Wednesday, September 19, 2007

U2 Performs Dylan's "Maggie's Farm"

I'm in the mood for another (what I think is) interesting music pick tonight, so I dug up U2 performing Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" back in 1986 when they, too, were a little more of a conventional protest band than they may be today.

The song itself is Dylan's backlash against what he found to be a rather oppressive folk power structure at the time that booed him when he played electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival (now sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts!).

"I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them"

The song's been rattling around in my head all day after listening to a neat RatDog performance of the song last summer in Columbus, but I couldn't find anything linkable. That said, I really like U2's interpretation, and I hope you do, too.

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