My Back Pages (Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison)
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Published 2011-08-19
Bob Dylan 30th Anniv of 1st album, 1992
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon", said I
Proud 'neath heated brow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate", I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull, I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Girls faces formed the forward path
From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics
Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists
Unthought of though, somehow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
A self-ordained professors tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality", I spoke the word
As if a wedding vow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
In a soldiers stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My existence led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear no doubt, somehow
But I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
All Comments (21)
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A Byrd, a Beatle, a Buffalo, a Heartbreaker, a Yardbird, and a Tambourine man. Now that’s what I call a line up.
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I watch this and it makes me want to cry. No more George or Tom, and hearing this song almost 60 years after it was released -- the memories, the losses, we've all gotten so old. Bob's lyrics -- brilliant as always.
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I know that every generation thinks that their music is better than the present, but just really, when was it ever better than this? All those legends on one stage playing one of the best songs ever written. I saw this comment here once: "It's worth being old now to have been young then."
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I miss Harrison and Petty! I’m 74 years now and bye grace for the love of music just keep going. Thank you for the post, Thank you Dylan for the amazing music treasure ❤☮️✌️
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I’m 71 now and I’m so glad and grateful that this music and these musicians was an integral part of my youth!
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seen this a dozen times and I'm weeping still :-( George and Tom RIP
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We'll never again see so much amazing talent on one stage playing together on such an iconic song.
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As I approach 75 yrs, listening to these superstars, I do feel younger than that now. I am happy that I experienced this music during my teens and watching and listening to it now makes my heart young again.
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I'd forgotten how great McGuinn was.
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So much fun watching G.E. Smith direct traffic! Clapton solo is iconic. Had NO IDEA Neil Young could play like that! I want a Rickenbacker like Roger's!
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Roger McGuinn made a 12 string guitar like nothing I'd ever heard.
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Thank You God for letting me grow up when I did, such talent that just isn't around anymore...
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I love how George Harrison just stands off to the side and comes in at the end.....just like him
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I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this vid. It’s got to one of the greatest line ups ever. I grew old with these guys, all heroes and reminds me of how life used to be. Fantastic !! P.S. that’s why Dylan is simply amazing. What a song !
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Doesn't get better. Dylan's early songs never fade in their glory and depth.
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Lest we overlook it, but this is McGuinn's brilliant arrangement of this great Dylan song. He totally transformed it.
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In hundred years this performance will still be around and listened to. My god. It's so beautiful and so brilliant.
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This makes me cry from nostalgia. They are from my generation... and still some of the greatest music of all time. What a lineup!
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One can see in this vid the embodiment of George's classic saying: "I never wanted to be famous, I wanted to be successful". RIP Tom and George, grateful I had the chance to see Tom live in 1987.
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Every time I watch this, I am younger than that now. I was there in '92. Best guitarists ever.
