They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
“Simple Twist Of Fate” is among Dylan’s finest songs and there many fantastic live versions available.
Here are 15.
First ever live performance @ WTTW-TV Studios Chicago, Illinois 10 September 1975:
The air is getting hotter
There’s a rumbling in the skies
I’ve been wading through the high muddy water
With the heat rising in my eyes
Every day your memory grows dimmer
It doesn’t haunt me like it did before
I’ve been walking through the middle of nowhere
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door
Hall 4
Scottish Exhibition And Conference Center
Glasgow, Scotland
23 June 2004
- Bob Dylan (vocal & piano)
- Stu Kimball (guitar)
- Larry Campbell (guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
- Tony Garnier (bass)
- George Recile (drums & percussion)
Continue reading June 23: Bob Dylan Performing “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” in Glasgow, Scotland – 2004 (video) →
A lot of people don’t like the road, but it’s as natural to me as breathing. I do it because I’m driven to do it, and I either hate it or love it. I’m mortified to be on the stage, but then again, it’s the only place where I’m happy. It’s the only place you can be who you want to be.
~Bob Dylan (John Pareles Interview, Sept. 1997)
I do a certain amount of concerts every year. But it’s not a constant never-ending tour. A part of me doesn’t wanna do it at all. Just want to quit right away. Playing is a job. My trade. Like you’re journalists. You are heading for the next news item, I’m heading for the next town.
~Bob Dylan (London press conference, 4 Oct 1997)
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Here some of the Bob Dylan videos we’ve posted on alldylan.com from 1996-1999:
1996
- June 26: She Belongs To Me & Maggie’s Farm, Liverpool, 26 June 1996 (video)
- June 26: Tangled Up In Blue @ Empire, Liverpool, England – 26 June 1996 (video)
- June 26: Man In The Long Black Coat, Liverpool, England 26 June 1996 (Video)
- June 27: Mr. Tambourine Man, Liverpool – 27 June 1996 (video)
- June 29: Hyde Park, London, England, 29 June 1996 (Videos)
- August 3: You’re A Big Girl Now, Atlanta, Georgia – August 3, 1996 (video)
- August 3 & 4: House Of Blues, Atlanta, Georgia 3 & 4 August 1996 (videos)
- Nov 10: Just Like A Woman, Mankato 1996 (video)
- Nov 10: Lay Lady Lay, Mankato, Minnesota 10 November 1996
- Nov 10: Mankato, Minnesota 10 November 1996 (Full concert video)
Continue reading Bob Dylan: Concerts & Videos from 1996 – 1999 @ alldylan.com →
All of that “Never Ending Tour” talk is nonsense. If there’s anything for sure in our world, then it’s the knowledge that everything comes to an end one day. Our mortality is the one thing that connects us all, and nothing but the knowledge about that creates a greater proximity between people. I don’t even think that I give a lot of concerts. In your world it might be a lot, in mine it is normal.
~Bob Dylan (July 2001)
2000
- July 23: Saratoga Springs, New York 23 July 2000 (video)
- Sep 13: Ring Them Bells, Dublin, Ireland 13 September 2000 (Video)
- Sep 16: Great Bob Dylan Concert in Aberdeen September 16, 2000 (video)
- Sep 19: Delia, Soldier’s Grave, + more, Newcastle, England 19 September 2000 (Video)
- Sep 23: The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, Cardiff 2000
- Sep 23: Things Have Changed, Cardiff 2000 (video)
- Sep 24: Guildhall Portsmouth, England 2000 (videos)
- Sep 25: Bob Dylan – Guildhall Portsmouth, England 2000 (Videos)
- Oct 6: Blind Willie McTell, London, England 6 October 2000 (video)
- Oct 6: Desolation Row, London, England 6 October 2000 (video)
- Oct 6: Stuck Inside Of Mobile, London, England 6 October 2000 (video)
- Oct 6: Standing In The Doorway, London 2000
Continue reading Bob Dylan live 2000 – 2009 (videos & audio) →
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