Released as the opening track and lead single from Bringing It All Back Home (March 1965), Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” is a two-minute blast of rapid-fire lyrics, electric backing, and attitude. Recorded on January 14, 1965 and produced by Tom Wilson, the song became Dylan’s first Top-40 hit in the U.S. (peaking at #39) and signaled his break from strictly acoustic folk into a hybrid rock/folk sound. Its punchy, staccato vocal delivery and stream-of-conscious wordplay made it immed