MY OWN VERSION OF YOU All through the summers into January I’ve been visiting morgues and monasteries Lookin’ for the necessary body parts Limbs and livers and brains and hearts I’ll bring someone to life - it’s what I'm gonna do I wanna create my own version of you Well it must be the winter of my discontent I wish you’d have taken me with you wherever you went They talk all night and they talk all day Not for a minute do I believe anything they say I’m going to bring someone to life - someone I’ve never seen You know what I mean - you know exactly what I mean I’ll take the Scarface Pacino and the Godfather Brando Mix it up in a tank and get a robot commando If I do it up right and put the head on straight I’ll be saved by the creature that I create I’ll get blood from a cactus - gunpowder from ice I don’t gamble with cards and I don’t shoot no dice Can you look at my face with your sightless eye Can you cross your heart and hope to die I’ll bring someone to life - someone for real Someone who feels the way that I feel I study Sanskrit and Arabic to improve my mind I want to do things for the benefit of all mankind I say to the willow tree - don’t weep for me I’m saying to hell to all things that used to be Well I get into trouble - then I hit the wall No place to run - no place at all I pick a number between a-one and two And I ask myself what would Julius Caesar do I wanna bring someone to life in more ways than one Don’t matter how long it takes - it’ll be done when it’s done I’m gonna make you play the piano like Leon Russell Like Liberace - like St. John the Apostle I’ll play every number that I can play I’ll see you maybe on judgment day After midnight if you still want to meet I’ll be at the Black Horse tavern on Armageddon street Two doors down - not that far to walk I’ll hear your footsteps - you won’t have to knock I’ll bring someone to life - balance the scales I’m not gonna get involved in any insignificant details You can bring it to St Peter - you can bring it to Jerome You can bring it all the way over - bring it all the way home Bring it to the corner where the children play You can bring it to me on a silver tray I’ll bring someone to life - spare no expense Do it with decency and common sense Can you tell me what it means to be or not to be You won’t get away with foolin’ me Can you help me walk that moonlight mile Can you give me the blessings of your smile I’ll bring someone to life - use all of my powers Do it in the dark - in the wee small hours I can see the history of the whole human race It’s all right there - it’s carved into your face Should I break it all down - should I fall on my knees Is there light at the end of the tunnel - can you tell me please Stand over there by the cypress tree Where the Trojan women and children were sold into slavery Long before the first crusade Way back before England or America were made Step right into the burning hell Where some of the best known enemies of mankind dwell Mr Freud with his dreams - Mr Marx with his axe See the rawhide lash rip the skin from their backs Got the right spirit - you can feel it you can hear it You got what they call the immortal spirit You can feel it all night - you can feel it in the morn’ It creeps in your body the day you were born One strike of lightning is all that I need And a blast of electricity that runs at top speed Show me your ribs - I’ll stick in the knife Gonna jump start my creation to life I wanna bring someone to life - turn back the years Do it with laughter and do it with tears
PERFORMANCES 02 November 2021, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03 November 2021, Chicago, Illinois 05 November 2021, Cleveland, Ohio 06 November 2021, Columbus, Ohio 07 November 2021, Bloomington, Indiana 09 November 2021, Cincinnati, Ohio 10 November 2021, Knoxville, Tennessee 12 November 2021, Louisville, Kentucky 13 November 2021, Charleston, West Virginia 15 November 2021, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 16 November 2021, Hershey, Pennsylvania 19 November 2021, New York City, New York 20 November 2021, New York City, New York 21 November 2021, New York City, New York 23 November 2021, Port Chester, New York 24 November 2021, Port Chester, New York 26 November 2021, Providence, Rhode Island 29 November 2021, Boston, Massachusetts 27 November 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30November 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 02 December 2021, Washington, D.C. Phoenix, Arizona, March 3, 2022 Tuscon, Arizona, March 4, 2022 Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 6, 2022 Lubbock, Texas, March 8, 2022 Irving, Texas, March 10, 2022 Sugar Land, Texas, March 11, 2022 San Antonio, Texas, March 13, 2022 San Antonio, Texas, March 14, 2022 Austin, Texas, March 16, 2022 Shreveport, Louisiana, March 18, 2022 New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2022 Montgomery, Alabama, March 21, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, March 23, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia, March 24, 2022 Savannah, Georgia, March 26, 2022 North Charleston, South Carolina, March 27, 2022 Columbia, South Carolina, March 29, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina, March 30, 2022 Greensboro, North Carolina, April 1, 2022 Asheville, North Carolina, April 2, 2022 Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 4, 2022 Birmingham, Alabama, April 5, 2022 Mobile, Alabama, April 7, 2022 Meridian, Mississippi, April 8, 2022 Memphis, Tennessee, April 9, 2022 Little Rock, Arkansas, April 11, 2022 Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 13, 2022 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 14, 2022 Spokane, Washington, May 28, 2022 Kennewick, Washington, May 29, 2022 Portland, Oregon, May 31, 2022 Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022 Seattle, Washington, June 2, 2022 Eugene, Oregon, June 5, 2022 Redding, California, June 7, 2022 Oakland, California, June 9, 2022 Oakland, California, June 10, 2022 Oakland, California, June 11, 2022 Los Angeles, California, June 14, 2022 Los Angeles, California, June 15, 2022 Los Angeles, California, June 16, 2022 San Diego, California, June 18, 2022 Long Beach, California, June 20, 2022 Santa Barbara, California, June 22, 2022 Santa Cruz, California, June 23, 2022 Sacramento, California, June 25, 2022 Bend, Oregon, June 27, 2022 Boise, Idaho, June 28, 2022 Salt Lake City, Utah, June 30, 2022 Grand Junction, Colorado, July 1, 2022 Dillon, Colorado, July 3, 2022 Denver, Colorado, July 5, 2022 Denver, Colorado, July 6, 2022 Oslo, Norway, September 25, 2022 Stockholm, Sweden, September 27, 2022 Gothenburg, Sweden, September 29, 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark, September 30, 2022 Flensburg, Germany, October 2, 2022 Magdeburg, Germany, October 3, 2022 Berlin, Germany, October 5, 2022 Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2022 Berlin, Germany, October 7, 2022 Krefeld, Germany, October 9, 2022 Paris, France, October 11, 2022 Paris, France, October 12, 2022 Paris, France, October 13, 2022 Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2022 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 16, 2022 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 17, 2022 London, England, October 19, 2022 London, England, October 20, 2022 London, England, October 23, 2022 London, England, October 24, 2022 Cardiff, Wales, October 26, 2022 Hull, England, October 27, 2022 Nottingham, England, October 28, 2022 Glasgow, Scotland, October 30, 2022 Glasgow, Scotland, October 31, 2022 Manchester, England, November 2, 2022 Oxford, England, November 4, 2022 Bournemouth, England, November 5, 2022 Dublin, Ireland, November 7, 2022 Osaka, Japan, April 6, 2023 Osaka, Japan, April 7, 2023 Osaka, Japan, April 8, 2023 Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 2023 Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2023 Tokyo, Japan, April 14, 2023 Tokyo, Japan, April 15, 2023 Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2023 Nagoya, Japan, April 18, 2023 Nagoya, Japan, April 19, 2023 Nagoya, Japan, April 20, 2023 Porto, Portugal, June 2, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal, June 4, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal, June 5, 2023 Madrid, Spain, June 7, 2023 Madrid, Spain, June 8, 2023 Seville, Spain, June 10, 2023 Seville, Spain, June 11, 2023 Granada, Spain, June 13, 2023 Alicante, Spain, June 15, 2023 San Sebastian, Spain, June 19, 2023 San Sebastian, Spain, June 20, 2023 Logrono, Spain, June 21, 2023 Barcelona, Spain, June 23, 2023 Barcelona, Spain, June 24, 2023 Carcassonne, France, June 26, 2023 Aix-en-Provence, France, June 27, 2023 Lyon, France, June 29, 2023 Lyon, France, June 30, 2023 Montreux, Switzerland, July 1, 2023 Milan, Italy, July 3, 2023 Milan, Italy, July 4, 2023 Lucca, Italy, July 6, 2023 Perugia, Italy, July 7, 2023 Rome, Italy, July 9, 2023 Kansas City, MO, October 1, 2023 Kansas City, MO, October 2, 2023 St. Louis, MO, October 4, 2023 Chicago, IL, October 6, 2023 Chicago, IL, October 7, 2023 Chicago, IL, October 8, 2023 Milwaukee, WI, October 11, 2023 Milwaukee, WI, October 12, 2023 Grand Rapids, MI, October 14, 2023 Indianapolis, IN, October 16, 2023 Indianapolis, IN, October 17, 2023 Cincinnati, OH, October 20, 2023 Akron, OH, October 21, 2023 Erie, PA, October 23, 2023 Rochester, NY, October 24, 2023 Toronto, ON, Canada, October 26, 2023 Toronto, ON, Canada, October 27, 2023 Montreal, QB, Canada, October 29, 2023 Schenectady, NY, October 30, 2023 Boston, MA, November 3, 2023 Boston, MA, November 4, 2023 Boston, MA, November 5, 2023 Port Chester, NY, November 7, 2023 Port Chester, NY, November 8, 2023 Providence, RI, November 10, 2023 Waterbury, CT, November 11, 2023 Springfield, MA, November 12, 2023 Brooklyn, New York City, NY, November 14, 2023 Brooklyn, New York City, NY, November 15, 2023 Manhattan, New York City, NY, November 16, 2023 Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2023 Newark, NJ, November 20, 2023 Newark, NJ, November 21, 2023 Baltimore, MD, November 24, 2023 Baltimore, MD, November 25, 2023 Richmond, VA, November 27, 2023 Roanoke, VA, November 29, 2023 Huntington, WV, November 30, 2023 Richmond, KY, December 2, 2023 Evansville, IN, December 3, 2023 Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 1, 2024 Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 2, 2024 Clearwater, FL, March 5, 2024 Clearwater, FL, March 6, 2024 Fort Myers, FL, March 7, 2024 Orlando, FL, March 9, 2024 Orlando, FL, March 10, 2024 Jacksonville, FL, March 12, 2024 Athens, GA, March 14, 2024 Athens, GA, March 15, 2024 Charlotte, NC, March 17, 2024 Fayetteville, NC, March 18, 2024 Asheville, NC, March 21, 2024 Louisville, KY, March 23, 2024 Louisville, KY, March 24, 2024 Nashville, TN, March 26, 2024 Nashville, TN, March 27, 2024 Memphis, TN, March 29, 2024 Memphis, TN, March 30, 2024 New Orleans, LA, April 1, 2024 Lafayette, LA, April 2, 2024 Dallas, TX, April 4, 2024 Austin, TX, April 5, 2024 Austin, TX, April 6, 2024 Prague, Czech Republic, October 4, 2024 Prague, Czech Republic, October 5, 2024 Prague, Czech Republic, October 6, 2024 Erfurt, Germany, October 8, 2024 Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2024 Berlin, Germany, October 11, 2024 Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2024 Nürnberg, Germany, October 14, 2024 Frankfurt, Germany, October 16, 2024 Frankfurt, Germany, October 17, 2024 Frankfurt, Germany, October 18, 2024 Stuttgart, Germany, October 21, 2024 Saarbrücken, Germany , October 22, 2024 Paris, France, October 24, 2024 Paris, France, October 25, 2024 Düsseldorf, Germany, October 27, 2024 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, October 28, 2024 Antwerp, Belgium, October 29, 2024 Bournemouth, England, November 1, 2024 Liverpool, England, November 3, 2024 Edinburgh, Scotland, November 5, 2024 Edinburgh, Scotland, November 6, 2024 Nottingham, England, November 8, 2024 Wolverhampton, England, November 9, 2024 Wolverhampton, England, November 10, 2024 London, England, November 12, 2024 London, England, November 13, 2024 London, England, November 14, 2024 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" was released in June 2020 on the album "Rough And Rowdy Ways". The live debut of "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in November 2021, during the first concert of the fall 2021 US tour. Really powerful versions "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" were performed also during all 20 of the following shows of the tour. During the US spring tour in March and April of 2022 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" continued to be included in all of his 28 concerts, and during the US tour in May, June and July of 2022 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" was also performed in all 25 concerts. During the European fall tour in September, October, and November of 2022 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" appeared also in all 29 concerts; and I did see Dylan perform this gem in Paris, Glasgow, and Dublin. In 2023, during his April tour in Japan, Bob Dylan also performed eleven more great versions of "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU", six of which I had the privilege to witness myself, on my first ever journey to the far east. During the European tour in June and July of 2023 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" appeared as well in all 24 shows, with a new arrangement; and the North American fall tour of 2023 included another 40 performances of "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU". During the US spring tour in March and April of 2024 "MY OWN VERSION OF YOU" appeared again in all 24 concerts; and during the European fall tour in October and November of 2024 the song was performed again in all 28 concerts, two of which I had the pleasure to attend in Edinburgh, Scotland.. ~ MP3 ~ MY OWN VERSION OF YOU ~ ~ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN ~ NOVEMBER 02, 2021 ~ [LIVE DEBUT] [soomlos recording] London, England, October 23, 2022 ~ MP3 ~ MY OWN VERSION OF YOU ~ ~ DUBLIN, IRELAND ~ NOVEMBER 07, 2022 ~ [spot recording]