dylan sings aznavour (2009)

charles aznavour/les bons moments (paris, 8 mars 2009 ... merci bb)

dylan chante aznavour (2)

bob dylan/the times we've known (1998) (les bons moments/aznavour)
charles aznavour/les bons moments (1995, carnegie hall)

remember when alger "texas" alexander recorded this great side with the mississippi sheiks?

texas alexander faisait peur à voir .... he was lightnin' hopkins' cousin ... quand une talent scout a emmené lightnin' hopkins enregistrer à la ville, elle a refusé de prendre avec lui le vieux texas alexander, elle a eu peur ... il n'a plus jamais enregistré ...he was also the real voice of deep texas blues, coming from the work fields and the penitentiary where he had served time for allegedly having killed a man 

alger "texas" alexander/sam chatmon and the the mississippi sheiks (1930)/frost texas tornado blues

bob dylan/i feel a change coming on (2009, inédit)

très beau, très émouvant, non? ... ... ... as if the bayou blues of harry choates or clifton chenier had given new clothes, funky down to earth clothes, to some of  "modern times"  most moving and slowest ballads ...

dylan chante bécaud

bob dylan/let it be me (je t'appartiens, bécaud)(seconde version, 1981)

bob dylan/let it be me, première version (self portrait, 1970)
gilbert bécaud/je t'appartiens, version originale en français (1971)
BONUS EVERLY BROTHERS

the everly brothers/let it be me (1964)

pourquoi si peu de mots, skorecki? ... la musique ... juste la musique (ah oui, j'oubliais ..... quoi?

... j'oubliais ... le spécial dylan de  rolling stone  est paru ... ....)

quelle différence, à près de 35 ans de distance, entre deux versions d'une même chanson? ... ... ... vous voulez savoir ... il n'y a qu'à écouter (just listen, you moron)

1975 (one more cup of coffee for the road/never ending tour/renaldo and clara)

2009 (one more cup of coffee for the road/stockolm/fin mars 2009)
BONUS 1995

bob dylan/hazel (1995)

joy division, 1975 (john peel's bbc version)

joy division/love will tear us apart/1975

who will guess when this beautiful version of "visions of johanna" was recorded? 1995? 1997? 1999? 2000?

bob dylan/visions of johanna (spanish subtitles)

frank sinatra, 1961 ... voice, looks, grace, swing ...que demander de plus?

frank sinatra/day in, day out (sidney, australie, 1961)

alternate studio versions of bob dylan's if not for you and just like tom thumb's blues

just listen to these beautiful alternate takes and demos from the new morning sessions: de la sentimentalité violoncelle de if not for you (à pleurer) à la plénitude voix/basse/drums/basse de cette version tardive de  just like tom thumb's blues, un retour à la période heureuse de la vie du jeune bob dylan

bob dylan/if not for you (new morning sessions, 1970)

bob dylan/just like tom thumb's blues (new morning sessions, 1970)

bob dylan, 1963 (one of the beautiful early witmark demos)

bob dylan/long time gone (mars 1963)

bob dylan, 1980, 1997: the religious side of mister d.

how to mix shooting star with not dark yet ... and make it a religious hymn, a prayer ...

bob dylan/shooting star (1997)
rediscovering "saved" and the born again gospel songs

bob dylan/saving grace (toronto, 1980)

bob dylan/beyond here lies nothin' (2009)

new hit under daniel lanois' cajun influence (accordions and all ...)

bob dylan/beyond here lies nothin'
personnaly, i prefer real cajun songs, from harry choates to clifton chenier ... mais bon ... il y a une bonne energie black ... et puis, il a bientôt 70 ans, non?

frank sinatra, la plus belle chose au monde, non?

frank sinatra/put your dream away (1959)

frank sinatra/a foggy day in london town (london, royal festival hall, june 1st, 1962) -

written, produced, and directed by bob dylan

bob dylan/if you see her say hello (from "renaldo and clara", written, produced, and directed by bob dylan)

le meilleur sinatra (1958) / le meilleur dylan (2000)

listen quick before it's removed from this blog by "the family"
frank sinatra/put your dream away (1958)

frank sinatra/i've got the world on a string (1958, best version)

bob dylan/simple twist of fate (oberhausen, 2000, best version)

certains jours il n'y a rien de plus beau qu'une chanson fragile du jeune donovan .... .... .....

donovan/hey gyp (1965)

donovan/why do you treat me like you do? (1965)

donovan/to sing for you (1965)

donovan/oh deed i do (1965)

donovan/sunny goodge street (1965)

donovan/catch the wind (bbc, late sixties)

... ... ... .... ou qu'une version country sous héroïne de "i shall be released"

gram parsons (and flying burrito brothers/i shall be released

did you say "the beatles" ? no, no, no, ... i said "the zombies"

the zombies/can't nobody love you (like i do ) ?