“Wigwam (Bob Dylan song)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

"Wigwam" is a song by Bob Dylan that was released on his 1970 album Self Portrait. It was a hit single that reached the Top 10 in several countries worldwide. The song's basic track, including "la-la" vocals, was recorded in early March 1970 in New York City. Later that month, producer Bob Johnston had brass instrument overdubs added to the track; these were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at a session without Dylan present.

Critical appraisal of "Wigwam" has been mostly positive, and reviewers have called it a highlight of Self Portrait. Several artists have covered the composition, including Drafi Deutscher, whose version of it was a Top 20 hit in Germany.

Recording

"Wigwam" was recorded during the sessions for Dylan's Self Portrait album, and produced by Bob Johnston.^[2] The basic track was put on tape on March 4, 1970,^[3] at Columbia Studio A in New York City,^[4] and was labelled "New Song 1" on the recording sheet.^[4] The musicians on the basic track were Dylan, vocals and guitar; David Bromberg, guitar; Al Kooper, piano.^[3] On April 20, 2013, this early version of "Wigwam" was released as a single for Record Store Day,^[5] and on August 27 of the same year, it appeared on The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971).^[3]^[6]

On March 17, 1970, at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, instrumental overdubs were recorded for "Wigwam" and several other songs.^[2] Dylan was not present for the overdubs, and they were overseen by Johnston.^[7]

In the song, Dylan sings "la-la" vocals, accompanied by horns,^[8] in an arrangement that has been called "mariachi-like",^[9] and "Tex-Mex".^[10] The feeling of the song has also been described as "campfire music"^[11] and as having a "hazy glow".^[12]

Release

"Wigwam" was released on Self Portrait on June 8, 1970,^[13] and as a single in June or July.^[4]^[14]^[15] The single's B-side is "Copper Kettle".^[1]^[14] The single was a Top 10 hit in Belgium,^[16] Denmark (in 1972),^[17] France,^[18] Malaysia,^[19] the Netherlands,^[1] Singapore,^[20] and Switzerland,^[21] and was a Top 40 hit in Canada^[22] and Germany.^[23] In the US, the song reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[24] and No. 13 on the Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening chart.^[25]

Years later, in the early 2000s, "Wigwam" appeared on the "Limited Tour Edition" of The Essential Bob Dylan.^[26]^[27] The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001),^[12] as well as on the compilations One Hit Wonders and Hard to Find Classics (2003),^[28] Radio 2 - De Topcollectie '70 Vol. 2 (2010),^[29] Top 40 Hitarchief - 1970 (2011),^[30] and Remember the 70s Vol. 5.^[31]

Appraisal

Reactions to the song have been generally positive. A review in Billboard magazine describes the track as "winning".^[10] Biographer Rober Shelton includes "Wigwam" among the "quality" songs on Self Portrait, describing it as "hard to forget";^[32] it is also one of the "AllMusic Picks" of the highlights of Self Portrait,^[13] and Michael Gray similarly rates it as one of the "best tracks" on the album.^[33] Greil Marcus is likewise positive about the track, calling it "a great job of arranging".^[11] PopMatters reviewer Tom Useted calls the song "more than worthy",^[34] while NME writer Paul Stokes qualifies it as "melodious" and as demonstrating Dylan's "versatility and impact".^[35] In a review of The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack, critic Heather Phares writes that the "hazy glow" of the song "add[s] to the album's strangely timeless but emotionally direct atmosphere."^[12] Critic Sean Egan writes that "Dylan la-las against a big brass arrangement in a not disagreeable way—but is 'not disagreeable' supposed to be what a Dylan track amounts to?"^[8]

On a more negative note, writer Seth Rogovoy describes "Wigwam" as a "bizarre, wordless vocal tune".^[9] Critic Anthony Varesi considers the instrumentation on "Wigwam" to be an example of "horns misplaced", and "evidence of flaws" in Bob Johnston's production choices on Self Portrait.^[36] Pitchfork writer Rob Mitchum characterizes the song as "moaning along with the brass section" and "rather unpleasant".^[37]

Covers

Artists who have covered "Wigwam" include the New Christy Minstrels,^[38] Sounds Orchestral,^[39] and the French orchestra leaders Raymond Lefèvre^[40] and Caravelli.^[41] Drafi Deutscher released a version with German lyrics, entitled "Weil ich dich liebe" ("Because I Love You"), that was a Top 20 hit in Germany in 1970.^[42] Saragossa Band^[43] have covered this song as well.

Charts

Notes

1. ^¹²³{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – Wigwam (GfK Dutch Charts)}}
2. ^¹{{harvnb|Heylin|1995|pp=77–79}}
3. ^¹²{{harvnb|Marcus|2013|p=52}}
4. ^¹²{{harvnb|Björner|1996}}
5. ^{{harvnb|WIGWAM single to be released for Record Store Day}}
6. ^{{harvnb|Another Self Portrait 1969-1971: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Overview}}
7. ^{{harvnb|Heylin|1995|p=82}}
8. ^¹{{harvnb|Egan|2011|p=175}}
9. ^¹{{harvnb|Rogovoy|2009|pp=131–132}}
10. ^¹{{harvnb|Top 60 Pop Spotlight|p=80}}
11. ^¹{{harvnb|Marcus|2010|p=24}}
12. ^¹²{{harvnb|Phares}}
13. ^¹{{harvnb|Erlewine: Self Portrait Review}}
14. ^¹{{harvnb|Hinton|2006|pp=412, 418}}
15. ^{{harvnb|Portrait Single From LP Hot For Columbia|1970|p=3}}
16. ^¹{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – Wigwam (Belgian Charts)}}
17. ^{{harvnb|Hits of the World (1972-03-18)|p=56}}
18. ^{{harvnb|Hits of the World (1970-11-28)|p=68}}
19. ^¹{{harvnb|Hits of the World (1970-11-07)|p=61}}
20. ^{{harvnb|Hits of the World (1970-10-17)|p=66}}
21. ^¹{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – Wigwam (Hitparade.ch)}}
22. ^¹{{harvnb|Top Singles - Volume 14, No. 1, August 22, 1970}}
23. ^¹{{harvnb|Single – Bob Dylan, Wigwam}}
24. ^¹{{harvnb|Self Portrait: Billboard Singles}}
25. ^¹{{harvnb|Top 40 Easy Listening|p=58}}
26. ^{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – The Essential (Album)}}
27. ^{{harvnb|Erlewine: The Essential Bob Dylan Review}}
28. ^{{harvnb|One Hit Wonders & Hard to Find Classics: Overview}}
29. ^{{harvnb|Radio 2 - De Topcollectie '70 Vol. 2}}
30. ^{{harvnb|Top 40 Hitarchief - 1970}}
31. ^{{harvnb|Remember the 70s Vol. 5}}
32. ^{{harvnb|Shelton|1986|p=419}}
33. ^{{harvnb|Gray|1981|p=13}}
34. ^{{harvnb|Useted|2008}}
35. ^{{harvnb|Stokes|2011}}
36. ^{{harvnb|Varesi|2002|p=99}}
37. ^{{harvnb|Mitchum|2002}}
38. ^{{harvnb|Special Merit Picks|p=65}}
39. ^{{harvnb|Sounds Orchestral – Wigwam}}
40. ^{{harvnb|Raymond Lefèvre – Wigwam}}
41. ^{{harvnb|Bennett|2006|p=160}}
42. ^{{harvnb|Drafi Deutscher – Weil ich dich liebe}}
43. ^{{harvnb|WIGWAM single by Saragossa Band}}

Recording

Release

Appraisal

Covers

Charts

Notes

References