TRACK TALK #416 They Killed Him

THEY KILLED HIM
ALBUM : Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
Recorded : 5 Mai 1986
Released : 14 Juillet 1986

Une reprise d'un morceau de Kris Kristofferson.
Aucune performance live.



Lyrics
There was a man named Hatma Gandi
He would not bow down he would not fight
He knew the deal was down and dirty
And nothing wrong could make it right away
But he knew his duty and the prize he had to pay
Just another holy man who tried to be a friend
My God, they killed him.

Another man from Atlanta, Georgia
By name of Martin Luther King
He shook the land like the rolling thunder
And made the bells of freedom ring today
With a dream of beauty that they could not burn away
Just another holy man who dared to make a stand
My God, they killed him.

The only Son of God Almighty
The holy one called Jesus Christ
He healed the lame and fed the hungry
And for his love they took his life away
On the road to glory where the story never ends
Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand
My God, they killed him.

There was a man named Mahatma Gandi
A man named Martin Luther King
The only Son of God Almighty
The only one called Jesus Christ
On the road to glory where the story never ends
Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand
My God, they killed him.

There was a man named Mahatma Gandi
A man named Martin Luther King
The only Son of God Almighty
The only one called Jesus Christ
On the road to glory where the story never ends
Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand
My God, they killed him.

La version de Kris Kristofferson :

Une question : est-ce la pire chanson sur un album studio de Dylan ?
Peut-être, si l'on fait exception de "Christmas in the Heart. La production et le choeur d'enfant, c'est vraiment écoeurant.

J'ai pas en tête toutes les mauvaises chansons de Dylan mais s'il fallait en choisir une, elle serait incontestablement dans le match. La première fois que j'ai écouté cet album, je me souviens d'être tombé sur le cul quand j'ai entendu les enfants. C'est vraiment pas le genre de truc qu'on s'attend à trouver sur un album de Dylan (pourtant on est habitué à de l’inattendu venant de lui).
Vous imaginez ces gosses aujourd'hui qu'ils ont le recul pour comprendre ce à quoi ils ont participé

L'originale est déjà pas terrible.
On va dire que ce sont les paroles qui lui ont plu, l'hommage à Gandhi.