365 Days of Dylan, Day 59: Clean Cut Kid

365 Days of Dylan, Day 59: Clean Cut Kid from 1985's Empire Burlesque. A raucous rocker that decries war, commercialism and the fate of American youth in modern society. And it has a beat. You can dance to it.

"He was a clean-cut kid

But they made a killer out of him

That’s what they did"

Lyrics. 

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 41: Emotionally Yours

365 Days of Dylan, Day 41: Emotionally Yours from Empire Burlesque (1985). Lyrics.

The O'Jays perform Emotionally Yours.

       

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365 Days of Dylan, Day 12: When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky

365 Days of Dylan, Day 12: When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky from Empire Burlesque.

I like the alternate take from Dylan's Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3, Rare and Unreleased, 1963-1991. This version has a cleaner, more straightforward sound. It starts slow and picks up with a cheerful energy.

Then there's Jeff Healey's burning cover, featured in the movie Roadhouse, that starts out sounding more than a little like "All Along the Watchtower."

More performances of "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" from YouTube.

Jeff Healey's version from Roadhouse.

When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky lyrics. 

           

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