Anaïs Mitchell - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan) | The Influences

Anaïs Mitchell played a cover of 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' by Bob Dylan for The Influences.
Filmed at De Balie in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven.
Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven.
www.theinfluences.com/anais-mitchell

[@lauryngibson1871]

can we have this on Spotify ASAP? favorite cover of a Dylan song brought me to tears.

[@zepp2498]

I am a big fan of Dylan....for such a long time. This is a wonderful rendition. Bravo, well done. Greetings from france

[@howards8535]

Just did a deep dive into the fabulous Broadway musical soundtrack Hadestown. All that amazing music was written by Anais Mitchell. So, now exploring Ms. Mitchell’s other works. I’m not disappointed🙂!

[@nanabanana6178]

Lyrics: Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one? I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son? Oh, what did you see, my darling young one? I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin' I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin' I saw a white ladder all covered with water I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? And what did you hear, my darling young one? I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin' Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin' Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall Oh, who did you meet, my blue-eyed son? Who did you meet, my darling young one? I met a young child beside a dead pony I met a white man who walked a black dog I met a young woman whose body was burning I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow I met one man who was wounded in love I met another man who was wounded with hatred And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall Oh, what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son? Oh, what'll you do now, my darling young one? I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin' I'll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest Where the people are many and their hands are all empty Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison Where the executioner's face is always well-hidden Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten Where black is the color, where none is the number And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin' But I'll know my song well before I start singin' And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

[@mahdighouse2333]

What a song. I just love the way you sing it. Love from srilanka

[@samzalta1450]

Wow incredible singing and REALLY cool strumming and guitar playing! Would love to play like that!

[@priyankdimri4675]

This has to be the best Hard Rain cover :)

[@priyankdimri4675]

I reshared it as , The highland essence + Bobby Dylan 💜💛💕 Keep em coming 🙃

[@PeteAxeShields]

Isn't she simply wonderful ? :-)

[@TheInfluences]

I agree, Peter!

[@garaughty]

Love this track, awesome vocals Anais !

[@Raxzory]

This is devastatingly beautiful

[@konrid22]

Amazing, that's what I was looking for! 🙏

[@Twilight-cl3zc]

God bless you sweetheart..what a great performance and memory xx

[@doblefilonoticias]

Excelente versión, fresca

[@davidpage8949]

Unbelievable cover bravo

[@bluwasaabi]

So good.

[@ezequielporfiri8822]

this is a hard song to develope but she did it spectacular!

[@freejulianassange3143]

Superb..

[@alexandrevillaboim9013]

Nice!

[@alexandrevillaboim9013]

I will share with my friends in Brazil

[@pauldavid6345]

"Black is the color and none is the number." Still?

[@shakesazure]

Tri,legal!

[@googleisgay3289]

If this fails, there's always the nunnery.

[@itsSloMo]

Just no

[@arisleepvogel3700]

Unjust no.