There are so many great Bob Dylan songs to choose from. I went back to his tour of 1966 and his performance at The Royal Albert Hall at the end of May. I know he also performed an acoustic set there in May 1965, so it might even have that one. Anyway, Bob and I watched it on our tiny black and white TV in the equally tiny attic flat we shared on Airedale Avenue in Chiswick. The 1966 tour was notable as Bob used amplified instruments for the first time, much to the horror of died in the wool folk fans. Subterranean Lovesick Blues was the first track on his 1965 album "Bringing It All Back Home". I cannot imagine an acoustic version.
There cannot be a more iconic video than that which accompanied the song . It was first used as part of a documentary made about Bob's 1965 tour of England. He holds cue cards with selected phrases from the lyrics. The location is an alley behind the Savoy Hotel. Wow.
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