In the lonely night
In the blinking stardust of a pale blue light
You’re comin’ thru to me in black and white
When we were made of dreamsYou’re blowing down the shaky street
You’re hearing my heart beat
In the record-breaking heat
Where we were born in time
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Huntsville Convention Center
Huntsville, Alabama
19 April 1993
Continue reading Bob Dylan: 5 Great live versions of “Born In Time”
The performances are fairly routine, uninspired, with the exception of “One Too Many Mornings” which is fresh and passionate. Dylan must have really felt a thousand miles behind by
this point.
In hindsight, the BBC-TV filming was the last stand of Bob Dylan, folk star. When he arrived back in the States the Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man” was at the top of the charts. Dylan immediately purged himself of whatever he’d been through in Britain by writing six pages of “vomitific” prose. He was done with his acoustic songwriter identity. He turned the prose into a song, rounded up a new batch of musicians, and on June. 15, 1965, went into Columbia Studio A in New York City and recorded “Like a Rolling Stone.”
~Paul Williams (Bob Dylan Performing Artist I: The Early Years 1960-1973)
BBC Studios
London England
1 June 1965
Continue reading Bob Dylan: BBC Studios, London England 1 June 1965
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
update: I’ve now included a couple of more videos from this concert.
St. Pauli Stadion
Hamburg, West Germany
31 May 1984
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the windHow many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
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Jokerman:
Band intro + The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll:
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-Egil
First part of this review -> The DYLANOLOGISTS – a kind of review (part 1)
This was the layout for the review:
Click on the mind-maps to make them larger (easier to read)
I finished with “The Collectors” in part 1, now next up is:
Continue reading The DYLANOLOGISTS – a kind of review (part 2)
Today: Bob Dylan released Down In The Groove 26 years ago (read more)Down in the Groove is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 30, 1988 by Columbia Records. A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan’s second consecutive album to receive almost unanimous negative reviews. Released during a period when his recording career was experiencing a slump, sales were disappointing, reaching only #61 in the US and #32 in the UK. |
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Spotify Playlist – May 30 |
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