When the Ship Comes In

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"When the Ship Comes In"
Song

"When the Ship Comes In" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 3rd studio album The Times They Are a-Changin' in 1964. Joan Baez stated in the documentary film No Direction Home that "When the Ship Comes In" was, more or less, inspired by a hotel clerk that refused to allow Dylan a room due to his "unwashed" appearance (he was not famous outside of the folk movement at this time). The song then grew into a sprawling epic allegory about vanquishing the oppressive "powers that be".

Covers

The Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers preformed this song at the Bob Dylan The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. Seminal Irish punk rock band The Pogues covered this tune during their Shane MacGowan-less period (1991-2001) on the 1996 album, Pogue Mahone. Scottish rock band Idlewild also covered the song as a b-side to These Wooden Ideas. Marcus Carl Franklin also covered the song in the movie I'm Not There. This version of the song can be found on The Original Soundtrack of the movie.

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