The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it’s not that way
I wasn’t born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Continue reading February 8: Bob Dylan: “I Want You” London 1990 (Video)
Come round you old time cowboys, and listen to my song
Please do not grow weary, I will not detain you long
Concerning some young cowboy, who did agree to go
Spend the summer pleasantly on the trail of the buffalo
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Well I wrote that song to the tune of Buffalo Skinner. An old cowboy song.
~Bob Dylan about “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (to Ray Coleman, May 1965)
From Wikipedia:
| “The Buffalo Skinners” | |
|---|---|
| The Hills of Mexico, “On the Trail of the Buffalo” | |
| Music by | traditional |
| Language | English |
“The Buffalo Skinners” (“The Hills of Mexico”) is a traditional American folk song. It tells the story of an 1873 buffalo hunt on the southern plains. According to Fannie Eckstorm, 1873 is correct, as the year that professional buffalo hunters from Dodge City first entered the northern part of the Texas panhandle. It is thought to be based on the song Canaday-I-O.
According to extensive research carried out by Jürgen Kloss in 2010-2012, this song is one of the many variants of John B Freeman’s ‘Buffalo Song’ .
Continue reading Bob Dylan: Trail of The Buffalo (traditional)
“To get to play with Bob Dylan was a … dream!”
G. E. Smith
George Edward “G. E.” Smith (born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates and the musical director of Saturday Night Live. Smith was lead guitarist of Bob Dylan’s touring band from June 7, 1988, to October 19, 1990. Smith also served as musical director of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration for Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992.
We found a very interesting new interview with Smith on YouTube, he is a good storyteller.
– Hallgeir
Far away where the soft winds blow
Far away from it all
There is a place you go
Where teardrops fallFar away in the stormy night
Far away and over the wall
You are there in the flickering light
Where teardrops fall
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England
8 February 1990
We banged the drum slowly
And played the fife lowly
You know the song in my heart
In the turning of twilight
In the shadows of moonlight
You can show me a new place to startI’ve torn my clothes and I’ve drained the cup
Strippin’ away at it all
Thinking of you when the sun comes up
Where teardrops fallBy rivers of blindness
In love and with kindness
We could hold up a toast if we meet
To the cuttin’ of fences
To sharpen the senses
That linger in the fireball heatRoses are red, violets are blue
And time is beginning to crawl
I just might have to come see you
Where teardrops fall
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-Egil
A very good 88-concert and the sound on the circulating soundboard tape is incredible.
It is concert #15 of the Never Ending Tour & this tour is “labeled” the Interstate 88 Tour, part 1.
Jones Beach Theater
Jones Beach State Park
Wantagh, New York
30 June 1988
Wantagh (pronounced /WAHN-taw/) is a hamlet and census-designated place (an unincorporated section of the town of Hempstead) in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, United States. The population of Wantagh was 18,871 at the time of the 2010 census.
Wantagh is known as “The Gateway to Jones Beach“.
Musicians:
| Address | 1000 Ocean Parkway Wantagh, New York 11793 |
|---|---|
| Location | Jones Beach State Park |
| Type | Amphitheatre |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Renovated | 1992 |
| Expanded | 1998 |
| Former name(s) | Jones Beach Marine Theater(1952-94) Jones Beach Amphitheater (1994-2000) Jones Beach Theater (2000-02) Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater (2002-06) |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
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