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Bob Dylan has never played this song in concert, or released it. All we got are the 3 takes from the circulating “Hearts of Fire outtakes”. The solo version is absolutely incredible.

Townhouse Studio
London, England
27 & 28 August 1986
Hearts Of Fire recording session, produced by Beau Hill

with:

• Eric Clapton (guitar)
• Ron Wood & Kip Winger (bass)
• Beau Hill (keyboards)
• Henry Spinetti (drums)

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1. The Usual (John Hiatt)
2. The Usual (John Hiatt)
3. The Usual (John Hiatt)
4. The Usual (John Hiatt)
5. The Usual (John Hiatt)
6. Ride This Train
7. Had A Dream About You, Baby
8. Had A Dream About You, Baby
9. Had A Dream About You, Baby
10. Had A Dream About You, Baby
11. Had A Dream About You, Baby
12. Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver)
    Solo – incredible version!!!!
    https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/221119897
13. Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver)
    Fast version… not good
    https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/221106993
14. Old Five And Dimer (Like Me) (Billy Joe Shaver)
    Slow bluesy version – good stuff!
    https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/221107032
15. Had A Dream About You, Baby
16. Had A Dream About You, Baby
17. To Fall In Love With You
18. Night After Night
19. Had A Dream About You, Baby
20. Had A Dream About You, Baby
21. Had A Dream About You, Baby
22. Night After Night
23. A Couple More Years (Shel Silverstein – Dennis Locorriere)

• 3-18 circulates as a separate out-take tape, 60 minutes

Lyrics

I’ve spent a lifetime making up my mind to be
More than the measure of what I thought others could see
Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too few between
For Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me

She stood beside me letting me know she would be
Something to lean on when everything ran out on me
Fenced yards ain’t hole cards and like as not never will be
Reason for rhymers and old five and dimers like me

It’s taking me so long and now that I know I believe
All that I do or say is all I ever will be
Too far and too high and too deep ain’t too much to be
Too much ain’t enough for old five and dimers like me

Yeah, an old five and dimer is all I really meant to be

Billy Joe Shaver – original studio version (1973):

Waylon Jennings – Live in Texas 1975:

Check out:

• Bob Dylan – The Songs He didn’t write
• Dylan’s Ode To Billy Joe – William Henry Price’s great post on the subject
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• Billy Joe Shaver
• Karl Erik´s expectingrain.com

-Egil