Johnny Thunders playing Bob Dylan's 'Joey', with Oddballs sax player Jamie Heath, in Dublin. Listen to Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop talking about Johnny, here:- • Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, C... Broadcast on 26th April 1990, just a year before Johnny died the following April 23rd. Filmed in Ireland for the Nighthawks programme.
Johnny had previously shown his respect for Bob Dylan by covering 'Like a Rolling Stone', also on the Hurt Me album. and may have been drawn to this song as it's about an Italian-American mobster Joey Gallo, who despite being convicted of extortion and acccused of murder was viewed sympathetically by many who viewed him as an Italian-American folk hero. After Dylan was criticised for the lyrics for glorifying Gallo, he said that his co-writer Jaques Levy had actually written the lyrics.
Johnny's version abbreviates the lyrics of Dylan's much longer version originally released on his 'Desire' album.
Johnny plays Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' here: • Johnny Thunders 'Like ...
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