I periodically sing and play a
little geetar at a church/open stage/bake sale kind of gig in Newport Rhode Island.
On this particular night I played my version of Peter Mulvey’s version of Bob
Dylan’s version of Mamma You’ve Been On My Mind. Now before I launched into it,
I told the crowd (all 8 of them) not to worry, I won’t sound like Dylan, and
did a little Bob Dylan impression. Which
isn’t Jimmy-Fallon-good but not all that bad if I do say so myself. The
impression garnered a few chuckles. Now it is usually the same crowd and
performers at this gig but tonight there was a gentleman I did not recognize that
carried in a guitar. The Dylan song was my last and they introduced this guy to
the “stage.” Well he, of course, not only begins with a Bob Dylan song but
proceeds to sound exactly like Bob Dylan. Insert foot and impression directly
into mouth, do not pass go, do not collect $200. I felt like a heel but there
is some lemonade from these lemons my friends. He introduced the Dylan song as
an “ole spiritual.” And is it ever beautiful. So simple and so powerful:
By reference:
http://www.npr.org/2014/10/26/357630611/first-listen-bob-dylan-the-basement-tapes-complete-the-bootleg-series-vol-11
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