One, The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991, Vol. That true wisdom comes from an understanding of the things we know as fact and embracing them in the way a younger person would. The Byrds' version, initially released on their 1967 album Younger Than Yesterday, was also issued as a single in 1967 and proved to be the band's last Top 40 hit in the U.S. Bob Dylan wrote "My Back Pages" in 1964 as one of the last songs—perhaps the last song—composed for his Another Side of Bob Dylan album. "Equality," I spoke the word Spouted out that liberty Ah, but I was so much older then, I had something to protect My Back Pages Lyrics. As if a wedding vow. "My Back Pages" is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. Lyrics submitted by Of ancient history I'm younger than that now Using ideas as my maps 2) I'm NOT really that smart, and I have no business acting as if I know all the answers. [27], In addition to its appearance on the Younger Than Yesterday album, The Byrds' original version of "My Back Pages" appears on several of the band's compilations, including The Byrds' Greatest Hits, History of The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan, The Original Singles: 1967–1969, Volume 2, The Byrds, The Very Best of The Byrds, The Essential Byrds, and There Is a Season. Foundationed deep, somehow II (a.k.a. Foundationed deep, somehow. Written by Bob Dylan Crimson flames tied through my years Rollin high and mighty trapped Countless violent flaming roads Using ideas as my map "We'll meet on edges soon" said I Proud 'neath heated brow Ah but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now I'm younger than that now. [31] In addition, a Japanese-language cover by The Magokoro Brothers is included in the soundtrack of the Dylan film Masked and Anonymous. Crimson flames tied through my ears Rollin' high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. song: "My Back Pages", In the play "Give'Em Hell, Harry," James Whitmore as Harry Truman bewails the way college kid "seem to think they know it all." Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. However, its lyrics—in particular the refrain "Ah, but I was so much older then/I'm younger than that now"—have been interpreted as a rejection of Dylan's earlier personal and political idealism, illustrating his growing disillusionment with the 1960s' folk protest movement with which he was associated, and his desire to move in a new direction. [30], The song has been covered by numerous artists, including The Ramones, Po!, America, The Hollies, The Nice, Eric Johnson, The Box Tops, Carl Verheyen, Jackson Browne & Joan Osborne, Marshall Crenshaw, Keith Jarrett, Steve Earle, La Mancha de Rolando, Dick Gaughan, and Anna Nalick. Up to this point, Dylan had played simple, stark acoustic folk music, in the style of his hero, Woody Guthrie. Unthought of, though, somehow An annotation cannot contain another annotation. that's not good without proper knowledge, but knowledge can also make you fearful and stuck in your ways. Closing a chapter , and possibly finishing the book on the plight of the love peace generation , he came to the end of his “hoped for” influence. I'm younger than that now. It is a recantation, in every sense of the word. Dylan found the futility of forcing a cultural change over whelming and daunting. He came to his back pages of the story. Ah, but I was so much older then, Ah, but I was so much older then, [24][28] The song was performed live extensively during the band's later country rock period, often segueing into Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do". "Rip down all hate," I screamed "[1] As Dylan stated to Nat Hentoff at the time that "My Back Pages" and the other songs on Another Side of Bob Dylan were written, "There aren't any finger pointing songs [here] ... Now a lot of people are doing finger pointing songs. Nice interpretation! Flung down by corpse evangelists