Bob Dylan - Simple Twist of Fate (Live at Harvard Square Theatre)

Bob Dylan performing "Simple Twist of Fate" live at Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA - November 1975
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Chorus:
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
'Twas then he felt alone
And wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
#BobDylan #RollingThunderRevue #FolkRock

[@Balonious_Crunk]

He was conjuring something magical on this tour, so many of my favourite versions of his songs are on this record!!!!

[@OAssasain]

Agree , the versions of theee songs are some of my favorite from this tour. They even seem better than the album version, amazing!!! Huge Dylan fan

[@OAssasain]

One more cup of coffee, tangled up in blue, this one, lonesome death of Hattie carol , all so amazing from this tour

[@Cayogator1]

saw it at LSU 1976 .................

[@BDB78]

@@Cayogator1do elaborate! How utterly mind-blowing was it to see him back then singing these songs? Which had to be so raw in emotion for him. I mean, do you see the hat?? THE hat!? My god!

[@Cayogator1]

he was pretty much dressed like that with the hat and white face@@BDB78

[@brunomoreno8359]

I had never really listened to Bob Dylan until this week. I`m from Argentina, here he`s well known and everything, but... I had never paid attention to him. So I started to. Today I met this song in the Scorse`s movie. It touched me deeply and I started to cry. Now it can be said that I love Dylan.

[@Oh_I_Will]

You cried….congratulations

[@ruthpaul7572]

Beautiful rendition of this song

[@chrisschuster4119]

Welcome to the biggest rabbit whole on earth. The more you look into the catalogue of Dylan , the more you understand how this man is a genuine Star

[@josephdunn524]

Similar experience when I heard it 😊

[@martinreyleon]

Nunca es tarde. Ahora te toca recuperar el tiempo perdido. Igual lo tenés presente en León Gieco, en Charly, en Joaquín Sabina, en Calamaro, y en muchos que sin duda conocés. Disfrutalo!!

[@blertbag]

I just adore this version of this song...It's a thing of beauty.

[@HogPen-hk3ys]

Yes, it is!! Yes, my friend. I wish we could listen to it together my friend...

[@lordemed1]

Perhap's Dylan's best pure vocal.

[@av8rkirk]

Agreed

[@muchanadziko6378]

If this isn’t one of the greatest songs/performances ever wrote/performed then I don’t know what is

[@muchanadziko6378]

Yeah, no, I guess this is just my favourite song of all time

[@donnapowers9571]

I kinda find myself thinking the same thing about many of his songs, everytime I say this one is the best another one hits me the same...how many people can we say this about? Bob Dylan....love this man...this is my favorite version of this one

[@Samu93c]

Perhaps the greatest song ever written with the most beautiful set of lyrics ever created - along with many other songs by Bob Dylan, the greatest artist of our times.

[@tommaso1savoia]

If you take a look at the free comments under every Bob Dylan song, here on KZbin, you will read "this is the greatest song ever written, and I, every time cannot do other, but agree

[@muchanadziko6378]

This is the greatest song ever written. Dylan isn't the greatest artist of our time though

[@momckinley]

@@muchanadziko6378 Who is better?

[@muchanadziko6378]

@@momckinley First, "better" and. "greatest artist" aren't the same thing, and though they sometimes can be, they aren't really interchangeable in this context. Secondly, I don't think such a statement has any meaning at all. But really, one could make a case just as strong for, say, the Beatles, Brian Wilson, Zappa, Beefheart or The Stones for that matter.

[@momckinley]

@@muchanadziko6378 OK, I recognise that those bands and artists were great. But as an individual, who was "greater"? Who wrote better songs, had more influence or whatever? As a performer, probably Elvis?

[@ricklatouch2263]

One of the best - I love how with a simple twist of words he changes this song in every version. He hasn’t memorized the lyrics he’s memorized the atmosphere.

[@terrenceolivido741]

i think you have found the underlying thread of his songs. " How does it feel ?"

[@donnapowers9571]

yes, although I love how he always changes things up a lot of times I love this simple version the best....he IS the best.....love this man

[@misterkite5887]

My sister took me to see this show I was 13 and my eyes and ears where opened wide for me that night ✌️

[@rickjensen2833]

If you make the strings ache so does Bob's voice. Perfect.

[@joelleeeverett9169]

My favorite artist

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@curaeus007]

Some time ago a friend loaned me Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited album and I've been a massive fan ever since. We are fortunate he is still with us, recording and performing some brilliant new music along with his storied catalogue. He was, is, and remains, a genius.

[@janiceharrison7799]

Always!

[@sergiomontes2568]

Best song in the history of music. One of the best Dylan songs also

[@cernowaingreenman]

This is the version of the lyrics of A Simple Twist of Fate that I first heard. Love it and love this powerful expression of Dylan's voice here.

[@freebeerecords]

Back to where it all began, the green pastures of Harvard Square! Bring it all back home Bob!

[@terrenceolivido741]

i really really relate to the thumbnail presented on this video. that is honestly how i relate to Dylan. talent like his no one would honestly want.

[@davidhubbard4761]

Only so many songs can continually bring you back to a certain time or place. This is one of them.

[@tiagowrb]

This is the best harmonica solo I’ve ever heard

[@juancarlosmaciasmoreno4713]

Épico

[@richardezell7329]

What can I do for you is his best . Check it out . Yes it's b OK bob

[@terrenceolivido741]

it saddens me to hear you are actually relating to his harmonica. how deep does his bizarre talent actually go ? just his lyrics have destroyed me year after year . cannot understand how one man could survive his talent. somehow he made it through this life. a super-freak if there ever was one.

[@brianboru636]

Just watched the Movie 'Rolling Thunder Revue' which brought this tune to my attention, love it, the lyrics, melody, harmonica, brilliant. Highly recommend the movie too.

[@katiecoollady]

best song featured in the movie...

[@brynfindlay-dykes350]

This is the performance that got me into Dylan

[@michelenodespairbear1268]

Beautiful song with raw, sincere vocal delivery. BOB ! ♡♡♡ Incredible imagery, as always.. Can see the sights, smell the environment....feel the emotions ✝️ God bless you Bobby..

[@nobaloneymahoney7940]

This recording melts me.

[@johncater4854]

Totally agree. Beautiful song. A song to close your eyes and listen to and see the drama play out.

[@micheletornes3481]

it’s amazing so beautiful

[@helenmorris8760]

Wonderful song Bob D. 😘💕🥰, thank you 🥰

[@TolkienStudy]

Yes!!!! Been looking forward to this for a LONG time!

[@TheNeverposts]

did he just freestyle that last bit? LEGEND

[@jimk3156]

one of his best. much more forceful than the studio cut. vocals were great.

[@TheOilkd]

A great live version of a great song.

[@jesseperez8820]

Beautiful song ❣️ and I never knew he had or that there were different harmonicas for different sounds in music,wow I'm stunned!

[@terrenceolivido741]

none of us - except masochists - want to relive this kind of pain. we put it away in a box - hopefully recover - and never want to touch it again. " he wished that he had gone straight ... and watched out for a simple twist of fate . " that says it all there. tears and tears and tears here as Dylan touches his - and our - pain.

[@kevanbrown7620]

Surely this is the best version of this beautifully sad song. It's pure magic.

[@tomprall8635]

This is absolutely stunning. No one can deliver like only he can. Gorgeous. The movie version is captivating.

[@Keith-if6zv]

My favorite version on this song...

[@tonyrockandroll7281]

Truly Dylan at his very best... amazing performance one of many on this Rolling Thunder tour

[@Kafkaesque3]

Hope to see more dylan on youtube, I can always find these gems here

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@johncater4854]

Great live version of my favourite Bob song. Funny how a song can become the thread of your life and how we are all determined by a simple twist of fate...

[@angeladeoliveira437]

How I love this song ❤️❤️❤️

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here

[@deemsterdyes]

Best version I know of

[@kristanmendiola2001]

Try this live version of Bob Dylan with Scarlet Rivera. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4qnq6t_grOeldk

[@deemsterdyes]

A whole different texture to the guitar , and the vocals are great.

[@peacebwithu97]

I have a tie dyed shirt with that same picture on it. I wear it every week & it's one of my favorite shirts I own.

[@lauramarks7268]

To ADRIENNE BEAUTIFUL SHIRTS

[@jarikuukasjarvi8198]

I was 8 years when this revue was rolling. Soon after that i heard about Bob, by the times i was hooked on his music...

[@michellewind8097]

what would I have done without you Bob Dylan...

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello dear, it’s nice meeting you on here

[@jorgejohnson451]

I wish Dylan could present his songs live like this again. (Thank goodness this was captured for eternity.) And no one can cover him. His voice is so unique. Soft, when it needs to be. Strong, when it’s required. The inflections are timeless.

[@sergiomontes2568]

Other singers make music, and the best give birth to new music. But music made Bob Dylan, and he was born into music. The difference between Bob Dylan and other singers, no matter how good the others can be, even Ray Charles, even Van Morrison, even Joe Cocker or Pavarotti, is akin to the difference that exists between pure light and its reflection, between a solid object and its shadow, between the finest feast and its verbal description, between experiencing something and hearing someone else talking about it. Dylan's singing is music itself, not just some type of music, or what music ought to be, but what music really is. Other singers can be stronger and more technically skillful or appeal more to the masses by singing in the way the masses think singing ought to be done, but Dylan's singing has no bearings with schools, neither with preconception nor prejudices. His singing changes music by being music because his singing is what music is, what music keeps being and becoming by existing as music. Bob Dylan has to be a god disguised as a singer, and it is no wonder at all that most fools disregard him as a singer. No wonder, as fools are immune to wonder.

[@paulgreenway8766]

'People tell me it's a crime, to think of her for too long a time' :( says it all perfectly lol

[@haroldodaparaiba6279]

Jamais nascerá outro igual a você, Bob!!

[@christopherehlers7090]

What a guy...genius

[@Cosmogirl014]

Grand memories to this beautiful song, hope he is well. x

[@carolines8560]

This is special! The emotion in Bob Dylan's voice is raw and beautiful. I'm so happy I came across this version 💕

[@bill1144]

takes me back-1st time I saw Him was this tour, and I blast and a recorder.

[@josephcharbonneau8740]

🎁. TY. So much for this treasure!!! 😍

[@sojue313]

They sat together in the park As the evening sky got dark She looked at him and he felt a spark Tingled to his bones 'Twas then he felt alone And wished that he'd gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate They walked along by the old canal A little confused, I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel With a neon burnin' bright He felt the heat of the night Hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate A saxophone someplace softly played As she was walkin' on by the arcade She heard the melody rise and fade The sun was rising up She dropped a coin into the cup Of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate He woke up, she was gone He didn't see nothing but the dawn He Got out of bed and put his clothes back on Pushed back the blinds Found a note she left behind To which he just could not relate All about a simple twist of fate He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks alone through the city blocs Hunts her down by the waterfront docks Where the sailors all toll in Maybe he’ll spot her once again How long must he wait? One more time, for a simple twist of fate People tell me it's a crime To know to much for too long a time She should have caught me in my prime She would have stayed with me Instead of going off to save And leaving me too many takes Upon that simple twist of fate Songwriters: Bob Dylan Simple Twist Of Fate lyrics © Audiam, Inc

[@fivecitydirttracker4776]

Poetry......I've run these lyrics through my head on more than one relationship that was a painful demise.

[@subg8858]

***going off to sea And Leaving me to meditate

[@Astralpains]

Correction - going off to sea and leaving me with too many tides. Get it?

[@miguelraeder3005]

@@Astralpains going off to sea and leaving me to meditate... The lyrics are from the captions in the video

[@Astralpains]

@@miguelraeder3005 oh i know ! it was a joke!

[@vanderwalsforce840]

Wow, early version. It's cute to see how much he evolved those lyrics.

[@mysterycruz5007]

this was my favorite song from this album when i was a wee lad

[@markymark21c]

so so wonderful, what beautiful poetry...

[@robw4775]

Outstanding!

[@stephenvallely4361]

"People tell me it's a crime To know too much for too long a time She should have caught me in my prime She would have stayed with me Instead of going off to sea And leaving me to meditate Upon that simple twist of fate"

[@terrenceolivido741]

" some people think it is a sin, to feel and see too much within ..."

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Lovely lovely simple twist version btw

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Beautiful

[@TechnoKillerPro]

Amazing! Loved the movie!

[@juneerrington1937]

Lost for words love love him xxx

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@gabrielh687]

good one dude!!!!!!wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonmorr777]

Magical

[@kikoatero326]

increible ¡¡¡ que tiempos no volveran

[@JecaFilosofo]

Awesome

[@DMBfan36]

There is a scene in the new Rolling Thunder Revue documentary where he's playing this at a faster tempo to a older group of board game enthusiasts. He is hunched behind the chordophones on the right side of the stage playing with a fury, I've been without for so long. It is as good as it will ever be in that moment. It may be a lot to ask, me being a stranger to you, however there is one here that knows where this crooked little piece of American history is in its entirety.

[@juanadrianarquinegogomez3610]

Blood in the Tracks can't be beaten.

[@johnpayne6860]

How often you, look at your own lifetime, it's all about the same simple twist of fate!

[@canfor5]

I played this for Jack's Birthday today. And for the canals of Lowell

[@richard.l5563]

it means everything to the blind man

[@alanpeel8290]

Love BoB Dylan since I was eighth

[@yamapenny5960]

Beautiful cover🤝🎶⚘👍💞

[@christopherorman5769]

It just dawned on me that this has a different last verse. On Blood on the Tracks, Dylan sings, "People tell me it's a sin /To know and feel too much within / I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring / She was born in spring, but I was born too late / Blame it on a simple twist of fate." Those lyrics are far more oblique and open-ended. Dylan's last verse here ostensibly explains the last verse and even the song -- about aging, lost love, and how time can make love ill-fated. Both verses are brilliant, but I think I prefer the turn of the line "She was born in the spring, but I was born too late" too much.

[@janepiepes2243]

Gosh, he sure understands tgat harmonica

[@karmenjazbec7743]

YES

[@butlincat1507]

classic

[@barbarag.5521]

I know this from BLOOD ON THE TRACKS. S'interesting to listen to an earlier version of an "old" favorite. Thanks.

[@christiancamlin13]

No big deal but this performance was done later in the same year that Blood on the Tracks was released. 1975.

[@barbarag.5521]

@@christiancamlin13 Thanks. I wasn't aware.

[@christiancamlin13]

@@barbarag.5521 I get it ,it does sound very different than it does on Blood on the Tracks. I just chalk that up to the difference between a studio version and a live version. He was well known for doing each performance different.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

@@christiancamlin13 It's more than that, he straight up changes all the chords here, some of the words, and most of the melody. I kinda prefer the Tracks version but this is still solid gold. Rolling Thunder Revue Elston Gunnn could do no wrong.

[@christiancamlin13]

@@patriciofernandez2711 You make a valid point . I agree that the Blood on the tracks version is better but you can't tell a band as good as the Rolling Thunder Revue to play it just like they did on the record. They might have been the best Touring band ever but they were certainly not the wrecking crew.

[@roalziroalzi]

THAT SERIOUS LOOK.....

[@tammiealmany6239]

Those simple twists of fate can destroy you , don't jump like I did scorched 💥

[@genebrimage9150]

This song to me says whatever your life was before it’s over..start anew

[@bobgonzalez1198]

Is this another Master Piece or what ???????????

[@jinkim5692]

Simple Twist of Fate.

[@woolhall]

Shakespeare from the Hibbing alleys

[@TheMattTempest]

Absolutely, 100%.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Fabulous fuckin lyrics. Love ya. X

[@alexhodgson7254]

❤️❤️

[@marakaretsos5204]

🌲⭐️🎵🎼

[@marakaretsos5204]

🎼🎶🎸❤️

[@karmenjazbec7743]

we are twins and not need rings bob love is enough

[@andrematulich2091]

♥️

[@tallilaholzel4677]

Auch an dieses Lied erinnere ich mich sehr gut. Aber ich habe nicht auf den Text geachtet und auch nicht gedacht, dass ich gemeint sein könnte (GOTT hat das verhindert).

[@sofiamaria9689]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@JorgeLMarquezsM]

la voz en primerísimo plano, lo que ha abandonado y vuelto a adoptar y abandonado y así por la cuasi eternidad

[@kimwallace3790]

🌹🌹

[@karmenjazbec7743]

yeah bob we dont need rings we are twins

[@susanneeiler7205]

Fate is unfortunately trying to destroy their connection!

[@Bryanadamsmusicinc]

Hello Dear, it’s nice meeting you on here.

[@karmenjazbec7743]

we don t need rings to marry we are twins bob dy.an kiss kiss

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Beautiful am not well

[@karmenjazbec7743]

born 4th of may you littlle late 24 th of may

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Jeanius...

[@gabrielh687]

GENIUS!!!!!!!

[@karmenjazbec7743]

kiss kiss

[@robertbennett8119]

Only version better than this one is at the capital theater 3/1/1980 jgb

[@karmenjazbec7743]

forget a ring i would like blue saphir

[@karmenjazbec7743]

yeah bob sing me a lulaby

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Gawd. Just Gawd. In bath. It's a big bath.

[@willmarrill5051]

god