“Shelter from the Storm” is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 15th studio album,Blood on the Tracks, in 1975.
Along with “Tangled Up in Blue”, “Shelter from the Storm” was one of two songs fromBlood on the Tracks to be re-released on the 2000 compilation The Essential Bob Dylan. The song also appears on two live albums by Bob Dylan — Hard Rain (from a May 1976 performance) and At Budokan (recorded in February 1978).
Rodney Crowell released this fantastic cover on his album, The Outsider. The Outsider is the twelfth studio album by Crowell. It was released on August 16, 2005 via Columbia Records. Emmylou Duets with him on Shelter From The Storm.
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris – Shelter From The Storm (audio from The Outsider):
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris – Shelter From The Storm (live, The Late Night Show, 2006):
– Hallgeir
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Nice work,great harmony
A masterful interpretation nonetheless. For what its worth, I agree with Hallgeir.
Greetings always from Sydney Australia, a cool morning here 15 degrees. This version always warms my heart…
This song is obviously Dylan’s thoughts about organised religion. There are biblical references throughout the song. It is up to the listener to decide if Dylan is for or against ‘faith’ as a basis for living on Planet Earth.
I read it more like a love story where the lover is a “safe haven” sheltering the storyteller from all that is bad (read: Storm).
– but I will listen to it with your interpretation in mind to see if it will make sense to me as well.
Thanks for the comment!
/hallgeir