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North Country Girl (continued)
| A friend emailed me a link to this performance of North Country Girl and I thought I'd share it with all of you. You'll have to fast forward to 5:00 mins into the video. But when you do, you'll see Johnny and Bob singing a duet live during Johnny’s first TV show in July 1969. This duet was taped at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium.
I love the way they end the song. | |
Comments (6) | Posted August 25, 2006 in My Music
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Great clip. Thanks for sharing. By the way, how come you didn't point out Dylan's original version of Girl from the North Country from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. In my mind that's still the best. Thanks also for including in the clip the version of I Threw It All Away. The best version I've heard of that was Ramblin' Jack Elliott from Kerouac's Last Dream. It's on iTunes. Elliott is a little known predecessor of Dylan, from which Dylan copped a lot of his early style. Both had Woodie Guthrie as a huge influence. Elliott's couple albums from the last decade are among my favorites of all time where he's basically recording solo versions of traditional songs he's been doing for 40 years. There's something well worn and comfortable in that that you don't find much any more.
Posted by: James Kahler | Aug 25, 2006 9:34:19 AM
fred, do you have a policy regarding the use of copyrighted stuff like this clip? sorry if i missed it before but i'm curious -- clearly this clip is owned and copyrighted by someone or some entity. was any attempt made by anyone to license the clip?
Posted by: steve | Aug 25, 2006 1:19:42 PM
Steve, a cursory click through to Google Video seems to indicate that this content was placed on Google Video by the copyright owner, Columbia Records. But with all due respect to you and your good intentions, IMO to concern oneself over this sort of de minimus infringement is both hysterical and overreaching. Much like the scorched-earth tactics of the RIAA, such misplaced copyright-correctness only helps contribute to the climate of infringement that exists in the first place. The bottom line is that it is highly unlikely that anyone who might purchase a DVD of this concert, if it was even commercially available, would fail to do so by the presence of this blog entry (to the contrary, Fred is helping create a market for the thing!). Any lost profits are consequently hypothetical, speculative and most likely fictional. I realize mine are minority views, but truly what is the harm?
Posted by: Brouhaha | Aug 26, 2006 1:08:52 PM
Great post. What a gem that is. Without the internet and a long tail enabled by blogs and RSS feeds, it's a gem that basically goes wasted and lost - that would be a shame. It put a smile on my face this afternoon.
Copyright owners clearly need to be rewarded for the investment they make to create such great stuff. But content like that shouldn't be buried in a vault and hauled out once every decade for a 10 second spot on VH1 surrounded by shampoo commercials. Free the content up first, consumers then follow, then better technology and better business models. In the end, the content owners will be happier - even if they come to the party dragging their feet.
Posted by: Nate | Aug 26, 2006 2:15:41 PM
Thanks for sharing this, which has been a source of pleasure from the first time I heard it.
Thanks, also, to Seth Godin for recommending your fine blog.
What is the technique, or who is the vendor, for the "e-mail to a friend" feature? Is that possible on Typepad, or using movable type?
Roger
Posted by: Roger | Aug 28, 2006 1:18:33 PM
one of my top ten dylan songs... right up there with Shelter from the Storm, Changing of the Guard, Jokerman, Rolling Stone, and Tangled Up in Blue.
Posted by: Jason | Aug 30, 2006 1:34:09 PM
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