Name one of Bob Dylan's most-performed live songs, that is said to be inspired by the Prospect Park Water Tower in Minneapolis.
Prospect Park Water Tower The Prospect Park Water Tower, sometimes referred to as the "Witch's Hat Water Tower" or just "The Tower", is a historic water tower in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1913 on Tower Hill Park, a hilltop park established in 1906. The water tower has become the neighborhood's architectural mascot for its singular design by Frederick William Cappelen. The tower is rumored to be the inspiration for Bob Dylan's song "All Along the Watchtower," as the tower was clearly visible from Dylan's home in nearby Dinkytown.
From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" is a popular song published in 1909. Charles Wakefield Cadman composed the music based on an Omaha love song collected by Alice C. Fletcher. "Sky-blue water" or "clear blue water" is one possible translation of ""Mnisota"," the name for the Minnesota River in the Dakota language. Nelle Richmond Eberhart wrote the poem that goes with the music: