Lay Lady Lay

In a few days, on the 10th , me, my boyfriend and some of my friends will go to the Bob Dylan concert in the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam. I was never a particular fan of Bob, but my boyfriend sort of introduced me to his music. One of the few songs I knew back then was “Lay Lady Lay” and it sort of became “our song” (cheesy!). Every now and then he serenades it to me on his guitar when I’m in the shower. Which is kind of cute, don’t you think?

Nowadays, I’m totally in-the-know about Bob. I’ve listened to the music, I’ve read the books, I’ve watched the documentaries. In two years time my Dylan-knowledge has expanded progressively. The one thing I keep coming back to though are the romances. Maybe that’s a typical girly thing to do, but I’m extremely interested in anything that has to do with Dylan’s love life.

So, as a tribute, I’ve picked out three of Dylan’s (rumoured)lovers/love-interests. Three interesting women with a career of their own, who once fell for the charms of Mr. Dylan. And who happened to have a killer fashion sense!

Edie Sedgwick

Edie Sedgwick is one of Andy Warhol’s most well-known muses and definitely one of the IT-girls of the sixties. Her mod-look became very popular in the sixties and her signature opaque tights are still a hit with fashionistas around the world.


























Francoise Hardy

A French singer and actress who was quite popular in the sixties. Dylan mentioned her in the poem "Some other kinds of songs" on the album sleeve of "Another Side of Bob Dylan".

for françoise hardy
at the seine's edge
a giant shadow
of notre dame
seeks t' grab my foot
sorbonne students
whirl by on thin bicycles
swirlin' lifelike colors of leather spin
the breeze yawns food
far from the bellies
of erhard meetin' johnson
piles of lovers
fishing
kissing
lay themselves on their books. boats.
old men
clothed in curly mustaches
float on the benches
blankets of tourists
in bright red nylon shirts
with straw hats of ambassadors ...




























































Joan Baez

Joan Baez is probably Dylan’s most well-known lover and also my favourite. A singer with an amazing voice, mostly known from her protestsongs in the sixties.