During 1975, ol' Bob was going strong on his Rolling Thunder Revue. One of his stops was a surprise performance at a small club backing up Ramblin' Jack Elliot. Into a mostly Jack Elliott dominated set, Bob sat down with a guitar in his hands and decided to play a new song.
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It starts with a decent amount of guitar strumming, perhaps to build confidence, and then it goes into a quietly-delivered line. The vocal's volume slowly builds with the reception from the audience: laughing, whistling, cheering, and applauding.
It was considered for Desire, but, in what may be one of the worst decisions in Bob's career, was replaced by Joey. Which is too bad; this song would have fit greatly into the albums mood. It's catchy, has the subject matter of Blood on the Tracks, and the lyrics to match it.
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I'm a big Bob fan, though I don't listen to his music as much as I'd like to. However, when I first heard this song, I must have played it five times in succession, which I something I rarely ever do. It's become one of my favorite songs of his, and it's a terrible shame it didn't make it on that album.
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Here it is...
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