One of the most underrated Dylan songs. My uncle chose this song for his funeral and it choked me up enough that now I sing it in the middle of every funeral ceremony I go to.
Imagine a culture that would deny Leo Tolstoy the Nobel Prize in literature and would then go on to give it to Bob Dylan instead... This compares to denying Michelangelo and honouring Andy Warhol instead.
Black diamond bay and lily, rosemary and the jack of hearts, are such great works of poetry where your imagination runs wild, picturing the screens that reflect the words. Dylan is a genius. Up there with Shakespeare & dickens.
I've always felt that no-one else can set the atmosphere of a song so well, using inflection, varying tones, sneers, and an entire array of voices that make a story-song like this so special. He uses the voice he has to perfection.
The whole Desire album is full of deep portraits that could definitely be articulated as feature length films or novels. Of course Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's story was put to film, but the whole album is surely worthy. Kind of in the same vein as Sean Penn adapting Springsteen's Highway Patrolman into The Indian Runner. Isis, Romance In Durango, and One More Cup of Coffee I visualize as a grand Western trilogy.
I've been waiting for this great listen. Bob puts us right there on this crazy and tragic night. What does he think about it? Think I'll grab another beer. I love it!!
Great point. The album is kind of unique in its themes exotic arrangements, and Scarlett's contributions. The album just wouldn't have been the same without her or Jacques Levy either!). I read somewhere that he just happened to see the redhead (he seems drawn to them, at least in his music) walking down the street in Manhattan carrying her violin (at the time she felt discouraged that her modern approach to music had not been as appreciated as she had hoped). I read that he has strong intuitions and I wonder if seeing him sparked the idea of using the instrument....or maybe he was already thinking about using a violin and the Fates sent her his way. He invited her to audition for some new songs, and the rest is history.
This was my first Dylan album to hear, ever. I was wandering around Dublin, around 1988, looking for a Stephen Bishop record called 'Red Cab To Manhattan'. I found it in a crappy little music store on Talbot Street, bought it and brought it home, without checking what was inside. Inside was Desire. I put it on the turntable and the first song I heard was 'Joey'. Mum said 'That's Bob Dylan. You should listen to him. He tells stories. I've been listening ever since..
This isn’t a song-it’s an epic! Brilliant lyrics and clever incongruous upbeat melody. How does Dylan write such amazing songs using ordinary words.Where have I been all these years to have missed this song?
'This isn’t a song-it’s an epic!', that is so well put. He is a film maker, a novelist and a painter in his song writing and life. He deserves an Oscar to go with the Nobel Price for Literature. And you are quite a writer yourself!
@@ejiroejaife7845 Thank you! The internet has allowed me to explore and savor the genius of Dylan--and to celebrate his genius with fellow travelers on his path.
Thanks for your comment! I'm trying to catch up for decades missed. I listen to him every day while taking a morning walk--definitely a bright spot during awful weather and the pandemic. Take care!
Yes, his songs evoke incredible imagery and narratives with lots of visual references....no surprise that he's a gifted painter as well! Now I'm inspired to check into films he has been involved with, too, especially Pat Garratt and Billy the Kid's song "knocking on heaven's door"!
@@SMV447 Yes worth checking out Dylan in past films he does have a rather small part in Pat Garret and Billy the kid originally he had much more larger speaking part in the movie but unfortunately most of Dylan’s lines ended up on the cutting room floor .The music he provided is great though.
The drumming on this track is just fantastic, it follows the lyrics storyline bit by bit. This is one of my favorite Dylan songs, I love to listen to it, eyes closed & headphones on, while on the road. It just melts right into my consciousness.
Of all the things my father gave me throughout his lifetime, the one I truly cherish the most is his love of music (particularly Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Allman Bros., etc.). I can remember playing with transformers on the floor of our family room when I first heard this song and even then, I was throughly intrigued by it. Now, in my 40’s, when I hear this song I am 6 again and for a brief series of moments all of my trauma, anxiety and depression subside. Thank you for sharing this and keeping the legacy of REAL MUSIC alive…
Black Diamond Bay is a place described in Joseph Conrad's novel Victory, to which the song also makes several other references. It's fascinating how well-read Bob is.
Lyrics Up on the white veranda She wears a necktie and a Panama hat Her passport shows a face From another time and place She looks nothing like that And all the remnants of her recent past Are scattered in the wild wind She walks across the marble floor Where a voice from the gambling room is callin' her to come on in She smiles, walks the other way As the last ship sails and the moon fades away From Black Diamond Bay As the morning light breaks open, the Greek comes down And he asks for a rope and a pen that will write Pardon, monsieur, the desk clerk says Carefully removes his fez Am I hearing you right And as the yellow fog is lifting The Greek is quickly heading for the second floor She passes him on the spiral staircase Thinking he's the Soviet Ambassador She starts to speak, but he walks away As the storm clouds rise and the palm branches sway On Black Diamond Bay A soldier sits beneath the fan Doing business with a tiny man who sells him a ring Lightning strikes, the lights blow out The desk clerk wakes and begins to shout Can you see anything Then the Greek appears on the second floor In his bare feet with a rope around his neck While a loser in the gambling room lights up a candle Says, open up another deck But the dealer says, attendez-vous, s'il vous plait As the rain beats down and the cranes fly away From Black Diamond Bay The desk clerk heard the woman laugh As he looked around the aftermath and the soldier got tough He tried to grab the woman's hand Said, here's a ring, it cost a grand She said, that ain't enough Then she ran upstairs to pack her bags While a horse-drawn taxi waited at the curb She passed the door that the Greek had locked Where a handwritten sign read, do not disturb She knocked upon it anyway As the sun went down and the music did play On Black Diamond Bay I've got to talk to someone quick But the Greek said, go away, and he kicked the chair to the floor He hung there from the chandelier She cried, help, there's danger near Please open up the door Then the volcano erupted And the lava flowed down from the mountain high above The soldier and the tiny man were crouched in the corner Thinking of forbidden love But the desk clerk said, it happens every day As the stars fell down and Blooms fade away On Black Diamond Bay As the island slowly sank The loser finally broke the bank in the gambling room The dealer said, it's too late now You can take your money, but I don't know how You'll spend it in the tomb The tiny man bit the soldier's ear As the floor caved in and the boiler in the basement blew While she's out on the balcony, where a stranger tells her My darling, je vous aime beaucoup She sheds a tear and then begins to pray As the fire burns on and the smoke drifts away From Black Diamond Bay I was sitting home alone one night in L.A. Watching old Cronkite on the seven o'clock news It seems there was an earthquake that Left nothing but a Panama hat And a pair of old Greek shoes Didn't seem like much was happening So I turned it off and went to grab another beer Seems like every time you turn around There's another hard-luck story that you're gonna hear And there's really nothing anyone can say And I never did plan to go anyway To Black Diamond Bay
@@dennisboyd1712 Thanks. I hate not knowing Dylan lyrics as he does them in studio. Tuned in to Bob about , '74. He could alter lyrics on a dime: By the way, I think next chorus (6) is indistinct: "...as (fire?) burns on, and the smoke drifts away..." Thks. for feedback. .
I like this one even better, I find the music of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts to be kinda grating after a while, especially on such a tender album like Blood on the Tracks. I find this song to have a better melody and chord progression and the instrumentation and backing vocals just lift it to another level.
Stuck in mobile with the Memphis blues again is a story that is a true master piece.as well as lily rosemary,tangled up in blue and hurricane.come in she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm.
Shout-out to the late great Jacques Levy, co-writer of this album, director of the Rolling Thunder Revue and inexplicably *erased* from the Scorsese documentary.
Thanks! Now I'll have to go back and listen to the album just to see what you guys are talking about since I was paying attention to so many other aspects of the song and the album!
Scarlet Rivera's violin works so well on this album. Saw Dylans Rolling Thunder Review in 74 or 75 in Gainesville Fl. It was one of the most memorable concerts I've been to.
This is a film script , the imagery in this song and its descriptions and absolute poetry, is just sitting there for some film director and script writer to take this to great hights as movie.
BDB was the song that made me buy my first Dylan album. The story, the drums, the fiddle, the EmyLou background vocals. Then I found Mozambique and Hurricane and Sara. Since then I've bought them all. Desire is a fantastic album.
Bob's contemporaries must be intimidated by the depth of his brilliance...! His catalogue really is incredible.. (no hype) it's fucking amazing (and I don't swear normally)
A truly great song in every regard that never really received the recognition it deserves. I particularly love the last verse because it completely embodies how Americans view the world.
@@maryseery7824 Street-Legal is more of a mystical, puzzling album. I love them for different reasons. Though I firmly believe that Changing of the Guards is one of Dylan's best songs.
What an amazing song .... !!! That first line .... Sells it ... A story you cant beat .. except the rhythm is so unique and full of life and so smart !!! And the melody as it fits in ... a most perfect song .... On Black Diamond Bay !!!!
I,ve been a major Dylan fan since the first album I bought in '63 or '64 . Somehow I missed this song . how lucky to find such a classic when I thought I'd heard them all !!!
What a song! Just another obscure genius Dylan album track. Brilliant. Everytime I hear it I'll be thinking about it for the next week. Thanks Bob & Emmylou
I just thought of this song after seeing footage of the La Palma volcano on the news. Oh well, I don't know what to say, I never did plan to go to the Canaries anyway.
I love so much different music but this.....if I had to choose, this album would have to be my favorite. There is just so much different stuff that is beautiful about it. I could talk about it all day. A true masterpiece in every sense of the word. It's the glue that keeps my family reminded of the joy in our youth. For me, there's just nothing cooler than that! Thanks Bob.
The violin and the harmonica just go perfectly together in this one. The rhythm, the singing... Just awesome. Oh yeah, I almost forgot; the lyrics aren't shabby either. (< understatement)
Thank the stars that Dylan kept his music simple and basic ....not sayin he couldn't but he didn't allow his message to get lost in the music....thanx Bob
It's the greatest shaggy dog story/joke EVER, bar none, set to beautiful music...... The punchline....... ...... I never did intend to go there anyway..... ..... To Black Diamond Bay 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
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This entire album is a masterpiece
Yes, it is. Love this in particular.
Totally....nothing further to add
his very BEST!!
Masterpiece
Yes! Went and grabbed another beer...
One of the most underrated Dylan songs. My uncle chose this song for his funeral and it choked me up enough that now I sing it in the middle of every funeral ceremony I go to.
I've requested this for my funeral too, your uncle clearly knew great music/song writing. RIP
You cannot top that 💦💖🖤
bad ass song to pick
Love you
Wow! You have me thinking. I was going to go with Dust in the Wind... but I feel like the woman in the neck tie and the Panama hat.
A whole novel compressed into a 7 minute song Masterful
Not really.
Imagine a culture that would deny Leo Tolstoy the Nobel Prize in literature and would then go on to give it to Bob Dylan instead...
This compares to denying Michelangelo and honouring Andy Warhol instead.
Black diamond bay and lily, rosemary and the jack of hearts, are such great works of poetry where your imagination runs wild, picturing the screens that reflect the words. Dylan is a genius. Up there with Shakespeare & dickens.
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
Those are my two favorite Bob Dylan songs. Nice taste
Add stuck in Memphis with the mobile blues again to that.
Yes to both and also visions of johanna ❤
Plus, Emmy Lou is singing with him. Underrated, indeed.
I know that Bob Dylan's singing does not usually get a lot of compliments, but I personally love his vocal performances throughout this álbum.
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
Possibly his final effort at anything resembling a decent vocal.
One the best artists ive came across brought up listening to dylan as 7-8 year old now 46 and musics still class
Exellent album
I've always felt that no-one else can set the atmosphere of a song so well, using inflection, varying tones, sneers, and an entire array of voices that make a story-song like this so special. He uses the voice he has to perfection.
Desire has to be my favourite Dylan album. Emmylou Harris' backing vocals just add so much.
They certainly do
Mine too!
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
And Scarlett Rivera's fiddle, present all over the album but breathtakingly dramatic and a staple element to Hurricane in particular.
Me too. Awesome album.
It's my favourite song on the Desire album. It's underated .
I love how different it is to anything else getting recorded around the same time,no one was like Dylan no one at all.
No one❤
This song. That violin 🎻 The lyrics.
Those harmonies.🎶🎶🎶🥰
I'd love to see a 2 hour movie version of this song 🥴👍
A storytelling masterpiece.
There's a guy here on YT animating storytelling songs like this one.
Hopefully he's going to animate this song as well some day. 🙂👍🏼
The whole Desire album is full of deep portraits that could definitely be articulated as feature length films or novels. Of course Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's story was put to film, but the whole album is surely worthy. Kind of in the same vein as Sean Penn adapting Springsteen's Highway Patrolman into The Indian Runner. Isis, Romance In Durango, and One More Cup of Coffee I visualize as a grand Western trilogy.
Great idea! It’s so “visual”Wonder if Dylan has seen your comment. Let’s hope so…
And I would love to write the script
@@lyleswann6296 One of the greatest albums ever produced, imo!!
Finally this song! Love the Desire album and era.
I've been waiting for this great listen. Bob puts us right there on this crazy and tragic night. What does he think about it? Think I'll grab another beer. I love it!!
Me too!!!
Wish he would do this in his live shows.
My dad introduced me to that song, unintentionally.
What a glorious hymn. 🍻🍻🍻
It took awhile, but yeah... ; )
Be safe, and stay well,
moochie
I just cannot understand how this song is not famous
Nor me. It may just mean that the world is deaf. Well it is on the most important things. 🌎
It's plenty famous with the people that matter and know anything about music!!!! ❤❤❤
It is
It is. Plebs don't get it...
People in masses are idiots
Jesus this song is like a euphoric wave that don't break
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
Scarlett Rivera adds so much to this theatrical melodic performance. Delightful "Desire" and so much more.
She did sound great...she turned a good album into a great album.
Great point. The album is kind of unique in its themes exotic arrangements, and Scarlett's contributions. The album just wouldn't have been the same without her or Jacques Levy either!). I read somewhere that he just happened to see the redhead (he seems drawn to them, at least in his music) walking down the street in Manhattan carrying her violin (at the time she felt discouraged that her modern approach to music had not been as appreciated as she had hoped). I read that he has strong intuitions and I wonder if seeing him sparked the idea of using the instrument....or maybe he was already thinking about using a violin and the Fates sent her his way. He invited her to audition for some new songs, and the rest is history.
@@lordbyron6293 I totally agree. See my comment below.
Scarlet is vastly unappreciated!
One of the best songs I ever heard nobody better
Also "Hurricane" ... Epic instrumentation and lyrics (based on a true story).
I'm. Better
It is heaven to be able to hear these on UA-cam. Dylan's my fave.
You can say that again! Thank goodness for the internet and You Tube. They've enriched my life greatly--and Dylan is my number one pick!.
For years, all we could get was some lousy bootlegs under the name Elston Gunn. Now it's FREE BOB DYLAN!
"BDB" by Dylan just carries you away. Desire is one tremendous album.
This was my first Dylan album to hear, ever. I was wandering around Dublin, around 1988, looking for a Stephen Bishop record called 'Red Cab To Manhattan'. I found it in a crappy little music store on Talbot Street, bought it and brought it home, without checking what was inside. Inside was Desire. I put it on the turntable and the first song I heard was 'Joey'. Mum said 'That's Bob Dylan. You should listen to him. He tells stories. I've been listening ever since..
Bob Dylan deserved he Nobel Prize for many reasons, but especially one moreover any other, in my opinion: His art never ends.
"Didn't seem like much was happening
So I turned it off and went to grab another beer"
That award was questionable in a lot of ways.
None I can see !!!!@@dixonpinfold2582
@@dixonpinfold2582 only a blind person would question this award
@@bsnf-5 Fine. Sight is required to judge paintings, sculpture and dance, but not literature.
This isn’t a song-it’s an epic! Brilliant lyrics and clever incongruous upbeat melody. How does Dylan write such amazing songs using ordinary words.Where have I been all these years to have missed this song?
'This isn’t a song-it’s an epic!', that is so well put. He is a film maker, a novelist and a painter in his song writing and life. He deserves an Oscar to go with the Nobel Price for Literature. And you are quite a writer yourself!
@@ejiroejaife7845 Thank you! The internet has allowed me to explore and savor the genius of Dylan--and to celebrate his genius with fellow travelers on his path.
Well you found it, that's the main thing.
Thanks for your comment! I'm trying to catch up for decades missed. I listen to him every day while taking a morning walk--definitely a bright spot during awful weather and the pandemic. Take care!
In fact, Dylan won an Oscar for the song "Things Have Changed." He always has it on stage with him. Usually, on top of an amplifier.
I like the writing style of Desire album, each song is like a sequence from films that only Dylan can write.
Yes, his songs evoke incredible imagery and narratives with lots of visual references....no surprise that he's a gifted painter as well! Now I'm inspired to check into films he has been involved with, too, especially Pat Garratt and Billy the Kid's song "knocking on heaven's door"!
@@SMV447
Yes worth checking out Dylan in past films he does have a rather small part in Pat Garret and Billy the kid originally he had much more larger speaking part in the movie but unfortunately most of Dylan’s lines ended up on the cutting room floor .The music he provided is great though.
Finally, all this beautifull songs are available.
The drumming on this track is just fantastic, it follows the lyrics storyline bit by bit. This is one of my favorite Dylan songs, I love to listen to it, eyes closed & headphones on, while on the road. It just melts right into my consciousness.
The drumming is great...
It's ahead of the lyrics, which are also Fandango!
Your reaction to this soñg equàtes !
Don't forget the violin.
I totally agree..and was just commenting how much i love the drums on this one!!
THE BEST DYLAN SONG
Yes, this entire album is a masterpiece. The best of Dylan
After 60years of listening, I agree. It's a fabulous work of art and fantasy. Blood on the tracks comes close.
one of my favourite songs ever. i feel like this story needs to be made into a movie
Best Album period.
And Blood on the Tracks ?
We are living in the time of Bob Dylan.
WE ARE LIVING IN THE TIME OF BOB DYLAN.
At last on You Tube. This song transports me back to late 1975 and early 1976. One of my faves from Mr.Dylan.
....and I never did want to go anyway..to Black Diamond Bay...who doesn't love this tune?
Written brilliantly.
My best track from "Desire" (Dylan's masterpiece from 70's) finally here!
Dylan, the master story-teller.
The rhyme scheme is pure genius.
Of all the things my father gave me throughout his lifetime, the one I truly cherish the most is his love of music (particularly Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Allman Bros., etc.). I can remember playing with transformers on the floor of our family room when I first heard this song and even then, I was throughly intrigued by it. Now, in my 40’s, when I hear this song I am 6 again and for a brief series of moments all of my trauma, anxiety and depression subside. Thank you for sharing this and keeping the legacy of REAL MUSIC alive…
I'm in heaven when this song happens....lost, alone, a tank O Gas, smokes, an open Hiway, thanks Bob!!!!
This is up there in my top 10 of Bob's songs for me .
Bought this album when it came out . Loved it then , love it now.
Musica para la eternidad...
Let's be honest folks...Desire is the greatest album ever......Greetings from Dublin
Oh yeah my favourite. Hello from Dublin 😁
@johnclarke8455 we thought it was normal for all the music to be unbelievably great. We turned out, eventually to be wrong.
Black Diamond Bay is a place described in Joseph Conrad's novel Victory, to which the song also makes several other references. It's fascinating how well-read Bob is.
But the lyrics were co-written with Jacques Levy, so maybe it wasn't Dylan who came up with the title.
My fave song on 'Desire'.
My fave from the Desire album. All the songs on that album are amazing!!!
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
Best Dylan song of the best Dylan album. Desire.
Absolutely brother..
Lyrics
Up on the white veranda
She wears a necktie and a Panama hat
Her passport shows a face
From another time and place
She looks nothing like that
And all the remnants of her recent past
Are scattered in the wild wind
She walks across the marble floor
Where a voice from the gambling room is callin' her to come on in
She smiles, walks the other way
As the last ship sails and the moon fades away
From Black Diamond Bay
As the morning light breaks open, the Greek comes down
And he asks for a rope and a pen that will write
Pardon, monsieur, the desk clerk says
Carefully removes his fez
Am I hearing you right
And as the yellow fog is lifting
The Greek is quickly heading for the second floor
She passes him on the spiral staircase
Thinking he's the Soviet Ambassador
She starts to speak, but he walks away
As the storm clouds rise and the palm branches sway
On Black Diamond Bay
A soldier sits beneath the fan
Doing business with a tiny man who sells him a ring
Lightning strikes, the lights blow out
The desk clerk wakes and begins to shout
Can you see anything
Then the Greek appears on the second floor
In his bare feet with a rope around his neck
While a loser in the gambling room lights up a candle
Says, open up another deck
But the dealer says, attendez-vous, s'il vous plait
As the rain beats down and the cranes fly away
From Black Diamond Bay
The desk clerk heard the woman laugh
As he looked around the aftermath and the soldier got tough
He tried to grab the woman's hand
Said, here's a ring, it cost a grand
She said, that ain't enough
Then she ran upstairs to pack her bags
While a horse-drawn taxi waited at the curb
She passed the door that the Greek had locked
Where a handwritten sign read, do not disturb
She knocked upon it anyway
As the sun went down and the music did play
On Black Diamond Bay
I've got to talk to someone quick
But the Greek said, go away, and he kicked the chair to the floor
He hung there from the chandelier
She cried, help, there's danger near
Please open up the door
Then the volcano erupted
And the lava flowed down from the mountain high above
The soldier and the tiny man were crouched in the corner
Thinking of forbidden love
But the desk clerk said, it happens every day
As the stars fell down and Blooms fade away
On Black Diamond Bay
As the island slowly sank
The loser finally broke the bank in the gambling room
The dealer said, it's too late now
You can take your money, but I don't know how
You'll spend it in the tomb
The tiny man bit the soldier's ear
As the floor caved in and the boiler in the basement blew
While she's out on the balcony, where a stranger tells her
My darling, je vous aime beaucoup
She sheds a tear and then begins to pray
As the fire burns on and the smoke drifts away
From Black Diamond Bay
I was sitting home alone one night in L.A.
Watching old Cronkite on the seven o'clock news
It seems there was an earthquake that
Left nothing but a Panama hat
And a pair of old Greek shoes
Didn't seem like much was happening
So I turned it off and went to grab another beer
Seems like every time you turn around
There's another hard-luck story that you're gonna hear
And there's really nothing anyone can say
And I never did plan to go anyway
To Black Diamond Bay
WOW
Thank you Very much
Hi, there's what Dylan songs lyrics say & what he sings in the song: E.G. verse 5: "... as the stars fell down, & the Bloom's fade away..."
@@pauledmiston4883 thanks.. Updated the lyrics.
@@dennisboyd1712 Thanks. I hate not knowing Dylan lyrics as he does them in studio. Tuned in to Bob about , '74. He could alter lyrics on a dime: By the way, I think next chorus (6) is indistinct: "...as (fire?) burns on, and the smoke drifts away..." Thks. for feedback.
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What a song, lyrically, musically. What a singer. What a great companions in the band.
Helloo!! I covered this song in my channel and I really hope you like it! See you!! 😊
As storytelling goes this is up there with Lily Rosemary etc. Absolutely epic, I just love it
I like this one even better, I find the music of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts to be kinda grating after a while, especially on such a tender album like Blood on the Tracks. I find this song to have a better melody and chord progression and the instrumentation and backing vocals just lift it to another level.
Stuck in mobile with the Memphis blues again is a story that is a true master piece.as well as lily rosemary,tangled up in blue and hurricane.come in she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm.
@@brettallison5753 DITTO to everything you said!!! Had to do do a double take because I thoughtI had written it!! ❤❤❤
@@patriciofernandez2711 Great song for sure. Brownsville Girl is my favourite Dylan "story song".
The best
Beautiful timeless like the great man himself 🎸
Shout-out to the late great Jacques Levy, co-writer of this album, director of the Rolling Thunder Revue and inexplicably *erased* from the Scorsese documentary.
Great point. Obviously there was something going on behind the scenes....
Great song and outstanding drums.
Definitely some shit hot drumming
@@Merkangour The drumming throughout the whole record is superb
The drummer is Howie Wyeth. Absolutely love this song and those drums are a big part of it.
Thanks! Now I'll have to go back and listen to the album just to see what you guys are talking about since I was paying attention to so many other aspects of the song and the album!
Scarlet Rivera's violin works so well on this album. Saw Dylans Rolling Thunder Review in 74 or 75 in Gainesville Fl. It was one of the most memorable concerts I've been to.
1976
Such a colorful album. Appreciate it every time I listen to it. The entire album is excellent.
This is a film script , the imagery in this song and its descriptions and absolute poetry, is just sitting there for some film director and script writer to take this to great hights as movie.
BDB was the song that made me buy my first Dylan album. The story, the drums, the fiddle, the EmyLou background vocals. Then I found Mozambique and Hurricane and Sara. Since then I've bought them all. Desire is a fantastic album.
Bob's contemporaries must be intimidated by the depth of his brilliance...! His catalogue really is incredible.. (no hype) it's fucking amazing (and I don't swear normally)
To my little friend Angela. Sharing music is sharing memories and emotions ... You're a 'black' diamond in the rough. Rare and amazing
Thankyou Bob for getting this song on your channel!
The violinist really makes this album.
Seems like every time you turn around
There's another hard luck story you're gonna hear
...and there’s really nothing anyone can say.
My favorite part of the song.
Thanks for the multitude of gifts Bob Dylan !
My fav all time album of any music!
Desire.....a very underrated Dylan album
my favourite album by Dylan .... DESIRE !!!!! (my first Dylan album)
Best Album from Bob ever! Greetings from Germany
Simply he is the best
God i miss those times...
It's a masterpiece to me
Every song on Desire is great great stories
@@johnlucas8164 Yes, every song on Desire is a masterpiece!
A truly great song in every regard that never really received the recognition it deserves. I particularly love the last verse because it completely embodies how Americans view the world.
I see a
Movie every time i hear this ,So vivid and sad and funny at the same time …
Love it ! What a masterpiece
Forever Dylan, simply the best!
Such a great Song ... still and again, and again, and again ... thnx so much to Bob Dylan und here for sharing!
Love this song album is like a movie
Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here
One of the stand out tracks from Bob's BEST LP. Superlative songwriting
Ya, but what about Street Legal? Pure poetry.
@@maryseery7824 Street-Legal is more of a mystical, puzzling album. I love them for different reasons. Though I firmly believe that Changing of the Guards is one of Dylan's best songs.
I’m with you. Street Legal 1, Desire 2nd but it’s oh so close!
@@maryseery7824 I’m with you! Street Legal is the one!
Nothing beats Another Side for me.
awesome
My dad had this on tape cassette that he used to play when he drove me to school. Brings back fond memories
I smile! Love so much this song and the whole Desire!
One thing I really love on this song is the drum fills -- so great 👍
The drums really make this song. Not sure who it is ,but it's classic !!
Howie Wyeth
The imagery in the lyrics are so vivid that it is like watching a movie and supplying your own characters and props!!
Fantastic
🎶 a favorite song from my favorite
Bob Dylan album 🎶
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Thank you very nuch, sir Dylan...History will mention you in the future as 'one of the best'
I Like the rhythm like crazy....sooooo good
It's impossible for me to tire from listening to this great song.
been listening to this for 35 years. Nothing touches it.
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What an amazing song .... !!! That first line .... Sells it ... A story you cant beat .. except the rhythm is so unique and full of life and so smart !!! And the melody as it fits in ... a most perfect song ....
On Black Diamond Bay !!!!
I,ve been a major Dylan fan since the first album I bought in '63 or '64 . Somehow I missed this song . how lucky to find such a classic when I thought I'd heard them all !!!
What a song! Just another obscure genius Dylan album track. Brilliant. Everytime I hear it I'll be thinking about it for the next week. Thanks Bob & Emmylou
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I just thought of this song after seeing footage of the La Palma volcano on the news. Oh well, I don't know what to say, I never did plan to go to the Canaries anyway.
awesome! what a stash of youtube uploads from dylan! thanks!!
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One of the premiere dylan sagas from the late 70s
I love so much different music but this.....if I had to choose, this album would have to be my favorite. There is just so much different stuff that is beautiful about it. I could talk about it all day. A true masterpiece in every sense of the word. It's the glue that keeps my family reminded of the joy in our youth. For me, there's just nothing cooler than that! Thanks Bob.
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A Genius and music met.
Always get a kick out of the intros first harmonica section haha too good.
The violin and the harmonica just go perfectly together in this one. The rhythm, the singing... Just awesome.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot; the lyrics aren't shabby either. (< understatement)
How about that drumming!
Very romantic song
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Greatest bob Dylan ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank the stars that Dylan kept his music simple and basic ....not sayin he couldn't but he didn't allow his message to get lost in the music....thanx Bob
RIGHTEOUS
It's the greatest shaggy dog story/joke EVER, bar none, set to beautiful music......
The punchline.......
...... I never did intend to go there anyway.....
..... To Black Diamond Bay
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Amazing!