Had a closer look at the liner notes where it confirms that it was originally meant for but left off Desire for Joey. There's also this lovely anecdote: "The informal beginning of the track, with Dylan still showing the song to the band, proves the statement once made by a friend and sometime session mate Eric Clapton. 'When you rehearse with Dylan,' he said, 'you listen hard and watch his hands for the changes. It may be your only take.'" The man's a genius.
@Green-Paladin Does kind of explain why he has won multiple grammys, oscar, and Nobel prize for literature.
When he won that last one, the uproar in the academic world was stark and funny as hell!
@rookie54said @Green-Paladin this is the first time i've heard this
in the comments they said it was left off the desire album?
i did not know that
this is so beautiful, thank you thank you thank you
Likewise! I've never heard this gem before.
There can never be another Bob Dylan.
@hakima Was that Robbie Robertson singing? I think he wrote Ophelia.
Anyway, I just ran into this video about Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster talking about the origin of Me and Bobby McGee and Janus Joplin:
What are you listening to?
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