 Wallflower  is a song written and recorded in November 1971 by Bob Dylan.Dylan's own recording, however, was not released until twenty years later as part of The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991. number of artists have recorded a cover of what once was an obscure Dylan song (incomplete list): 1  David Bromberg, 1974, for Wanted Dead or Alive (Columbia Records). 2  Buddy and Julie Miller, 2001 for Buddy & Julie Miller (Hightone). 3  Uncle Earl, 2007, for Waterloo, Tennessee (Rounder).