[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Well, I’m not done yet! And I’m still doing it and I’m still not knowing why I’m doing it. Come on, I mean there’s other things that I would really, you know, enjoy doing, besides playing and…
-Bob Dylan (Dave Herman Interview, London, England – July 2, 1981)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Facts from Wikipedia:
Location | North America, Europe |
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Associated album | Shot of Love |
Start date | June 10, 1981 |
End date | November 21, 1981 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 54 |
Earls Court
London, England
29 June 1981
- Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
- Fred Tackett (guitar)
- Steve Ripley (guitar)
- Willie Smith (keyboards)
- Tim Drummond (bass)
- Jim Keltner (drums)
- Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis, Regina McCrary, Madelyn Quebec (background vocals)
Slow Train
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Can’t help but wonder what’s happenin’ to my companions
Are they lost or are they found?[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Drammenshallen
Drammen, Norway
July 1981
Mr. Tambourine Man
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Palace des Sports
Avignon, France
25 July 1981
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Mind-blowing version
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you say, “Who is that man?”
You try so hard but you don’t understand[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Saenger Theater
Saenger Performing Arts Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
10 November 1981
I Believe In You
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I’ll make it through[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The Summit
Houston, Texas
12 November 1981
Just Like A Woman
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Recommended concerts from 1981
- June 29, 1981 – London
- July 1, 1981 – London
- July 10, 1981 – Drammen
- July 25, 1981 – Avignon
- November 10, 1981 – New Orleans
- November 12, 1981 – Houston
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_btn title=”Alldylan / Borntolisten @ Facebook” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-facebook-official” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https://www.facebook.com/JohannasVisions/||target: _blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-link” css_animation=”bounceIn”]Check out:
- MusicThisDay.com
- Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs
- Bob Dylan posts here @ borntolisten.com
– - Bob Dylan: 5 Brilliant live performances from the year 1980
- Bob Dylan: 5 Brilliant live performances from the year 1979
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- Karl Erik’s expectingrain.com
- Olof’s “Still On The Road“
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Love this period. His voice so strong and songs so profound. His “gospel” trilogy every bit as significant as Blonde period. To me! Thanks so much-good stuff