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"Mighty Quinn" (Quinn The Eskimo) Manfred Mann / Bob Dylan - Unplugged Special Cover


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\"Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)\" is a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded during The Basement Tapes sessions in 1967. The song was recorded in December 1967 and first released in January 1968 as the \"Mighty Quinn\" by the British band Manfred Mann and became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the \"Mighty Quinn\" title.
The subject of the song is the arrival of the mighty Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents. Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a \"simple nursery rhyme.\"

The Manfred Mann version reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 February 1968 and remained there the following week. It also charted on the American Billboard chart, peaking at #10.

A later incarnation of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, included a dramatically different live version of the song on their 1978 album Watch.


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