I am so glad that I am on the planet the same time as Bob Dylan.

I’m 16 years old from Scotland and I can say this is one of my favourite songs 60s Dylan will never ever get old.

Dylan was absolutely peerless at this time. He knew it and Donovan (a good songwriter in his own right) knew it. Neither of them, including Dylan, had a clue of where it was coming from. After Dylan read Brecht and Rimbaud, his songwriting caught fire.

Been listening to every genre of music for 60 years and still, no one stirs the soul like Bob Dylan. I can't even say I understand half the shit he sings, but I love Dylan. No one like him.

One of the greatest songs ever written!

Dylan has been around since I was a kid. Now I'm old enough to be a grandfather. A great-grandfather. Recently I found myself reading the lyrics to some of his songs and was astonished at what a poet the man is. He has been such a part of my surroundings I took him for granted.

This particular recording of this song just hits different than any other Dylan song for me. So good!

Dylan is like the American Shakespeare. His lyrics are beyond compare. His voice to some is unpleasant, but to those in the know it's perfect for his stunning words.

He was touched by the Muse at this time. He knew it, but he didn't understand why. Donovan knows it, too, and just sits back and marvels.

I think this is my favourite Bob Dylan performance. It's like he's sharing something that will be perfectly understood and appreciated by the listeners present (he seems like he's especially singing to the older English man). There's a trust, warmth and intimacy - a joy. It's different from how Dylan performed onstage during the same period. Poor Donovan looks like he's a having a crisis though: "Geez, Bob Dylan is in another stratosphere compared to me."

you wont hear anything as good as dylan if there are still contemporary musicians 200 yrs from now--brilliant simple and complex all at once--never understood how by age 25 his contributions to society were already numerous and iconic

Imagine sitting in a hotel room, and Bob just starts playing this...

The master. With Donovan looking flattened and defeated at his feet..... Don`t get me wrong, I was a big fan of Donovan`s work as well. But Dylan is a class all his own. Our living Shakespeare. And featured here in this perfect song...the perfect last line: My love, she`s like some raven at my window with a broken wing...

His lyrics man.. Timeless stuff

the best video ever created in history

I just got kind of sad thinking of the millions of people who have no appreciation for this kind of music. They're missing out on a whole world of sublime beauty. Sure, it takes some time and effort to learn how to listen and really hear it, but can you imagine going through life disliking Dylan or Bach?

The body language is so clear: Donovan biting his nails as he listens. Dylan singing so directly to the elder of the group.

the lyrics are so amazing and the delivery is so unforced, relaxed and natural! all at once amazing moment!

My college suitemate Michael cusimano introduced me to this in 1995 when he played his guitar and harmonica in our dorm. It's my one of my all time favorites, cancer took him last winter so this song means so much right now.

This is my favourite Bob Dylan song.

I'm 66 y/o and have been listening to Dylan all through my childhood and teens because of my parents (thank you mom and dad). I have long lost count of how many times I have seen him in concert. This video was taken from the D. A. Pennebaker documentary, "Don't Look Back" (1965). The look on Donovan's face was so obvious that I felt sorry for him. I was a fan of Donovan also, but he had his own musical road to follow. Dylan and Donovan could never be compared to each other, and it was ridiculous to even try.

I never saw Bobby D so happy just singing his song like the gift it is.

The original title of the song was "Dime Store", which originates from the line "In the dime stores and bus stations..."[1] The official title "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" is, according to Dylan, a fraction with "Love Minus Zero" on the top and "No Limit" on the bottom, and this is how the title appeared on early pressings of the Bringing It All Back Home LP.[1][13] Therefore, the correct pronunciation of the song's title is "Love Minus Zero over No Limit".[17] This has been interpreted as "absolutely unlimited love."[13] The title is also based on gambling terminology that would mean that all love is a risk.[13] Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (read "Love Minus Zero over No Limit") is a song written by Bob Dylan for his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music). The song was originally written as a tribute to Dylan's future wife Sara Lownds. Its main musical hook is a series of three descending chords, while its lyrics articulate Dylan's feelings for his lover, and how she brings a needed zen-like calm to his chaotic world. The song uses surreal imagery, some of which recalls Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and the biblical Book of Daniel. The style of the lyrics is reminiscent of William Blake's poem "The Sick Rose". Dylan has performed "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" live on several of his tours. Since its initial appearance on Bringing It All Back Home, live versions of the song have been released on a number of Dylan's albums, including Bob Dylan at Budokan, MTV Unplugged (European versions), and The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, as well as on the reissued Concert for Bangladesh album by George Harrison & Friends. Live video performances have been included on the Concert for Bangladesh and Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 DVD releases. Artists who have covered "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" include Ricky Nelson, Buck Owens, The Turtles, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart and Baby Gramps. Eric Clapton played it at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. The version of the song that appears on Bringing It All Back Home was recorded on January 14, 1965 and was produced by Tom Wilson.[1] This version was recorded by the full rock band that Dylan used to accompany him on the songs that appeared on side one of the album, and features a prominent electric guitar part played by Bruce Langhorne.[1][2][3] However, like the other love song on side one, "She Belongs to Me", "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" was recorded a day earlier in various acoustic configurations, and one of these takes was a strong contender to be included on the album.[1] The January 13, 1965 recordings and a first take from January 14 were released on the 6-disc and 18-disc versions of The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966 in 2015.[4] The song is tuneful, with a prominent series of three descending diatonic chords providing the main hook.[5][6] The music is soothing, so that the love expressed seems tranquil even when images such as cloaks and daggers and trembling bridges are evoked by the lyrics.[7] The tune and rhythm have a Latin feel and the lyrical rhyming pattern varies from verse to verse.[5][8] For example, in the first verse, the first and second lines rhyme, the fourth and eighth lines rhyme, and the sixth and seventh lines rhyme, but the third and fifth lines are unrhymed.[8] But in the second verse, the first three lines rhyme.[8] Throughout the song, the rhymes are sometimes approximate; for example "another" is rhymed with "bother" and "trembles" is rhymed with "rambles."[8]

"Bottom left corner guy" is all of us. 1:56

My profound thanks to Bobby. It is music and art that saves the world every day. Completely void of pretentious bullshit, not looking to follow or to be followed, he graced us time and time again by sharing this divine experience with all who are willing to listen. I am one of the lucky ones who is willing to listen.

Dylan at his best, relaxed, just being himself, I love this song ❤ just look at Donavon as he looks on in awe .

He was not a scholar , but his lyrics tell that he observed the world like no one else did.

Donovan is getting a special personal performance and is humbled. He went on to his greatest works.

Whoever the old guy is, he seems like the only one to truly get the profundity of Dylan's lyrics and appears to be deeply moved. It appears Dylan understands this and directs the performance towards him. Amazing.

Great artists never die. Their hearts just stop.

This man is a super nova. A light whose music brings joy, sorrow and overwhelming sense of beauty.

That phone call better be a fucking life or death situation.

This is one of the most beautiful love songs I’ve ever heard. And I like this version so much better than the one on the album.

greatest singer/songwriter of all times.

The rhythm is so spot on unbelievable it draws you in

I'd forgotten this was one of my favourite songs a long time ago having discovered Dylan as a 12 year-old in the 1970s. It's almost infinitely moving in this footage. Incredible.

One of the most imaginatively lyrical songs ever written IMO. Beautiful.

A tender, superb love song. ''Til there's no success like failure/ and failure's no success at all'.

All music should be in this type of setting. So intimate. So brilliant.

can anyone explain me why does this song sound so simple and at the same time an amazing piece of art. I can feel he is a genius trough this melody and lyrics.

His unpolished voice perfectly enchances the song,the meaning and especially the soul of the song.Only Dylan can sing Dylan songs.

My question is, how in the world does this man even speak what he writes without crying himself? He’s just that beautiful.

Pure genius.

If I could play and sing and write like Bob Dylan, I would never stop. It's no wonder why he hasn't retired.

What if Donovan had said no, that he didn't want to hear it? Thank you Donovan for saying yes.

Happy 75th birthday my good friend. This will always be my favourite tune with sensational lyrics.

My love laughs like the flowers Valentines can’t buy her.. that’s in the top 10 best lines ever written

This is really great.,one of my favorites , sung in the simplicity without any other adornment.He didnt need it

This might be my favorite Dylan song.

Watching video, thinking to myself: What prescence ... and no arrogance. Thought about the impact his music has had on so many people. Dylan, the Pied Piper.

All time favorite version of this song.

My life is better for hearing this!

"Shes knows too much to argue or to judge"

Dylan at his best: magical unrestrained youth before the cares of the world caught up to him like they do to everybody.

Aiutoooo che video emozionante!!!per le persone ,l'atmosfera di allora..la bellezza di questa chitarra ..elaborazione sua voce..... e la sua faccia! !!!

God Bless Dylan . May he live to be a hundred .

1:44 when you realize you're a fan, not a competitor

Gosh I love bob and Donavan they are so inspirational and great guitar players

"My love she's like some raven at my window with a broken wing" so simple yet so romantic. i love him so much

GIVE THAT DUDE ON THE FLOOR AN OSCAR! Or a Grammy! SOMETHING! He's the best part of this experience, maaaan.

Love Minus Zero / No Limit Bob Dylan My love, she speaks like silence Without ideals or violence She doesn't have to say she's faithful Yet she's true like ice, like fire People carry roses And make promises by the hour My love she laughs like the flowers Valentines can't buy her In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future My love, she speaks softly She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all The cloak and dagger dangles Madams light the candles In ceremonies of the horsemen Even the pawn must hold a grudge Statues made of matchsticks Crumble into one another My love winks she does not bother She knows too much to argue or to judge The bridge at midnight trembles The country doctor rambles Bankers' nieces seek perfection Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring The wind howls like a hammer The night wind blows cold n' rainy My love, she's like some raven At my window with a broken wing Songwriters: Bob Dylan

One of my many favorite Dylan songs, I haven't heard this in a long time. I just made the mistake of listening to it at work. Tears ensued. Had to rush to bathroom to dab at eyes and look at stricken face in mirror.

Wonderful footage. So great this was recorded.

Now 63, love this😢 song

life is a fleeting moment, make your statement while the memory is fresh, like a flower, it is wilted before you can show its beauty to others...

Dylan and Donovan...both are gem .. Donovan in a silent mood , listening to the greatness of almighty Bobby .... I'm highly influenced from this nobel man.... You are an institution , Mr. Dylan

Those two close-ups of Donovan make me wonder if he was first thinking of how much a pawn shop would give him for his guitar and the second was thinking about becoming a truck driver. Reality was settling in; Dylan was in a class of his own.....still is!

Love all the artists for who they are. "Comparisons are odious" as Jack Kerouac wrote. Dylan and Donovan: great singer/songwriters!

Thanks davamoto. This is one of Dylan's greatest songs (IMHO) and listening to this impromptu performance is a real treat and a little bit of captured history.

Absolutely Amazing! I just love this! Simplicity laced with an edge and commentary on culture, all wrapped up in a live song.

Love this from Don't Look Back. I believe Donovan is very underrated. I know he's no Bob Dylan, but who is. In the '60s Donovan wrote some great tracks. His album Fairytale is flawless. Sunshine Superman was an American number 1. He wasn't a Dylan clone like the music papers called him. He was traveling around and busking, into older folk and blues artists before Dylan had come onto the scene. I love the '60s and early '70s. Definitely best time for music. My favourite artists, Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones. Plus you had The Who, The Kinks, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Velvet Underground, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Them, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, The Animals, The Yardbirds, Cream, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, James Taylor, Moody Blues, Carole King. These artists created the greatest albums ever made. More than 50 years later, these albums are still regarded as the best music has ever produced. What an amazing time for the singles and albums charts. Now it takes most artists 2 years to make an album that is far inferior than what was being created back in the '60s. Back then they would produce 2 albums a year for a while, and maybe 3 or 4 singles. All of the highest quality. From 1965-'73 I believe was the best period for music.

Great.The unique Mr Dylan who will sing somewhen in the heavenly choir

Michael McLoughlin One of the best love songs ever written.

This is the greatest video on youtube.

I used to sing this in local clubs when I was 15 - DAMN I’M OLD !!!!!

"Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away"

Donovan was entranced, man, not jealous. He adored Bob from what I’ve heard but, hey, I may be wrong.

The awkwardness when everyone in the room knows this is far far far better than anything Donovan is capable of...

It's so genius. It's not him necessarily just talking about a lover. but his concept of what love should be in depth. I've only heard Joe South with Games People play do as well.

Donovan isn't envious. He is just listening relaxed and enjoying Dylan's tune. Donovan does not have any reason to envy Dylan. Donovan and Dylan are very different in terms of artistic style - they are both great in their own style. Just because the camera focuses Donovan, one guy said that he is envious and suddently many just repeated. Cheers.

Poor Donovan no one can compete with this.

My love, she speaks like silence Without ideals or violence She doesn't have to say she's faithful Yet she's true like ice, like fire People carry roses And make promises by the hour My love she laughs like the flowers Valentines can't buy her In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future My love, she speaks softly She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all The cloak and dagger dangles Madams light the candles In ceremonies of the horsemen Even the pawn must hold a grudge Statues made of matchsticks Crumble into one another My love winks she does not bother She knows too much to argue or to judge The bridge at midnight trembles The country doctor rambles Bankers' nieces seek perfection Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring The wind howls like a hammer The night wind blows cold n' rainy My love, she's like some raven At my window with a broken wing

The stuff in his brain man, those lyrics are beyond words, undefinable...

Not many come close to being a such a superb lyricist as Dylan.

that tiny sparkle on the woman's cheek... is it a tear of joy? I wonder who she is and where she is now. I hope she's happy.

Donovans face of " oh no, he's good" at 1:44

the way he draws out the "nnnns" at the end of "bus stations" and "situations" and "quotations" at around 1:30 sounds so satisfying.

i just like that streaming pattern ...it's perfection . i want to play like that!

Great Dylan, great song, great video, great temperament, great..... Thanks Devamato

this version is just perfect, even better than the one on the album (:

Some speak of the future.. I speak of the poet who has written songs on our hearts for decades past.

Calmly concentrated Dylan sings there with guitar strumming lovely... Love it❤️🌹🌺👌🌞💫

caution......genius at work.

This is such a beautiful and incredible song. During this time, Dylan probably composed about 30 to 40 of the most brilliant pieces of music of all time. As for Donovan, he's not Dylan, but who is? He wrote several amazing songs. If he just did Season of the Witch, his career would have been successful. But he did so many great, great songs - Jennifer Juniper, Barabajagal, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Catch the Wind, Colours, To Susan on the West Coast Waiting, and so on and so on. To see Donovan studying Dylan is priceless. Thanks for the great video!

Pure genius... incredible song.... incredible artist

The poet the legend. I love you Mr. Zimmerman. Bob Dylan is awesome

The wind howls like a hammer The night blows cold and rainy My love,she's like a raven at my window with a broken wing

My love, she´s like some raven at my window with a broken wing" Lindo! Parece uma passagem bíblica, de tão poderosa que é.

As great as you are man, you'll never be greater than yourself.

If one needs to know anything about this man (or life) you don't need to read an interview, a book or listen to people that were 'there' - listen to the music. It tells the tale.