Never thought the day would come when The Complete Basement Tapes would be a legitimate release, but as they say, with Bob Dylan all things are possible. There are volumes and volumes to be written on those sessions, and indeed, some already have been. For today, we’ll have to make do with the final verse of “Open the Door, Homer”:
“Take care of all your memories”
Said my friend, Mick
“For you cannot relive them
And remember when you’re out there
Tryin’ to heal the sick
That you must always
First forgive them”
My favorite version of the song would have to be the one that Pete Townshend produced for Thunderclap Newman. Enjoy:
[audio https://mbird.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/04-Open-The-Door-Homer.mp3]
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That may be my new favorite Dylan line.
Along perhaps similar lines, there is the opening verse from Too Much of Nothing:
Now, too much of nothing
Can make a man feel ill at ease
One man’s temper might rise
While another man’s temper might freeze
In the day of confession
We cannot mock a soul
Oh, when there’s too much of nothing
No one has control
Also, Related Posts reminds me that for the brave (or perhaps the tasteless) among us, Christmas in the Heart season is coming soon!
An intriguing thought from the liner notes to the new set, about these lines:
I’m a thousand years old
And I’m a generous bomb
I’m T-boned and punctured
But I’m known to be calm.
It’s suggested that the word “bomb” might really be “balm”, and that “T-boned and punctured” might be a startlingly graphic reference to crucifixion.
WOW. Thank you, Lloyd, for sharing that. Christmas can’t come soon enough…
I’m living for the day after Thanksgiving, when I can start playing “Christmas In the Heart”.