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WCSX Classic Cuts : Lay Lady Lay

WCSX Classic Cuts Bob Dylan: “Lay Lady Lay” The Hook: Cream’s Jack Bruce is a big fan of the song. Album: Nashville Skyline Year: 1969 Writer: Bob Dylan Stats: Peaked…

CULVER CITY, CA – JUNE 11: Musician Bob Dylan Performs onstage during the 37th AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas at Sony Pictures on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)

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WCSX Classic Cuts

Bob Dylan: "Lay Lady Lay"

The Hook: Cream's Jack Bruce is a big fan of the song.

Album: Nashville Skyline

Year: 1969

Writer: Bob Dylan

Stats:
Peaked at number-seven on the Billboard Hot 100

Background: Cream and Bob Dylan shared a love for the blues, but even when Dylan took a detour into country-flavored crooning, Cream bassist Jack Bruce was down with it. He tells us how he feels about the tune.

Cream bassist Jack Bruce on why he's a fan of "Lady Lady Lay." OC:...Bob Dylan. :09

"I think it's such an evocative, peaceful, sexy song. I love it. I've always been a big admirer of Bob Dylan."