897 Bob Dylan “Just Like a Woman” 1966

“‘Just Like a Woman’ is the ultimate heartbreaker on the album (Blonde on Blonde), a tale of two ships that don’t just pass in the night; they hit each other at ramming speed and stagger on to their next destination much the worse for wear. It is the kind of breakup whereby the participants will live and learn from it, but they still might not ever be able to shake its lingering repercussions. It is important to note that the song is just as much about the spurned narrator as it is about the ‘Woman’ from the title, if only to provide a defense for it against the criticism from some corners that it is sexist. Were the song completely comprised of the narrator listing all the faults of his former lover, this criticism might have more merit, although it would just mean that the narrator is sexist, not that Dylan is. This is a song, not an op-ed piece” (Jim Beviglia, Counting Down Bob Dylan, 2013).

Bob Dylan “Just Like a Woman”