put in a corner about how people thought he should sound.
Posted 14 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
I actually never liked this album that much or this song. Rare, for me, with Bob.
Posted 14 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
One of 5 Bobby D songs I truly love.
Bravo on this one.
Maybe because there's the female vibe in tune on this cut, helping drown out Bob.
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Posted 14 years ago by j7    [ Reply ]
Mr Robert Allen Zimmerman singer-songwriter, musician, poet and pot smoking painter and major celebrated work first an informal chronicler figurehead and apparently reluctant of social unrest his songs became anthems incorporated lyrics of political, social and philosophical as well as literary most influences though so sadly overplayed in this forum, this piece is admirable . . . 1  {#Arrowu} 4
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
This song is

Posted 14 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]
 LastChance wrote:
One of his best albums.
  

Most definitely. One of my favorite albums of all time.



Posted 15 years ago by am    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
I never thought I'd say this but compared to the current Bob, this Bob had a nice voice
 
Current Bob sounds a little like he gargled with drano.

Posted 15 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
I never thought I'd say this but compared to the current Bob, this Bob had a nice voice
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
One of his best albums.
Posted 15 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
Scarlet Rivera on violin.


Posted 15 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
Desire is full of spectacularly good songs like this.  Check it out.

Is that a young Emmylou on backup?


 Tempus_Fugit wrote:
well this is certainly another side of dylan

interesting, i like it!
 

Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Not so much. Sounds like Dylan in Margaritaville.
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
well this is certainly another side of dylan

interesting, i like it!
Posted 15 years ago by Tempus_Fugit    [ Reply ]
Wow. I thought I had heard all the bad Bob Dylan songs. Learn something new every day.

Hopefully the new thing I learn tomorrow will improve my life, unlike today. :(

Dear Bill: Mr. Dylan is a brilliant poet. Please play lots and lots of his songs, SUNG BY OTHER PEOPLE. kthxbye.

Posted 15 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Jimmy Buffett.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]