1. Background

2. Covers

3. References

4. External links

"Buckets of Rain" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on September 19, 1974 in New York City and released in 1975 on Dylan's critically acclaimed album Blood on the Tracks.

A September 18, 1974 outtake of the song was released in 2018 on the single-CD and 2-LP versions of More Blood, More Tracks, with the complete recording sessions released on the deluxe edition of that album.^[1]

Background

In the officially released studio recording, "Buckets of Rain" is played in the key of E major. There are only two instruments: acoustic guitar and bass guitar. The guitar is not in standard tuning; rather, it is in "Open E" tuning.

Lyrically, "Buckets of Rain" is relatively simple, with five short verses addressing a lover. Oliver Trager describes the song thus:

Closing an otherwise desperate album with a light reappraisal of commitment, "Buckets of Rain" is a final, Sinatra-like tip of the hat sung with the playfulness of an old Piedmont songster. Though Dylan seems to liken the relationship he describes here with the ferocity of a deluge, he plaintively sings to his love, describing in light, sensual brushstrokes why he still finds her special. (88)

Covers

"Buckets of Rain" has been covered by many musicians, including:

• Bette Midler: Songs for the New Depression (1976), in a duet with Bob Dylan.
• Happy Traum: American Stranger (1978), Bucket of Songs (1983)
• Wendy Bucklew: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1992), After You (2002)
• Jimmy LaFave: Road Novel (1998)
• Steve Howe: Portraits of Bob Dylan (1999)
• Mary Lee's Corvette: Blood on the Tracks (2002)
• various artists (performed by Bette Midler): Doin' Dylan 2 (2002)
• various artists (performed by Wendy Bucklew): May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs of Bob Dylan, Volume 3 (2003)
• Neko Case: Live from Austin, TX (Neko Case album) (2003)
• Beth Orton and M. Ward: "Confidentially Speaking" live recording @ "Largo" Los Angeles, CA; September 30, 2003.
• Dave Van Ronk: ...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended... (2004)
• Redbird: Redbird (2005)
• various artists (performed by Neko Case): Love Songs (2005)
• Chris Martin at the Union Chapel, London, November 27, 2006. (Martin then dedicated it to Lily Allen.)
• Eric Bibb: Diamond Days (2006)
• John Renbourn: So Early in the Spring (2006)
• Martin Simpson at the Union Chapel, London, November 13, 2007.
• The Wood Brothers: Loaded (2008)
• Danny Schmidt: Man of Many Moons (2011)
• David Gray: During many live concerts.
• Fistful Of Mercy on the compilation "Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International" (2012)
• Tim Armstrong, as a part of his Tim Timebomb and Friends project (2012)
• John Mayer, played at a private event in Santa Monica at Casa Del Mar, February 19th 2015.^[2]

References

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091201105001/http://www.bobdylan.com/ Bob Dylan's official page]. Retrieved 15 March 2006.
• Cowe, Matt and Dick, Arthur. Acoustic Masters for Guitar. Wise Publications, 2004.
• Trager, Oliver. Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. Billboard Books, 2004.

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