Man in the Long Black Coat (Original Version from "Oh Mercy" album)

[ElnaCopper]

WOW!!! SUNDAY SURPRIZE!!SO GOOD...SO GOOD!!!<3

[KatieG53]

what a wicked sound.. but only from Dylan could it come.... sometimes I wonder just how old his soul really is... but he really has an old soul....loving every minute of it.. Great writer... and just did a wonderful, soulful rendition of this masterpiece of a song... Never saw ONE Harry Potter movie.. so it doesn't hit me anyway but eerie and soulful.. tremendous...

[mmantell973]

you did a great job on the video, cheers

[staggersu]

50years Dylan,but this gets my very diep in my soul.

i would choose this song abouve all other masterpieces. for me.

good video but to know that the short films come from Harry Potter gives tt less origanality.

harry potterfilms are good movies with great effect i only get a bad taste ´cause to sell this together could be only for the money.that sucks

[234addict]

gotta say i prefer mark lanegans version

[brainsick213]

bone chillin dylan track

[Pudgiemccabe]

I am Dylan fan from way back at the beginning, and I think this song is as good as any he has written, great production and rendition as well.

[catowner120]

0 dislikes. Let's keep it that way.

[KeithHarperSF]

very nice work on the video

[singleladyable]

there's just something about those words.scary but interesting.sort of draws ya in.

[225marklin]

One night, many years ago, I was in a juke joint on the outskirts of town and I was talking to a woman and her daughter. The younger woman's daughter was attending to the faithful who had sidled up to the bar. So, three generations in the same joint. The talk turned to Dylan and I asked "which song's your favorite?" The elder, the wise one, without hesitation said, "Man in the Long Black Coat."

[MrFranciss]

Dylan+Bergman

[KunJieBentRoy]

THIS IS THE REAL TWILIGHT THE REAL VAMPIRE DIARIES THE REAL DARK LUST THAT LYES IN ALL OF US.....MELT AND GIVE IN.........TO THE MAN IN LONG BLACK COAT.

[goddaddytoo]

Hear that hear a master of genius say that. Xxxxoooo

[goddaddytoo]

If Bob is the man in the black cloak, i would leave quickly, leaving no smoke,no word spoken, no reason no rhyme.

[americancarliteratur]

Man In The Long Black Coat lyrics

Preacher was talking there's a sermon he gave

He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved

You cannot depend on it to be your guide

When it's you who must keep it satisfied

It ain't easy to swallow it sticks in the throat

thnx |Gert

[BenPN1000]

Nice song,my dad listened to this when I was little.

[Papagenacita]

It's so great... The best !

[allblacksfan84]

Thank you so much for uploading this. All there ever seems to be are cover versions and ther are nowhere near as good as thing. Thanks!

[kinbigbird]

Most People live in just the Flesh and think love is a one night stand when the truth is that type of love is lust, What could go wrong,.When Truth is you can be whole seek the meaning of Body,Soul and Spirit with Faith,Hope and Love.What is Love Seek this truth 1 John 4:8 and 1 Corinthians 13. Praise The Lord ! for this word "But now abide faith, hope, love, these three."Then know why birds fall and fish line shores

[ThomasCovenent]

Just as the towns people become aware of the stranger in town he is gone and has taken the woman with him, too quickly for the town to react with anything but despair. Remember Dylan’s age when he wrote this and the other songs in the album. The man is the long black coat (a duster?) is probably the older Jack of Hearts. Also, Dylan did write a book about this one album and while he didn’t give up very much he did set a tone for all the songs in this effort. Anyway, that’s my take on it.

[ThomasCovenent]

Whoever did the video - you completely missed the point the lyrics.

[scorjamsey]

@ThomasCovenent What are the point of the lyrics do you rekon?

[ThomasCovenent]

@scorjamseyTry this; It’s Louisiana, late 1880’s and a town is dying. Even the water from the last hurricane is drying up and there is dust everywhere. Trees are broken and left to rot. The old time preacher is ranting to a few people who will still listen and dance hall has been closed for a while now. All the life in the town is embodied in an aging beauty (who was wearing a simple cotton dress of course) who is coveted by the entire population.

[Kaleestraza]

@ThomasCovenent I figure that is too literal, at least for my tastes. I've always figured the Man in the Long Black Coat was a metaphor for Death. The dust on his shoes is a biblical reference.

[scorjamsey]

fukin great video

[haymaker1999]

inside mourinho's head...

[jsebsteelguitar]

One of the great songs of Bob Dylan...

une chanson sublime!

[TerrySleeper]

You miss the point.

No adjustment is necessary.

A track that really DOES need adjusting (I am advised) is Gerry rafferty's "Baker Street".

[Lowdenjim]

As with many Dylan tracks - not issued at concert pitch; if you want to jam along folks, adjust speed to 0.975 to play in F#m or 1.05 to play in Gm - or retune your guitars of course!

[TerrySleeper]

@Lowdenjim - fine in F#m for me as it is.

[Lowdenjim]

Fair enough Terry - but playing in tune with this track requires the strings to be tightened to play slightly sharper than concert pitch.... I find it more convenient to adjust the speed so the track is heard as it was probably recorded originally.

[farmeraug1]

My Fav Dylan album!

[crpederson]

One of his best

[HumanAccount]

probably my favorite dylan song from the 80's which isnt saying much but whatever

[guy55555122]

great job :) love this song

[Mrhellsy]

The man with the long black coat was a fella who was playing the sax on oh mercy from New Orleans....nice try :)

[Jolie028]

Fabulous!

[vinylray]

Cool Thanks

[fartguerilla]

When my daughter was about six, she wondered where her mother was gone one afternoon, (she had gone shopping with a friend) and i responded without thinking, she went with the man in the long black coat.

I didn't realize at the time that she was troubled by this and it was years later that she revealed that she was terrified because she thought she would never see her mother again. They were reunited after a couple of hours.

[BenPN1000]

Funny stuff dude,amazing how kids remember certain things.

[AgenciInc]

I think that this song sound better, when Joan Osborne sing. In this version is to much... pauses between words. It's shredded.

[ohiodixiechick2]

@AgenciInc It's the deliberate pauses that make this song so dramatic & to the point! Great video!

[ohiodixiechick2]

@ohiodixiechick2 I also like J Osborne's version, too.

[longlivepunk1]

This video is really good man. Nice job.



[jonesF1]

Very beautiful and emotional video to a great song!