One of my favourite Dylan songs, and to think it was dropped from the 1975 Desire album to make way for the somewhat dreary Joey. It did not emerge until the wonderful Biograph set ten years later.
Here is what is said to be his only live performance of the song, at the Bitter End cafe in Greenwich Village on July 3, 1975.
Here are the Everly Brothers, giving it a Gaelic accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahf2xmm6r1g
And for good measure, Paul Rodgers and Nils Lofgren.
That’s a seriously good Bob song but I do love “Joey” – I’ve seen Bob performing it.
“Joey” is a controversial song in that it idolises a criminal. Dylan did that often.
New Yorker Johnny Thunders covered the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnvvDuPDegQ
Congratulations, Andy, on your 500th comment. Keep ’em coming.
Ta! I’ve just found a great YouTube channel, of one Jim Driver, a music promoter / agent / booker.
He is somewhat bitter but his stories are interesting. Wilko Johnson was the most difficult person he ever worked with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmtZgYOY9M
Promoting a Jerry Lee Lewis tour was the worst week of his life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgagmMM8FSU
And on Frank Sidebottom he has nothing but praise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlN6tKYsgvs