Bobtalk

March 6, 1986
Osaka, Japan
Osaka-jo Hall
Concert

Thank you. Domo domo. That was a recent hit of mine. Here's an old hit. This was during my protest period. I'm still in that period. Anyway, I wrote this about thirty years ago. It still holds up so I still do it. Called Masters Of War.

Domo, domo, domo. “It's all right Ma, it's life and life only”. That's what I used to say to my Ma all the time. She'd say “I know it is Bob”. We're gonna sing you an old song. Used to play this on the radio when we were growing up we used to hear songs like this on the radio all the time. You don't hear this kind of stuff too much anymore. It's kind of tragic actually. (before I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know)

Thank you. Here's a song I wrote a while back, seems just like yesterday. Anyway I guess I wrote this one after doing what they call those press conferences. I did one in London, England one time and I didn't really want to answer no questions, so I didn't. Sometimes you got to do that. Anyway I wanna sing this song for you now, just like I wrote it then, just like I sing it now. The same thing, yesterday, today and tomorrow. (before Ballad Of A Thin Man)

Thank you. Domo, domo. Everybody must get stoned. Well, I don't know, that can be taken a couple of different ways. Lot's of my songs can. Here's one that can't be though. This one can be taken only one way. (before Seeing The Real You At Last)

I wanna thank Tom Petty band for backing me up tonight. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers! On the keyboards, Benmont Tench. On the drums, Stan Lynch. Playing bass tonight, Howie Epstein. On lead guitar, Michael Campbell. I especially wanna thank Mr. Tom Petty himself. (before Like A Rolling Stone)

Thank you. All right, we're gonna sing this last song here now. It's all about my hero. Everybody's got a hero. Where I come from there's a lot of heroes. There's sure plenty of 'em. John Wayne, Clark Gable, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, they're all heroes to some people. Anyway, I don't care nothing about those people. I have my own hero. I'm gonna sing about him right now. (before In The Garden)

Thank you. We're gonna try to play this song here. I remember ..., I think it was back in the fifties, the late fifties, this song was played on the radio a lot. And I know it meant a lot, a lot to us then. Never did understand the words to it, but I think it did become top, top record on the charts. And I used to hear it all the time. Never did forget it. Can't remember any of the words, but we're gonna play the melody anyway. (before Sukiyaki)


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