Bob Dylan - When He Returns (Live - 1980)

From one of his two Christian albums. Dylan was "born-again" in 1979 and recorded two "Christian" albums SAVED and SLOW TRAIN COMING. This is a favorite of mine during this period. Deep stuff here folks. . .

WHEN HE RETURNS
The iron hand it ain't no match for the iron rod,
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God.
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears.
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
For like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right
When He returns.




Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through,
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew.
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
Until He returns?

Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask,
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask.
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned,
He's got plans of His own to set up His throne
When He returns.

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (outtake)

Good stuff!

Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Imagine chilling in that hotel room. Good stuff!

Bob Dylan - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

I'm back. . . This is one of my favorite Dylan tunes. Buy "Highway 61 Revisited" if you're thinking about getting into Dylan. That's where I started. Incredible album!

Why Bob Dylan? Bono explains. . .

This is from last months Rolling Stone. . .

Bob Dylan did what very, very few singers ever do. He changed popular singing. And we have been living in a world shaped by Dylan's singing ever since. Almost no one sings like Elvis Presley anymore. Hundreds try to sing like Dylan. When Sam Cooke played Dylan for the young Bobby Womack, Womack said he didn't understand it. Cooke explained that from now on, it's not going to be about how pretty the voice is. It's going to be about believing that the voice is telling the truth.

- Bono

Bob Dylan - I'm Not There

Good stuff here. Sonic Youth does a pretty good cover of this song. But you can't beat the original.

Joan Baez Sings While Dylan Types

This is from Don't Look Back (1965) documentary of Dylan touring England. Here's Joan Baez singing "Percy's Song" while Dylan types. This is probably one of the best parts of the documentary. Check it out.

Jim James & Calexico - Goin' to Acapulco

This is a Bob Dylan cover from the movie "I'm Not There." The original "basement tape" is amazing! This version is also amazing!

Bob Dylan - Chimes Of Freedom

Definitely feeling this song right now. . . This is Dylan with Joan Osborne (1999). You can find the original song on ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN (1964). Powerful lyrics. . . Enjoy.

CHIMES OF FREEDOM

Far between sundown's finish an' midnight's broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An' for each an' ev'ry underdog soldier in the night
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

- Bob Dylan

(Countdown - 17 Days) Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'

MCain just might be on the wrong side of history. . . We'll see.

Bob Dylan w/ George Harrison - Just Like A Woman (live)

This is from George Harrison's CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH (1971). Great version of a great song! You can find the original song on Dylan's BLONDE ON BLONDE album (1966). BLONDE ON BLONDE, according to Rolling Stone magazine, is the 9th best album of all time. Good stuff.

Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

"Positively 4th Street" comes from his fifth album, "Highway 61 Revisited" (1965). A fitting song for Obama to . . . well you get the point. . .

This was my "first" Dylan album. A good start for you Arod!

You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning

You got a lotta nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that's winning

YOU CAN FIND THE REST OF LYRICS HERE http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/positively.html