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Here's a live version of one of the most delicate and gentle tracks off Blonde on Blonde, arguably Dylan's most influential album. As with “Like A Rolling Stone“, many believe this song to be about Edie Sedgewick, one of Andy Warhol's “superstars“. Though the music is spellbinding, Dylan's ghostly complexion, thin voice, sunken eyes, and slight frame depict the archetype rock star who's dangerously close to self-destruction. We're lucky he made it out of 1966 alive, and with some of the greatest music ever recorded. Apologies for the image quality, but I searched long and hard and this is the best I could find. You can find this same video all over the internet, but the sound quality was lacking, so I overdubbed this footage with the soundboard recording released on “The 1966 Live Recordings“. I'm baffled that this footage hasn't been released in HD quality anywhere though. I would think it would be a perfect video for Dylan's channel; it's a beautiful performance worthy of the official release. I hope you're seeing this, Bob! Anyway, this was recorded by D.A. Pennebaker at the Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland on May 5, 1966. Peace & Love, ~SP
