Bobtalk

July 1, 1981
London, England
Earls Court
Concert

Regina McCrary: Yes, you can put your hands together with us tonight! (before Show Me the Way)

Thank you. Ha! We're going to keep on with this song by Regina McCrary from Nashville, Tennesse,

who's going to sing a song called "Keep Falling in Love Until I Get it Right".

Thank you. That was the latest animal song that I wrote. This is the first animal song I ever wrote. (after Man Gave Names To All The Animals)

This is a new song we just recorded about a month ago. Should be out in about a year or so. Called Dead Man, Dead Man When Will You Arise.

Thank you very much. I want to turn the stage over here right now to Carolyn Dennis, who's been with me for four years, she was with me the last time with me. She's going to sing a song called "Walking Around Heaven All Day". Carolyn Dennis! (before Walk Around Heaven All Day)

Thank you. All right, that was Clydie King. We're gonna try a song off this new album of ours. Forthcoming, so called new album.[Audience Lay, Lady, Lay!!!] Uh? OK, we'll try and do that later. Anyway, this is the main title song called Shot Of Love. We ain't done this before outside of the aeroplane but we’re gonna try it.

Thank you. I wanna do a Dave Mason song, just because I like Dave Mason songs. I don't wanna leave you without doing one Dave Mason song. Which one are we gonna do? (before We Just Disagree)

Thank you. Thank you very much for coming here. I wanna introduce to the fellow playing keyboards all night long. On the keyboards, William T Smith from, Portsmouth, Virginia. It’s the first time out of the country for him. Well, over left next to him, You met this girl already, Carolyn Dennis. All these girls can sing, you know that. Standing next to her is Madelyn Quebec. On the guitars tonight, Fred Tackett. And don't jump all over yourself now. On the lead guitar, Steve Ripley. Young lady on the left is Regina McCrary. Standing next to her is Clydie King. We try to play a whole lot of stuff when we're here just now, but I know we left some things out. If we come back, we'll do those. I wish we were going to be here tomorrow, we could do all the stuff we started doing ..., left out. Anyway, ... oh well, thank you. Ha-ha! On the bass guitar tonight, he-he, you're gonna have to go out a long way to hurt me! On bass guitar is Tim Drummond. And on the drums, you know who's on the drums by now, no really, I think this band’s one of the best ever, what do you think? [loud cheers] I get tired of reading things I don't like. I sometimes like to ask you what you think. Anyway, on the drums from Tulsa, Oklahoma, by way of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Jim Keltner. I wanna thank you once again. Goodnight. (at the end of In The Garden)

Sounds as well as to be born again! (after Blowin' in the Wind)

The statement “you're gonna have to go out a long way to hurt me!” was prompted the following incident. A bottle was thrown from the front of the audience, presumably by a drunk intolerant of Bob's "Born Again" songs.  The bottle hit Dylan’s guitar. The noise can be heard on the recording. 

All right, we're gonna try to sing our new hit single. I'm told they played it on the radio. Anyway.We'll try to do the best that we know, the best we can. Let's go.(before Heart of Mine)

All right. I won't do that again. This is the last time. Anyway this one here's a little easier, it's called "Watered-Down Love". "You don't want a love that's pure, you wanna drown love, you want a watered-down love". One, two, three, four.

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