Bob Dylan - Political World

[pablodeluap]

wow thats the shitts

[craigdobbin]

senn him live at the secc fukn excelent plenty grass was great ...pass the dutchy to the left hand side

[farmeraug1]

There is Jesus,Joesph,and Mary. then Bob!

[lyonslaforet]

On Oh! Mercy (1989), I love Daniel Lanois' hazy production even if it hasn't aged well!

[2seconds2long]

yeh this and Hurricane are probably his best! Great lyrics...

"We live in a political world under the microscope. You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there, you've always got more than enough rope."

[bb4960]

Anagram:

Advanced hell technolgies = The concealed slaveholding.

[ralcock]

'travel anywhere.... you can hang yourself there..." fantastic lyrics

[loveyouzapped]

かっちょいい。

[hansvandenburg]

Fantastic song of Bob. It marked his comeback indeed.

[sujaul1971]

marks the beginning of the dylan come back of the 90's.

thanks.

[OsvaldoPaese]

God, this song is still so relevant. "We're living in times where men commit crimes and crimes don't have a face". I mean that line says it all.

I hate politics and i'm glad Dylan continues to write these songs to spew forth my anger.

[Isismusicnow]

This is one of Dylan's best videos. Tell me, who is the director?

[nets90]

John Mellencamp directed it

[definemaybe]

karl marx has got u by the throat,

and henry kissingers got u tied up into knots-dyLan nuther song

[definemaybe]

bobs plAYIn like huck finn

[definemaybe]

climb into a flame and shout Gods name

but yer not even sure what it is

[justice4allu]

man this dude sux shit balls gross. take it down now

[fredoniaq]

There's Dylan and then there's everybody

else.

[MKIIITrbo89]

So true.....he's always way ahead of everyone else in everything he does.

[tnpf]

music videos really dont do his songs any justice

[eriksatie9]

ohh Mercy!! ♥

[kaattz]

a classic album, every track was a gem!!!

[godriczimmerman]

good song,but dignity would have much better opening to oh mercy

[pmb092987]

I don't care

[schwaadlapp]

rythm & nothing but the truth . .

[draoicht22]

lady at .54 is very kissable i have to say.

I like the portrayal of the "criminals in their coats and ties" great song

[Huntreess54]

Fantastic performance and lyrics!

And the lyrics are spot on, still today....

Rather sad though, if you think about it.

:-(

[dark2200]

I don't see how anything of what he says is "Spot on"

it's a lot more mystical I find it lets your mind look for the best reasoning for the lyrics very open to interpretation of a song.

This is why I love it so much.

[colchide]

a masterpiece... (great to hear it in the remastered version though). funny to discover a videoclip already exists for this song!

[Nyhee7]

Very true song. I liked how all the old guys had prestige wives or mistresses. Very keen. They have what they want, so why not keep the rest down? The military, the rich in the senate, the rich in congress and the rich in the bahamas. Their day is coming, a long slow train.

[oooldred]

great song . . as always . . bob never fails to blow my mind with these simple but life altering songs . . .

OLD RED

[bobcovy2007]

Text correction: the song was in the 2006 Robin Williams movie "Man of the Year", not "The Man Who Would be President".

[greatphotog]

Bobby's song was in the movie The Man Who Would Be President starring Robin Williams...very cool!!

[weathermanDM]

Awesome videoclip and also a great song. For me it is similar to "Masters of War" in some way.

[54spiritedwill54]

I love this song, one of his best.

[louiseduvee]

great video

[rockyracune]

Appropriate song. There is plenty of blame to go around, but the Democrats are the main culprits with the Fannie Mae debacle. A Democrat CEO ruined Merrill-Lynch (yet walked away with a 150 million severance deal). Mr. so-called Change himself, Obamas economic advisers each received 100 million from Fannie Mae. Obama, and Democratic senators Barney Frank, Chris Dodd all received huge kickbacks from Fannie Mae. Obama is known in Chicago for talking about high ideals, while lining his pockets.

[JupiterJiveGuitarist]

Democrats aren't to blame about the Fannie Mae issue. A CEO's problems and eventual downfall was the reason behind it.

[draoicht22]

perhaps it was a rhetorical question but to answer cos he's connected to the truth.

He sees a lot more tahn we do and his job has always been to speak his mind. It's just as natural as breathing I suppose to him to write deep,powerful lyrics.

[WillSmithIsntFresh]

Such an amazing song. This is definitely up there with his work from the 60's.

[marionegri2]

JUST SO!

THANK YOU BOB!

[Raymantico]

A dirty old political world

where you discover that no one is true

[Turtleface222]

Oh how I love that man and his lyrics..

[OnlyAPawn1970]

How the hell does he write all those great lyrics?

[merefon]

Dylan is one of the greatest artists...Viva Bob!!

[rockyracune]

Dylan is so great. Also, the video says it all about "movers and shakers." When I look at this video I think of Obama (yawn) and his "New Hope" hype bullshit for another generation of impressionable starry-eyed suckers. I also think of those corrupt Saudis and that power-hungry Putin and how the lot of them are out to screw over the Democracies of the West. It's all about pretty promises to the masses that in the end help a select few acquire more and more power.

[jayraskin]

This song is amazingly now.

[orgbadbob]

I printed out the lyrics and they are posted at my desk.

His words ring so true!

[Saluret]

This is a wonderful song .. one of Bob Dylan's

best. BLESS HIS BOOTS !! This is right on.

What changes ?

[onebobtwo]

I love the shot of Bob @ 1:45. Reminds when I saw him play a small theatre in Akron, Ohio. "Shot of love", I think it was, had just come out. For whatever reason, Bob wasn't doing any of his older stuff. I remember people in the crowd being upset about that. Some people were even booing. I always loved that about Bob. He was doing what he wanted to do. Whether the crowd got it or not. In Akron he looked so happy. Dancing, singing, playing the piano even making jokes. It was an incredible show.

[bthunt202]

awesome song

[Orionsaint]

this song is timeless and relates to any time we live in

[irtimed]

he talks about righting this song in Chronicles

his autobiography

[merefon]

Viva Bob!!

[mostyle70]

So True!

[wreyoG]

@mostyle70 not anymore, now it's owned by the bankers

[47LSD]

Many beatiful ladies here (and I'm glad for that)

[Realflection]

the rope broke

[kidcalabria]

Dylan has written great songs way past the 60s heyday. Check Gotta Serve Somebody here on YouTube ('79). This is another great one. Dark, poignant, relevant today more than ever, funky, poetic, & he always tells it like it is. I love this album & I've never seen this vid before. Thanks for uploading this, well done!

[mrytb]

Love don't have any place We're living in times where men commit crimes And crime don't have a face Where mercy walks the plank, Life is in mirrors, death disappears Up the steps into the nearest bank. Where courage is a thing of the past Houses are haunted, children are unwanted The next day could be your last Under the microscope, You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there You always got more than enough rope

[sergiovsk]

where else would i be able to find the video? excellent! thank you for sharing it with us.

[Edhallick]

I love this song, one of his best.

"But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck"

Daaaaaaaamn right!

[veintemil20]

Looks like the easy way out. Genio indiscutido.

[joseph031164]

mercy walks the plank - saddam

[rexbuttrifle]

A great Dylan moment. Directed by John Mellencamp. Excellent .

[twohip4school]

do you know where i can find an older version of the balled of frankie lee and judas priest from around the time john westle harding came out?

[genespleen]

I wish Mason Ruffner would have been in the video; his lead guitar work on that album was really some good old slinky & dirty New Orleans work.

[Delia007]

Excellent composition. More relevent today than every before.