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Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay (Take 2 - Alternate Version)

Bob Dylan reveals he wrote 'Lay Lady Lay' for Barbra Streisand in the 'lost' 1971 interview.
The folk icon also opens up about anti-semitism and his Jewish identity.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/bob-dylan-reveals-he-wrote-lay...

In long-lost interviews, Bob Dylan speaks candidly about anti-Semitic prejudice and reveals he wrote the hit song "Lay Lady Lay" for Barbra Streisand to sing.

In context, Dylan appears to be saying that he wrote "Lay Lady Lay" as a tune for Streisand to sing — not necessarily as an homage to her. Dylan, a famously enigmatic artist who guards his privacy, did not provide any additional information about his relationship with Streisand.

In a statement to NBC News on Wednesday, Streisand said: "I'm very flattered to find out that Bob Dylan wrote 'Lay Lady Lay' for me. What I remember is getting flowers from him with a handwritten note asking me to sing a duet with him, but I just couldn't imagine it then. Guess what, Bob, I can imagine doing it now!"