Bob Dylan - With God on Our Side [MTV Unplugged Rehearsal, 1994]

[@martincvitkovich724]

Having been in a wheelchair in 1978, the concert hall let me in 1 hour before the doors opened. I watched Dylan and the band rehearse for one hour, while I was the only one there besides the stage hands and other workers. That was excellent day for me.

[@benjaminrequena9018]

man thats awesome. did you talk to someone of the band? either way, seeing him rehearse and perform in the same night is something priceless.

[@pennyjohnston4703]

That's so 😎

[@josephitschner1187]

Wheel chairs rule, 🙂 I love you Martin. 💙

[@gilberthenenfeld7121]

I envy that bro good for you

[@spmoran4703]

There are not many advantages that we disabled people have, but we have some. And those that we have are rare and beautiful moments.

[@michaelsamueldantonio]

I laugh when people say Bob Dylan can't sing. He sings with his soul.

[@brigitte870]

That's why he is never ever off key...talk about a genius!

[@selftrue670]

Those who believe Dylan cannot sing; it is they that cannot hear.

[@stevebrooks4th]

This is 30 years ago. He was certainly able to sing then, and most definitely when he started out. Now, it's very questionable in live situations. That's just reality.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@stevebrooks4thHe is probably about 82, but would still sooner listen to him than anybody else.

[@FrancisTheBerd]

​@@stevebrooks4th Nowadays He's singing better than he was in the last 20 or something years

[@ColetteValensi]

I am a french lady and this song which I feel makes me feel in peace with the word bob dylan is a genious

[@andyweiss1]

Brings tears to my eyes…every time

[@jaapklein1600]

Love and peace! Me the same! 60 years ago, for the frist time tears...hearing this song, now 73 years young also,,,😢Jaap

[@susangunn885]

Love him unplugged. Clean and straight to the heart

[@johnjennings9693]

Exactly the best music,

[@ajaypalsinghbhatti8901]

No words to describe this gem of a person

[@mikeklod]

This rehearsal is better than many careers

[@brigitte870]

Talk about a spot on comment Michael Klodnicki!...I don't think Bob ever stops singing or playing his harmonica even when he sleeps!

[@donhanlon7121]

Well said Michael

[@mikeoglen6848]

I think I can truly say that this is an under-rated comment.

[@xanadu9766]

Great song. But of all the horrific wars and genocides over the past half century it wouldn't have killed or compromised him to come out against one or two of them.

[@meninagreen5704]

That's funny.

[@gtnmnn54]

No words to say how this man has been important for the entire humanity.

[@katestevens2054]

I agree .Throughout my life Dylan has been there. Amazing & we're lucky to live at the same time as Bob .

[@tafimutekwe2855]

The Master, the Poet, the Philosopher, the High Priest, the Prophet, the one and only. Nobel prize for literature was more than befitting for this monumental lyricist of the modern times.

[@susanmacklin3853]

Says it how it is story teller of us mere mortals

[@ajaypalsinghbhatti8901]

Well said.he a genius. He a masterpiece writer.he a legend. Salute u bob.sarbat da bhala.

[@tonycostanzo4276]

not sure about the high priest ,he is not catholic

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

High priests are found everywhere. It just means most holy or spiritual leader or conduit to the divine.

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

Well said indeed. I’ll humbly add wizard, magician, shaman.

[@connorduke4619]

Dylan brilliantly manages to capture the history of the world in one song here.

[@cguzelli1]

A shame the World's history is defined by war isn't it. People will always suffer so long as there is corruption, greed and lust for power.

[@mrc4545]

Probably the most profound and soulful rehearsal ever anywhere

[@Samu93c]

The greatest poet of our times.

[@gam3rboy0mg58]

Thank you Sir for several lifetimes of music and wonder!

[@peacetrain3320]

Yes, so beautiful and haunting. This song presents us with such a paradox that is so unresolved to this day.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Where in this world would we be without Bob Dylan

[@DMBfan36]

You are really gifted at this thing which a small group of people really appreciate. I am one of those people. Thank you for your efforts.

[@nissi.k]

Agree

[@warrdiddly21]

People don’t get Dylan. If you listen it’s very rewarding.

[@LoiSPiskorz]

Me too

[@wanderinggeri8477]

It's disappointing that the verse on the Holocaust was left out. Especially now. Americans need to be reminded, and in way too many cases educated about what happened and the road were on now.

[@jamesstafford6082]

@@warrdiddly21 I think the fact millions of people 'get Dylan' is why he has been one of the most famous and influential artists in the world since the 1960s.

[@HelianaSuper]

I am here again, listening this song so sad and so wonderfuly sung for Bob... If all people listen this with the ear of the heart... Maybe how many things could change... God bless you, my dear Bob...I think yes, God is in your side and my side to, because, in spite of all difficulties, we can thank all the time.💖

[@sandramcfarland9368]

bob is a genius with words. you just have to say, well done bob. thank you for putting thoughts and feelings into song.

[@wendyanne5894]

Indeed

[@JustaJuboi]

Bob was 22 yrs old when he first recorded this🙏❤

[@johnschilling3652]

I was six when i heard this and i asked my brother to turn it up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼❤😊🌍

[@carleenmejzastrumunderthes4130]

That is a beautiful rendition and his voice has such feeling here,

[@feltonknight2030]

Bob Dylan desire album

[@egreenbery]

It's nice to be able to hear Bob's acoustic guitar instead of being overwhelmed by the other instruments.

[@ChuckBrookbank]

Loved top comment. That's a classic futuristic everyday occurrence. My kind of heaven right here on the earth. Thank you for giving us a glimpse.

[@johnschilling3652]

I SAW THIS GREAT ARTIST TOGETHER WITH THE GOOD OLE DEAD AND TOM PETTY TOO R.F.K. STADIUM TORTUOS HEAT STILL THEY DELIVERED ALL THE MUSIC THEY COULD! THIS REHEARSAL HAS GREAT TOUCHES AND GREAT ACCOMPANISTS HE CHOOSES AND REHEARSES SO WELL! THANKS FOR PRESENTING THIS !

[@mikeandrews9551]

Dylan wasn’t the voice of his generation. He’s the voice for all of humanity.

[@corneliakapelinski]

Bob Dylan deserves all respect for his creation all over the years..never fade away...happy birthday

[@kathleenkosel8954]

Excellent, Dylans voice...so clear, so perfect.

[@deborahseed3179]

What a completely different version here. It's really moving because of the slow tempo, his articulation of words, his empathy for the displaced and downtrodden, and those killer lyrics. Thanks for posting it.

[@sorellman]

Some of the lyrics too are different.

[@mountainfolk7942]

Primary American POET of my time !! I am gratefully 74 yoa & still love him & this entire genre of the finest "folk/R&R."

[@patriceodom2553]

Guess what! I didn't read my phone as I was walking my dog, was wondering about the chatter! Wow I love this piece so so much I didn't know this performance was a rehearsal, until I read the comment! My cousin Stevan 💔 loved Dylan

[@kerstinharryson4956]

Thanks for posting. So proud to come from the country that gave him the Nobel prize!

[@cathyjacob5142]

I absolutely love this song and Bob Dylan. His voice is outstanding for this song.

[@jacquismith3277]

He is such a brilliant man. I'm loving this version. 😊

[@davebisson9047]

Bob's music touches the soul and then some...everytime.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Only if you let it.

[@cafekiva7892]

The ethereal sound of the 12 string, dual 6's, and/or a masterful use of the pedal steel, hits like a knife thru the heart.

[@jackhiggins24]

yeah and bowing the bass, love it!

[@TonyWhite22351]

Like a pain that stops and starts , like a corkscrew to the heart ,( ever since we’ve been apart ) !

[@gabrielatwork7843]

2 chords and my soul is stirred…. What is it? Talent? Musicianship? It is something and whatever it is there are obviously many of us drawn to it.

[@TonyManiscalco-f8y]

The truth

[@lovesings2us]

This version is such a revelation. Dylan breaks open the incredible old song in such a powerfully expressive way. Just wish I could hear him sing the verse about Russia right about now.

[@paulmcsparin4162]

Outstanding performance

[@1DaTJo]

What a powerful song and an amazing rendition.

[@Dawn-Songs]

I love this version...such raw emotion , brilliant 🤍

[@joeybenoit6269]

Dylan was always on the side of peace and God! So I know God's on the side of Dylan!

[@ShenrryBrittowinters]

Agree always picked up onthat❤

[@TheCosmicAlchemist]

You’ve given so much for the progress of the world! May happiness always be where you are. Your heart speaks for the world. 🌎 The world owes you a debt of thanks 🙏🏽 and gratitude. You are so adored… always.

[@mrtambourine1753]

Actually, '94 is one of the peak vocal years for Bob, especially for the Never-Ending Tour. It continued throughout the years, '95, '96 and '99. Other years until 2007 had their moments too, but not as consistent as the mid to late 90s. Of course, from 2013 started the probably greatest rebirth of the voice yet, and it finally showed on Rough And Rowdy Ways. We hope Bob continues to improve, in the magical way he did it so far.

[@nissi.k]

Yes!

[@basilfomeen9995]

I think he peaked in 2000

[@bolandbert]

"With God On Our Side" Oh, my name-it ain't nothin' My age-it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I's taught and brought up there The laws to abide And the Constitution that T.r.u.m.p loves Has God on its side Oh, the history books tell it They tell it so well The cavalries charged The Indians fell The cavalries charged The Indians died Oh, the country was young With God on its side The Spanish-American War had its day And the Civil War too Was soon laid away And the names of the heroes I's made to memorize With guns in their hands And God on their side The First World War, boys It came and it went The reason for fighting I never did get But I learned to accept it Accept it with pride For you don't count the dead When God's on your side The Second World War Came to an end We forgave the Germans And then we were friends Though they murdered six million In the ovens they fried The Germans now too Have God on their side I've learned to hate the Russians All through my whole life If another war comes It's them we must fight To hate them and fear them To run and to hide And accept it all bravely With God on my side But now we got weapons Of chemical dust If fire them we're forced to Then fire them we must One push of the button And a shot the world wide And you never ask questions When God's on your side Through many dark hour I've been thinkin' about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can't think for you You'll have to decide Whether Joel Bi.den Had God on his side So now as I'm leavin' I'm weary as Hell The confusion I'm feelin' Ain't no tongue can tell The words fill my head And they fall to the floor That if God's on our side He'll stop the next war (No way: PEOPLE choose, free will!) God is not ‘in everything’, Bobby.

[@moondancer9066]

I adore the Rough and Rowdy Ways album.

[@achdiatferdian294]

70s dylan is really his peak

[@jensjuhlnedergaard2107]

This song means a lot to me. I 'recorded' it on a cassette tape at the same time Dylan made this MTV Broadcast

[@donhanlon7121]

This MTV Special (and it is "Special") should be rerelease on Blu ray with these extras, Gold dust music💎🔥👍

[@tombotelevision2616]

obvious old bob and old bob are...thevsame... timeless beauty... his music a gift to the world. lucky to live during hid\s lifetime. peas on earth H.B. BOB

[@DavidTratt]

Every one of them words rang true; And glowed like burnin' coal. Chilling and magnificent.

[@RoseAbatematteo]

Such beautiful music! Thankyou* With God on our side .😊

[@patamato431]

Love the slow tempo version of this song. Bob can do all. Thanks.

[@barbarapowell137]

Love it nothing like him

[@grahamdesmond3547]

Gifted I listened to Bob when I was 14 I'm 55 it's all meant alot to me the message is in the songs thanks Bob for your entertainment

[@katestevens2054]

Wonderful words ,thank you for the music.

[@philipbell9301]

What a brilliant song, hits me differently from this era.

[@sidv192]

This guy is no singer, he is a post modern day prophet. A voice in the wilderness

[@billburks]

id hw had previous lives, one of them would have been Paul.

[@brigitte870]

Totally agree!

[@clintoncurtismusic]

He’s one of the greatest singers of the last hundred years. The power in a lot of voices has nothing to do with sounding “pleasant”. His phrasing on this is a work of art and he is dead in the middle of every pitch on this recording.

[@JamesZlotkowski-do7wi]

He’s a wonderful singer. You’re wrong.

[@HelianaSuper]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Tambourine Man! God bless you! Follow singing wonderful songs to us!

[@Golf36]

Makes me know why Dylan was always my favorite. It's the heart that so resonates.

[@wendyanne5894]

His determination shows itself to be alive and well in his voice. I can hear his anger, gear his love for our nation, question our faith and what it should stand for. A very much alive genre of musical genius. Thank you Bobby

[@ambivalentrants]

This, this right here is the best version of this beautifully poignant and reinvigorating song.

[@marie-christinerabillard5877]

Cette chanson est une véritable méditation ,vous fermez les yeux et vous voilà connecté à notre essence divine n,ous ne faisons plus qu' un .I thankyou BobIlove you ....

[@shannonmurphy1995]

How beautiful is that! Thank you!

[@nissi.k]

I am revisiting this Swingin’ because it certainly deserves to be heard again and again! For a rehearsal it’s is such a moving delivery and Bob is so very earnest and convicting! To see the late Bucky Baxter on the pedal steel so in sync with Bob makes it even more precious! The sound is impeccable and everyone in the band enter so unobtrusively. The low droning of Tony Garnier’s bow on the stand up bass, the bright harmony of the organ, and the beautiful guitar strums and picking just fit so well! They should play this video in the churches because it is one of the best sermons which I think has God’s kiss upon it. What a lament! So wonderful that this was recorded! Thanks again Swingin’! ✨🤍✨🕊

[@67marlins]

Nissi K - Just judging by your picture, I'm so happy to see such a young person respectfully & eloquently praising Bob Dylan!! You have well-educated appreciation of music and the beautiful, positive messages it can evoke. Thank you!

[@brigitte870]

You're so right on Nissi...Bob's life has "God's kiss upon it!...that's why so many people are so moved just "listening" to him.

[@nissi.k]

Stripped down to the core of lyrics, voice and guitar in the forefront is Bob Dylan at his poetic best! Love this particular arrangement and delivery at this rehearsal so much. Also cool to include discussion at the end! Your uploads are always engaging and unique! Thank you so much! You have received some of the most thoughtful comments from subscribers and even other channel hosts which says you are doing it right and are appreciated like you should be. There is a lot of passion that the best channels provide and it all translates uniquely! I really believe we should commend such efforts of channels that show a high level of devotion and engagement with their subscribers! I also appreciate your description notes which adds some context and your personal reviews which I am happy to know! ✨🤍✨

[@thebournefutility8302]

The way the organ blends into the pedal steel at times. Beautiful rendition

[@carstenen]

Thank God - Swingin´Pig is on our Side

[@nickjuno8338]

Absolutely made my day Thanks SP for putting this up!

[@justinclark522]

I want to thank you properly, but I'm lost for words. I just know what it is you're doing is beyond our expectations and that you're the best at what you do for us the fans. Thank you pig god bless you 🙏❤

[@tomdale1313]

thanks for sharing...great words when sung by this minniesoda runaway

[@brunopinto3777]

This song has always been of my favorites of his huge list of great songs. I've never listened to this version, although a bit different, it's beautiful. Thanks for the upload, it made the day of many fans!

[@aaron4wilkins]

Beautiful version man, awesome

[@DH-xm3hc]

Still love you Bob Dylan and I am so fortunate to have seen your tour with The Band in '74.✌️❤️🌼

[@leonardkrasner5811]

I saw the show in Atlanta in 74, it was a dream come true!

[@cannfranklin3416]

I've been listening to you for years and love your music. Thank you!

[@georgittesingbiel219]

Hauntingly beautiful! Love the simplicity here. Thanks Swingin'🐷. Have a safe weekend 😎

[@mauriceferrie6184]

classic bob thank you for uploading man🇬🇧

[@slyeung6562]

Beautiful ! Thanks for posting.

[@foursticks100]

Saw Bob in Rama, Ontario at Casino Rama, just brilliant 👏 👌 Love the fact that he wouldn't allow any jumbo tron big screens on the stage, no close ups to ditract you, just live music at it's best 🎼🎸🥁🎙

[@LoiSPiskorz]

First time hearing this. Love it. Perfect song for today.

[@carlorachel]

"Masterpiece too often is just a silly word is it something we've witnessed or something we heard is it something that takes us or is it something we share too often it is something that just dissolves in the air." These are lyrics I wrote in one of my songs. I offer it here because this Dylan song, in its permanent written form and its now recorded splendor, is all these things if you hear it with your heart. Thank you, brother Bob.

[@WETRIPPRODUCTIONS]

only Dylan can cut into your soul many other singers fall way short of making his songs have the same magic

[@tonyb83]

Thanks SP. Yep it is a haunting performance.

[@GPBraaten]

Thank you for sharing!

[@dannyhudson7675]

wow you dont count the dead when gods on your side . what a master of words

[@janhensley3617]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ❤️🙏

[@EileenBeniest]

Thank for your posting this version - beautiful!

[@alohaservant]

beautiful....bless you 4 blessing us. peace, love, and zimmy

[@marygoff3102]

SP this is a precious gem performance and share!

[@TheMiddleTimes]

thank you so much for sharing this! It is haunting, indeed...and his voice is better than it has been. Delicious.

[@seaweedhero1707]

Thank you!

[@oliveeisner8964]

Great pick Swingin! It was very easy to get lost in this, so evocative. Sometimes I think Dylan chooses to sing in a certain way for whatever reason whether anyone likes it or not. Anyway he sounds great here! 😎

[@nissi.k]

So true

[@ksb994]

To the masters of war who just go on relentlessly crushing out the life of our planet through their hearts of pure ice: Please please listen deeply to this incredible song .

[@Ladyvama]

How brilliant and premonitory song !

[@seanogcarey]

great upload!

[@DanaGatlin]

THANK YOU!!!

[@joelgreen]

Rehearsals are often better than the actual performance.

[@brigitte870]

As Nissi has stated, the comments alone shine the light on what an incredible gift to us all Bob Dylan has been to the entire world, back then, and continuing to today...his star has never dimmed one iota...because he's the real deal!..."shoot for the moon...if you miss, you'll still be among the stars!..." Bob Dylan

[@DriftinAndDreamin]

The BEST VERSION EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@annie1543]

Très belle orchestration, comme toujours, c'est magnifique, c'est divin .

[@rebeccakent-hughes9300]

God, I love this man!

[@francescorenna]

Thanks for sharing this! I love this version more than the original one.

[@barbarapowell137]

So true today

[@stilgarnoxin3311]

A master at work and so much truth in one song.

[@otterwv1]

keep your pop music. the is no soul in modern music anymore. i know i sound like my dad and i am 66. but please deny that music today lacks feeling. this has so much soul.

[@donnareidt3473]

I can’t imagine not seeing you preform your lives stories many of those lives and poetry stories. I hope they both will be able to see. God Blesses you Bob Dylan everyday I’m just sure ❣️

[@stanibol]

Everything I've heard from Bob Dylan has been a rehearsal. One never-ending rehearsal. He keeps on keeping on and he's trying to try. With a head cold, his croaking reaches new heights. They say it's all in the timing. ;-)

[@wendyanne5894]

You do realize your comment is hilarious.

[@stanibol]

@@wendyanne5894 yes, he makes me laugh out loud. However, I seriously love his Greatest Hits!

[@davidheavenor258]

Even for a rehearsal, putting his heart and soul in...

[@stevetady5332]

What a treat This is superb.

[@juliabarnett6709]

Bob Dylan Lyrics "With God On Our Side" Oh, my name-it ain't nothin' My age-it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I's taught and brought up there The laws to abide And that the land that I live in Has God on its side Oh, the history books tell it They tell it so well The cavalries charged The Indians fell The cavalries charged The Indians died Oh, the country was young With God on its side The Spanish-American War had its day And the Civil War too Was soon laid away And the names of the heroes I's made to memorize With guns in their hands And God on their side The First World War, boys It came and it went The reason for fighting I never did get But I learned to accept it Accept it with pride For you don't count the dead When God's on your side The Second World War Came to an end We forgave the Germans And then we were friends Though they murdered six million In the ovens they fried The Germans now too Have God on their side I've learned to hate the Russians All through my whole life If another war comes It's them we must fight To hate them and fear them To run and to hide And accept it all bravely With God on my side But now we got weapons Of chemical dust If fire them we're forced to Then fire them we must One push of the button And a shot the world wide And you never ask questions When God's on your side Through many dark hour I've been thinkin' about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can't think for you You'll have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side So now as I'm leavin' I'm weary as Hell The confusion I'm feelin' Ain't no tongue can tell The words fill my head And they fall to the floor That if God's on our side He'll stop the next war

[@terencethomas7599]

But he pinched the song form Dominic Behan...... Listen to Patriot Game...... Zimmerman changed the lyrics

[@maritmretr1946]

💟🇳🇴💟🇳🇴💟🇳🇴

[@angloaust1575]

Judas never had god on his side Satan entered into him As jesus was sinless death couldnt Hold him so he rose from the dead And satan was defeated!

[@bradweir6993]

@@angloaust1575 And then, Jack cut down the beanstalk and killed the giant. What else you got ?

[@janhensley3617]

Thank you 🙏

[@jacquelineashley1524]

Your heart your soul. It continues to be a breath of fresh air to the worship of The King. Love you.