Bob Dylan - Visions Of Johanna - Edit 09.05..2002

Courtesy Of Woolhall with thanks to AN other
Visions of Johanna
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
Ain’t it just like the night to play tricks when you’re tryin' to be so quiet?
We sit here stranded, though we’re all doin’ our best to deny it
And Louise holds a handful of rain, temptin’ you to defy it
Lights flicker from the opposite loft
In this room the heat pipes just cough
The country music station plays soft
But there’s nothing, really nothing to turn off
Just Louise and her lover so entwined
And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind
In the empty lot where the ladies play blindman’s bluff with the key chain
And the all-night girls they whisper of escapades out on the “D” train
We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight
Ask himself if it’s him or them that’s really insane
Louise, she’s all right, she’s just near
She’s delicate and seems like the mirror
But she just makes it all too concise and too clear
That Johanna’s not here
The ghost of ’lectricity howls in the bones of her face
Where these visions of Johanna have now taken my place
Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously
He brags of his misery, he likes to live dangerously
And when bringing her name up
He speaks of a farewell kiss to me
He’s sure got a lotta gall to be so useless and all
Muttering small talk at the wall while I’m in the hall
How can I explain?
Oh, it’s so hard to get on
And these visions of Johanna, they kept me up past the dawn
Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial
Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while
But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues
You can tell by the way she smiles
See the primitive wallflower freeze
When the jelly-faced women all sneeze
Hear the one with the mustache say, “Jeeze
I can’t find my knees”
Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule
But these visions of Johanna, they make it all seem so cruel
The peddler now speaks to the countess who’s pretending to care for him
Sayin’, “Name me someone that’s not a parasite and I’ll go out and say a prayer for him”
But like Louise always says
“Ya can’t look at much, can ya man?”
As she, herself, prepares for him
And Madonna, she still has not showed
We see this empty cage now corrode
Where her cape of the stage once had flowed
The fiddler, he now steps to the road
He writes ev’rything’s been returned which was owed
On the back of the fish truck that loads
While my conscience explodes
The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain
And these visions of Johanna are now all that remain
Copyright © 1966 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1994 by Dwarf Music

[@ElizabethYoung-Elliott-tz1ky]

I love you, Bob Dylan, I pray for you and your health and voice and music 🎶🎹🎼🎸🎶, God is on your side 🌺💞💞💞 Elizabeth 💖

[@ElizabethYoung-Elliott-tz1ky]

I love you. what more may I say?You are so sweet and wonderful, Bob Dylan ❣️ Elizabeth 💗🌹

[@michelepagani4282]

To me the best version ever of one of his masterpieces. The band is simply perfect.

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Agreed. Wonderful musicians

[@ElizabethYoung-Elliott-tz1ky]

God bless your health and voice and band, may Godd always protect you and your family and journey 🌺🙏 Elizabeth

[@hippydippy]

One of Bob's best bands ever!

[@mickdolan4761]

Simply Class Bob Dylan He can take a great song and put a different slant on it the music is absolutley sublime

[@barbarasouthworth9251]

Bob Dylan a man of so many talents deserves an especially Happy Birthday, love and best wishes. 2022.

[@marieholland8868]

Nobody else could write lyrics and music as amazing as this. Performance by Bob and Band is top notch, always great to come back to and enjoy again.

[@gerardothielen4310]

Beautifully played by the band.

[@edicamon8486]

I open my ears like trumpets listening to this song. A month and a half ago I cannot hug you Joana, I love you so much... Thanks Woolhall.

[@buckleygeneration]

Unless I really misunderstood your comment - I’m very sorry for your loss.

[@edicamon8486]

@@buckleygeneration No, you got it wrong. I was admitted to a hospital for a month and a half and isolated in a room, unable to hug my Joana. She is perfectly fine. Thanks anyway Kobbe.

[@rayla13]

Had to go back and listen to the lyrics but this band is one his best and all of his bands were the best...

[@mirandadellarussa7612]

Instancabile lavoratore che ci da l'arte dall'anima e unico

[@catherinecarter8987]

....and another thing I adore about Bob Dylan, is that he is so content to be nothing more, nothing less, than Bob Dylan..... such an amazing human being ❤️

[@bjmayer1415]

The great Jimmy Keltner on the drum kit!!! Great video!

[@geebud1880]

because .. this video shows a glimpse of the terrifickleyyyy well beating drummer - very supportive, very thriving.

[@martinfitzgerald6897]

How does this bloke do it? There is something other-worldly about him.

[@gerrycurran8966]

Martin he is a genius. Up there with Wordsworth, Keat,s. Going to see him Glasgow in October, probably last time I will ever see him live. Take care.

[@patrickmax6536]

fantastic!

[@slyeung6562]

Beautiful ! Thanks Woolhall.

[@nissi.k]

Such wonderful footage of this Wooly! ❤

[@dylang.1822]

Meraviglioso immenso,

[@brendah4581]

Grateful 💞

[@pirate259]

Nice Wooly.......Thanks for posting.....

[@joaogeraldooliveira3611]

Simplesmente perfeito....

[@geebud1880]

Another fine video of this GEM.. now even with the WHOLE band in the picture - my mouth in E and mE are very happy - Thks for uplaoding!!

[@nissi.k]

So nice watching Bob playing guitar and everything else too. Thanks A !!! We gotta just keep reminding ourselves and one another that things will get better! 🤍💫🙏🏻🕊

[@wolfgangdr.strobel8227]

This was defently his best Period in the new century! Since 1966 until now a wonderful song!! Thank you for posting

[@leann1956]

Such a beautiful song

[@rachelee73]

I like the ending once again ta for your time to share and care 🌻🎷

[@targarosko]

I LISTEN AGAIN MY TREASURE ......THANKS AGAIN WOOLHY ♥♥♥

[@petersimons8666]

hello such simple guitar playing within the construction of the melody, thinking, E major, F and G and D minor chords , chuck in the words , haa ha, so important from a master craftsman. This is soo poignant and relevant today as I type this contribution.

[@carysmith8415]

Manificent! LOVE Xs A MILLION!

[@francomariotti8027]

Lunga vita a Bob Dylan

[@dylang.1822]

Che possa vivere in eterno

[@lewinebar7887]

Lunghissima

[@adolfostingone8985]

stupendo

[@magnusgame9449]

Toca muito e mais um pouco

[@marakaretsos5204]

⭐️🎼

[@razzakali4079]

Good old days,

[@targarosko]

YES dear Woolhy it's my shabbat gift !!!!! my granddaughters say that when i watch this song it looks like a child in front of the christmas tree ..... i am incorrigible as soon as i hear it !!!! and there Bobby with his little footwork a real treat........ great thanks again ......♥♥♥

[@woolhall]

Great thanks and yes the songs touch us and take us to another place , enjoy 😊

[@targarosko]

@@woolhall ♥♥♥

[@jacoboglsi]

Wonderful comment.😊

[@marakaretsos5204]

⭐️⭐️⭐️🎼🎶

[@enzogiargia8857]

❤️🍇

[@joanrba61]

Jim Keltmer on the drums!

[@pepotecoll7315]

No es como la noche para jugar trucos cuando estás tratando de estar tan callado? Nos sentamos aquí varados, aunque todos estamos haciendo todo lo posible para negarlo. Y Louise sostiene un puñado de lluvia, tentándote a desafiarlo Las luces parpadean desde el desván opuesto En esta habitación, las tuberías de calor solo tosen La estación de música country suena suave Pero no hay nada, realmente nada que apagar Solo Louise y su amante tan entrelazados Y estas visiones de Johanna que conquistan mi mente En el lote baldío donde las damas juegan al farol del ciego con el llavero Y las chicas de toda la noche susurran sobre escapadas en el tren "D" Podemos escuchar al vigilante nocturno encender su linterna Preguntarse si es él o ellos los que están locos Louise, ella está bien, solo está cerca Ella es delicada y parece el espejo. Pero ella lo hace todo demasiado conciso y demasiado claro. Que Johanna no está aquí El fantasma de la 'electricidad aúlla en los huesos de su rostro Donde estas visiones de Johanna ahora han tomado mi lugar Ahora, niño perdido, se toma a sí mismo tan en serio Se jacta de su miseria, le gusta vivir peligrosamente Y al mencionar su nombre Me habla de un beso de despedida Seguro que tiene mucho descaro para ser tan inútil y todo eso. Murmurando una pequeña charla en la pared mientras estoy en el pasillo ¿Como puedo explicar? es tan dificil seguir adelante Y estas visiones de Johanna, me mantuvieron despierto más allá del amanecer Dentro de los museos, el infinito sube a prueba Las voces hacen eco así es como debe ser la salvación después de un tiempo Pero Mona Lisa debe haber tenido la melancolía de la carretera Se nota por la forma en que sonríe Ver la congelación primitivo alhelí Cuando todas las mujeres con cara de gelatina estornudan Escuche al del bigote decir: "Por Dios, no puedo encontrar mis rodillas" Oh, joyas y binoculares cuelgan de la cabeza de la mula Pero estas visiones de Johanna, hacen que todo parezca tan cruel El vendedor ambulante ahora habla con la condesa que finge cuidarlo. Diciendo, "Dígame alguien que no sea un parásito y saldré y rezaré por él" Pero como Louise siempre dice "No puedes mirar mucho, ¿verdad, hombre?" Mientras ella misma se prepara para él Y Madonna, todavía no ha aparecido Vemos esta jaula vacía ahora corroerse Donde su capa del escenario una vez fluyó El violinista, ahora camina hacia la carretera. Escribe que se ha devuelto todo lo que se debía En la parte trasera del camión de pescado que carga Mientras mi conciencia explota Las armónicas tocan las llaves maestras y la lluvia Y estas visiones de Johanna son ahora todo lo que queda

[@ewndr7940]

Jim Keltner on drums.

[@ultimospettacolo]

This video looks like an other one on KZbin!

[@fa.prominens7708]

In this playlist another version of Visions of Johanna: kzbin.info/aero/PLAVzcCNR_Nd-XjzJCGvWT7bjtQk0hSci8

[@janetwebb1507]

❤️ this Song..wonder if has Haunted him his whole life. ("Johanna/Yohanna: God's Gracious Gift)☝️💝🌹🔥

[@eringilchrist5579]

Can someone tell me who the other guitar players are here? Beautiful work by all three.

[@mullerdonald]

Larry Campbell played the intro, Charlie Sexton, the other guitar player,

[@blackcrow7049]

In this 2002 version Dylan usually cut the lyrics , but not always the same cuts . In this one he don't sing the third stanza , he goes directly to fourth stanza but he don't sing it completely , he skips where are the famous ''jewels and binoculars''verses and take the final verses of the 3th '' How can I explain'' to ending , it's like a mix of the lyrics . My question is if he continues singing the song (I can't see it on video) because Dylan are going to the mike ... it seems so . I take this comment to say that 2002 is really one of the Dylan's greatest years about NET of the new century , In this European Tour 2002 he did a lot of acoustic versions , most of them live debuts , from his old songs . In fact in this concert of Manchester he plays 'Maggie's Farm' , an unbelievable acoustic version , the first ever . I saw Dylan two weeks before from this concert , in Zúrich , where Jim Keltner replaces G. Recile half concert , and then for the rest of the tour . He plays here too . In Zúrich did a fantastic new acoustic version of Man of the Constant Sorrow , in fact the bootleg that I have from this concert , has this title .

[@luizcarlossantiago6704]

While many say "love me", Bob builds characters and narrates them for us to hear. Bob is everything. He is "Mister Nobel".

[@luizcarlossantiago6704]

In a way yours songs like a "anti-COVID vaccine, during my quarentine.

[@uweappelt2129]

Bob Dylan , Freddy Mercury , Mike Jagger, Tina Turner ,Edgar Freöse , Marianne Faitfool und und und ?

[@wesleybrown23]

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet? We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it And Louise holds a handful of rain, temptin' you to defy it Lights flicker from the opposite loft In this room the heat pipes just cough The country music station plays soft But there's nothing, really nothing to turn off Just Louise and her lover so entwined And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind In the empty lot where the ladies play blindman's bluff with the key chain And the all-night girls they whisper of escapades out on the "D" train We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight Ask himself if it's him or them that's insane Louise, she's all right, she's just near She's delicate and seems like the mirror But she just makes it all too concise and too clear That Johanna's not here The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face Where these visions of Johanna have now taken my place Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously He brags of his misery, he likes to live dangerously And when bringing her name up He speaks of a farewell kiss to me He's sure got a lotta gall to be so useless and all Muttering small talk at the wall while I'm in the hall How can I explain? It's so hard to get on And these visions of Johanna, they kept me up past the dawn Inside the museums, infinity goes up on trial Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues You can tell by the way she smiles See the primitive wallflower freeze When the jelly-faced women all sneeze Hear the one with the mustache say, "Jeez, I can't find my knees" Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule But these visions of Johanna, they make it all seem so cruel The peddler now speaks to the countess who's pretending to care for him Sayin', "Name me someone that's not a parasite and I'll go out and say a prayer for him" But like Louise always says "Ya can't look at much, can ya man?" As she, herself, prepares for him And Madonna, she still has not showed We see this empty cage now corrode Where her cape of the stage once had flowed The fiddler, he now steps to the road He writes ev'rything's been returned which was owed On the back of the fish truck that loads While my conscience explodes The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain And these visions of Johanna are now all that remain

[@dennistaylor5793]

I bought the album in sixties I cannot get enough , visions is Shakespeare in our time. Dennis Taylor, always,

[@patfromlogan]

This is chopped up - the end verse is cut in by an earlier verse and the end verse is missing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4jQhXp7i5mLkKc has the whole nine minute song correct, though it not titled correctly

[@jesuisravi]

he did it better the first time, I mean in the days when he actually sang a song instead of talking it.

[@scottkremer8660]

"It is what it is," and I like it just fine.