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4 unusual facts about Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again


Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

The Sisters of Mercy song "Dominion/Mother Russia" features the line "stuck inside of Memphis in a mobile home", as a play on words on this song's title.

"Stuck Inside of Mobile" is used in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and is mentioned in the book by Hunter S. Thompson.

WABD

The modern WABB-FM (97.5 FM) signed on for the first time on February 5, 1973, with the song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" by Bob Dylan (which was also the final song played on February 29, 2012).

WTKD

The most recent incarnation of WABB-FM (97.5 FM) signed on for the first time on February 5, 1973, with the song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" by Bob Dylan.


Dylan Covered

#Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Hugh Cornwell

Grand Street and Grand Avenue

The street is referenced in songs and books from many local artists, including Bob Dylan ("Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"), Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan ("I Don't Wanna Grow Up", popularized by the Ramones) and Matt & Kim (the title of their album Grand, as well as in the lyrics of their songs "Cameras" and "Daylight").


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