Positively Bob Dylan

An Internet video of Bob Dylan’s 1976 “Hard Rain” live version of “Shelter from the Storm” is featured in episode 9 (”Believe”) of the first season of the ABC TV-series “FlashForward”. The woman Bryce saw in his flashforward – Japanese office employee Keiko Arahida – watches the video on her PC in the office, trying to learn how to play the guitar like Dylan.

And here is the video of the full song:

The full song is also used as a background song at the end of episode 9.
Learn more about the live version and the album “Hard Rain”, as well as the original song and the original album “Blood on the Tracks”. You can also rate the song and post your comments.

On November 3rd a previously unreleased and even on Bootlegs uncirculated studio outtake from the “Bringing It All Back Home” sessions (1965) will be featured in an episode of NCIS. The 44 years old track “California (Goin’ Down South)” will also be the opener for the official TV soundtrack album “NCIS Vol. 2″, which will be released on the same day. It actually is an early piano-version of “Outlaw Blues”, a song that later appeared on “Bringing It All Back Home” where one verse of the original version remained the same. For the 2009 TV soundtrack album the old track has been newly mixed and mastered, but fortunately you can still feel the spirit of the legendary recording sessions and Dylan at his best.

Here’s the original rare demo, enjoy!

There’s a new softdrink commercial out featuring a Will.i.am remix of Bob Dylan’s 1974 classic “Forever Young”. The “refresh anthem” spot ran during the Super Bowl last Sunday and compares scenes from the past and present. It was given the title of “Best chance at making an iPod playlist” by the Detroit Free Press.

Following spots for Apple, Victoria’s Secret and Cadillac, this is Bob’s 4th time around in the world of commercials.