Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts

About Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts

"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts", is a song by Bob Dylan released on the 1975 album Blood on the Tracks, known for its complex plot and long running time. It is one of five songs on Blood on the Tracks that Dylan initially recorded in New York City in September 1974 and then re-recorded in Minneapolis in December that year; the later recording became the album track. The New York recording session of "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" was released on the deluxe edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks in 2018, with the second take of the song also included on the single-CD and 2-LP versions of the album. The deluxe version of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 also included a remix of the December 1974 master issued on Blood on the Tracks. There have been two screenplays written based on the song: one by John Kaye and commissioned by Dylan, and another written by James Byron. Neither screenplay ever became a film. According to his official website, Dylan has played the song live only once on May 25, 1976, in Salt Lake City. more »