Deciphering Dylan's, "Idiot wind:" Old Man reacts to a live performance from 1976. #lyricvideo

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Nobody can spit venom like Bob Dylan! The target of this 7-minute classic rant off of the Blood on the Tracks album was presumably Bob's soon-to-be ex-wife Sarah Lownds (although Bob is doing his best to deny it!)

This live version was recorded at the "Hard Rain" concert in Ft. Collins, Colorado in 1976. The audio was later released as a Live album, but fortunately Japanese TV was also there to record Dylan's brilliant performance for posterity.

The full concert can be found here:
https://youtu.be/no-Kuw1olrQ?si=_NYFrBnh1JiN_LmY
Idiot Wind starts at the 35:20 mark.

If you enjoyed this reaction, I have so far reacted to 18 other Dylan songs. A complete listing can be found on my "Deciphering Dylan" playlist here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuFOmMajgSWy9HxIIq-nk6gkQwSmBuep8

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