Follow that star ...1:43 pm
There’s a really wonderful performance of Shooting Star that’s just recently been uploaded to YouTube, apparently from a 1998 gig. Dylan’s singing here is just terrific, and the two guitar solos he takes also reflect his complete absorption in the song. Click here to go directly to YouTube or play below.
For someone who so often dazzles with words and images, Shooting Star is, I think, an example of how Dylan can sometimes tango dangerously with cliché and yet ultimately wring multi-layered meaning out of those well-worn phrases. And this performance illustrates just how central to that magic is the way in which the words are sung.
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