So, here we are with another little rarity which may well be a treat for any Bob Dylan fans out there. If you have heard the ‘Bob Dylan Live at Carnegie Chapter Hall, 1961’ bootleg upload, then you may have noticed tat ‘This Land Is Your land was omitted from the upload for copyright reasons. However, it was Included in the gaslight tapes Volume 7 and thankfully we have it right here. Enjoy!
Bob Dylan – This Land Is Your Land
Lyrics;
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
And I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me
I roamed and rambled, and I’ve followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
All around me, a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
There was a big, high wall there that tried to stop me
A sign was painted said “Private Property”
But on the backside, it didn’t say nothing
This land was made for you and me
When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
Bob Dylan at Carnegie Chapter Hall
On the 4th of November, 1961, Bob Dylan played his First proper gig at the Carnegie Chapter Hall on West 57th Street, an annex of the more famous Carnegie Hall. He had played many live sets but this was his First Gig of this size. Although it seems tiny compared to his future concerts. He had been used to playing little café venues. But now he was playing a proper venue. The venue was 5 Storeys up and held 200 people. However, the gig only sold 57 tickets at $2 each.
There have been many live bootlegs of this concert in circulation. But most have been poor quality and missing lots of songs. However, recently we had a nice soundboard recording of Bob Dylan live at The Carnegie Chapter Hall, 1961′, uploaded by the legendary YouTube Swinging Pig channel. But they had to leave out this track, alongside ‘Pretty Peggy O‘ from the upload due to Copyright reasons.
However, all is not lost and we have the concerts version of Dylan singing this classic Woody Guthrie song. i’ve heard a few versions of Bob singing this song. But this one has to be the best. It’s a brilliant song when it’s performed by both Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.
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