TRACK TALK #92 Pledging My Time

PLEDGING MY TIME
ALBUM : Blonde On Blonde (1966)
Recorded : 8 Mars 1966
Released : Avril 1966 (single)

Enregistré à Nashville avec Robbie Robertson à la guitare, le morceau sera la face B du single "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35".

Première performance live : Modena, Italie (12 Septembre 1987)
Dernière performance live : Portland (25 Février 1999)
Total : 21 fois.



Lyrics
Well, early in the mornin'
'Til late at night
I got a poison headache
But I feel all right
I'm pledging my time to you
Hopin' you'll come through too

Well, the hobo got you high
He came to me naturally
He stole my baby
And he wanted to steal me
But I'm pledging my time to you
Hopin' you'll come through too

Won't you come with me baby?
I'll take you where you wanna go
And if it don't work out
You'll be the first to know
I'm pledging my time to you
Hopin' you'll come through too

Well, the room is so stuffy
I can hardly breathe
Everybody's gone but me and you
And I can't be the last to leave
I'm pledging my time to you
Hopin' you'll come through too

Well, they sent for the ambulance
And one was sent
Somebody got lucky
But it was an accident
I'm pledging my time to you
Hopin' you'll come through too

Un blues formidable, et qui contient l'un de mes solos d'harmonica favori.
C'est fou ce qui se passe à la fin non ? On dirait un harmonica touché par la foudre.

Allez, encore une reprise improbable où Cat Power est dans le coup :

Chouette version live de 1997 :