YMMV / The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

• Growing the Beard: Dylan grew a mustache here, starting with "Blowin' in the Wind", where he finally learned that he didn't need to cover the same folk songs as everyone else; he could write originals and make more timely statements.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: The line "wants me to grow a mustache on my face" in "I Shall Be Free". A thin mustache has been one of Dylan's visual trademarks since around 2001.
• Signature Song: "Blowin' in the Wind", which can be considered as Dylan's first big classic ever. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is not far behind, however.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: Most of the songs could be classified as rewrites of other songs.
  • "Blowin' In The Wind"—"No More Auction Block [traditional]
  • "Girl From The North Country" — "Scarborough Fair" [traditional]
  • "Masters of War" — "Nottamun Town" [traditional]
  • "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" — "Lord Randall" [traditional]
  • "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" — "Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?" [Paul Clayton]
    • And, in turn, Johnny Cash rewrote "Don't Think Twice" as "Understand Your Man".
  • "Bob Dylan's Dream" — "Lady Franklin's Lament" [traditional]
  • "I Shall Be Free" — "We Shall Be Free" [Lead Belly]