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Bob Dylan - Tell Me, Momma (LIVE HD FOOTAGE) [Paris, 1966]
For a 50-minute live compilation that I edited together, follow this link: vimeo.com/3289...
To be honest, although "Tell Me, Momma" was never officially released, it's one of my favorite tracks from Dylan's electric set in 1966. He and The Band played it scorchingly well. This footage was recorded by D.A. Pennebaker at the Olympia in Paris, France on May 24, 1966. I pieced together excerpts from "No Direction Home" and the bootleg documentary, "Eat The Document" to create this video, then overdubbed the footage with high-quality soundboard recordings released on "The 1966 Live Recordings." This project took me about a month to complete. Enjoy this gem while you can!
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dylan 65/66 - coolest person on the planet
@gar651527
4 жыл бұрын
No doubt
@bonscottrocks1728
4 жыл бұрын
This sucks? This is Just loud nothing and Dylan can't sing
@egdejong62
4 жыл бұрын
@@bonscottrocks1728 Get outta here man
@mr.sootgremlin
4 жыл бұрын
65-present
@flinchey6962
4 жыл бұрын
You said it Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones and bob dylan were the coolest to me
this song, though not classified as punk, truly was an act of punk-like defiance before punk was able to stand ground as a genre. absolute legend.
@SwinginPig
4 жыл бұрын
I actauly hadn't thought about that, but you're dead on!
@shiitakestick
4 жыл бұрын
yeah well there is that.. Mozart too.
@shiitakestick
4 жыл бұрын
Ernie Chip Douglas - SO very significant ! Thanks for sharing.
@verostation
4 жыл бұрын
Ernie Chip Douglas made a similar correlation to Dylan and Rotten in my AP history thesis about the evolution of punk ideologies, couldn’t use as much of Rotten as I wanted because he’s not American but still included it :)
@shiitakestick
4 жыл бұрын
「 ncthellevator 」 so ?
Bob Dylan is my hero. He never gave up. People booed and hated him for playing rock instead of folk but he didn’t give a shit. He just kept on rocking and did what he wanted. He stayed true to himself. Where would we be culturally without this man?
@josuemunoz97
3 жыл бұрын
rock on man
@kevinkeeney6693
3 жыл бұрын
He was ahead of his time. People needed to catch-up with him.
@bonscottrocks1728
3 жыл бұрын
You know what? You're right. He did do it his way and it looks like it's working!
@connerdearing
2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I always thought was cool, he wasn’t a sellout like they said he just wanted a new sound he was obviously bored of the folk stuff for the time being and wanted to mix it up a little. Funny how they hated the change but would’ve complained that he was static in a couple years if he’d kept just playing acoustic. His “I’m gonna do what I want” attitude was just really respectable
@peterzang
Жыл бұрын
Perfectly said. Bob has always known what he was doing
It's incredible. The hounds tooth suit. The American flag. The hair. Robbie Robertson's guitar. Then Dylan's vocal. Unbelievably great. All of it. Hard to believe it's over 50 years ago.
@heatherlindquist1899
5 ай бұрын
Almost 60
Wish he recorded a studio version of this back in 66 with these guys. It just rips. I don't even think he's played it since then..
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Yep. Unfortunately, he only played Momma 15 times before dropping it, and only 13 recordings exist to this day. It’s a shame, but interesting to see how a song that would’ve defined many artists’ careers was a throwaway to Dylan. Ha!
@iainfleming2853
5 жыл бұрын
@@SwinginPig absolutely ubsurd when you think about it like that haha
@rickhager3288
4 жыл бұрын
@@SwinginPig Yes, this shows the contrariness of Bob - he has this gem of a song and never records it in a studio.... but look at all the great tracks he's left off of his albums over the years, often substituting inferior songs on some of his albums (case in point "Blind Willie McTell" from Infidels to name just one...). My other observation here - Rick Danko in a necktie!!!
@brianwolle2509
4 жыл бұрын
who needs a studio version with this monster playing in our ears. wouldn't be as good. but pig, they say the same thing about hey bulldog...
@robintaylor-jenkins5774
Жыл бұрын
@@brianwolle2509 Hey Bulldog is a studio version?
Horribly underrated song
@RandomEarthCinema
5 жыл бұрын
BoxierAcorn844 understandably underrated cause of no release haha
@stevenchampion8137
5 жыл бұрын
Not by me mate
@TheDocRitchie
5 жыл бұрын
@@stevenchampion8137 its so raw, trebly fender sound of the 60s. love it!
@loisweatherly872
4 жыл бұрын
Rumsquall It was on his Blonde on Blonde album.
@alejoparedes2388
4 жыл бұрын
Such a shame he never put it on a studio album.
A "fake neurotic" say the " fans" outside . Christ!, Only wish I was such a fake neurotic to be that cool writing & performing such original songs. Bob Dylan 1966 = total genius!!
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Well put, ha!! They’re the real traitors.
@nomoremister
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but I would have had a massive crush on the one who says "fake neurotic" when I was in school.
@keithmoon8838
4 жыл бұрын
@@nomoremister Jesus. I guess there's someone for everyone..
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
Jealous that there's no one they can relate to as cool so they bully like a child would do. Grow up
@georgesandchopin299
Жыл бұрын
@@katherinekirkwood9632 No, they have strong opinions about the authenticity of folk music. They have their own charm, this is why they have been included in the footage. They sound Scottish but the concert is in Paris, could you imagine travelling that far to complain?
Swingin' Pig should be given a Nobel Peace Prize for letting the world enjoy Bob!!
C'est magnifique! What a killer song. I've always loved how Dylan expects his audience to keep up. Never afraid to challenge their expectations. I mean, this was literally the very first song that they ever heard him play with a band. And right after that gorgeous acoustic set....And he picks THIS slamming rocker to loudly announce his arrival on the rock scene! He's so bloody great. 😎
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
I've never thought about that, but you're dead on! The fact that he'd choose the most "earth-quaking" song he can (who knows, he might've even written it just for that) shows his courageousness.
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
The coolest of coolness and all the rest love this song
@davidburgess5897
Жыл бұрын
🎉
"Old black glass don't make no mirror. Cold black water don't make no tears." Those were the first words he tossed out in the crowds assembled for the shows in this last gasp tour. The ball was in their court, clearly, and they didn't like it.
Manchester, England May 17,1966 is sold on cd as THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT. This was the loudest and best concert he gave on his world 65-66 tour. I say dylan in Cleveland, Ohio on november 12,1965. Met dylan on july 17,1991 in cleveland. He was walking by himself down by lake ERIE. He was nice to me.
@nolanwolfe
3 ай бұрын
I’ve seen him twice, both Akron in 2017 and 2023. I’d like to meet him one day, maybe shake his hand, but something’s telling me it’d be better not to. I’m not sure.
Balls out. This must have blown the mind of anyone who heard it in 1966.
only my son can move you to say such things.Tell Me Momma is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed exclusively during his 1966 World Tour with the Band (then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric performance backed by a band. he first known performance of "Tell Me, Momma", was on February 5, 1966, at Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York. The performance was captured on tape by an audience member,[2] but not officially released until 2016. Dylan continued to perform this song throughout the 1966 tour, but, when he had finished, the song was not recorded on a studio album, nor was it ever performed again by Dylan in concert. 0l' black Bascom, don't break no mirrors Cold black water dog, make no tears You say you love me with what may be love Don't you remember makin' baby love? Got your steam drill built and you're lookin' for some kid To get it to work for you like your nine-pound hammer did But I know that you know that I know that you show Something is tearing up your mind. Tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, what is it? What's wrong with you this time? Hey, John, come and get me some candy goods Shucks, it sure feels like it's in the woods Spend some time on your January trips You got tombstone moose up and your brave-yard whips If you're anxious to find out when your friendship's gonna end Come on, baby, I'm your friend! And I know that you know that I know that you show Something is tearing up your mind. Tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, what is it? What's wrong with you this time? Oh, we bone the editor, can't get read But his painted sled, instead it's a bed Yes, I see you on your window ledge But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge And, anyway, you're just gonna make people jump and roar Whatcha want to go and do that for? For I know that you know that I know that you know Something is tearing up your mind. Ah, tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, Tell me, momma, what is it? What's wrong with you this time?
@brianwolle2509
4 жыл бұрын
phenominal! thanks!
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
Yes quite a tore happy to know he got through and came out the other side to achieve greatness not allowing anyone to get to him.
@malbuff
Жыл бұрын
"Old black glass don't / Make no mirrors." Watch his lips move as he sings it. Those "official" lyrics don't match what he sings here (or elsewhere, i.e. Manchester). That's Bob Dylan, the moving target.
The same people throwing a fit about Bob Dylan's electric band a couple years later would say that "Music From Big Pink" is brilliant.
@AnnaLVajda
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah why don't they just go to have a good time? Seems to be getting even worse now you see crowds at shows just recording on their phone not singing or dancing then posting online criticizing anyone in the audience who does enjoy the show. It's really sad it's like rebellious just to really love music anymore.
He said he was a song and dance man. I adore him. My lifelong favorite but I did have to start listening only a sometimes due to all the nostalgia. I had a hard life and it’s good now ya know? But he always is great to me. Such a wonder
Shout out to Mickey Jones, one of the very best drummers that Dylan ever chose over his illustrious career. The guy had a very interesting life!
This has made my day. I carried the 'Albert Hall '66' from this world tour around in cassette form as a teenager in the 70s like some kind of f**kin' totem. This was possibly my favourite song - this or 'One Two Many Mornings'....Danko/Manuel's backing vocals still give me a chill. I bought the Free Trade Hall show as soon as it became available on CD of course. To see this is remarkable. Just when you think it can't get any better. Thank you.
@neoisis9373
9 ай бұрын
I used to carry the same cassette around in the 80s in my late teens/ early 20s. Love these live recordings ❤
@benw-king3380
9 ай бұрын
@@neoisis9373 I recorded it from a friend's white label bootleg vinyl. I am sure that we are two of many! Didn't come across 'The Great White Wonder' til a while later....that's a whole different story.
@MrEdkern
9 ай бұрын
Man iam with you. A friend of mine sent me the royal albert hall concert on bootleg lb fron LA in 1971. I carried it around with me also. Loudest concert I ever listened to. Day dylan 35 times and met him in cleveland,ohio on July 17,1991. He was very nice to me.
Aw, this was on his 25th birthday!
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
How wonderful I love this tell me Momma & most everything else he does.
@MrEdkern
3 жыл бұрын
Right you are. In paris, france. On may 24,1966.
53 years after we are still hearing this 66 tour that was a great milestone for rock music ! Thanks Bob for having created new sounds and this unique combination of folk and rock music!
In my opinion, I think he wrote this song specifically for this tour. It’s loud, it’s brash, it’s punk as hell and exactly the kind of song those anti electric idiots would hate. I think that’s why he never recorded the song in the studio. Especially since it was played after the acoustic set, this song comes hot and loud, which probably left those folk traditionalists speechless. This song rips🔥
You're a legend to Dylan fans even if we don't like you
Christ I’d give anything to go back in time and get to that gig. The Band. So aptly named. Good looking n multi talented and enjoying life. Only type of guys to hang out with.
@Ebert-Pincus
8 ай бұрын
And those idiot girls walked out!😮
I have loved this music for 40 years. I remember listening to a cassette tape copy a friend made for me of the 1966 "Royal Albert Hall" show. The story of Dylan going electric has been told so many times it can get old, but when you hear the music again, and actually see the footage, which many of us never saw until relatively recent years, the genuine power of it does stand up. And I am pretty sure that giant American flag used as a backdrop was yet another provocation. It practically feels like a declaration of war! Did he ever use that flag at shows in America?
@grahamgould2732
Жыл бұрын
I think he only used it in Europe and it was for the sole purpose of pissing everyone off
@malbuff
Жыл бұрын
@@grahamgould2732 "How do you know," Dylan asked an interviewer after 'John Wesley Harding' came out, "that I'm not, as you say, 'for the war'?" (Speaking of Vietnam and "hip" stereotyping)
@heatherlindquist1899
5 ай бұрын
Almost 60
I WAS THERE ....... GREAT MEMORIES THANKS ♥♥♥
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Were you actually there??
@targarosko
5 жыл бұрын
@@SwinginPig absolutely it was really fantastic believe me ♥♥♥
Less than 2 months later, in July 1966, he will throw it all away, disappear and reappear transformed,almost another artist.
Really wish I could haven been at this concert,but only 4 years old darn❤❤❤
I sold bootlegs of this in the 70’s .. It is another even better rendition - It was claimed to be from Albert Hall , but turned out was from somewhere else nearby .. iirc.. I googled and seems there are either 2 different concerts , ( or one mislabeled one ?🤷🏻♂️) one called Albert Hall ‘66 , and/or Manchester ‘68 - the Manchester was the best ! Whether ‘66 or ‘68 . Clear ? 😉 “Dylan's May 17, 1966 live performance of the song was released in 1998 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert.[1] In 2016, all Dylan's recorded live performances of "Tell Me Momma" from 1966 were released in the 36-CD boxed set The 1966 Live Recordings, with the May 26, 1966 performance released separately on the album The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert. The boxed set contains all the live versions of "Tell Me Momma" ever performed by Dylan and his band.” 👍🏼
Bob, I love ❤️ this performance, it’s different, feels new and first ❤️ It’s only 50 years ago...today there is no innovative person , who could do what you did...Love from me, 💗
I really digg it when Bob went electric
Thank's for this awakaned memory ! I was 13 at the Olympia theater, in Paris.
@sandnfoam9845
6 ай бұрын
I was at the James Brown's Olympia concert. Was it the same year?
@femmedeplume1
6 ай бұрын
@@sandnfoam9845 ? I dont know.
@sandnfoam9845
5 ай бұрын
@@femmedeplume1 I forgot: I was 15
@sandnfoam9845
5 ай бұрын
with my mother
I can't exaggerate how much he means to me
This really shows the crazy careening energy of Dylan during this period when he first began collator
Allways liked this song,,,saw Bob and the Hawks play it in CARDIFF 1966,,blew everyone away,,words !
Right in the epicenter of the cultural revolution, no one knew nothing, but Dylan, and he did.
Note: It´s Dylan´s 25th Birthday!
Well done. The universe thanks you.
I adore this channel! binging these videos
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Ha! Thanks a lot, Dylan’s always binge-worthy
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
As I do look how cute he is in his check suit omg I do love Bob.
Bob version II was SPECTCULAR!!! I love Bob III and Bob IV too !!! AND BOB five too!
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me are all these Bob versions of( Tell me Momma ?) PLEASE
This was on dylans 25th birthday on May 24,1966 in Paris, france.
One of those great achievements by unsung local heroes , they would never dream of recognition of any kinds, Dank U!
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
Sad for them they just don't get it for sure. That's how you achieve a net worth of $200 Mil and royalties from a ton of people.
I was just reading that Dylan had 4 different drummers on the '65/'66 tours, Levon Helm (quit), Bobby Gregg (quit) Sandy Konikoff and Mickey Jones..
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen LOL
@DaveAnchovies
3 жыл бұрын
the Band guys, anyway, couldnt understand playing so great and being booed so harshly. that flag is an extended middle finger.
Great song... i love "Tell Me, Momma"!
Great rock n roll voice, lyrics and driving beat
Thank you. This sounds better than the version on the Royal Albert Hall album!
Wow, this performance really changed my opinion of this song; now it's one of my favorites! That piano makes it! (Especially at 1:19!) And the video is so cool as well. Thanks so much for this upload!
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
So glad you liked it! Yeah, this performance is amazing, one of the best versions of this song from the ‘66 tour.
@lzlp1
4 жыл бұрын
who is on piano / keyboards ?
@kerpin09
Жыл бұрын
@@lzlp1 Richard Manuel on piano and Garth Hudson on organ
Many thanks Swinging 🐖 great song but never played again after 1966. It remain this great recording you have posted and few others
Mind blowing!
Friend, your work and dedication is epic. Appreciate all you contribute. It’s important, and this song is f’n amazing.
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man. Really appreciate that. It’s a labor of love. And yep, it’s damn awesome ha!
Great video, love your uploads. The audience had no idea what a great performance this was. Thank you 💖!
I WISH YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR TAMBOURINE MAN
He still is mate Incredible performance this
BEST DYLAN SONG EVER. This was his birthday!!! (May 24, 1966)
One of my favourites from the tour as well, really rocks it hard. Nice work man!
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it :)
THE BAND!!
This is a WONDERFUL CAPTURE! Thanks SP
That shot of the crowd walking out at the beginning "Don't walk out, run out"
as scorchingly good as best BLONDE on BLONDE tracks, thin wild mercury sound included ... merci SP
I wish they would release a dvd boxset of the 66 tour like they did with the audio cds.. that would be incredible
The American flag at the concert in Paris, Olympia 1966 was criticised, but Dylan is America we like !
@robertlepper5460
2 жыл бұрын
He was being provocative. Too subtle for Amerikans?
@malbuff
Жыл бұрын
@@robertlepper5460 Evidently not. 🙂
The late actor Mickey Jones on drums.
@Iazzaboyce
5 жыл бұрын
I actually had a drink with Mickey and we talked about his time playing with Bob. I just learned of his passing from your comment. He seemed to have a lot of time for a nobody like me.
@kevinr.3542
4 жыл бұрын
Probably the most random musician to ever jam and record with Dylan. Other than maybe Jenny Elfman
@frankdiscussion2069
3 жыл бұрын
Levon Helm quit playing with The Hawks because he didn't like the music or the people booing the band every night
@MrEdkern
3 жыл бұрын
Mickey jones was a great drummer and brought dylan to life. Who can back dylan up on drumming on the royal albert hall concert like mickey jones. Noone
Wow I Loved this concert a young BOB Dylan and the band fantastic thanks
i`m Brazil is Bob Dylan the best all right curto muito a historia de Bob do Folk and Rock
May 24th is his birthday! That’s cool he’s performing on his birthday
Esse álbum ao vivo de 1966, é espetacular.
brazen and painfully beautiful~E
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
Love the song for sure and all the others. right now I'm lessening to One Two Many Mornings another great with Robbie at his side.
Great stuff high flyer Bob forever pushing the envelope 😎 epic
this is real rock n roll be carefull when is really playing is show something be carefull is going to flying with a guitar yeahh bob !!!
You should not surprised if one day a new subscriber appears on your channel with the name of Robert Zimmerman or something so . He is no dangerous but do not let him talk a lot . He would be able to convince you that is not a good idea to have a channel on it. As long as that day does not come , thanks for all this material . You already now I'm a big fan of Swingin' Pig , even long before there was internet , through Swingin' Pig Records and his motto COLLECT 'EM ALL .
To @verostation right before me .. I think you might be right .. this being .. Punk .. before the genre ever was a reality . The whole performance is spectacular ! Janey 2004
Tell me Moma who Is the most rockrolling/cooliest/ bluesy guy in the world? Please Tell me Moma! & Tell It to the all Mr Jones of everytime & everywhere! The making of a Wall of Sound million times ahead! The making of Rock Performing as we Know It! Please Moma, howls It FUCKING LOUD!😎😎😎
Thank you for putting this together. Really well done.
Rock & roll
Imagine playing some of the most powerful and vital live music ever like Dylan and the Hawks were and you're getting booed, people walking out and Dylan's being called "A fake".
You can clearly see and hear the words to the first two lines which most print versions are still misquoting.
@SwinginPig
5 жыл бұрын
Very true! Although he changed the lyrics A LOT during this tour haha.
Very strong ... thank you so much for sharing!
Dat break!
Great song and video, thank you 💕
I guess this was the period when Levon couldn’t take the booing anymore.
I've noticed that Dylan uses a few "devices" repeatedly in various songs. He's basically talking the lines a lot of the time.
Timeless.
RIP ROBBIE!!!
These guys were great together
@doncahooti
Жыл бұрын
ya think ??
@patriciathewisher2315
Жыл бұрын
@@doncahooti you DON'T?
@doncahooti
Жыл бұрын
@@patriciathewisher2315 - that was an agreement
Regardless of his many guises and his perplexing penchant for existing in a perpetual state of reinvention, I am always gonna love Bob Dylan for the way that he was once upon a time able to take a deep swan dive effortlessly inside a realm that was way beyond mere introspection and inner space in order to selflessly put himself out there bare-assed naked on a precipitous ledge somewhere within the middle of the magickal ionosphere and just lay himself bare like a bony sparkling Christ child wielding a Telecaster who was fully formed and seemingly prepared to die if necessary for the words and music that he couldn't help but conjure up from the amplified Americana of his undeniably soulful and eloquently mournful holy spirit in spite of all his protests to the contrary about deals with the Devil down on the mythological Robert Johnson crossroads on a fateful moonlit night, but who really knows? One of these days I sincerely wish that the guardians of whatever or wherever the vault in question might be will graciously give up the goods and an entire 1966 concert performance that was filmed from start to finish will finally surface and perhaps I could die happily ever after but until then I thank you kindly for this particular post as well as everything else that you are sharing with us on here...🐷🇺🇸✌
@tomdale1313
5 жыл бұрын
that guitar used surfaced (they say it's the one and sold it ) entire 1966 concert performance that was filmed from start to finish will finally surface and perhaps I could die happily ever after but until then put on your shades your polka-doted high collar Chicago look with some high heels and bust loose...here's to those guys that back him and most of all to Albert Grossman
@katherinekirkwood9632
4 жыл бұрын
WOW EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@14jc47
3 жыл бұрын
And you had to ruin it with the American flag at the end :/ ...
only scorcese could screw that up! but... im so glad to have that flik. that has been one of my fav bd numbers since i first heard it on the bootleg i bought in -was it 70? -69? brought it to band practice and they flipped... had to go get two more for them... wonder if they have their copies... one member, the future john doe of X, im sure you all heard of... we had a cool band playing in his parent's basement on some schoolnights... the piano was jack chipman, very funny guy. this would be the baltimore area off liberty road. but these lyrics "you get it to work for you like your nine-pound hammer did..." love it. some of his best!
Awesome tell me moms I love it. 🎶💝💝💝💝🚀🚀🇺🇸🇺🇸
Collaborating with great musicians.
Love this💜
Thanks Everyone
... pummelling it
Monsieur Dylan impose deja ses idees, son caractere, sa personnalite quite a se faire lyncher, mais il est toujours reste egal a lui meme, c,est ce que j,aime chez lui.
Thanks for the good work, man
I feel so goddamn lonely all the time, and that's not going to change any time soon. I love you❤❤❤
This is amazing. Thank you!
Rest in Power Robbie
Love❤
Dylan rules. Always wondered in these shows if he just held his electric guitar for appearances? It kinda looks like he doesn’t play it. But the footage is hard to tell.
This makes the Beatles and Stones performances of the time look pretty tame in comparison.
Play it loud. Fuxxing loud!
@shuddupeyaface
8 ай бұрын
No. Play it even louderer! Xx
I saw dylan on november 12,1965 in cleveland, ohio 6 months before this birthday concert on may 24,1966 and he did not do this song Tell me, mama.
'Go get me the biggest American flag you can find.'