Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie

Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie (in italiano Ultimi pensieri su Woody Guthrie) è una poesia scritta dal cantautore americano Bob Dylan e recitata dal vivo durante la sua esibizione del 12 aprile 1963 alla Town Hall di New York.^[1] È stata pubblicata nel 1991 su The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 dopo essere circolata per anni su versioni di bootleg, apparendo persino nel cofanetto di dieci LP Ten of Swords del 1985.

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La performance di Dylan alla Town Hall del 12 aprile è stata l’occasione per eseguire per la prima volta diverse nuove composizioni come Tomorrow Is a Long Time, Dusty Old Fairgrounds, Ramblin 'Down Thru the World e Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag.^[2] Tuttavia, alla fine del concerto, Dylan è tornato sul palco per recitare per la prima volta in pubblico una delle sue poesie inedite, Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie. Nella sua introduzione, Dylan ha spiegato di aver scritto il pezzo dopo che gli è stato chiesto di "scrivere qualcosa su Woody... cosa significa per te Woody Guthrie in venticinque parole" per l'imminente uscita di un libro su Guthrie. Ha poi spiegato che "non potevo farlo - ho scritto cinque pagine e... ce le ho qui... le ho qui per caso, in realtà".

Il poema è essenzialmente un'analisi della speranza. Dylan imposta la scena descrivendo gli stress della vita di tutti i giorni e la miriade di scelte impegnative che dobbiamo fare. Questi stimoli possono farci sentire soli, persi e senza speranza. Dylan spiega quindi la funzione della speranza e il bisogno che abbiamo di qualcosa per dare un significato alla nostra vita. Quindi finisce il poema suggerendo che Woody Guthrie è stato una fonte di speranza e bellezza nel mondo come Dio e la religione.^[3]

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Album dal vivo	Before the Flood · Hard Rain · Bob Dylan at Budokan · Real Live · Dylan & the Dead · The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration · MTV Unplugged · Live at The Gaslight 1962 · Live at Carnegie Hall 1963 · In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 · Live 1962-1966 - Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections · Bob Dylan - The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings
The Bootleg Series	The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 · Volume 4: The Royal Albert Hall concert · Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue · Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall · Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack · Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006 · Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 · Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) · Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete · Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966 · Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 · Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks · Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967-1969 · Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 · Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)
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Brani (selezione)	Song to Woody · Talkin' New York · Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues · Who Killed Davey Moore · Walls of Red Wing · Girl from the North Country · Bob Dylan's Blues · A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall · Don't Think Twice, It's All Right · Bob Dylan's Dream · Oxford Town · Let Me Die in My Footsteps · Ballad of Hollis Brown · With God on Our Side · One Too Many Mornings · North Country Blues · Only a Pawn in Their Game · Boots of Spanish Leather · When the Ship Comes In · The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll · Restless Farewell · All I Really Want to Do · Black Crow Blues · Spanish Harlem Incident · Chimes of Freedom · To Ramona · Motorpsycho Nitemare · My Back Pages · Santa-Fe · Lord Protect My Child · I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) · If You Gotta Go, Go Now · Ballad in Plain D · It Ain't Me Babe · She Belongs to Me · Love Minus Zero/No Limit · Outlaw Blues · On the Road Again · Bob Dylan's 115th Dream · Gates of Eden · It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) · It's All Over Now, Baby Blue · Tombstone Blues · It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry · From a Buick 6 · Ballad of a Thin Man · Queen Jane Approximately · Highway 61 Revisited · Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues · Desolation Row · Pledging My Time · Visions of Johanna · Walkin' Down the Line · Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again · Temporary Like Achilles · Absolutely Sweet Marie · 4th Time Around · Obviously 5 Believers · Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands · Drifter's Escape · All the Tired Horses · Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn) · Tomorrow Is a Long Time · I'll Be Your Baby Tonight · Simple Twist of Fate · Idiot Wind · Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts · If You See Her, Say Hello · Shelter from the Storm · Tears of Rage · Too Much of Nothing · You Ain't Goin' Nowhere · This Wheel's on Fire · I Shall Be Released · One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) · Isis · Oh, Sister  · Joey · Romance in Durango · Black Diamond Bay · Sara · Every Grain of Sand · Angelina · Blind Willie McTell · I'll Keep It with Mine · She's Your Lover Now · Tell Me, Momma · Mama, You Been on My Mind · Farewell, Angelina · Roll On John · Nothing Was Delivered
Raccolte	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits · Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II · Masterpieces · Biograph · Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 · The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 1 · The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 · The Essential Bob Dylan · The Best of Bob Dylan · Dylan · The Original Mono Recordings · 50th Anniversary Collection 1963 · 50th Anniversary Collection 1964 · 1970 - With Special Guest George Harrison
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Letteratura	Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie · Tarantula · Chronicles - Volume 1 · The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia · The Philosophy of Modern Song
Tour	Rolling Thunder Revue · Never Ending Tour
Collaborazioni	Joan Baez · The Byrds · The Band · Johnny Cash · George Harrison · Traveling Wilburys · Grateful Dead
Entourage	Suze Rotolo · Albert Grossman · Bob Neuwirth · Allen Ginsberg · Sara Dylan · Carolyn Dennis · Jakob Dylan · Jesse Dylan
Altro	Basement Tapes · Great White Wonder · The Concert for Bangladesh · Discografia di Bob Dylan

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