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Dylan live – It’s Not Dark Yet

One of Dylan’s most poignant songs about life, love lost and despair in a recent live performance

Bob Dylan Not Dark Yet

Bob Dylan Not Dark Yet

“Not Dark Yet” is one of the finest Bob Dylan songs from his late period masterpiece “Time Out of Mind”.

A fan posted this rare concert video. The world-weariness Dylan wrote about in the atmospheric Daniel Lanois 1997 production seems even more poignant with Dylan’s current singing voice.

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Joe Perry Man of Peace

Famed guitar hero Joe Perry rocks out Bob Dylan for Amnesty International

Joe Perry, lead guitarist for Arrowsmith, rocks out Dylan’s Man of Peace for Amnesty International on Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan.  Profit from the sale of the CDs goes to support humanitarian work of Amnesty International.

The raunchy sound is just perfect – this is a song with attitude. One of 73 covers of Bob Dylan, listening to this song is why my job is so great.
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