In honor of Mr. Dylan’s 72nd birthday… a marvelous live performer, here are a few of my favorite live videos of his. If you don’t think he’s one of the best songwriters ever, you’re crazy and you need to give me a call at 867-5309, I’ll set you straight.
Three songs on Letterman, 1984 (particularly Jokerman)
Oh, Sister and Simple Twist of Fate, 1975 on PBS, right before the Rolling Thunder Revue
Gotta Serve Somebody, Grammys 1980
Tight Connection To My Heart (look up the supper club performance!)
Hazel, 1994 (MTV Unplugged rehearsals)
If Not For You, 1970 (w/ George Harrison, rehearsing for Concert For Bangledesh)
I Threw It All Away, 1969
I’ll Remember You (from the film Masked and Anonymous, 2003)
Maggie’s Farm, Newport 1965 of course
Blind Willie McTell (live, 1998)