"Starlight In The East"
Directory of Bob Dylan’s Unreleased Songs: Y

Compiled by Alan Fraser

Revised: 10 March, 2010

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(Indefinite and definite articles at the beginning of song titles are ignored, so A WOMAN LIKE YOU is on the "W" page, and THE KING IS ON THE THRONE is on the "K" page.)


 

YELLOW MONDAY SONG 1966 N?
Song title found on a typescript of rough drafts described by Clinton Heylin in “Behind The Shades 2” (p242 US edition) – thanks to Gil Walker for the information. It is not known if this refers to a released or unreleased song.

 

YES SIR, NO SIR (HALLELUJAH) 1981 S
Instrumental recorded during "Shot Of Love" sessions at United Western Studio, Los Angeles, CA, 02 Apr 1981

 

YONDER COMES SIN 1980 S
Out-take from "Shot Of Love", recorded at Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, CA, 27 Oct 1980, a recording not only considered for "Shot Of Love" but short listed for inclusion in 1991 on "The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3" and which can be found on Columbia/CBS US/UK acetates, see "Searching For A Gem" 1981
Thanks to "Rita May" for pointing out this omission and to Arie de Reus for scans of the 1981 acetates.

 

YOU BET YOUR LIFE Bob Dylan (?), 1967 N?
Uncirculating Basement Tapes song mentioned by Rick Danko in an interview with Jon Ferguson of the daily "Intelligencer Journal", Lancaster, PA, reported on 26 Mar 1992. Rick is quoted as saying: "I met a guy recently who played me some stuff from the Basement I forgot about. we got together for seven months, six days a week. When you're together that long, with a little concentration you get a lot done. There's still songs resurfacing. I heard one the other day called YOU BET YOUR LIFE."

 

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR NAME ???? N?
No details available on this reported title, is it one of the hoax titles?

 

YOU CAN GET HER Bob Dylan?, 1963 R
From the "Banjo Tape" rehearsal with Gil Turner and Happy Traum, Gerdes Folk City, New York, 08 Feb 1963 (see comments for ALL OVER YOU)

 

YOU CAN'T GET YOUR WAY ALLA TIME 1966 N
Song idea developed during the "Blonde On Blonde" sessions, 1966 - typed lyrics published in "Isis" #46 and "Isis" #120. Information from Clinton Heylin's book "Revolution In The Air - The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 1: 1957-73" (Constable, 2009)

 

YOU DON'T DO ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO Bob Dylan?, 1961 R
Title used by Paul Cable for a song more commonly titled HONEY BABE, from the "Banjo Tape" rehearsal with Gil Turner and Happy Traum, Gerdes Folk City, New York, 08 Feb 1963 (see comments for ALL OVER YOU)

 

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THAT 1965 S
Out-take from "Bringing It All Back Home", recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 13 Jan 1965 (CO85280), also known as BENDING DOWN ON MY STOMICK LOOKING WEST

 

YOU DON’T LOVE ME NO MORE 1978 C
Performed at soundcheck in New Haven, CT, on 17 Sep 1978, but no known studio version and never performed live

 

YOU TREAT ME LIKE A STEPCHILD Bob Dylan/Helena Springs, 1978 L
Alternate title of STEPCHILD, also known as AM I NOT YOUR STEPCHILD?

 

YOU OWN A RACEHORSE Bob Dylan, 1967 N?
Uncirculating Basement Tapes song mentioned by Garth Hudson in an interview by Mark T. Gould of "2001 Sound Waves" - reported in "Isis" magazine in Dec 2001. Talking about missing songs, Garth said: "There may be things in there, I just have to find them. There's one by Bob called CAN I GET A RACEHORSE? He thought I had it on tape and I thought he had it. It's there somewhere. We just need to see if we can find it." Listed by Tim Dunn under this title in his book "The Bob Dylan Copyright Files: Supplement 1" (Rolling Tomes, 2000)

 

YOU’D LIKE ME TO GO ???? N?
No details available on this reported title, is it one of the hoax titles?

 

YOU’VE BEEN HIDING TOO LONG 1963 L
Performed at New York Town Hall, 12 Apr 1963 (sometimes incorrectly placed at Carnegie Hall) - no studio version known

 

YOUR LETTER 1965? S
Deliberately misleading song title used on an early vinyl bootleg, probably for an alternate version of DESOLATION ROW, released on "Highway 61 Revisited"

 

YOUR ROCKING CHAIR Bob Dylan/Helena Springs, 1978 C
Performed at soundcheck, Omaha, NB, 04 Nov 1978 - no studio version or live performance known. Thanks to Tim Dunn for the information that this is a mistitling of the Bob Dylan/Helena Springs song MORE THAN FLESH AND BLOOD, which was also performed at a soundcheck in New Haven, CT, 17 Sep 1978

 

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