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Time fly's when your having fun. Can't believe it has been 24 years!!

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Shot of Love (1981) Bob Dylan

Recorded Apr-May, 1981

Released Aug 12, 1981

Dead Man,Dead Man

Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind,

Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine,

Never bein' able to separate the good from the bad,

Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it,

It's makin' me feel so sad.

Dead man, dead man,

When will you arise?

Cobwebs in your mind,

Dust upon your eyes.

Satan got you by the heel, there's a bird's nest in your hair.

Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?

The way that you hold your head, cursin' God with every move,

Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it,

What are you tryin' to prove?

Dead man, dead man,

When will you arise?

Cobwebs in your mind,

Dust upon your eyes.

The glamour and the bright lights and the politics of sin,

The ghetto that you build for me is the one you end up in,

The race of the engine that overrules your heart,

Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it,

Pretending that you're so smart.

Dead man, dead man,

When will you arise?

Cobwebs in your mind,

Dust upon your eyes.

What are you tryin' to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun?

My back is already to the wall, where can I run?

The tuxedo that you're wearin', the flower in your lapel,

Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it,

You wanna take me down to hell.

Dead man, dead man,

When will you arise?

Cobwebs in your mind,

Dust upon your eyes.

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"Shot of Love" came out when I was WOW and my "family coordinator" said it was from the devil and especially aimed at me to get my mind off the WOW program. He knew I liked Dylan and I was listening to the album when he came home from work.

Yup, Dylan recorded it just for me, thanks Bob. LOL

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Originally posted by mstar1:

Just saw him a few weeks ago with Willie Nelson--he was as inaudible as ever , but the band was hot---nothing from his born again period made it into the set

Did you go to the show in Pitsville Mass.? He did Every Grain of sand off of shot of love at that show. Every once in a while you will see Slow Train or When You Gonna Wake Up on a set list. I saw the same tour here,yep inaudible and this time almost invisible did he play keyboards off to the side of the stage all night. What the hell is up with that?

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Yea I saw the show in Pittsfield,and he played keyboards allnight-- he might have done "Every grain of Sand" but it sounded like

"Gryhmpf Xlkmfot Hratenzy shlowhjy" to me,

the only songs I could make out were "its alright ma", "Willie McTell" "Don't Think Twice", and "Summer days Summer Nights".

Willie was also in and out that night.

It was really more of an 'event' than music, I actually thought The Greencards were the best music on the bill.

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icon_biggrin.gif:D--> Gotta love it he is about the only show where you can be there and still miss it.

Well just so you know here is what you heard. It was a short show looks like he must be slowing down He was doing 17 song sets...

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Wahconah Park

Drifter's Escape

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Moonlight

Down Along The Cove

Girl Of The North Country

High Water (For Charley Patton)

Every Grain Of Sand

Highway 61 Revisited

Blind Willie McTell

Chimes Of Freedom

Summer Days

encore

It Ain't Me, Babe

Like A Rolling Stone

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I am a fan of his older music but not of himself as a person. I think he is arrogant, money hungry and totally self absorbed. I have seen him 6 times in concert, the last time I said I would never go again (but I know I will), didn't have a clue what songs he was singing.

I miss the music of Dylan in the 60's.

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the only songs I could make out were "its alright ma", "Willie McTell" "Don't Think Twice", and "Summer days Summer Nights".

what he played:

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Drifter's Escape

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Moonlight

Down Along The Cove

Girl Of The North Country

High Water (For Charley Patton)

Every Grain Of Sand

Highway 61 Revisited

Blind Willie McTell

Chimes Of Freedom

Summer Days

encore

It Ain't Me, Babe

Like A Rolling Stone

It was worse than I thought--that wasn't even 'Dont think twice" but something else..

I am pretty sure that "grumble grumble, moan , shriek, mumble, mumble" should have been on the Pittsfield playlist.

I KNOW I heard that one!

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Thanks- good stuff

Found this little tidbit on the site while surfing around:

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Good As I've Been To You -1992

Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica -- Bob Dylan

Production Supervised by Debbie Gold for The Gold Network

Recorded and Mixed by Micajah Ryan

Micajah was in the WoW team that witnessed to me, unless of course there is another one which is sort of a long shot.

Good goin Mic

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