"If You See Her, Say Hello" (live; 4/18/1976)
BOB DYLAN
Recorded at the Lakeland Civic Center during the messy end of the famed Rolling Thunder Revue Tour, this bootleg recording finds a feisty Dylan performing solo with acoustic guitar and harmonica, recasting a once gentle, Blood on the Tracks goodbye-to-his wife number as a vicious screed. Almost every line is rewritten and laced with deadly venom. His bitterness, which borderlines on hatred, grows with each verse. "If you're making love to her, watch it from the rear, you never know when I'll be back or liable to appear," he threatens. Posted Oct. 26.
This article appears in Nov 5-11, 2008.