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Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
Episode 1 | 50m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his body of work in 2021.
Join Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work in 2021. SHADOW KINGDOM presents Dylan performing revelatory 21st-century versions of songs from his storied back catalog, including fan favorites like “Forever Young” and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” and deep catalog gems like “Queen Jane Approximately” and “Wicked Messenger.”
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Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
Episode 1 | 50m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work in 2021. SHADOW KINGDOM presents Dylan performing revelatory 21st-century versions of songs from his storied back catalog, including fan favorites like “Forever Young” and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” and deep catalog gems like “Queen Jane Approximately” and “Wicked Messenger.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(BOB DYLAN SINGING WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE) ♪ Oh, the streets of Rome ♪ Are filled with rubble ♪ Ancient footprints ♪ Are everywhere ♪ You could almost think ♪ That you're seeing double ♪ On a cold, dark night ♪ By the Spanish Stairs ♪ Got to hurry on back ♪ To my hotel room ♪ Gonna wash my clothes ♪ Scrape off all of the grease ♪ But I locked my doors ♪ And turned my back on the world for a while ♪ I'll stay right there ♪ Until I paint my masterpiece ♪ Oh, the hours I've spent ♪ Inside the Colosseum ♪ Dodging lions with their need and a hungry look ♪ Those mighty kings of the jungle ♪ I could hardly stand to see them ♪ I could see them coming ♪ I could read their faces like a book ♪ Train wheels ♪ Running through the back of my memory ♪ When I ran on the hilltop ♪ Following a pack of wild geese ♪ Someday ♪ Everything's going to be different ♪ When I'll paint... ♪ When I'll paint my masterpiece ♪ Sailing round the world ♪ Full of crimson and coal ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ Just like my cup is ♪ Running over ♪ I left Rome ♪ And I pulled in to Brussels ♪ On a plane ride so bumpy ♪ That it made me ill ♪ Clergymen in uniform ♪ And young girls pullin' muscles ♪ Everyone was there to meet me ♪ Coming down the hill ♪ Newspaper men ♪ Eating candy ♪ Had to be held back ♪ By big police ♪ Someday ♪ Everything is going to be beautiful ♪ When I'll paint my... ♪ Masterpiece♪ ( MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY AND I'LL GO MINE PLAYING) ♪ You say you love me ♪ You're thinking of me ♪ You know you could be wrong ♪ You say you told me that you ♪ Wanna hold me but you ♪ You know you're not that strong ♪ I can't do what I've done before ♪ I just can't beg you any more ♪ I'm gonna let you pass ♪ I'll go last ♪ And then time will tell ♪ Just who had fell ♪ And who's been left behind ♪ When you go your way and I'll go mine ♪ You say you disturb me ♪ And you don't deserve me ♪ You know sometimes ♪ You lie ♪ You say you're shaking ♪ You're always breaking but you ♪ Know sometimes you lie ♪ How'd you get so hard to please ♪ You got me this time on my knees ♪ I'm gonna let you pass ♪ Yes, and I'll go last ♪ Then in time will tell ♪ Just who had fell ♪ And who's been left behind ♪ When you go your way ♪ And I'll go mine ♪ There's a judge ♪ He holds a grudge ♪ He's gonna call on you ♪ But he's badly built ♪ And he walks on stilts ♪ Watch out, he don't fall on you ♪ You say you're sorry ♪ For telling me stories ♪ That you know I believe are true ♪ You say you got some other ♪ Other kind of lover ♪ And yes, I believe you do ♪ You say my kisses ♪ Are not like his ♪ I'm not gonna tell you ♪ This time why that is ♪ I'm just gonna let you pass ♪ Yes, and I'll go last ♪ Then in time will tell ♪ Just who had fell ♪ And who's been left behind ♪ When you go your way ♪ And I'll go mine♪ ( QUEEN JANE APPROXIMATELY PLAYING) ♪ When your mother ♪ Sends back all your invitations ♪ And your father ♪ To your sister explains ♪ That you're tired ♪ Of yourself ♪ And all of your creations ♪ Won't you ♪ Come see me ♪ Queen Jane ♪ Won't you ♪ Come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ Now when all of the flower ladies ♪ Want back what they have lent you ♪ And the smell ♪ Of the roses ♪ Does not remain ♪ And all of your children ♪ Start to resent you ♪ Won't you ♪ Come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ Won't you come see me ♪ Queen Jane?
♪ But all the clowns ♪ That you had commissioned ♪ Have died in battle or in vain ♪ And you're sick of all this repetition ♪ Won't you come see me ♪ Queen Jane?
♪ Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ And when all of your advisers ♪ Start to neglect you ♪ And you cannot ♪ Convince them ♪ Of your pain ♪ And you want someone ♪ To... ♪ Protect you ♪ Won't you ♪ Come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ When all the bandits ♪ That you turned your other cheek to ♪ All lay down their bandanas and complain ♪ And you'll want someone ♪ You don't have to speak to ♪ Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
♪ Oh, won't you come see, Queen Jane?♪ ( I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT PLAYING) ♪ Shut the light ♪ Shut the door ♪ You don't have to worry... ♪ Anymore ♪ I'll be your baby tonight ♪ Shut the light ♪ Shut the shade ♪ You don't have to ♪ Be afraid ♪ I'll be... ♪ Your baby tonight ♪ Well, that mockingbird is gonna sail away ♪ We're gonna let it ♪ That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon ♪ But we're gonna let it ♪ And you won't regret it ♪ Kick your shoes off ♪ Have no fear ♪ Bring that bottle over here ♪ I'll be ♪ Your baby tonight ♪ Well, that mockingbird ♪ Gonna sail away ♪ We're gonna let it ♪ Oh that big, fat moon ♪ Is gonna shine like a spoon ♪ We're gonna let it ♪ You won't regret it ♪ Kick your shoes off ♪ Have no fear ♪ Bring that bottle over here ♪ I'll be... ♪ Your baby tonight♪ ( JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES PLAYING) ♪ When you're lost in the rain in Juarez ♪ And it's Easter time too ♪ And your gravity fails ♪ Negativity don't pull you through ♪ Don't put out any airs ♪ When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue ♪ They got some hungry women there ♪ And they really make a mess outta you ♪ If you see Saint Annie ♪ Please tell her thanks a lot ♪ I can't move too good ♪ My fingers are all in a knot ♪ I don't have the strength ♪ To get up and take another shot ♪ And my best friend, the doctor ♪ Won't even tell me what it is I've got ♪ Sweet Melinda ♪ The peasants call her the goddess of gloom ♪ She speaks good English ♪ Invites you up into her room ♪ And you're so kind ♪ And careful not to go to her too soon ♪ And she takes your voice ♪ And leaves you howling at the moon ♪ Up on Housing Project Hill ♪ It's either fortune or fame ♪ You must pick one or the other ♪ Neither of them are what they claim ♪ If you're looking to get silly ♪ You better go back to from where you came ♪ Because the cops don't need you ♪ And man, they expect the same ♪ All the authorities ♪ They just stand around and boast ♪ How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms ♪ Ended up leaving his post ♪ And picking up Angel who just arrived ♪ From the coast ♪ Who looked so fine at first ♪ But left looking just like a ghost ♪ I started out on Burgundy ♪ But soon hit the harder stuff ♪ Everybody said they're right behind me ♪ When the game got rough ♪ But the joke was on me ♪ There was no one even there to call my bluff ♪ I'm going back to New York City ♪ I do believe I've had enough♪ ( TOMBSTONE BLUES PLAYING) ♪ Well, the sweet pretty things are in bed now of course ♪ The city fathers they're trying to endorse ♪ The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse ♪ But the town has no need to be nervous ♪ The ghost of Belle Starr ♪ She hands down her wits ♪ To Jezebel the nun she violently knits ♪ A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits ♪ At the head of the chamber of commerce ♪ Mama's in the factory ♪ She ain't got no shoes ♪ Daddy's in the alley ♪ Lookin' for the fuse ♪ I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues ♪ The hysterical bride ♪ In the penny arcade ♪ Screaming, she moans, "I've just been made" ♪ Sends for the doctor who pulls down the shade ♪ Saying my advice is to not let the boys in ♪ Now the medicine man comes ♪ And he shuffles inside ♪ He walks with a swagger ♪ And he says to the bride ♪ Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride ♪ You won't die, it's not poison ♪ Mama's in the factory ♪ She ain't got no shoes ♪ Daddy's in the alley ♪ Lookin' for the fuse ♪ I'm in the kitchen ♪ With the tombstone blues ♪ John the Baptist ♪ After torturing a thief ♪ Looks up at his hero ♪ The commander in chief ♪ Saying, tell me great hero, but please make it brief ♪ Is there a hole for me to get sick in?
♪ The commander in chief answers him ♪ While chasing a fly ♪ Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry" ♪ And dropping a barbell he points to the sky ♪ Saying, "The sun's not yellow it's a chicken" ♪ Mama's in the factory ♪ She ain't got no shoes ♪ Daddy's in the alley ♪ Looking for the fuse ♪ I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues ♪ The geometry of innocence flesh on the bone ♪ Causes Galileo's math book to get thrown ♪ And Delilah ♪ Who sits there worthlessly alone ♪ But the tears on her cheeks ♪ Are from laughter ♪ I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill ♪ I'd set him in chains ♪ At the top of the hill ♪ Send out for some pillars ♪ And Cecil B DeMille ♪ He could die happily ever after ♪ Mama's in the factory ♪ She ain't got no shoes ♪ Daddy's in the alley, lookin' for the fuse ♪ I'm in the kitchen ♪ With the tombstone blues ♪ Where Ma Rainey and Beethoven ♪ Once unwrapped their bedroll ♪ Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole ♪ And the National Bank at a profit ♪ Sells road maps for the soul ♪ To the old folks home ♪ And the college ♪ I wish I could write you ♪ A melody so plain ♪ That could hold you, dear lady ♪ From going insane ♪ That could ease you, cool you ♪ And cease the pain ♪ Of your useless and pointless knowledge ♪ Mama's in the factory ♪ She ain't got no shoes ♪ Daddy's in the alley ♪ Lookin' for the fuse ♪ I'm in the kitchen ♪ With the tombstone blues♪ ( TO BE ALONE WITH YOU PLAYING) ♪ To be alone with you ♪ Just you and I ♪ Under the moon ♪ 'Neath the star-spangled sky ♪ I know you're alive ♪ And I am too ♪ My one desire Is to be alone with you ♪ To be alone with you ♪ Even for just an hour ♪ In a castle high ♪ In an ivory tower ♪ Some people don't get it ♪ They just don't have a clue ♪ They wouldn't know What's it like ♪ To be alone with you ♪ They say that nighttime is the right time ♪ To hold each other tight ♪ All our worldly cares will disappear ♪ And everything will come out right ♪ I wish the night was here ♪ Make me scream and shout ♪ I'd fall into your arms ♪ I'd let it all hang out ♪ I'll hound you to death ♪ That's just what I'll do ♪ I won't sleep a wink ♪ Till I'm alone with you ♪ I'm collecting my thoughts in a pattern ♪ Moving from place to place ♪ Stepping out into the dark night ♪ Stepping out into space ♪ What happened to me, darling?
♪ What was it you saw?
♪ Did I kill somebody?
♪ Did I escape the law?
♪ Got my heart in my mouth ♪ My eyes are still blue ♪ My mortal bliss ♪ Is to be alone with you ♪ My mortal bliss ♪ Is to be alone with you ♪ ( WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED PLAYING) ♪ What was it you wanted?
♪ Tell me again so I'll know ♪ What's happening in there?
♪ What's going on in your show?
♪ What was it you wanted?
♪ Could you say it again?
♪ I'll be back in a minute ♪ You could tell me then ♪ What was it wanted?
♪ You can tell me, I'm back ♪ We could start it all over ♪ Get it back on the track ♪ You got my attention ♪ Go ahead, speak ♪ What was it you wanted ♪ When you were kissing my cheek?
♪ Was there somebody looking ♪ When you give me that kiss?
♪ Someone there in the shadows ♪ Someone I might have missed?
♪ Is there something you needed?
♪ Something I don't understand?
♪ What was it you wanted ♪ When you were holding my hand?
♪ Whatever you wanted slipped out of my mind ♪ Would you remind me again ♪ If you'd be so kind?
♪ Has the record been breaking?
♪ Did the needle just skip?
♪ Is there somebody waiting?
♪ Was there a slip of the lip?
♪ What was it you wanted?
♪ I ain't keeping score ♪ Are you the same person ♪ That was here before?
♪ Is it something important?
♪ Or is it not?
♪ What was it you wanted?
♪ Tell me again, I forgot (HARMONICA PLAYING) ♪ Whatever you wanted ♪ What could it be?
♪ Did somebody tell you ♪ That you could get it from me?
♪ Something come natural?
♪ Is it easy to say?
♪ Why do you want it?
♪ And who are you anyway?
♪ Is the scenery changing?
♪ Am I getting it wrong?
♪ Is the whole thing going backwards?
♪ Are they playing our song?
♪ Where were you when it started?
♪ Do you want it for free?
♪ What was it you wanted?
♪ Are you talking to me?
♪ (HARMONICA PLAYING) ( FOREVER YOUNG PLAYING) ♪ May God bless and keep you always ♪ May your wishes all come true ♪ May you always do for others ♪ And let others do for you ♪ May you build a ladder to the stars ♪ And climb on every rung ♪ And may you stay ♪ Forever young ♪ May you grow up to be righteous ♪ May you grow up to be true ♪ May you always know the truth ♪ And see the lights surrounding you ♪ May you always be courageous ♪ Stand upright and be strong ♪ And may you stay ♪ Forever young ♪ May your hands always be busy ♪ May your feet always be swift ♪ May you have a strong foundation ♪ When the winds of changes shift ♪ May your heart always be joyful ♪ May your song always be sung ♪ And may you stay ♪ Forever young ♪ ( PLEDGING MY TIME PLAYING) ♪ Well, early in the morning ♪ Till late at night ♪ I got a poison headache ♪ But I feel all right ♪ I'm pledging my time ♪ To you ♪ Hopin' you'll come through, too ♪ Well, the hobo jumped up ♪ He came down natur'lly ♪ After he stole my baby ♪ He wanted to steal me ♪ But I'm pledging my time ♪ To you ♪ Hopin' you'll come through, too ♪ Won't you come with me, baby?
♪ I'll take you where you wanna go ♪ If it don't work out ♪ You'll be the first to know ♪ I'm pledging my time ♪ To you ♪ Hopin' you'll come through, too ♪ The room is so stuffy ♪ I can hardly breathe ♪ Everybody's gone but me and you ♪ I can't be the last to leave ♪ I'm pledging my time ♪ To you ♪ Hopin' you'll come through, too ♪ Well, they sent for the ambulance ♪ And one got sent ♪ Somebody got lucky ♪ But it was an accident ♪ I'm pledging my time ♪ To you ♪ Hopin' you'll come through, too♪ ( THE WICKED MESSENGER PLAYING) ♪ There was a wicked messenger ♪ From Eli he did come ♪ With a mind that multiplied the smallest matter ♪ When questioned who had sent for him ♪ He answered with his thumb ♪ For his tongue it couldn't speak, but only flatter ♪ He stayed behind the assembly hall ♪ It was there he made his bed ♪ Oftentimes he could be seen returning ♪ Until one day he just appeared ♪ With a note in his hand which read ♪ The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning ♪ Oh, the leaves began to falling ♪ The seas began to part ♪ And the people that confronted him were many ♪ And he was told but these few words ♪ Which opened up his heart ♪ If ye cannot bring good news, don't bring any ♪ ( WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW PLAYING) ♪ What's the matter with me?
♪ I don't have much to say ♪ Daylight sneaking through the window ♪ And I'm still in this all-night cafe ♪ Walking to and fro beneath the moon ♪ Where the trucks are rolling slow ♪ Sit on this bank of sand ♪ And watch the river flow ♪ Wish I was back in the city ♪ In my true love's arms ♪ She likes older men ♪ They can't resist her charms ♪ If I had wings and I could fly ♪ I know where I would go ♪ But now I sit right here ♪ Watch the river flow ♪ People disappearing everywhere you look ♪ Don't know where to draw the line ♪ Only yesterday I seen somebody ♪ Who was really in a bind ♪ This ol' river keeps on rolling though ♪ Where it stops and where the wind might blow ♪ I'll sit right here ♪ And watch the river flow ♪ People disappearing everywhere you look ♪ Ever stop and wonder why?
♪ Only yesterday I seen somebody ♪ To say goodbye ♪ This ol' river keeps on rolling though ♪ Where it stops and where the wind might blow ♪ I'll sit down here ♪ And watch the river flow ♪ ( IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE PLAYING) ♪ Well, you must leave now ♪ Take what you need you think will last ♪ But whatever you wish to keep ♪ You better grab it fast ♪ Yonder stands your orphan with his gun ♪ Crying like a fire in the sun ♪ Look out, the saints are coming through ♪ And it's all over now Baby Blue ♪ Well, a highway is for gamblers ♪ Better use your sense ♪ Take what you have gathered from coincidence ♪ The empty-handed painter from your streets.
♪ Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets ♪ The sky, too is folding over you ♪ Yes, and it's all over now Baby Blue ♪ All you seasick sailors that are rowing home ♪ All your reindeer armies they're all going home ♪ The lover who has just walked out your door ♪ Has taken all of his blankets from the floor.
♪ The carpet, too is moving under you.
♪ Yes, it is all over now Baby Blue ♪ Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you ♪ Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you ♪ The vagabond who's rapping at your door ♪ Is standing in the clothes that you once wore ♪ Strike another match go start anew ♪ Yes, it is all over now Baby Blue ♪ ♪♪♪