A really lovely song a real favourite of mine. I was lucky to see Bob in my home town of Glasgow on Halloween 2022 my 35th Bob Dylan concert a great concert. At the end of the night Bob came back on stage for a curtain call and stood centre stage looking rather frail he took a long look out into the crowd and nodded, as though he was bidding us farewell . I do hope I am wrong..........as we say in Scotland "lang may yer lum reek Bob" once again thanks for the video keep up the good work!
That is marvelous that Bob came out for a curtain call like that. He doesn't often do that, but it is very special when he does. I love when he takes those long looks out into the crowd to scan everyone's rapt appreciation for him. And I most certainly hope this will not be the last time you get to see him (me too). Thanks, John. Cheers! Jeff
“You can have what’s left of me.” conveys his eternal love that transcends all the struggles and problems found in relationships; indeed it transcends the relationship itself. Such a powerful line❤
Well, yesterday with that funny video eating salted almonds, and today with this wonderful and heartful review of this lyric... is magnificent. Thank you.
Haha! I'm glad you saw the humor in that almond-crunching thing, which is what it was meant to be....humorous....sorta....hehe. Thanks for your kind comment, Pedro! Jeff
I've been listening to Under The Red Sky album in the car a lot recently. I always liked it for the most part, but there are better versions of some of the songs (Handy Dandy where Dylan sounds like he just gets bored half way through has a incandescent alternative version floating around someplace; TV Talking Song has a better versions too; and the live version of Under The Red Sky from Japan in February 1994 is excellent). While I have definite, favourite versions of most Dylan songs, I find it difficult to choose between the Born In Time on the album or the outtake from Oh Mercy sessions. The lyrical review here was very enjoyable and will make me listen to both versions again, searching for coordinates that echo my own experiences. Dylan is one of very few artists, I find, whose work has that insightful quality, Leonard Cohen is another. The ability to juxtaposition extremely deep and raw emotions with a twist of ships-passing-in-the-night pervades much of Dylan's work, has a therapeutic quality, and seems to be there as a shadow in this song.
To be honest Jeff , the most moving and memorable lines in this video are yours, when you speak about your informing your dad of your mother's passing. Thank you Jeff.
Thanks, Mick. I was deeply moved by it also. My mother died thinking that my father didn't love her as much as he obviously did. Talking about that last stanza in this song really reminded me of that.
I think this song could be about our walk with God Just when I thought you were gone You came back Just when I was ready to receive You Just my spin This song has blessed me in that way
Yes, it's a beautiful and tragic song about a deep love/marriage that had to come to an end. It's full of passion and pain. Maybe they were both still a little too young in some ways for it to last. Got to be about Sara, I would think. One of my favorites from that period in Dylan's work. "Under the Red Sky" is an interesting album. It wasn't what people were expecting, so most of them didn't like it. Nor did the critics. But there's more there than meets the eye. One of the things I admire about Bob is...he's not afraid to be himself. A lot of people are, and they just bend to what they think other people want them to be.
I love most of the songs on Under the Red Sky, but I understand others' complaints that it seemed to somewhat lack energy.....which is surprising given the number of major talents performing on that album. But the songs, or most of them, are quite strong and lyrically interesting. Thanks, George.
Hey Jeff, absolutely love the channel and have been a long time viewer, I was wondering if you ever planned to do a Todd Rundgren lyrical analysis, probably more of the stuff from the mid-70s psychedelic era, I still struggle to figure out what Born To Synthesize is fully about and would love to see you might think. Thanks!
Hi Julian. Thanks for your kind comment. Todd lyrical analyses.....an interesting idea, thanks. But I doubt I would have any success at all in analyzing a song like Born To Synthesize because as you probably know, Todd was deeply into theosophical writings of Alice Bailey and others at that time, as well as eastern philosophy, etc.. I remember back then that I was so enamored with Todd's albums at the time that I actually sought out and tried to read Bailey's writing, as well as about the septenary principle, where the topic of "the seven rays" (a Todd song I love)came from. But I quickly found out that I hated all that philosophical crap, and my hatred of it all prevented me from caring enough about it to wade through what I thought was absurdly over-complication of things (i.e., philosophy). So I wouldn't dare try to comment on Todd's songs that are obviously influenced by that stuff, and Born to Synthesize is loaded with it. However, he was written some other good "normal" lyrics that might be fun to review. Thanks for the idea. Jeff
@@CalicoSilver I have to agree with you on that. Even by Todds own admission he’s said that he would indulge at points in his career in lyrics that were hard for the common person to understand. It does get a bit difficult to analyze some of the other songs he’s done as well, since he’s admitted that he himself has no idea what the lyrics to Zen Archer are actually about. I think something like Lost Horizon might be pretty interesting, I’ve never heard him talk about what the meaning of it is, the same could probably go for A Dream Goes On Forever, obviously about longing but with lots of unique and interesting metaphors, anyways love what you’ve been doing, your channel has been a great companion to me becoming a Todd Head over the past few years. Thanks! Julian
@@julianbugbee Thanks for the nice comments. There are Dylan fans out there who hate that people like me try to analyze his lyrics. Yet they still watch my channel for some reason. haha!!
@@CalicoSilver I think I heard you say one time that you was a guitar player , if so I always play the chords and melody to this with the lyrics to simple twist
Haha, yeah, I taught 900-1200 college chemistry students each semester. I loved it for most of the 20 years I did it......the last few years not so much......the cell phone thing just won.....who wants to sit for an hour and listen to a lecture these days? Haha!
Here are some quick impressions Jeff (I do not know this song of Dylan but I will buy the cd ) In the night / that is really a recurring line when Dylan deals with past relationship Implies: Quiet/alone with his thoughts In Black and White : As an image from yesteryear when photo,graphs were only in Black and White Caught in Time So an image belonging to another Time Born in that time and belonging to that specific time There is that road taken together but ,again, in those days The heat of the moment I,ll get back to this when I listened to the song a few times Jeff.
Thanks for these insights, Alexander! I appreciate them. I really love the "black and white" thing in this song....yesterday....memories....from another time, etc.. Good stuff.
A really lovely song a real favourite of mine. I was lucky to see Bob in my home town of Glasgow on Halloween 2022 my 35th Bob Dylan concert a great concert. At the end of the night Bob came back on stage for a curtain call and stood centre stage looking rather frail he took a long look out into the crowd and nodded, as though he was bidding us farewell . I do hope I am wrong..........as we say in Scotland "lang may yer lum reek Bob" once again thanks for the video keep up the good work!
That is marvelous that Bob came out for a curtain call like that. He doesn't often do that, but it is very special when he does. I love when he takes those long looks out into the crowd to scan everyone's rapt appreciation for him. And I most certainly hope this will not be the last time you get to see him (me too). Thanks, John. Cheers! Jeff
What a song one of my absolute favourites of his. Brilliantly described Jeff thank you
Thanks, Darin! I am gradually working on my long list of requested songs to comment on. So much fun. Jeff
“You can have what’s left of me.” conveys his eternal love that transcends all the struggles and problems found in relationships; indeed it transcends the relationship itself. Such a powerful line❤
Indeed it is, Brian. Thanks! Jeff
Love this song❤❤
Loved this song the first time I heard it great review 👍
Thanks, Taya. Yes it is a beautiful song indeed.
Well, yesterday with that funny video eating salted almonds, and today with this wonderful and heartful review of this lyric... is magnificent. Thank you.
Haha! I'm glad you saw the humor in that almond-crunching thing, which is what it was meant to be....humorous....sorta....hehe. Thanks for your kind comment, Pedro! Jeff
I've been listening to Under The Red Sky album in the car a lot recently. I always liked it for the most part, but there are better versions of some of the songs (Handy Dandy where Dylan sounds like he just gets bored half way through has a incandescent alternative version floating around someplace; TV Talking Song has a better versions too; and the live version of Under The Red Sky from Japan in February 1994 is excellent). While I have definite, favourite versions of most Dylan songs, I find it difficult to choose between the Born In Time on the album or the outtake from Oh Mercy sessions. The lyrical review here was very enjoyable and will make me listen to both versions again, searching for coordinates that echo my own experiences. Dylan is one of very few artists, I find, whose work has that insightful quality, Leonard Cohen is another. The ability to juxtaposition extremely deep and raw emotions with a twist of ships-passing-in-the-night pervades much of Dylan's work, has a therapeutic quality, and seems to be there as a shadow in this song.
Brilliant deduction 🙏
To be honest Jeff , the most moving and memorable lines in this video are yours, when you speak about your informing your dad of your mother's passing. Thank you Jeff.
Thanks, Mick. I was deeply moved by it also. My mother died thinking that my father didn't love her as much as he obviously did. Talking about that last stanza in this song really reminded me of that.
@@CalicoSilver That's a sad and very moving story Jeff, thank you so much 💓
Love the song
It is one of those Dylan songs that sounds beautiful no matter who sings it.
I think this song could be about our walk with God
Just when I thought you were gone You came back
Just when I was ready to receive You
Just my spin
This song has blessed me in that way
Yes, it's a beautiful and tragic song about a deep love/marriage that had to come to an end. It's full of passion and pain. Maybe they were both still a little too young in some ways for it to last. Got to be about Sara, I would think. One of my favorites from that period in Dylan's work. "Under the Red Sky" is an interesting album. It wasn't what people were expecting, so most of them didn't like it. Nor did the critics. But there's more there than meets the eye. One of the things I admire about Bob is...he's not afraid to be himself. A lot of people are, and they just bend to what they think other people want them to be.
I love most of the songs on Under the Red Sky, but I understand others' complaints that it seemed to somewhat lack energy.....which is surprising given the number of major talents performing on that album. But the songs, or most of them, are quite strong and lyrically interesting. Thanks, George.
Thanks for review ♥
Thank you, Al.
Hey Jeff, absolutely love the channel and have been a long time viewer, I was wondering if you ever planned to do a Todd Rundgren lyrical analysis, probably more of the stuff from the mid-70s psychedelic era, I still struggle to figure out what Born To Synthesize is fully about and would love to see you might think. Thanks!
Hi Julian. Thanks for your kind comment. Todd lyrical analyses.....an interesting idea, thanks. But I doubt I would have any success at all in analyzing a song like Born To Synthesize because as you probably know, Todd was deeply into theosophical writings of Alice Bailey and others at that time, as well as eastern philosophy, etc.. I remember back then that I was so enamored with Todd's albums at the time that I actually sought out and tried to read Bailey's writing, as well as about the septenary principle, where the topic of "the seven rays" (a Todd song I love)came from. But I quickly found out that I hated all that philosophical crap, and my hatred of it all prevented me from caring enough about it to wade through what I thought was absurdly over-complication of things (i.e., philosophy). So I wouldn't dare try to comment on Todd's songs that are obviously influenced by that stuff, and Born to Synthesize is loaded with it. However, he was written some other good "normal" lyrics that might be fun to review. Thanks for the idea. Jeff
@@CalicoSilver I have to agree with you on that. Even by Todds own admission he’s said that he would indulge at points in his career in lyrics that were hard for the common person to understand. It does get a bit difficult to analyze some of the other songs he’s done as well, since he’s admitted that he himself has no idea what the lyrics to Zen Archer are actually about. I think something like Lost Horizon might be pretty interesting, I’ve never heard him talk about what the meaning of it is, the same could probably go for A Dream Goes On Forever, obviously about longing but with lots of unique and interesting metaphors, anyways love what you’ve been doing, your channel has been a great companion to me becoming a Todd Head over the past few years. Thanks! Julian
@@julianbugbee Thanks for the nice comments. There are Dylan fans out there who hate that people like me try to analyze his lyrics. Yet they still watch my channel for some reason. haha!!
Great review friend 👏
Thanks, Jaime.
@@CalicoSilver I think I heard you say one time that you was a guitar player , if so I always play the chords and melody to this with the lyrics to simple twist
awkward lyrics, awkward tune, amazingly affecting song! Always loved it.
btw - chemistry teacher??! - I'd never have guessed - seriously!
Haha, yeah, I taught 900-1200 college chemistry students each semester. I loved it for most of the 20 years I did it......the last few years not so much......the cell phone thing just won.....who wants to sit for an hour and listen to a lecture these days? Haha!
Here are some quick impressions Jeff (I do not know this song of Dylan but I will buy the cd )
In the night / that is really a recurring line when Dylan deals with past relationship Implies:
Quiet/alone with his thoughts
In Black and White : As an image from yesteryear when photo,graphs were only in Black and White
Caught in Time So an image belonging to another Time Born in that time and belonging to that specific time There is that road taken together but ,again, in those days The heat of the moment
I,ll get back to this when I listened to the song a few times Jeff.
Thanks for these insights, Alexander! I appreciate them. I really love the "black and white" thing in this song....yesterday....memories....from another time, etc.. Good stuff.