<P> The standard studio version of "Idiot Wind", re-recorded in December 1974 and issued on Blood on the Tracks, is listed as 7: 48 in duration . One of the original September 1974 studio recordings of the song, eventually released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1--3, runs 8: 52 long . </P> <P> A raucous live version from May 23, 1976, listed as 10: 21 long, is included as the closing track to Hard Rain . </P> <P> The song was #16 on American Songwriter magazine's The 30 Greatest Dylan Songs . </P> <P> Some of the lyrics of "Idiot Wind" are mentioned in the song "Only Wanna Be with You" by American band Hootie & the Blowfish . </P>

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