who wrote the song all along the watchtower
Bob Dylan
title: All Along the Watchtower text: All Along the Watchtower "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The song initially appeared on his 1967 album "John Wesley Harding", and it has been included on most of Dylan's subsequent greatest hits compilations. Since the late 1970s, he has performed it in concert more than any of his other songs. Different versions appear on four of Dylan's live albums. Covered by numerous artists in various genres, "All Along the Watchtower" is strongly identified with the interpretation Jimi Hendrix recorded for "Electric Ladyland" with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Hendrix version, title: All Along the Watchtower text: released six months after Dylan's original recording, became a Top 20 single in 1968 and was ranked 47th in "Rolling Stone" magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Following a motorcycle accident in July 1966, Dylan spent the next 18 months recuperating at his home in Woodstock and writing songs. According to Clinton Heylin, all the songs for "John Wesley Harding" were written and recorded during a six-week period at the end of 1967. With one child born in early 1966 and another in mid-1967, Dylan had settled into family life. Dylan recorded "All Along the Watchtower" on November 6, title: All Along the Watchtower text: is referenced in Chapter 10 of the graphic novel "Watchmen". The song is one of seven Dylan songs of which its lyrics were reset for soprano and piano (or orchestra) by John Corigliano for his song cycle "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan". The song is featured prominently in the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica", serving as a critical plot element of the show. The lyrics are referenced in the dialogue multiple times, and the opening bars are a recurring theme throughout the show. The show features a new arrangement by Bear McCreary during the season three finale, and Jimi title: All Along the Watchtower text: Hendrix's version during the series' finale. A cover was used in the Fox television show Lucifer, covered by Tom Ellis playing the titular role. The Jimi Hendrix cover of the song is used in "The Martian" trailer. A instrumental version of the song by Devlin features in the opening credits of the HBO series "The Young Pope". All Along the Watchtower "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The song initially appeared on his 1967 album "John Wesley Harding", and it has been included on most of Dylan's subsequent greatest hits compilations. title: Watchtower (song) text: Watchtower (song) "Watchtower" is the fifth single by British rapper Devlin, and the lead single from his second studio album, "A Moving Picture" (2013). The song features British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and was produced by Labrinth. "Watchtower" was released on 16 August 2012 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 August 2012 at number 7, becoming Devlin's highest-charting single and first top 10 hit and Sheeran's fifth top 10 hit. The song samples the main chorus line from Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". It also borrows Jimi Hendrix's riff from the guitarist's cover. It was used in the