This week marks the 50th anniversary (!) of the release of Bob Dylan’s first album, so I’ve chosen “Senor,” from Dylan’s underrated 1978 album Street Legal. It’s the pregnant pause before the line “I’m ready when you are, Senor” that makes it so great.
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