Its lyrical structure is modeled after the question and answer form of traditional ballads such as "Lord Randall". Dylan has said that all of the lyrics were taken from the initial lines of songs that "he thought he would never have time to write. Hard Rain is a live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 13, 1976 by Columbia Records. As well as choosing local-band Amaral to record a version of the song in Spanish, Dylan's new version ended with a few spoken words about his "being proud to be a part of the mission to make water safe and clean for every human being living in this world. before Bob Dylan and his gypsy band rip into the then-recently released 'Oh, Sister.' About 35 years or so ago I bought the vinyl version of this from a guy selling cut-out LPs in the back of his trunk for just a few bucks Over the years is has become one of my favorite live Dylan albums. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, At Budokan [Live In Japan, February, 1978], © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2020, A great CD and it was delivered in a timely manner, Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2009. . performed by Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue Band. Yes it's got a few rough edges but all great live records should have that.

The song is characterized by symbolist imagery in the style of Arthur Rimbaud, communicating suffering, pollution, and warfare. 3 in the UK. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is a song written by Bob Dylan in the summer of 1962 and recorded later that year for his second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963). There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. In the last verse, when I say, "the pellets of poison are flooding the waters," that means all the lies that people get told on their radios and in their newspapers.[11]. Unable to add item to List. Please try again.

It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. An October 1963 performance at Carnegie Hall was released on The Bootleg Series Vol. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Maggie's Farm; Lay Lady Lay; Oh, Sister; You're a Big Girl Now; One Too Many Mornings , and more! However it is quite good. [8], Folk singer Pete Seeger interpreted the line "When the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison" as referring to when a young person suddenly wants to leave his home, but then qualified that by saying, "People are wrong when they say 'I know what he means.'"[9]. On May 23, 1994, Dylan performed the song at "The Great Music Experience" festival in Japan, backed by a 90-piece symphony orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen. These were published in a book in 2006.