"It Aint Me Babe" from 1984's Real Live |
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| Written by Kevin Johns |
| Tuesday, 30 June 2009 00:00 |
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In December of 2007 I discovered Bob Dylan. I spent the next year listening to all of his albums in chronological order. My listening habits, however, were weighted towards the studio work, so I'm not as familiar with some of the concert albums. While fiddling with my new MP3 player, just now, I stumbled across a live The 80's are often thought of as the low point in Dylan's career, and yet, here, in this performance of an old Dylan standard, the man sounds as good as ever. I think what really sends shivers up my spine is the moment when Dylan reaches the first chorus and sings, "It aint me babe," and then, suddenly, a crowd of thousands takes over, singing, the "No, no, no's". Dylan becomes silent, letting the crowd sing the next "It aint me babe", before coming in for the final, "It aint me you're looking for, babe," to finish the chorus. I believe that moment of silence stems from the fact that Dylan was genuinely surprised and pleased by this spontaneous act on the part of the audience, and it makes for very special rendition of the song. People ask me why I love Dylan's music so much, and this is exactly why. After listening to pretty much nothing but Dylan for 17 months, I can still stumble across a song I've heard a dozens of time before and have this new version of it send shivers go up my spine.
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version of "It Aint Me Babe" from 1984's Real Live... and it blew my mind. 
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