Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

Now It Goes Like This: "Ballad of a Thin Man”

Tracking the song's live arrangements from 1965 through 2024

Ray Padgett
Oct 04, 2026
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“Ballad of a Thin Man” is Bob Dylan’s sixth most-played song in concert. 1,361 different live versions between 1965 and 2024. So tracking its different live arrangements for this series seemed daunting. However, given how often this song got played, there actually aren’t that many. He’s played “Thin Man” more or less the same way for years at a time.

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