Bob Dylan, The Band - Open the Door, Homer (Official Audio)

[@monicatolipan3238]

Every time I think I knew almost all Bob Dylan"s work, he surpises me again with great and fantastic new songs. It's a long, long road til I get there, isn't it? This one is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much.

[@blueschewy2558]

Life lessons from Jim, Mouse, and Nick. I never tire of this album.

[@jakedulln]

learnt this one

[@kanjiwooowooo3202]

Play this live one day, Bobby

[@davednefedova]

pin?

[@nealpomea2836]

You must always first forgive them

[@JoseGarcia-tu9qb]

Bob!!!!!!

[@da1215]

Does anyone know if this song is inspired by the movie "The best years of our lives" (1946) in which a war veteran named Homer who lost his hands wasn't able to open a door?

[@nealpomea2836]

Doubt it There was a jump blues song with the title Open the Door Homer.

[@da1215]

@@nealpomea2836 Do you mean the song from 1947? But this was called open the door richard. Dylan said that he changed the name from richard to homer, because there were already two Richard's during the recordings (Manuel and Danko)... but perhaps he changed to Homer because of the movie...

[@nealpomea2836]

@@da1215 True but I don't see any connection with Best Years. Maybe he meant the character Homer in Lillie's of the field, or even the Greek story teller. Ha!

[@trancentralovertone]

the chorus was taken from a number one hit by count basie, open the door, richard. that song was based on a 1919 vaudeville skit by john mason. it´s a nonsense song. and homer was a nick name from the novelist and musician and friend of bob dylan richard farina. richard farina died in a motorcycle crash 1966.

[@bradfordwasham563]

I hope everyone has flushed out their houses for the new year.

[@JorgeLMarquezsM]

El bajo!!

[@JoseGarcia-tu9qb]

Rick Danko !!

[@marcsimon1720]

​@JoseGarcia-tu@👍Rick Danko!!9qb

[@colinwilliams553]

"OHMYGOD My FAVORITE FROM THE BASEMENT TAPES.I OWN A COPY OF THIS ALBUM ON VINYL and I ALWAYS PLAY THIS ONE LOUD!!

[@blueschewy2558]

A classic from beginning to end and easily one of the greatest albums of all time!

[@robertwoodward9231]

You have all the basement tapes?

[@thomash642]

Great White Wonder bootleg album? I have it too...somewhere.

[@sandrawadsworth5173]

Just love this song 😍

[@maggiebryan2355]

❤

[@froggy556]

WHY does he sing "Open The Door RICHARD when the song is entitled "Open The Door HOMER?" A mystery that's always puzzled me.

[@paulluchter137]

There was an older song named Open the Door, Richard (Louis Jordan, Count Basie, etc.) Fairport Convention did this as Open the Door, Richard, the Dylan tune, anyway...

[@froggy556]

@@paulluchter137 but still the song was entitled "Open the door Homer."

[@steverhodesvideos6244]

Why does everything have to fit nice and neat into the pigeonholes of your mind?

[@froggy556]

@@steverhodesvideos6244 because inquiring minds want to know!

[@patriciofernandez2711]

@@steverhodesvideos6244 This is strange and intriguing for me too. Dylan could have named it simply "Open the Door" if he wanted to dodge claims of plagiarism, so why choose the name of the writer of the Odyssey? Nothing wrong with asking questions.

[@WaltDisneeeWhitman]

Open the door, Vladimir

[@trancentralovertone]

open the door, richard farina

[@oneman1812]

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[@oneman1812]

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