Gotta Serve Somebody

~ Song

Annotation

Work status:

  • First copyright date: 1979-05-29
  • Note: Copyrighted as "You Gotta Serve Somebody"
  • Copyright renewed in 2007
Annotation last modified on 2012-01-06 06:26 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/8898 [info]
later parody versions:Serve Yourself
later translated versions:Il faudra que tu serves quelqu'un
Je zult iemand moeten dienen
Musisz służyć komuś
Nix mitnehma

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1979-05-04Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
1979-05-04Gotta Serve Somebody (outtake – May 4, 1979)Bob Dylan5:40
1979-10-09Gotta Serve Somebody (rehearsal – Oct 9, 1979)Bob Dylan4:35
1979-10-20Gotta Serve Somebody (live, 1979: Saturday Night Live, New York, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan6:55
1979-11-15Gotta Serve Somebody (Nov. 15, 1979)liveBob Dylan6:29
1979-11-28Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan?:??
1980-02-27Gotta Serve Somebody (live, 1980: Grammy Awards)liveBob Dylan6:28
1980-04-18Gotta Serve Somebody (April 18, 1980)liveBob Dylan6:53
1980-11-16Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan with Jerry Garcia?:??
1981-06-27Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan4:30
1981-06-27Gotta Serve Somebody (June 27, 1981)liveBob Dylan3:57
1981-11-10Gotta Serve Somebody (live, 1981-11-10: Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, USA)liveBob Dylan3:29
1987-05 – 1987-06Gotta Serve SomebodyGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-06Gotta Serve SomebodyGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-06Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan & Grateful Dead3:55
1987-07-26Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan & Grateful Dead5:51
1987-07-26Gotta Serve SomebodyliveDylan & The Dead5:51
1987-07Gotta Serve SomebodyliveDylan & the Dead5:51
1989-07-19Gotta Serve Somebody (1989-07-19: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1990-06-27Gotta Serve Somebody (1990-06-27, Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik, Iceland)liveBob Dylan5:33
1990-06-30Gotta Serve Somebody (1990-06-30: Kalvøya-Festivalen, Kalvøya, Sandvika, Norway)liveBob Dylan?:??
1990-10-13Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan?:??
1991-04-20Gotta Serve Somebody (1991-04-20: Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham, AL, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1991-06-17Gotta Serve Somebody (1991-06-17: Beethovensaal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany)liveBob Dylan?:??
1992-10-16Gotta Serve Somebodycover and liveBooker T. & the MG’s5:36
1998-10-20Gotta Serve Somebody (1998-10-20: Regina Agridome, Regina, SK, Canada)liveBob Dylan?:??
1999-02-12Gotta Serve Somebody (1999-02-12: Southern Illinois University Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1999-02-22Gotta Serve Somebody (live)liveBob Dylan4:23
2000-04-03Gotta Serve Somebody (live, 2000-04-03: Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA)liveBob Dylan6:03
2002-08-20You Got to Serve SomebodyJools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Marianne Faithfull4:12
2003-05Gotta Serve SomebodycoverEric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur5:34
2007Gotta Serve Somebodycover and liveHazel Motes?:??
2009-04-12Gotta Serve Somebody (2009-04-12: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands)liveBob Dylan3:56
Gotta Serve SomebodyBill Perry7:22
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverBooker T. & the MG’s4:25
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan6:57
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverWillie Nelson9:47
Gotta Serve SomebodyMesa4:34
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:24
Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan4:15
Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:26
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:26
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverShirley Caesar5:51
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:24
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverEtta James6:49
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverDavid Allan Coe4:23
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverLacy J. Dalton with David Allan Coe4:23
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverNona Hendryx4:55
Gotta Serve SomebodyIan Shaw3:47
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverAaron Neville4:24
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverShirley Caesar5:50
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverDavid Allan Coe & Lacy J. Dalton4:24
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverRolling Thunder5:49
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve Somebody (live, 2000-05-21: Horsens Ny Teater, Horsens, Denmark)liveBob Dylan4:57
Gotta Serve Somebody (2000-09-24: Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK)liveBob Dylan5:04
Gotta Serve Somebody (1980-11-10: Fox Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1990-08-20: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan3:48
Gotta Serve SomebodyliveBob Dylan3:29
Gotta Serve Somebody (live)liveBob Dylan4:28
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:23
Gotta Serve Somebody (1980-04-20, soundcheck: Rock Solid: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (2008-11-21: The United Palace, New York City, NY, USA (source 1))liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1990-07-01: Ruisrock, Ruissalon Kansanpuisto, Turku, Finland)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1980-01-26: Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1980-11-11: Fox Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1980-11-15: Fox Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1990-07-07: Torhout-Werchter Rock Festival, Torhout, Belgium)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve SomebodyBob Dylan5:23
Gotta Serve Somebody (2009-04-05: Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany (source 1))liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (2009-04-05: Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany (source 2))liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (2008-11-21: The United Palace, New York City, NY, USA (source 2))liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve Somebody (1979-11-18: Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverEric Burdon4:56
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverNasio w/ Drummie Zeb & The Razor Posse (featuring Incline)4:48
Gotta Serve SomebodyLuther Ingram4:38
Gotta Serve Somebodycover and liveDead Ringers9:32
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverNichole Nordeman4:00
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverMavis Staples6:38
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverJudy Collins5:43
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverNatalie Cole5:18
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverNatalie Cole5:16
Gotta Serve SomebodycoverBarb Jungr7:17
Gotta Serve Somebodycover500 Million Society6:13
Gotta Serve Somebody (5.1 mix)Bob Dylan5:25
Gotta Serve Somebody (cover)coverAleister X feat. Andrew W.K. and Bob Dylan4:02
Gotta Serve Somebody (Jan 26, 1983, Hilversum, Netherlands)cover and liveDavid Allan Coe?:??
Serve SomebodycoverJohnny Q. Public6:51
You Got to Serve Somebodycover and liveMavis Staples & Levon Helm5:37
You've Gotta Serve Somebodycover and liveThe Dylan Project10:07