TRACK TALK #77 Seven Days

SEVEN DAYS
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.III (1991)
Recorded : 21 Avril 1976 (live at Tampa)
Released : 26 Mars 1991



Lyrics
Seven days, seven more days she'll be comin'
I'll be waiting at the station for her to arrive
Seven more days, all I gotta do is survive.

She been gone ever since I been a child
Ever since I seen her smile, I ain't forgotten her eyes.
She had a face that could outshine the sun in the skies.

I been good, I been good while I been waitin'
Maybe guilty of hesitatin', I just been holdin' on
Seven more days, all that'll be gone.

There's kissing in the valley,
Thieving in the alley,
Fighting every inch of the way.
Trying to be tender
With somebody I remember
In a night that's always brighter'n the day.

Seven days, seven more days that are connected
Just like I expected, she'll be comin' on forth,
My beautiful comrade from the north.

There's kissing in the valley,
Thieving in the alley,
Fighting every inch of the way.
Trying to be tender
With somebody I remember
In a night that's always brighter'n the day.

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Première performance live : Lakeland (18 avril 1976)
Dernière performance live : Londres (29 juin 1996)
Total : 19 fois.

Pas une grande chanson de Dylan mais elle a de l'énergie et finie par arracher mon vote
Je crois qu'il n'existe aucune version studio de cette chanson ..même pas de démo?

Non, aucune version studio. Et c'est aussi pour ça que j'aime ce morceau. Mystérieux, plein d'énergie, de fougue, un enregistrement un peu crade mais qui ajoute à l'ambiance étrange...
She had a face that could outshine the sun in the skies.

Une version live de Joe Cocker (en bel état), 1982 :

Je pense à peu près la même chose de 7 days que d'Abandoned Love :

voici ma version live favorite :

- frankfurt 19/06/96