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"To Ramona"
Song by Bob Dylan
from the album Another Side of Bob Dylan
ReleasedAugust 8, 1964
RecordedJune 9, 1964
GenreFolk
Length3:52
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Tom Wilson

"To Ramona" is a folk waltz written by Bob Dylan for his fourth studio album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. The melody is taken from traditional Mexican Corrido folk music. "To Ramona" is also a nod to Rex Griffin's 1937 song "The Last Letter". The song is one of several on the album to highlight the more personal and less political side of Dylan's songwriting that would become more prominent in the future.

The song also makes allusions to Dylan's personal relationship with fellow folk singer Joan Baez,[1] at the time of its composition and subsequent release. It is another example of the G, G6, G7 harmonic motif Dylan uses pervasively on the record. The song was recorded in one take in the Columbia Recording Studios on June 9, 1964.

References

  1. ^ Power, Tom. "Single Songs: Bob Dylan's 'To Ramona'". CBC Music. Retrieved 12 June 2012.