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* Rep. Chad Hays requested this crazy good version of Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” by Grace Potter. It takes about a minute to get going, but make sure to watch all the way to the end. Wow…

So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 7:18 am

Comments

Excellent

Comment by FormerParatrooper Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 7:32 am
Awesome. Great way to wake up …

Comment by RNUG Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 7:39 am
Write in Grace Potter for Governor!

Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 7:51 am
Wow! Brings me chills. Thanks for sharing!

Comment by Anon Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:00 am
yeah, great way to start the morning. now coffee to keep it going.

Comment by frustrated GOP Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:09 am
Grace Potter…yes! GP & the Nocturnals are a great live act.

Comment by Fighters of Foo Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:13 am
Awesome, soulful way to start the day. I love the female voice so much. Thanks.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:15 am
Awesome. A big aural void when it’s over. A high bar is being set with these morning songs.

Comment by chi Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:21 am
Grace was one of the highlights of the Phases of the Moon fest!

Comment by Pius Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:21 am
It’s only getting better, and after watching, leaving me with the wonder of what’s next. Great choice today.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 8:23 am
wow. really great. Janis like. makes you wonder why she’s not more well known. tough business, music.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 9:03 am
Sweet. Good taste Rep. Hays.

Comment by Living in Machiaville Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 9:07 am
YouTube is gonna collapse under all the “Grace Potter” searches today

Comment by Linus Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 9:21 am
Brought a tear to an old man’s eye.

Comment by Barney Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 9:28 am
singing from the deep down

Comment by walker Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 9:34 am
Saw her at Lolla a couple years ago, easily one of the best shows at the festival.

Comment by Hon. John Fritchey Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 11:15 am
Whew.

The Band has been a marker in my life for forty-five years. (So much so that I was AT The Last Waltz!! Which, in 1976, was years before Grace Potter was even born.)

It never occurred to me that someone would ever EVER come close to Richard Manuel’s beyond- words-extraordinary performance of this song.

I’ll borrow a line from another Band song to describe my reaction to Potter’s rendition: “I feel the freeze down in my knees.”

I loved The Band so much that can’t possibly bring myself to say that Potter’s version is better than Manuel’s.

But sure as shootin’, she makes it a photo finish.

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

This video makes my day. Thanks.

I’m outta here.

Comment by Third Reading Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 11:47 am
===Stunning. Absolutely stunning.===

Yeah. Not only a magnificent voice but the knowledge that the silence between notes is just as important.

Saw her at Phases of the Moon. She’s a great dancer, too. She’s just got it all, man. Mesmerizing.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 11:57 am
Just awesome…listened during lunch. Really enjoyed.

Comment by TravelingGal Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 12:17 pm
Bravo to Rep. Hays for his love of Dylan and The Band, and it’s always good to hear this masterpiece of melancholy. But I’m sticking with Richard’s version, with Chrissie Hynde’s take at the Dylan 30th anniversary show in the running. Grace Potter’s intro is a nice homage to Neil Young’s words at The Last Waltz, though, right down to the jacket.

Comment by Mugs Thursday, Oct 2, 14 @ 1:02 pm
===Really great. Janis like===

More like Gracey Slick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vy1OoBAL-E

Comment by Rich Miller Sunday, Oct 12, 14 @ 3:07 am