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There is a racing, joyous intensity to Bryan Ferry’s interpretations of the songs of Bob Dylan. Just as his legendary version of ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’, recorded back in 1973, exchanged apocalyptic vision for exuberant swagger, so at the heart of these new recordings lies Bryan Ferry’s brilliance in both paying homage to theread more

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11. All Along The Watchtower

(Dylan) “There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief, “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief. Businessmen, they drink my wine, plough men dig my earth, None of them along the line know what any of it is worth.” “No reason to get excited,” the thief, heread more

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10. Gates Of Eden

(Dylan) Of war and peace the truth just twists Its curfew gull it glides Upon four-legged forest clouds The cowboy angel rides With his candle lit into the sun Though its glow is waxed in black All except when ‘neath the trees of Eden The savage soldier sticks his head in sand And then complainsread more

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9. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

(Dylan) Baby let me follow you down Baby let me follow you down Well Ill do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down. Can I come home with you Can I come home with you? And Ill do anything in this God almighty world If you just letread more

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8. If Not For You

(Dylan) If not for you, Babe, I couldn’t find the door, I couldn’t even see the floor, I’d be sad and blue, If not for you. If not for you, Babe, I’d lay awake all night, Wait for the mornin’ light To shine in through, If not for you. If not for you My skyread more

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7. Positively 4th Street

(Dylan) You’ve got a lotta nerve To say you are my friend When I was down You just stood there grinning You got a lotta nerve To say you got a hand to lend You just want to be on The side that’s winning You say I let you down You know it’s not likeread more

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6. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

(Dylan) Mama, take this badge off of me I can’t use it anymore. It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door. Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Mama, put myread more

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5. All I Really Want To Do

(Dylan) I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you, Beat or cheat or mistreat you, Simplify you, classify you, Deny, defy or crucify you. All I really wanna do Is, baby, be friends with you. I ain’t lookin’ to fight with you, Frighten you or tighten you, Drag you down or drain you down, Chain youread more

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4. The Times They Are A-Changin’

(Dylan) Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown Accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Come mothers andread more

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3. Make You Feel My Love

(Dylan) When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love When evening shadows and the stars appear And there is no one there to dry your tears I could hold you for a million yearsread more

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