TRACK TALK #213 Restless Farewell

RESTLESS FAREWELL
ALBUM : The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
Recorded : 31 Octobre 1963
Released : 13 Janvier 1964

Première performance live : Chicago (27 Décembre 1963)
Dernière performance live : Los Angeles (21 Mai 1998)
Total : 4 fois.



Lyrics
Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend
Be it mine right or wrongfully
I let it slip gladly past the hands of my friends
To tie up the time most forcefully
But the bottles are done
We’ve killed each one
And the table’s full and overflowed
And the corner sign
Says it’s closing time
So I’ll bid farewell and be down the road

Oh ev’ry girl that ever I’ve touched
I did not do it harmfully
And ev’ry girl that ever I’ve hurt
I did not do it knowin’ly
But to remain as friends
And make amends
You need the time and stay behind
And since my feet are now fast
And point away from the past
I’ll bid farewell and be down the line

Oh ev’ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came
And ev’ry cause that ever I fought
I fought it full without regret or shame
But the dark does die
As the curtain is drawn and somebody’s eyes
Must meet the dawn
And if I see the day
I’d only have to stay
So I’ll bid farewell in the night and be gone

Oh, ev’ry thought that’s strung a knot in my mind
I might go insane if it couldn’t be sprung
But it’s not to stand naked under unknowin’ eyes
It’s for myself and my friends my stories are sung
But the time ain’t tall, yet on time you depend
And no word is possessed by no special friend
And though the line is cut
It ain’t quite the end
I’ll just bid farewell till we meet again

Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
And the dust of rumors covers me
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick
So I’ll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn

Pour la télévision en 64 :



Pour Frank Sinatra en 98 :

Même concert, mais qualité un peu supérieur. Il paraît que c'est Franck Sinatra en personne qui a demandé que Bob joue cette chanson. C'est le genre de chose qu'on peut se permettre quand on est Sinatra et que c'est son anniversaire

L'audience est littéralement sur le cul devant l'interprétation magistrale de Bob

Suite à la lecture (seconde partie) de l'interview de Winston Watson

https://dylanlive.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-drummer-winston-watson?fbclid=IwAR1vxaWHSIbHj4GCAYqpt8uxK50BdAEKg1TXzwEe7bc2U_EXTzPBVAyjqeE

J'ai eu envie de récouter cette sublime version pour Sinatra. Et en fouillant un peu je m'aperçois que ce n'est pas la dernière fois que Bob a chanté ce morceau. La dernière version live c'est en 1998 à Los Angeles:



Et c'est tout aussi magnifique ! Voir encore plus...quelle chanson