What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

from my library (vinyl)



His Bobness with his seventeenth album. Still at his best for me. How many artists can you say that about? Rolling
Thunder Review lineup with the brilliant Emmylou Harris providing a lot of the backup vocals and violinst Scarlet
Rivera whose playing is dominant on most tracks. Bob teames up with Jaques Levy in writing most of these tracks.
Never heard from him again. Two real life story songs, which Dylan was the master of. Hurricane, the story of Ruben
Carter, who Bob claims was framed for murder. That was never proven, but his conviction was overturned on appeal,
twice. The other Joey, the story of mobster Joseph Gallo, Both songs brought some controversy. Tough call with Isis
and Sara as favorites. Depends on the day I guess. Sara being the most moving as it is writen for his wife who
filed for divorce shortly after the albums release. It yielded two singles of a scaled down for radio Hurricane
(how can you butcher a story song?), and the fair Mozambique. Neither charted that well but the album was another
#1 in his belt and a #3 in England.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Romance In Durango

Best Track - Sara

I laid on a dune I looked at the sky
When the children were babies and played on the beach
You came up behind me, I saw you go by
You were always so close and still within reach.

Sara, Sara
Whatever made you want to change your mind
Sara, Sara
So easy to look at, so hard to define.

I can still see them playing with their pails in the sand
They run to the water their buckets to fill
I can still see the shells falling out of their hands
As they follow each other back up the hill.

Sara, Sara
Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life
Sara, Sara
Radiant jewel, mystical wife.

Sleeping in the woods by a fire in the night
Drinking white rum in a Portugal bar
Them playing leapfrog and hearing about Snow White
You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar.

Sara, Sara
It's all so clear, I could never forget
Sara, Sara
Loving you is the one thing I'll never regret.

I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells
I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
Staying up for day in the Chelsea Hotel
Writing "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for you.

Sara, Sara
Wherever we travel we're never apart
Sara, Sara
Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart.
How did I meet you ? I don't know
A messenger sent me in a tropical storm
You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow
And on Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm.

Sara, Sara
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
Sara, Sara
You must forgive me my unworthiness.

Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp
And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore
You always responded when I needed your help
You gimme a map and a key to your door.

Sara, Sara
Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
Sara, Sara
Don't ever leave me, don't ever go.

1) Hurricane ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFeIezvda1c
2) Isis ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsBz128IY-0
3) Mozambique **
4) One More Cup Of Coffee **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ri4I47IRxA
5) Oh, Sister **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWFzq-1O6A
6) Joey ***
7) Romance In Durango **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo4jpv2nkVo
8) Black Diamond Bay **
9) Sara ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0LuwR6SHDY

3's - 4
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.4

so many albums, so little time

Sara is just an absolutely awesome track