I saw him the summer after this performance at a show in Texas and his voice was so much worse. It's as if he can still sing decently if he cares to, but sometimes he's like "fuck it."
@zimmermanlive I love Dylan, but I'm done seeing any live shows. I've seen him Five times, dating back to 1981. Three of those times it seemed like he was just trying to get through the songs and get out of there, couldn't really even identify some of them till he was halfway through the song. Probably the best performance I saw was at Valparaiso Univ. here at the top of Indiana. Great great show.
Astonishing. Dylan is a troubadour who follows his own way, and even his cracked voice far outshines the near-lunatics who scream and shout or rap and pout. Thank God for Bob Dylan. This White House performance is also worth noting because Dylan performed for Barack Obama, the only conservative running for President. While GOP Socialists like Newt and Mitt work 24/7 for big business, Obama has our backs. All true conservatives thank the good Lord for Barack Obama.
@lionsome U must be too young to remember! The White House is a VERY different place now. A black man running the place - beautiful! Dylan would never have been invited back when he wrote this. Not a sell-out at all - just the opposite - Dylan was doing his job!
@SuperEbony5 I saw Dylan live about 5 years ago. He could care less about how he's perceived as a performer. He didn't say a word to the audience through the entire performance. Just went through all of his songs and no one expected any different.
@SuperEbony5 i've always thought he performed in public, because he has to. he'd rather write and record stuff. it never has seemed that he's comfortable out in front of people.
@tranurse Not true. Dylan is an old "Road Warrior". He has never stopped touring! He doesn't get the publicity that the "big name" acts do; 'cuz he doesn't do $200.00 per seat "extravaganzas"; with lazers and moving stages and "a cast of thousands". Just does it the old fashioned way. Smaller venues; just walks out there and plays and makes a lotta Noise and "let's it all hang out". Pushing 75, he probably still tours 3 to 6 months a year. "A band that doesn't play live is only 1/2 a band".
To perform with this small acoustic arrangement at a place like this shows what a brave man he is! He deserves our deep respect. - I don`t care what people say about his voice. It is still touching my heart and I will always love it! A very moving performance. Beautiful.
wish he'd perform like this more. Lose the blues rock band that we've been seeing for the last 20 years, and do more acoustic material. THis is an amazing performance. The President said that Dylan didn't participate in any of the pre show rehearsals or the dinner, they had no interaction except a small handshake and a smile at the end of the performance. Then dylan walked out and didn't look back. Dylan is Dylan no matter who you are
@lionsome So you like songs with no substance? If you don't like it that's fine, no one put a gun to your head and made you listen to this music. And at least learn to call a song what it is...listen to the beat...not country
Did you know its the same Guitar I used when I sang for King when He gave his I have A Dream speech all them years ago way back in 1963"... Good to see you Joan!
gee an enlightened president.. and he even supports the people who started on Wall Street, and now inspired 7 continents ALL to stand up. If you can help get out of the way. (Please show up for even a few minutes.. we all do count, and not the 400 who bought this nation so long ago)
This isn't about Bob Dylan. It IS about Barak Obama; an odd man of great talent and taste. A man who could hear the truth but can't seem ever to speak it. A man whose heart is in the right place but is ever run-over by his own ambition. The son of an amazing woman who never recovered from the loss of his father.
People always say that Dylan hasn't got it anymore because he chooses mainly to scream these heavy songs from the 70s...but if he simply played some of his older and acoustic songs, folks would know he still absolutely has it.
i would love to see dylan recording an album with this kind of arrangements, acoustic and simple, no circus organ, no big band sound, just his deep voice, tony on bass and a couple of acoustic guitars.. but im just being a spoiled kid, we are just lucky to have him alive and still rocking
Bob is and will always be a hero to me. It was he who instilled in me the need to write and play and perform. I love that he still inspires me after fifty years of listening.
If all he did was come out on stage and stand there I would still be in awe, no lyrics ever written are as poetic and untimely as Bob Dylans. And just think we have a president that agrees- wow.
He doesn't need his voice, he's got his poetry and music, that's why he's a legend. Not because his voice was strong at a time (sometimes it still is, he has his moments...)
@Rossonero072213 That would be the 60's-70's. Mostly 60's because it was unique, and 70's because it was actually a good voice. in the later 80's the rasp starts...
the other thing is that this is Not the song from the 60s, the excitement and heraliding of a revolution by a young generation is replaced by a song more fit for a farewell. This shift in tone, I am sure was intentional by the master.
Bobby knows what he is doing. Obama gave Dylan a medal of freedom, Bobby was a no show. Bob Dylan always looks at politicians with distrust. He has O's number, the song choice here is more prophetic than anything.
@Leona10037 However, no other president has had, or would have Dylan at the white House to sing this song, and comprehend it. And yes, I noted the shift in tone, what it means is for anyone to interpret (I call it 'age') nevertheless the song is there and speaks for itself.
i voted for "o"...had no other choice once they kicked hillary to the curb...
"o" expanded the wars and look up how much the pentagon and military have been given since obamas in office...you'd think cheney and bush were still in the white house
"o" is a rubber stamp like condie rice....a fraud..
@ChiroQuacker Yeah, O one huge heart break. Who vould havr imagined that the only change would be more the same except bigger, harder and more costly. SAdly, we are made to nelieve we dont have a choice.
This is not a sellout... I just think Bob Dylan lives for his songs, and he agrees to perform them in front of any crowd... It's good to hear him play guitar again!
This is not a sellout... I just think Bob Dylan lives for his songs, and he agrees to perform them in front of any crowd... It's good to hear him play guitar again!
look at what he did, he rose fifty years ago as the dark poet, screaming against government, protesting the law...and now he performs one of his most powerful ballads in front of the president..that shows who the figureheads in America are, Bob is the real leader..
I came across this clip by pure accident and cannot believe that Dylan is actually performing at the Shite House... sorry I'll read that again.. White House.Doesn't that negate everything you once stood for, Robert? Ah, well... I suppose old men with nothing left to live for accept dubious honors... in Bob's case even to try and sing the fucking song in tune.
take into balance the song he is singing, take notice to the song change, listen to the lyrics, see if it comes to you what he is doing. its sheer genius
@poeticreject Hmm... perhaps I should have listened to the whole thing before commenting... it was a bad day and this just looked like another sell out.... now I hear the subtle changes - surprised the WH didn't censor them - it is another instance of Bob's genius... "the order IS rapidly fading..."
@MetrazolElectricity It's BOB FREAKING DYLAN! Is it worth it? are you kidding me? I would give like my left arm just to see him just one time lol jk but my answer is Yes it is worth it. Besides even if you don't like it atleast you can say you have seen Bob Dylan perform live unlike a lot of other people. I'm sure you would have a good time.
@ELIMINATORRRR Thanks man! Yeah, I think I'll go for it. I used to be a big bob dylan fan but i've heard his concerts these days aren't exactly newport 65 cool, even though paul mccartney still wows every venue . But yeah, i'm pretty sure i'll go
@MetrazolElectricity No problem and i'm glad to help you out. The fact that he isn't as good as he use to be shouldn't put you off going because we either get better as we get older or we get worse and as far as Bob Dylan goes, i think his voice isn't what it use to be but that isn't really suprising to be honest and i would rather see one of his concerts than a Justin Bieber concert lol :D.
@MetrazolElectricity I'm a new fan of Bob Dylan sincer i'm a big fan of The Beatles and they always said the really liked Bob Dylan's music so i have decided to start listening to his music and i must say i really enjoy it and i've over heard like 3 or 4 songs. I still don't think that 'Like A Rolling Stone' is better than 'Imagine' but i'm a huge Lennon fan so i guess i'm really biased lol :D.
the way he sings now... singing this song... in the white house... did the politicians there really understand him? it´s just like a man who crossed deserts and oceans
of ideas that still has things to say... in a different way... when will they ever learn?
I think this is the best he's sounded doing this song. His voice is so rich and emotive. The raspiness really adds to the effect and he hits the notes about as close as he should without sounding ever sounding weak or innefectual. Thanks for the upload!
His voice is slightly worse? But he still sounds unique, and considering he is about 70 here, this is pretty cool. I see he's using guitar too. Usually plays keyboard these days I thought. Go Bob!
@meloearth well fuck you douchebag. You sound like shit and you're younger than him. Besides he isnt know for being a pretty singer and he still isnt a pretty singer so,nothing has changed. He sings in what music people call a bluesy growl just like Muddy Waters or Howlin' Wolf but you wouldnt know about that would you?
@meloearth First of all,Bob Dylan is far better than Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. Your criticism is ignorant to music and without depth or reason. You have a lazy argument. Your criticism is lazy. If you can back up your ludicrous statement with actual valid points I would repent but until then,you are just a total jerk off! A big,steaming bag of ass...that is what you are unless you can say something important and valid.
@meloearth I'm glad you think this if funny numb nuts. You still haven't backed up your bullshit yet. Please do so ya prick! Ya son of a bitch bastard!
@meloearth oh you backed down. OK kiddo I'll score that a TKO win for me.I wish you could have redeemed yourself though because I'm sure you are a nice person but until then,you're a worthless prick. Much Love,peace!
@meloearth There you go! I felt the sting in those words. Sort of puts a smile on my face,ya know? You dumb shit. Bob Dylan:oldest person to win Grammy for album of the year,oldest person to have a top ten album,plays 100 shows a year since 1988,500 songs written,better songs than anyone in history,Bob can do no wrong. We will see how good you sound when you're 70!
@meloearth I don't hate you at all.Honestly,I really don't hate you but I strongly disliked your criticism of Bob Dylan's performance especially because it is almost "out of thin air" with no reasoning.
@muclesmarinara That performance sucks. LOL I watched it once, in your honor, just to confirm that , yes, it sucks. You too. YOu got a lot of time on your hands. You like the attention you are getting from me? It will end soon, so enjoy.
@meloearth It sucks why? Because it doesn't sound pretty? Not everything in life IS pretty. He doesn't sound like justin bieber,so what. That voice is a voice that belongs to a legend,a man who has been though a lot of stuff and come out still standing. He growls the words. You can feel emotion in his singing. Tom Waits growls and has been successful. Metal Singers don't sing pretty and nobody gives them any shit,so why Bob?
And I can reply quickly because I have a LAPTOP silly guy! Douche Bag!
@muclesmarinara Even you have to admit that Tom Waits' growl is better than this. Even Bieber may beat this. The only emotion I feel with this one is the desire to run, so I guess he makes me want to exercise. And, ladies and gentlemen, the next name calling is [drum roll]...You are pretty silly. Your ID kinda tells what I'm dealing with, doesn't it. :D
I can't believe I'm going to see this man live in about a month. I can't wait. I'm a teen and I've been a big fan of Mr. Dylan for three years now. He hadn't come to my area of the US in years and I'm so glad he's coming back. This man is the greatest musician and artist who has ever lived.
Well, here he is, Bobby singin' the times they are a-changin' right in the belly of the beast.. feet away from the great deceiving Obama who claims he likes Bobby. I'd like to see one of the boo birds strap on his set of wings. All these rumors about Bob flaking out by compromising his work for people and selling his soul to the devil should be dropped. Bob is well awake n' aware of the coming days.. the wise atta know this by Bob's soul in certain songs.. He's made his peace with God long ago.
@muclesmarinara yeah, that china nonsense and all the conspiracies that surround the guy. People are so foolish. Even the fools like Bob, but for all the wrong reasons. Bob's quite the cat.
@chesterwhilbury that was started by a writer who wanted attention and wanted to have a scoop. All lies just like in the 60's and 70's etc. They been trying to get Bob since he was first around.
@chesterwhilbury !00% right, Chester! Fans know he gave his soul to the Lord not the devil. I truly believe that is why he is still around & at 70 his voice is getting much better. ..much better than he sounds here. Dylan's his own man! He really tore into the NY news reporter on his web site for saying he compromised songs. He hardly ever makes personal comments. Maybe Dylan sang TTTAC in this tempo so the older statesman could really listen to the words making them think for a change!
i wish he always performed live like this whenever ive seen him you cant even tell what song he's singing cos he uses the same vocal pattern for every song
Who could have imagined in the early '60s that this song would be sung in the White House, but not as a relic of nostalgia but with the same meaning and intention now as it had then.
@emintey In St. Paul at the Northrup Theater, right after the news that Obama was elected, he said, "Now, I Believe things are really gonna change" and started playing this song.
On the mountain of transfiguration appeared ELIJAH and MOSES with JESUS. Elijah and Moses never died but were transfigured...they are the 2 candlesticks (they shine their light and witness in front of the whole world in the last days......it's in Revelations 11. Its important to know that they were just "men"..like you and me.
I believe them to be ARNOLD MURRAY of the SHEPHERDSCHAPEL and BOB DYLAN....in the spirit of Moses and Elijah
Elijah the prophet is one of the two Witnesses that prophecies in 'sackloth' (which is a greek word that means 'mohair' suit)....the book of "revelations" (to make known, 2 reveal) says that the two witnesses will be given power in the last days. This word power means "influence' "fame' "in front of an audience" and "poet"
saw him in auckland new zealand three nights ago. if he'd done just a five minute performance, just one song with the feeling and beauty of this performance then walked off the stage - i would've felt my 150 bucks were well spent.
instead he put us through 2 hours of cynical musical sleepwalking.
it's as sad as watching jake la motta performing shakespeare in a seedy new jersey nightclub. nuh - it's sadder. because la motta didn't write the words he was destroying.
wow. i bet he never expected he'd be singing in the white house when he wrote this. that's not to say we've evolved. it just happens to be good right now.
No doubt about it.. The whole song - but particularly the stanza beginning with "Come Senators and Congressmen please heed the call ... resonates as much today, if not, more today than when Dylan wrote it in the early 60's. Where is the Dylan speaking to the youth of today to inspire them like Dylan spoke to children of the 60's like I?
Wondrful ! ... except the colour of his shirt ... I would wear red? ...
robertzimmermann1 19 hours ago
I've seen Bob live around 25 times since the 60's and he's sounding great still.
gearhart2009 2 days ago
my hero.
nejaune 3 days ago
I saw him the summer after this performance at a show in Texas and his voice was so much worse. It's as if he can still sing decently if he cares to, but sometimes he's like "fuck it."
zimmermanlive 5 days ago
@zimmermanlive I love Dylan, but I'm done seeing any live shows. I've seen him Five times, dating back to 1981. Three of those times it seemed like he was just trying to get through the songs and get out of there, couldn't really even identify some of them till he was halfway through the song. Probably the best performance I saw was at Valparaiso Univ. here at the top of Indiana. Great great show.
ElectraglideMac 5 days ago
@ElectraglideMac well I just saw him in summer 2011 and he was motorin'
He was dancing,smiling,engaged,doing his Al Jolson gestures,playing guitar and keyboard etc
Best I have seen him live
muclesmarinara 4 days ago
@muclesmarinara Nice
ElectraglideMac 4 days ago
so he CAN still sing a song like a pro :D
starwarsfreak1111 1 week ago 5
a song never ages when it bleeds from heart.
SamMusical 1 week ago
I wish Dylan and McCartney had performed together
azzaboi93 2 weeks ago 2
His voice sounds great here. Just goes to show he can still sing when he tries.
ryanhashton 2 weeks ago 2
???? I think he's picking his ass crack!!!
MrStrongarms 3 weeks ago
does he pick a wedgy out at 1:15?
dng1994 1 month ago
Astonishing. Dylan is a troubadour who follows his own way, and even his cracked voice far outshines the near-lunatics who scream and shout or rap and pout. Thank God for Bob Dylan. This White House performance is also worth noting because Dylan performed for Barack Obama, the only conservative running for President. While GOP Socialists like Newt and Mitt work 24/7 for big business, Obama has our backs. All true conservatives thank the good Lord for Barack Obama.
TheVeryBiggestAl 1 month ago 3
@TheVeryBiggestAl so well said. I'm thankful I got to read your post!!
MrPernell27 1 week ago
@TheVeryBiggestAl You are kidding, right?
IAmHitGirl94 5 days ago
Love how he strums then realizes he's playing a different version.
pandacloud1995 1 month ago
Love it!
MarkVaudreuil 1 month ago
doesn't even sound like he's playing guitar
zizoumonk10 1 month ago
Anyone know when this was?
AntoMc95 1 month ago
Here is a remarkable and unique human being who truly leads the way.
letsif 1 month ago
@lionsome well stevie wonder did.
tranurse 1 month ago
@lionsome because, he's a poet and a genius. he was friends with dr.king. because, there's more to life than 'oh baby'. you might learn something.
tranurse 1 month ago
This works brilliantly...wish he'd sing more like this for more of his recent live stuff.
Flwriter 1 month ago
what? I don't understand your comment
bsuzforever 1 month ago
@lionsome U must be too young to remember! The White House is a VERY different place now. A black man running the place - beautiful! Dylan would never have been invited back when he wrote this. Not a sell-out at all - just the opposite - Dylan was doing his job!
bsuzforever 1 month ago
Anyone know when this was?
forfunk49 2 months ago
@forfunk49 ...did a Google research, was Febr. the 9th 2010.
Jolene1959 1 month ago
love that voice, and his words
fantinlatourful 2 months ago
he was pretty drunk when he did this. I love Bob Dylan, but he's a pretty shitty performer.
SuperEbony5 2 months ago
@SuperEbony5 It was a great performance!
Dave897456 1 month ago
@SuperEbony5 I saw Dylan live about 5 years ago. He could care less about how he's perceived as a performer. He didn't say a word to the audience through the entire performance. Just went through all of his songs and no one expected any different.
bailinnumberguy 1 month ago
@SuperEbony5 i've always thought he performed in public, because he has to. he'd rather write and record stuff. it never has seemed that he's comfortable out in front of people.
tranurse 1 month ago
@tranurse Not true. Dylan is an old "Road Warrior". He has never stopped touring! He doesn't get the publicity that the "big name" acts do; 'cuz he doesn't do $200.00 per seat "extravaganzas"; with lazers and moving stages and "a cast of thousands". Just does it the old fashioned way. Smaller venues; just walks out there and plays and makes a lotta Noise and "let's it all hang out". Pushing 75, he probably still tours 3 to 6 months a year. "A band that doesn't play live is only 1/2 a band".
swiggy58a 1 month ago
To perform with this small acoustic arrangement at a place like this shows what a brave man he is! He deserves our deep respect. - I don`t care what people say about his voice. It is still touching my heart and I will always love it! A very moving performance. Beautiful.
Jolene1959 2 months ago
Ladies and gentlemen..Mr. Bob Dylan
bvallier100 2 months ago 2
Now who says the man cant sing? That badass growl he does on purpose!
TheSwindlingDuck 2 months ago 4
a message to those who were there: You can't complain about anything anymore for the rest of your lives,
bustedup 2 months ago
wish he'd perform like this more. Lose the blues rock band that we've been seeing for the last 20 years, and do more acoustic material. THis is an amazing performance. The President said that Dylan didn't participate in any of the pre show rehearsals or the dinner, they had no interaction except a small handshake and a smile at the end of the performance. Then dylan walked out and didn't look back. Dylan is Dylan no matter who you are
MrPernell27 2 months ago 2
@lionsome So you like songs with no substance? If you don't like it that's fine, no one put a gun to your head and made you listen to this music. And at least learn to call a song what it is...listen to the beat...not country
420chav 2 months ago
@lionsome I know right????? I hate his voice, its so shrill. And where are all the lights and farts, I'm confuzed!!!!
TheCuriouslittleboy 2 months ago
@lionsome -- Ignorant comment, you know nothing about music
MKIIITrbo89 2 months ago
Did you know its the same Guitar I used when I sang for King when He gave his I have A Dream speech all them years ago way back in 1963"... Good to see you Joan!
bobbyd400 3 months ago
@bobbyd400 holy smokes!!!!!!! thank you for this, 'blood on the tracks', and so many other songs/albums.
tranurse 1 month ago
THANK YOU BOB
r3pl4y1987 3 months ago 4
gee an enlightened president.. and he even supports the people who started on Wall Street, and now inspired 7 continents ALL to stand up. If you can help get out of the way. (Please show up for even a few minutes.. we all do count, and not the 400 who bought this nation so long ago)
TREYOLDHIPPIE 3 months ago
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I think this is really good
DogSwede1 3 months ago
Sad to see him like this??? I'm sad too, for not having seen him like this ...
This is simple and reduced to the bones. Great performance!
ChrisvCeee 3 months ago 4
This isn't about Bob Dylan. It IS about Barak Obama; an odd man of great talent and taste. A man who could hear the truth but can't seem ever to speak it. A man whose heart is in the right place but is ever run-over by his own ambition. The son of an amazing woman who never recovered from the loss of his father.
DoctorGarkle 3 months ago
People always say that Dylan hasn't got it anymore because he chooses mainly to scream these heavy songs from the 70s...but if he simply played some of his older and acoustic songs, folks would know he still absolutely has it.
jrgorilla1 3 months ago
Wonderful. A song that affected the whole world and no doubt Bob Dylan himself. So glad he sang it at the White House.
Ed534 4 months ago
yes, too sad to see like this. The Times They Are A-Changin
komedakazuhiko 4 months ago
Beautiful.
masterankerich 4 months ago
Beautiful
TheKidInWayfarers 4 months ago
Definately should record a album in this style
landondonovanify 4 months ago
i would love to see dylan recording an album with this kind of arrangements, acoustic and simple, no circus organ, no big band sound, just his deep voice, tony on bass and a couple of acoustic guitars.. but im just being a spoiled kid, we are just lucky to have him alive and still rocking
MarianoJurda 4 months ago
He did have a solid folk voice once but he was a dream lyricist and beyond the coolest of the cool cats.
MrScottmc 4 months ago
When was this?
megsteragram 4 months ago
Poor guys lost his voice...
Still great though. He seems to be warning them of something?
TheJoe55223 4 months ago
Bob is and will always be a hero to me. It was he who instilled in me the need to write and play and perform. I love that he still inspires me after fifty years of listening.
bsmithgates 4 months ago
If all he did was come out on stage and stand there I would still be in awe, no lyrics ever written are as poetic and untimely as Bob Dylans. And just think we have a president that agrees- wow.
sharnrose 4 months ago
The battle outside is still raging!!
jillethelturner 4 months ago
It is obvious he is warning the White House.
rcv826 4 months ago
the date today is 9/27/11... if the times are a changing, we better get busy!
tomcaat1 5 months ago
He doesn't need his voice, he's got his poetry and music, that's why he's a legend. Not because his voice was strong at a time (sometimes it still is, he has his moments...)
dablueman21 5 months ago
@dablueman21
At this point his voice is ravaged beyond repair, sadly, but at his best Bob Dylan had one the greatest voices in popular music.
Rossonero072213 4 months ago
@Rossonero072213 That would be the 60's-70's. Mostly 60's because it was unique, and 70's because it was actually a good voice. in the later 80's the rasp starts...
dablueman21 4 months ago
Very nice performance! Better estimate this one!
thesoulmoversswe 5 months ago
Masters of War would have been more apropos
wallyszabo 5 months ago 42
@wallyszabo I agree there seem to be more appropriate songs for the specific audience's ears.
1GoodRiddance 3 weeks ago
@1GoodRiddance the appropriate song for bob dylan is and always has been whatever he feels like singing at the time
MrPernell27 1 week ago
@MrPernell27 Maybe you are right.
1GoodRiddance 1 week ago
HHC1504 5 months ago
"So thank you for writing the best songs,
Thank you for righting a few wrongs
You're a savage gift on a wayward bus,
But you stepped down and you sang to us" -- J. Baez
JesterRadio 5 months ago
Now if D's PEOPLE would allow THE PEOPLE to see this .. not take it down, FOR A CHANGE
TREYOLDHIPPIE 5 months ago
I think it's beautiful. Poignant. Relevant.
mommm1 5 months ago 10
Dylan fans a must see-- Chris Holly performs "The Times They are a-Changin" for MICHELE BACHMANN Town Hall Meeting in SC.
musicmoney21 6 months ago
Боб Дилан Мастер !
aaatombo 6 months ago
the other thing is that this is Not the song from the 60s, the excitement and heraliding of a revolution by a young generation is replaced by a song more fit for a farewell. This shift in tone, I am sure was intentional by the master.
Leona10037 6 months ago
Bobby knows what he is doing. Obama gave Dylan a medal of freedom, Bobby was a no show. Bob Dylan always looks at politicians with distrust. He has O's number, the song choice here is more prophetic than anything.
Leona10037 6 months ago 4
@Leona10037 However, no other president has had, or would have Dylan at the white House to sing this song, and comprehend it. And yes, I noted the shift in tone, what it means is for anyone to interpret (I call it 'age') nevertheless the song is there and speaks for itself.
emintey 6 months ago
@Leona10037
i voted for "o"...had no other choice once they kicked hillary to the curb...
"o" expanded the wars and look up how much the pentagon and military have been given since obamas in office...you'd think cheney and bush were still in the white house
"o" is a rubber stamp like condie rice....a fraud..
ChiroQuacker 5 months ago
@ChiroQuacker Yeah, O one huge heart break. Who vould havr imagined that the only change would be more the same except bigger, harder and more costly. SAdly, we are made to nelieve we dont have a choice.
Leona10037 5 months ago
Sucks that this was wasted on Obama.
JustA1337Gamer 6 months ago
why is there a band with him? god damn it
brandinator22 6 months ago
Couragous song choice.
aqdownunder 6 months ago
This is not a sellout... I just think Bob Dylan lives for his songs, and he agrees to perform them in front of any crowd... It's good to hear him play guitar again!
SuperBillythepoet 6 months ago
This is not a sellout... I just think Bob Dylan lives for his songs, and he agrees to perform them in front of any crowd... It's good to hear him play guitar again!
SuperBillythepoet 6 months ago
Beautifully said. I agree.
hopejosborne 6 months ago
Did he say the president will later be passed @ 2.54?
liamanewton 6 months ago
@liamanewton as the PRESENT now will later be PAST
MINENAyoub 6 months ago
@liamanewton "the present will later be passed"
jann9218 6 months ago
his the daddy
MrGranger338 6 months ago
look at what he did, he rose fifty years ago as the dark poet, screaming against government, protesting the law...and now he performs one of his most powerful ballads in front of the president..that shows who the figureheads in America are, Bob is the real leader..
poeticreject 6 months ago 39
@poeticreject or perhaps he was invited as a guest performer to celebrate the civil rights movement!
Dave897456 3 months ago
His music will last for hundreds of years.
dlrice 6 months ago
123 time is magical. Bod Dylan has A FINE FORMULA in arranging.
lgmccarville 6 months ago
I came across this clip by pure accident and cannot believe that Dylan is actually performing at the Shite House... sorry I'll read that again.. White House.Doesn't that negate everything you once stood for, Robert? Ah, well... I suppose old men with nothing left to live for accept dubious honors... in Bob's case even to try and sing the fucking song in tune.
zthetha 6 months ago
@zthetha Aw, get over yourself
theturprobe 6 months ago
@zthetha Way to miss the point completely, asshole.
Dfox222 6 months ago
@Dfox222 Your comment arrived within minutes of poeticreject's so I listened again - see my reply.
zthetha 6 months ago
@zthetha
take into balance the song he is singing, take notice to the song change, listen to the lyrics, see if it comes to you what he is doing. its sheer genius
poeticreject 6 months ago
@poeticreject Hmm... perhaps I should have listened to the whole thing before commenting... it was a bad day and this just looked like another sell out.... now I hear the subtle changes - surprised the WH didn't censor them - it is another instance of Bob's genius... "the order IS rapidly fading..."
zthetha 6 months ago
@zthetha
Bob Dylan sells out to nobody. he's just like fate, nothing he does is trivial or by accident
poeticreject 6 months ago 2
THANKS for being so much time with us Bob! Thank you so much
PeterSteves 6 months ago
Thanks for the past 48 years Dylan... we are all getting older but its been a real ride!
golight 6 months ago
Well done Bob!!Great artist!!
fans7777 6 months ago
Age takes its toll on all of us. But Bob still has the charisma of a great poet, songwriter, and performer. A true legend in his own time.
IAintOverYet 7 months ago
Looking forward to seeing Bob inDublin in October.
MrBluey1 7 months ago
his voice is so bad... but i really wanna go see him in concert, is $60 worth it?
MetrazolElectricity 7 months ago
@MetrazolElectricity It's BOB FREAKING DYLAN! Is it worth it? are you kidding me? I would give like my left arm just to see him just one time lol jk but my answer is Yes it is worth it. Besides even if you don't like it atleast you can say you have seen Bob Dylan perform live unlike a lot of other people. I'm sure you would have a good time.
ELIMINATORRRR 7 months ago
@ELIMINATORRRR Thanks man! Yeah, I think I'll go for it. I used to be a big bob dylan fan but i've heard his concerts these days aren't exactly newport 65 cool, even though paul mccartney still wows every venue . But yeah, i'm pretty sure i'll go
MetrazolElectricity 7 months ago
@MetrazolElectricity No problem and i'm glad to help you out. The fact that he isn't as good as he use to be shouldn't put you off going because we either get better as we get older or we get worse and as far as Bob Dylan goes, i think his voice isn't what it use to be but that isn't really suprising to be honest and i would rather see one of his concerts than a Justin Bieber concert lol :D.
ELIMINATORRRR 7 months ago
@ELIMINATORRRR his lyrics are still spot on... I loved beyond here lies nothing album
MetrazolElectricity 7 months ago
@MetrazolElectricity I'm a new fan of Bob Dylan sincer i'm a big fan of The Beatles and they always said the really liked Bob Dylan's music so i have decided to start listening to his music and i must say i really enjoy it and i've over heard like 3 or 4 songs. I still don't think that 'Like A Rolling Stone' is better than 'Imagine' but i'm a huge Lennon fan so i guess i'm really biased lol :D.
ELIMINATORRRR 7 months ago
the way he sings now... singing this song... in the white house... did the politicians there really understand him? it´s just like a man who crossed deserts and oceans
of ideas that still has things to say... in a different way... when will they ever learn?
souza2011142 7 months ago 2
Wonderful to see Dylan perform one of the major songs of the 20th century at the White House.
HelenMaria1900 7 months ago
I think this is the best he's sounded doing this song. His voice is so rich and emotive. The raspiness really adds to the effect and he hits the notes about as close as he should without sounding ever sounding weak or innefectual. Thanks for the upload!
JoJaDaRu 7 months ago
His voice is slightly worse? But he still sounds unique, and considering he is about 70 here, this is pretty cool. I see he's using guitar too. Usually plays keyboard these days I thought. Go Bob!
MichaelPalinFan2008 7 months ago
He sounds like crap. I'm sorry, I love him, but damn...
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth well fuck you douchebag. You sound like shit and you're younger than him. Besides he isnt know for being a pretty singer and he still isnt a pretty singer so,nothing has changed. He sings in what music people call a bluesy growl just like Muddy Waters or Howlin' Wolf but you wouldnt know about that would you?
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara LOL! You need to smoke a joint. Sorry, this is no Muddy Waters, and the only howlin' here is that of a dying animal.. LOL
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth First of all,Bob Dylan is far better than Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. Your criticism is ignorant to music and without depth or reason. You have a lazy argument. Your criticism is lazy. If you can back up your ludicrous statement with actual valid points I would repent but until then,you are just a total jerk off! A big,steaming bag of ass...that is what you are unless you can say something important and valid.
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara LOL! You play the world's smallest violin.
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth I'm glad you think this if funny numb nuts. You still haven't backed up your bullshit yet. Please do so ya prick! Ya son of a bitch bastard!
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara Lovely music! LMAO
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth oh you backed down. OK kiddo I'll score that a TKO win for me.I wish you could have redeemed yourself though because I'm sure you are a nice person but until then,you're a worthless prick. Much Love,peace!
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara "Backed down"? I think you have issues. LOL You can keep on rolling, and pls take your fake peace and love with you on your way out.
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth There you go! I felt the sting in those words. Sort of puts a smile on my face,ya know? You dumb shit. Bob Dylan:oldest person to win Grammy for album of the year,oldest person to have a top ten album,plays 100 shows a year since 1988,500 songs written,better songs than anyone in history,Bob can do no wrong. We will see how good you sound when you're 70!
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara You still flexin' the hate muscles, bud? You're half entertaining. Keep going. Amuse me.
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth I don't hate you at all.Honestly,I really don't hate you but I strongly disliked your criticism of Bob Dylan's performance especially because it is almost "out of thin air" with no reasoning.
Ass Head!
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara That performance sucks. LOL I watched it once, in your honor, just to confirm that , yes, it sucks. You too. YOu got a lot of time on your hands. You like the attention you are getting from me? It will end soon, so enjoy.
meloearth 7 months ago
@meloearth It sucks why? Because it doesn't sound pretty? Not everything in life IS pretty. He doesn't sound like justin bieber,so what. That voice is a voice that belongs to a legend,a man who has been though a lot of stuff and come out still standing. He growls the words. You can feel emotion in his singing. Tom Waits growls and has been successful. Metal Singers don't sing pretty and nobody gives them any shit,so why Bob?
And I can reply quickly because I have a LAPTOP silly guy! Douche Bag!
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@muclesmarinara Even you have to admit that Tom Waits' growl is better than this. Even Bieber may beat this. The only emotion I feel with this one is the desire to run, so I guess he makes me want to exercise. And, ladies and gentlemen, the next name calling is [drum roll]...You are pretty silly. Your ID kinda tells what I'm dealing with, doesn't it. :D
meloearth 7 months ago
Awesome!!
karatattoo 7 months ago
it's in the fashion of 'if you ain't got the do-re-mi' with Ry Cooder and Van Dyke Parks
even more sublime
amsterdaminbeeld 8 months ago
startling
amsterdaminbeeld 8 months ago
I can't believe I'm going to see this man live in about a month. I can't wait. I'm a teen and I've been a big fan of Mr. Dylan for three years now. He hadn't come to my area of the US in years and I'm so glad he's coming back. This man is the greatest musician and artist who has ever lived.
AsherSax 8 months ago 3
Well, here he is, Bobby singin' the times they are a-changin' right in the belly of the beast.. feet away from the great deceiving Obama who claims he likes Bobby. I'd like to see one of the boo birds strap on his set of wings. All these rumors about Bob flaking out by compromising his work for people and selling his soul to the devil should be dropped. Bob is well awake n' aware of the coming days.. the wise atta know this by Bob's soul in certain songs.. He's made his peace with God long ago.
chesterwhilbury 8 months ago
@chesterwhilbury do you mean the china bullshit that was started by those newspaper writers?
muclesmarinara 8 months ago
@muclesmarinara yeah, that china nonsense and all the conspiracies that surround the guy. People are so foolish. Even the fools like Bob, but for all the wrong reasons. Bob's quite the cat.
chesterwhilbury 7 months ago
@chesterwhilbury that was started by a writer who wanted attention and wanted to have a scoop. All lies just like in the 60's and 70's etc. They been trying to get Bob since he was first around.
muclesmarinara 7 months ago
@chesterwhilbury !00% right, Chester! Fans know he gave his soul to the Lord not the devil. I truly believe that is why he is still around & at 70 his voice is getting much better. ..much better than he sounds here. Dylan's his own man! He really tore into the NY news reporter on his web site for saying he compromised songs. He hardly ever makes personal comments. Maybe Dylan sang TTTAC in this tempo so the older statesman could really listen to the words making them think for a change!
ohiodixiechick2 6 months ago
hes a legend....simply a legend......im goin to see him the 16th of june in ireland,Cork
rossb588 9 months ago
i wish he always performed live like this whenever ive seen him you cant even tell what song he's singing cos he uses the same vocal pattern for every song
a280281 9 months ago
Who could have imagined in the early '60s that this song would be sung in the White House, but not as a relic of nostalgia but with the same meaning and intention now as it had then.
emintey 9 months ago 31
@emintey In St. Paul at the Northrup Theater, right after the news that Obama was elected, he said, "Now, I Believe things are really gonna change" and started playing this song.
PeterKaye15 6 months ago
I read the yahoo news article today that Obamas 'BEAST' was crippled
what BEAST are they talkin' about?
curtainedgloom 9 months ago
@curtainedgloom his obscene car in Ireland
PDXLindaS 9 months ago
On the mountain of transfiguration appeared ELIJAH and MOSES with JESUS. Elijah and Moses never died but were transfigured...they are the 2 candlesticks (they shine their light and witness in front of the whole world in the last days......it's in Revelations 11. Its important to know that they were just "men"..like you and me.
I believe them to be ARNOLD MURRAY of the SHEPHERDSCHAPEL and BOB DYLAN....in the spirit of Moses and Elijah
curtainedgloom 9 months ago
Elijah the prophet is one of the two Witnesses that prophecies in 'sackloth' (which is a greek word that means 'mohair' suit)....the book of "revelations" (to make known, 2 reveal) says that the two witnesses will be given power in the last days. This word power means "influence' "fame' "in front of an audience" and "poet"
curtainedgloom 9 months ago
such a legend
mradairrisinyabaa 9 months ago
luv it, im goin to see him the 16th of june...cant wait
rossb588 9 months ago
he actually doesnt sound like shit here
wweecwcollin 9 months ago
@wweecwcollin oh,fuck off...
Pmitsou123 9 months ago
@Pmitsou123 no i mean now his voice isnt so good. but back in the day his voice was good
wweecwcollin 9 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
irony? Youtubes first suggestion to the right of this video is Rebecca Black - how inapropriate
wildhias 9 months ago
i bet the night before this he was like ah dang now i gotta go learn that song i wrote 40 years ago
coluvsguitar 9 months ago 4
saw him in auckland new zealand three nights ago. if he'd done just a five minute performance, just one song with the feeling and beauty of this performance then walked off the stage - i would've felt my 150 bucks were well spent.
instead he put us through 2 hours of cynical musical sleepwalking.
it's as sad as watching jake la motta performing shakespeare in a seedy new jersey nightclub. nuh - it's sadder. because la motta didn't write the words he was destroying.
michaeltbennett 9 months ago
wow. i bet he never expected he'd be singing in the white house when he wrote this. that's not to say we've evolved. it just happens to be good right now.
electric23sand 10 months ago
Jesus, what year was this?
plunkza 10 months ago
@plunkza THIS year
ActiveStateOfMind 9 months ago
gramps wrote some awesome ditties and aint they pretty!?!! sung by him even now... Sydney Apr 27, 2011- sooo excited!
jaaaaaaawesomestwin 10 months ago
When was this? He sounds great!!
FRE1991DDIE 10 months ago
The most revolutionary song of all time and this proves it.
zimmy2000 10 months ago
great version bob
tkshots 11 months ago
I've seen Dylan w/ his rocking Cowboy Band many a times. I'd love to hear a whole concert w/ this line up, Piano, up-right bass, and Bob on acoustic.
bartcaruso1 11 months ago 2
I've seen Dylan w/ his rocking Cowboy Band many a times. I'd love to hear a whole concert w/ this line up, Piano, up-right bass, and Bob on acoustic.
bartcaruso1 11 months ago
A True Master Song of Life,and for he who doesn't understand,
don t worry, you are not alive...
..you never will
earthescape1 11 months ago
I like that, Don't criticize what you don't undersand !
kstewintheart4u 11 months ago
No doubt about it.. The whole song - but particularly the stanza beginning with "Come Senators and Congressmen please heed the call ... resonates as much today, if not, more today than when Dylan wrote it in the early 60's. Where is the Dylan speaking to the youth of today to inspire them like Dylan spoke to children of the 60's like I?