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30 PERFORMANCES SINCE 2001 2001.10.05, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 2001.10.06, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 2001.10.07, CORVALLIS, OREGON 2001.10.09, CENTRAL POINT, OREGON 2001.10.10, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.12, SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.13, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.14, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.17, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.19, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 2001.10.21, DENVER, COLORADO 2001.10.23, SIOUX CITY, IOWA 2001.10.24, LA CROSSE, WISCONSON 2001.10.25, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 2001.10.27, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 2001.10.28, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 2001.11.04, CINCINNATI, OHIO 2001.11.09, DETROIT , MICHIGAN 2001.11.10, COLUMBUS, OHIO 2001.11.15, WASHINGTON, D.C. 2001.11.17, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 2001.11.19, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 2001.11.24, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 2002.01.31, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 2002.04.07, OSLO, NORWAY 2002.04.12, LEIPZIG, GERMANY 2002.04.21, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 2002.05.02, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS 2002.05.05, BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND 2002.05.08, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND |
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WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE When the road is rocky and you got a heavy load Wait for the light to shine If you find you're friendless on that weary lonesome road Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Pull yourself together and keep lookin' for the sign Wait for the light to shine Don't forget your brother as you travel through the land Wait for the light to shine He may be in trouble and may need a helping hand Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Never give up hope or cast your pearls before the swine Wait for the light to shine Now if your life is empty and you're on your last go round Wait for the light to shine And if you hear the chime bells on that highway you have found Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Now when your friends forsake you and you haven't got a dime Wait for the light to shine Don't let trouble fool you and your sin will all be gone Wait for the light to shine Don't forget it's darkest just before the break of dawn Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Keep these words before you as you walk that narrow line Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Just keep these words before you as you walk that narrow line And wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine (Song written by Fred Rose) (The lyrics put here are taken from Connie Smith's fine version.) ~ On the field recordings I have heard so far Bob only sings a few verses or parts thereof ~ | |
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On October 5th 2001 Bob Dylan opened his first show after the tragic events of September 11th with this hopeful and energetic song. The next fifteen audiences were encouraged as well with this song to look away from dark circumstances, and to "wait for the light to shine". Several other songs Bob Dylan performs occasionally these days should leave little doubt where the singer expects this light to come from. Some of the shows after the first sixteen started with other cover songs (including two performances of "SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME" and two of "HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO"), but Bob also opened seven more shows on that fall tour with "WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE". Also the last show of 2001 in Boston started with this gospel cover. In 2002 "WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE" opened the first Bob Dylan show of the year in Florida. In Norway in April it opened the second European show. In Germany, six days later, it started the show in Leipzig; and in Zurich, another nine days later, it opened the only Swiss show of the year. In Rotterdam, in May, it started the only Dutch show of the year, before Bob sang it twice in England, in Bournemouth and Newcastle, both times of which I had the pleasure to be a part of the audience. Biblical references: ~ 2 Corinthians 4 ~ For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. ~ Psalms 118 ~ The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us.  |
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