Bob Dylan - What Kind Of Friend Is This (RARE FULL VERSION 1966)

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5 жыл бұрын

This is a little video I created using archival footage of Dylan's 1966 tour filmed by D.A. Pennebaker. There is also a little snippet of him in 1965 sitting in a chair for his screen test at Andy Warhol's factory. See if you can spot John Lennon; I put him in here in honor or The White Album's 50th anniversary.
This song is one of Bob's lost gems. It's a shame it was never officially released. It was recorded at the North British Station Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. It has a very catchy blues melody that would've been appropriate for Blonde On Blonde. This is the only known recording of the piece, and the only unabridged version on the internet. Enjoy this gem while you can!

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@ElizabethElliott-uz1ht Ай бұрын

God bless you Joan Baez, I listened to you when I was 15. Love you Bob Dylan ❤️ Elizabeth ❤️

@seattlepainter Ай бұрын

I think that Bob Dylan is perhaps the greatest songwriter that America ever produced. This song proves it.

@ruthpaul7572 Жыл бұрын

Amazing song Bob's voice is great. He is indeed an excellent singer.

@sadiesleepwalker646 Жыл бұрын

it proved to me in the song In my time of dying. Then he just picked his mumble style more cause he just felt like this.

@henryulric Жыл бұрын

Anyone saying otherwise don't know shit about the art of singing.

@lanacain 5 сағат бұрын

Nowhere you live on this earth.You can relate to Bob Dillon songs

@curtismoff 4 жыл бұрын

Dylan had the Beatles and Stones in awe of him almost speechless when they met. Bob wrote circles around anyone Can still write a masterpiece to this day

@BoutYoungAnnaLee 3 жыл бұрын

And yet BD said the one he was in truly in awe of was McCartney.

@aidanhenn2217 3 жыл бұрын

@@BoutYoungAnnaLee game respects game lol

@spactick 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoutYoungAnnaLee i don't believe him

@spactick 2 жыл бұрын

actually i think it was mutual. But It was the Beatles that made him grow his hair long and electrify his music. so on balance I'd say that the Beatles had more of an effect on him then he had on them. And he knows it

@jimmaculate5 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoutYoungAnnaLee perhaps he was. but he just flips things out he doesn't mean since day one. maybe half is true is one estimate. bob's in his own world. greatest songwriter. so what does he care? goes along with the mystique. remember when he arrived on the scene? he worked in a carnival. he ran away from home. no, i never trust dylan in the sincerity department.

@bindig1 2 жыл бұрын

My God, Bob is the best songwriter of all time. No question

@magicmayhem4319 3 жыл бұрын

Oh just another forgotten song!! Better than everything written in last 20years. But just throw away for Bob. This is the Dylan voice I love.

@PedroMO7U 4 ай бұрын

For those who don't know, Stephen Malkmus from Pavement covered this song for the "I'm Not There" movie soundtrack and it sounds pretty much like this. He did the song some justice by putting it out there with an official version. I recommend checking it out and the movie aswell, it's a pretty good watch for any Dylan fan.

@peter2010900 3 жыл бұрын

Dear God ~ thank you for Bob Dylan

@stevebyron3355 2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@mrmarriottsgirl8471 Жыл бұрын

@@stevebyron3355 double amen :)

@1DaTJo 3 жыл бұрын

And people say Bob Dylan can’t sing! They have no clue.

@caelum9 3 жыл бұрын

Bob sings this song like most anyone can, softly and with more style than perfection. I still love it

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me. I want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email that will be indicated below. Also endeavor to add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting. Hangouts mail: bobrobdylanzim@gmail.com

@argentsilver928 2 жыл бұрын

The thing about bob is that he usually focuses more on the deliverance of the song than hitting perfect notes. And you know how he was…too cool to be bothered to try to sing perfect. It adds to his greatness

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

THEN I WAS 1 YEAR OLD YOU ARE THE LEGEND BOB HONEY

@HelianaSuper 3 жыл бұрын

I love this guitar sound!

@canalcosmos2390 3 жыл бұрын

What Kind of Friend Is This, I Can’t Leave Her Behind, On A Rainy Afternoon, Number One, Positevly Van Gogh, She’s Your Lover Now... Blonde on Blonde should have been a triple album.

@aarthurblack5491 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Tell me momma and can you please crawl out your window?

@michaeldevlin79 3 жыл бұрын

This was recorded in my home city of Glasgow in the Grand Central Hotel.

@susanloforti4494 3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was from Ayr. !

@michaeldevlin79 3 жыл бұрын

@@susanloforti4494 The home of the Scottish poet Robert Burns You are indeed from good stock.

@alfredogorlini865 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude, you just made my day

@SwinginPig 5 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it haha. Lemme know if you have any requests. Cheers :)

@JacksonBetz 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Incredible sound quality (which is rare for something from the hotel tapes - usually the quality is pretty dank!) and a cool video to go with it! Best Dylan channel on KZfaq! :)

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын

@rhyshebbs7970 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobdylan2200 oh my god bob dylan replied!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@oliveeisner8964 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow this is AMAZING! rare indeed. Thank you for putting this together Swinging. It doesn't get better than 1966 Dylan.

@SwinginPig 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Olive! Had fun making it. Thought the recording was worthy of a video.

@oliveeisner8964 5 жыл бұрын

same. But truly something amazing happened in 1966. The live recordings are magical. Maybe the best rock concerts ever. and his harmonica solos! they were exceptional that year.

@cindybradley3543 5 жыл бұрын

+Oive, Michele,.....Me too! I agree with both of you, cuz I also LOVE hearing him whilst reading all of Swingin' Pigs great comments! Thanks Swingin'!!

@michelenodespairbear1268 5 жыл бұрын

@@cindybradley3543 I love reading comments from Dylan fans. They (WE) are the most loyal fans around imho. 🌻🌱🌻🌻 Edit: Haters try turning me against Bobby, going so far as attacking his personal life. Not gonna work ! 🌻🌻🌱🌻

@ursulaplatt5000 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't get any better than this. Methamphetamine will out. He looks good but it's tin pan alley. I think he's referencing Brian jones

@65chevelle283 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you so much!

@wormsnake1 3 жыл бұрын

I love the brief edit to a smiling John Lennon in this video.❤️🙏🎼.x

@TheIgnatzz 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds great. But I kept thinking "Who plays in G by capoing the 7th fret and playing in C? Oh, right, Bob Dylan. Of course."

@Official_KC 4 жыл бұрын

He was playing with the low E dropped to a C in most of the 66 acoustic tour. So it was up to Robbie to just match it in standard without a capo. But those solo performances were mostly dropped C and a C shape. So I think he just did that most of the time he practiced or wrote some

@TheIgnatzz 4 жыл бұрын

@@Official_KC I've used Drop C for It's All Over Now Baby Blue, but I didn't know he used it for the whole tour. Interesting. Thanks.

@Official_KC 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheIgnatzz If you haven't used it, check out the website DylanChords. It's unbelievable. Has EVERYTHING he's done. Studio stuff, bootlegs, live versions of songs. How to play all of them. What tuning, the chord shapes and the little alternate shapes within the song. It's really an incredible website. Also great inspiration to write new songs. Most Dylan fans that are songwriters sing it's praise all day. You can download the whole site in a zip file for offline use too. Also has the Beatles solo work and a lot of their work together. Even has harmonica choices for most songs!

@nissi.k 4 жыл бұрын

I do the same in some songs it adds brightness and G is a preference to a lot of people I know because it is easier on the fingers if you are playing for a long time.

@pmf598 3 жыл бұрын

Yes of course . . .:) . . .this is Americas poet laureate , putting that phenominal flow of words , portraying modern America into music , if he has to capo the 7th fret in G in order to do that, it just goes to show how far up shit creek modern America is . .

@quarkyman1 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you are only 19-20 SP I have dropped the nickname you notice. It is so nice to know someone so young is so into Zimmy. Keep up your great work my friend you brighten my days. 👊🏻👊🏻✌🏼

@thomasdungl8493 2 жыл бұрын

Very greatful poetry in form of the film and the song versions ... thank you so much for sharing!

@tomdale1313 4 жыл бұрын

good stuff...the picture that captures what was to be is on the back of New Morning...Victoria Spivey, In March 1962 Spivey and Big Joe Williams recorded for Spivey Records, with harmonica accompaniment and backup vocals by Bob Dylan. The recordings were released on Three Kings and the Queen (Spivey LP 1004) and Kings and the Queen Volume Two (Spivey LP 1014). (Dylan was listed under his own name on the record covers.

@janepiepes2243 3 жыл бұрын

This is fabulous ! ! And I appreciate the discussion of Mr Dylan's capo work. Pretty interesting. Thanks...

@ericwharton213 4 жыл бұрын

This song is my new favorite thing ever

@1DaTJo 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks swinging pig. Never heard this song before. Love the gentle singing style. :)

@olgabasoski9417 Жыл бұрын

Love the Song. Thanx Swingin’ pig🌺🌻🌺

@nissi.k 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe I missed this but I guess I had not found this channel yet! Thanks Swingin’ 🙏🏻✨🤍✨

@thecasualfront7432 4 жыл бұрын

Love this. Should have made it on to an album.

@freevue 5 жыл бұрын

iconic

@jc_compto 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this historic find!

@danielebrillo7281 4 жыл бұрын

Great video & great performance of bob!

@jamesvandyk5182 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting.

@eliotlandy2892 4 жыл бұрын

What a gem! Thank you Piglet 👍❤️

@dreamymixtape 3 жыл бұрын

this channel is treasure!

@surfthestreets86 5 жыл бұрын

The good stuff.

@niallmcevoy5518 3 жыл бұрын

SP a brilliant post. Thank you...

@robertgronewold7474 4 жыл бұрын

"It is a Fender King (renamed "Kingman" in late 1966), and it belongs to a series of acoustic guitars that Fender put out from 1963 and onward, based on the design of their electric guitars. Apparently, they did not catch on, partly because the "electric" look was not what the acoustic people were after, partly because they did not sound too good. The series was discontinued in 1971."

@boyjimbo 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this

@Rory99M 3 жыл бұрын

That fascinating. Though i think the sound suits BD's style.

@DrAgan_tortojed 3 жыл бұрын

"partly because they did not sound too good"=very, very much wrong. I remember playing that model (it must have been in1990, during my trip to Germany), and the guitar produced a SUPERB sound, comparable to that of Gibson's jumbo models (which Dylan, too, was quite fond of, by the way). The action was very low thus making the guitar unbelievably playable. Here's a link to the review: is.gd/6fgDpq and take a look at this gem: is.gd/iPuVsI

@traininvain7 Жыл бұрын

this is nuts. Dylan and Robertson each seem a million miles from how we picture them looking and living one year later during the Basement Tapes period. the song itself is good - but idk if it would fit well with the Blonde on Blonde cuts. Certainly doesn't sound like something they'd have dreamed up in Big Pink, even though they did loads of this same sort of acoustic collaboration during 1967 before cutting stuff in the basement. It's just...kind of there. An orphan like Tell Me Momma. Both worth keeping around.

@nissi.k 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thanks Swingin'

@janepiepes2243 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful ...and thanks for pointing out where b is placing his capo. ...either to sing high ...or to keep a real tight action, I guess.

@Tmonkjazz 5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! Thank you!

@SwinginPig 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Thompson Thanks for listening! Let me know if you have any requests :)

@wewerehereonce 2 ай бұрын

di di di di di d di di di di, oh man! what kind of friend is this

@ritadegraaf7126 8 ай бұрын

Great.! Beautiful.

@Jerry11201 5 жыл бұрын

dude you should try to edit music videos for bands, you may find small side profit off of it. you've done a great job here

@SwinginPig 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith Thanks so much, man! That means a lot. It’s a fun hobby :)

@aoznes 4 жыл бұрын

@@SwinginPig you definetly have the channel and editing skills a great artist like Bob deserves ;)

@texasplumr 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@RouesMusic 3 жыл бұрын

agree!

@iansing5278 4 жыл бұрын

another first for me, although i've only had 55yrs o' listening to bob...

@sassy2832 3 жыл бұрын

Only ??? I’ve only had like 5 years I’m only 17

@iansing5278 3 жыл бұрын

@@sassy2832 good onya, 5yrs is start. i'm 67...

@sassy2832 3 жыл бұрын

@@iansing5278 wow I’ll still be listening to it when I’m that age

@iansing5278 3 жыл бұрын

@@sassy2832 do you play an instrument? i love playing Bob's songs...

@sassy2832 3 жыл бұрын

@@iansing5278 Yes well I’ve just started learning guitar trying to learn you ain’t going nowhere

@lucifernandelope3815 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I’ll definitely share this!

@jameskennedy721 3 ай бұрын

GOLD !

@patamato431 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you SP. it’s too bad to purchase the sweet songs from the jam session is about $400. They are included in bootleg Vol.18 collectors edition. If it weren’t for you I would not know they existed. 👍

@slimjim4239 6 ай бұрын

dylan is the coolest person on the planet 1965-1966

@theresewalczak2333 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE!!

@SwinginPig 5 жыл бұрын

Thèrése Walczak thanks for listening!

@0otee Жыл бұрын

Thanx Swingin’ pig Long time no hear from you…? Hope yr well. Listening to this grand little song you must be well Images nice too🌹🌺 Saw John and Robbie Robertson too🌺

@Raymantico 4 жыл бұрын

Major... Loved it for 20 years or so but I'd only heard the edited version in Eat the Document

@carleenmejzastrumunderthes4130 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome mix

@raindeerprojekt4119 4 жыл бұрын

swingin has my heart on a stick with this!!!

@routeoz02 3 жыл бұрын

Hello John! And Bob, of course.

@martinabramov2445 3 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@jeremyryanholloway3207 4 жыл бұрын

A best friend, Bob. Don't worry.

@tilesetter1953 3 жыл бұрын

Great picking!!!

@carloslira2014 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Brazil 💓 🇧🇷

@edicamon8486 4 жыл бұрын

This kind of friend who sings is Dylan, obviously. By the way I finally spotted John Lennon inside of a car at 1:47, thanks for posting this gem.

@johndardi1334 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that was John Lennon lol

@FenceThis Жыл бұрын

ofcourse it was

@pitweigerber457 2 жыл бұрын

What a found. Great.

@valpurves45 4 жыл бұрын

So rare so good

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын

@tamaraspanehl3710 3 жыл бұрын

Das ist sehr, sehr schöner Blues!

@michelenodespairbear1268 5 жыл бұрын

I often watch this & longer one with Bob & Robbie composing. Shared it with haters insisting Bobby can't sing. He has always used whatever 'voice' he chose. Self-Portrait, Billy the Kid Soundtrack for example. An extremely versatile vocalist imo. Have a lovely weekend Swingin' & everyone here ♡♡♡

@digitalnobody74 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best singers in the world in 66! Robbie Robertson says this also in his new book conversions...

@RicdelaBastide 3 жыл бұрын

Respect

@jeanetteroach6006 2 жыл бұрын

He's one cool cat..pure and simple 🌟

@The3baconboys 3 жыл бұрын

Swingin pig, that video of bob in this hotel room singing “on a rainy afternoon/I can’t leave her behind” is my favorite video in the world. Would mean so much of u to repost. Thank you.

@missellendiane 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday :)xxxx

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH YOUNG BOB

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH ROBBIE AND BOB

@alias2364-t9y 3 жыл бұрын

A nod to early African American Blues, at a time, when they had to string and tune a guitar with maybe only a few rusty strings at best. This has that sound that Bob could imitate and deliver.

@hannejeppesen1809 2 ай бұрын

The guitar player with the sunglasses is a young Robbie Robertson.

@smilingface4222 5 жыл бұрын

Rareee

@targarosko 5 жыл бұрын

♥♥♥

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH YOU BOYS

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH YOUNG BOB IT IS NO KIND OF FRIEND

@0otee 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely happy video with an easy going style ‘What kind of friend is this’ which is about not such a nice friendship ... Its a combi thats surely possible❣️Great with it too👌Thanks Swingin’🌷💥 Was it in Rotterdam? Thanks DearDylan❤️🌺🌞

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH YOUNG BOB HONEY

@jamiehalifax4954 Жыл бұрын

Has a bluesy feel to it !!

@seanpages__ 4 жыл бұрын

Cool fender

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

NONE FRIEND IS THIS

@karmenjazbec7743 5 жыл бұрын

sweet boy where are your promises you do as adult

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH BOB HONEY

@rosaorellana4610 11 ай бұрын

Dylan los tenía a todos boquiabiertos , es molt bo'

@helenbostock2350 2 жыл бұрын

Burn every ditch. I have love for me and your song

@bau6078 3 жыл бұрын

Man he is Playing

@lenalennon8746 2 жыл бұрын

❤🎸🎸💕

@silvasun5326 3 жыл бұрын

The bit with the tuning pegs looks like what you see on an electric guitar….a fender maybe. Looks unusual on an acoustic to me.

@johnbrennan3779 3 жыл бұрын

It's a Fender Acoustic.

@rainblaze. Жыл бұрын

Would have fit great on nashville skyline

@maxawesom3850 3 жыл бұрын

Does this have a bootleg release? It’s an absolute jam

@karmenjazbec7743 5 жыл бұрын

yeah joung bob

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

IT IS NO KIND OF FRIEND

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

NO KIND OF FRIEND

@jimk518 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! He's playing a Fender acoustic.

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

NONE KIND OF FRIEND

@karmenjazbec7743 3 жыл бұрын

NO FRIEND

@carmelcrowley158 4 жыл бұрын

What kinda of friend is this,

@laketownriots 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! did he ever record it beyond this?

@marygoff3102 3 жыл бұрын

Good one Swingin’ Piggy

@bobdylan2200 3 жыл бұрын