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Bob Dylan: It Ain’t Me, Babe, Hamburg 31 May 1984 (Video)

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Go ’way from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I’m not the one you want, babe
I’m not the one you need
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Never weak but always strong
To protect you an’ defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door
But it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for, babe

St. Pauli Stadion
Hamburg, West Germany
31 May 1984

  • Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)

Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I’m not the one you want, babe
I will only let you down
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Who will promise never to part
Someone to close his eyes for you
Someone to close his heart
Someone who will die for you an’ more
But it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for, babe

Go melt back into the night, babe
Everything inside is made of stone
There’s nothing in here moving
An’ anyway I’m not alone
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Who’ll pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
An’ to come each time you call
A lover for your life an’ nothing more
But it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for, babe

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One thought on “Bob Dylan: It Ain’t Me, Babe, Hamburg 31 May 1984 (Video)”

  1. I was at this concert ( possibly my first Dylan “live” ? ), and thought it odd at the time, that he deviated more or less from the original recorded versions. Like me, many fans weren’t used to this unusual, rather unheard of, phenomenon. It was the true “original” Dylan that he still is, that dared to sing his songs in the way he thought creatively best at that point of time.

    Meanwhile, most of us enjoy growing with all the different versions as if they were different songs. This lends more credence to the everlastingl art of Dylan. My favourite version of “It ain’t me, babe” is from the Rolling Thunder tour shown in Renaldo & Clara film.

    But thanks to your upload today, I have remembered my visit to this concert in Hamburg, enjoyed the version now more than early on .

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