Penned by Bob Dylan in 1964 following his breakup with Suze Rotolo, capturing the bittersweet contradiction of denying lingering attachment through a spare acoustic performance.
Featured on Linda Ronstadt's 1969 solo debut Hand Sown ... Home Grown, resetting the address from 'Mama' to 'Baby' and wrapping the melody in sparkling pedal steel and breezy California country grooves.
A pioneering milestone in early West Coast country rock, transforming Dylan's detached folk reflection into an openhearted, rhythmic country-rock celebration.