The first time I heard this song a light went on in my head, I realized that Bob was answered at last...he had finally penetrated the veil of darkness and emerged into the light on the shores of purest love....
I saw this on TV back in '79 as an 11 year old young rock fan ... my first real exposure to Bob Dylan and his music. It was the beginning of becoming a life long fan. Great Song.
+Joe Orbin Yeah , I think it was the Grammy Awards . I love Bob's guts on stage telling the Record Labels and Famous Stars , " You gotta serve somebody "
+Anita Duncan Bob is STILL FOLLOWING THE LORD! Bob is SAVED FOREVER and so many of his atheists fans are very upset and confused about it but they too will face JUDGEMENT DAY!
Since Bob has become "Christian"he has started doing adverts for big corporations for many millions of $$. I don't believe it's Christian to own an immoral amount of money,Jesus hated money and the rich,how can you have millions upon millions locked away while your brothers and sisters have no home or food?
Jesus didn't hate the rich Michael, zacchaeus was rich, and had gotten rich in an immoral way, yet Jesus sought him out and zacchaeus came to salvation
self-rightous much...? I believe the Man said "Judge not, lest ye be judged"... All have fallen short of the glory of God. It is by grace we are saved not through self assumed holiness.
Dylan is a true legend. The man started movements, for God's sake. How many other singers can say that? The look in his eyes says it all during this classic performance. The message is right on target. We best listen, lest we die.
Great to see the audience so happy! Kris Kristofferson positively beams - and the dazzling lady with amazing hair a few seconds later also appears delighted. No one is looking at their phones or taking selfies - the good old days. The only less-than-impressed spectator was a certain John Lennon watching in New York.
That time when Dylan trolled the Grammy Awards ceremony. They knew the song was longish so they asked him to shorten it in rehearsals. He comes on live and slows it down to a funky groove and ADDS a harmonica solo! Gotta love it. Sing it Bobby~ 😎
"Gotta Serve Somebody" Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California 27 February 1980 22nd Annual Grammy Award Ceremony Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar) Fred Tackett (guitar) Spooner Oldham (keyboards) Terry Young (keyboards) Tim Drummond (bass) Jim Keltner (drums) Clydie King, Regina Havis, Mona Lisa Young (background vocals) alldylan.com/bob-dylan-gotta-serve-somebody-shrine-auditorium-los-angeles-27-february-1980-video/ You may be an ambassador to England or France, You may like to gamble, you might like to dance, You may be the heavyweight champion of the world, You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls But you have to serve somebody, yes indeed You have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you have to serve somebody. You might be a rock ‘n’ roll addict prancing on the stage, You might have drugs in your pocket, women in a cage, You may be a business man or some high degree thief, They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief You may be a construction worker working on a home, You may be living in a mansion or you may be live in a dome, You might own guns and you might even own tanks, You might be somebody’s landlord, may be even own banks You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride, You may be working as a dishwasher, you may be in your prime, You may be workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair, You may be somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir You may like to drink whiskey, might like to blow smoke, You may have money-power or you may be broke, You may think you’re living, you may think you’re dead, Maybe sleeping on the floor, or sleeping in a feather bed
Like always..Dylan took great 'pride' that his lyrics and 'ruffled some ones feathers" you can see it in his small smiles.....right on Bobby Zimmerman aka Dylan
Gotta Serve Somebody and Everybody Must Get Stoned are practically the same song. Everybody gotta serve somebody because everybody gotta get stoned. Stoned as in stoned to death.
I think that's why he won the Prize! He had his finger above the pulse..I recently saw Paul Simon, he said he had his finger on the pulse of something...he was great as well, but Dylan is in his class all by himself...the Beatles too! Nobody does what they did, for a long time...they thought it was a flash in the pan...Dylan was a folky, then he went electric, many fans did NOT like that! oh well,...
At one point in history it was a fact that there were more Beatles fans in the world than there were Christians. i am not telling you what that means, I just thought you may not know this.
thank you, for that enlightening statement! I didn't know....yea, right! And prob at more than one point in history! After all, JC didn't have mad media coverage, now, did he???
It is not necessary to take literally the models of "Devil" and "Lord" to understand that we choose to serve ideas, good or bad, even if we imagine we create these ideas or control them. To evict the bad we must consciously appeal to, focus on, and act upon what is good. What we do will change what we think and feel long before the reverse will ever happen. thanks Bob, for making this message so funky and accessible.
he was speaking literally in this song, which he wrote shortly after his coming to christian faith. his intention was not for you to pervert the meaning.
A-Men Brother... The Spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak... that is why we must be forgivin to enter Heaven. there is power in the blood.. Adios...
Everything you think you know to be a reality, is a model of reality. I did not say he was not speaking literally; i said someone who had a knee-jerk reaction to religion could still get something valuable from this song. Do not tell me what Dylan's intention is.
I've seen this clip before, and to me it's the last clip that has the "touch" of the kid that turned the music world on its ear. A youthful thing in his voice, his expressions behind the mic. He seemed to grow older in dog years after this album.
You may be an ambassador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight champion of the world You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls. But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to serve somebody, It may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage You may be a business man or some high degree thief They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief. But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody. You may be a construction worker working on a home You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome You might own guns and you might even own tanks You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks. But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes You're gonna have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody. You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir. But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes You're gonna have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody. Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed. But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to serve somebody, It may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody. You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray You may call me anything but no matter what you say. You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
+Varuna Singh yea but the PROUD ATHEIST IS GOING STRAIGHT TO FIRE AND BRIMSTONE HELL. Do you *REALLY* wanna go there or would you much prefer HEAVEN TALK TO YOUR CREATOR AND ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART NOW! You have no time to tarry!
+Varuna Singh according to you EVIL ATHEIST or according to the CREATOR?! My LORD is a very jealous G-D He doesn't like people worshiping false gods. Got that. Good! Now get out your Bible and Pray and Pray and Pray and NEVER STOP PRAYING!
+MusicMC1 when you assume you are trying to make as ass of U and me. Don't jump to conclusions . There is lots of room for everyone in the world , be it religious fanatics , religious people , spiritual people , agnostics as well as atheists . Who appointed you judge and jury to stand in judgement . My take is we can all get along if we can just keep our private beliefs to ourselves. You want to see heaven , hell , fire and brimstone ? just look back at mankind's history and our present. More miracles are wrought by deeds than prayers. Go feed , clothes or house some decent honest folk in dire need and that is the greatest prayer you can do . You folks on the high moral ground need to come down and visit reality some time .
Beautiful live version, too beautiful for Bob in fact who feels compelled to add a bit of chaos as usual, haha. Mention of the personnel of this fantastic band woud be appreciated, start with the great guitar player
Also I read some of the religious debate below, and don't want to get into it except to say, MOST if not all make a choice (whether conscious or not) to serve God, the Devil, money, or power. And to me that is the point of the song -- there is no escaping the human compulsion to serve a person, spirit, or idea, so be careful which one you choose.
All those wealthy and/or famous celebrities smiling and nodding their heads like, "Oh yeah man, I know exactly what you're talking about, I had to pay an entire crew to mow the lawn of my estate yesterday." LOL.
I wish when people uploaded songs they'd tell us the specifics of where and when the particular version was performed. I mean Dylan released this in 1978 and performed it live on a regular basis from 78 - 81. So where and when was this one recorded?
The belief that atheist or agnostics don't "serve" anyone is blown apart by this song. I never really thought about this until I heard Dylan's song. But, obviously we all "serve somebody" either the Lord Jesus Christ or ourselves or some talent or some false god(s) or some other idol in our lives.
bulls eye. dylan brought it all back home here in one of his most underrated songs. as joe louis once said, you can run, but you cant hide.... the old man is down the road.
I serve myself most of the time: at least that's what I think. But sometimes, I serve authors who need their books edited, or readers who need a laugh, a cry, understanding, the shock of recognition. But to someone who has the grand view, who knows who I really serve? [P.S. Just a random thought; this ain't my "philosophical view."]
It seems as he aged, he became less intelligible. Saw his recorded performance for a grammy he won for Things have Changed. Could hardly understand a word of it. But you listen to his early stuff and he enunciated perfectly. After all, his lyrics were his genius and he made every effort to ensure you didn't miss a single word.
During an 'interview'... he admitted that he (doesn't) REMEMBER writing some of his 'earlier' songs...especially the ones that have 'strange' (off-the-wall) LYRICS!
Kristopherson, Loggins and Boone. Has anyone heard of The Second Chapter Of Acts or Phil Keaggy? It doesn't matter. We will cast down our crowns. Look at what is worthless in man.
The first time I heard this song a light went on in my head, I realized that Bob was answered at last...he had finally penetrated the veil of darkness and emerged into the light on the shores of purest love....
This is what gospel music is about, soul, soul, soul. God bless your gift in Dylan and his life.
Gospel music is about spirit.
Fantastic back up singer- Bob s Golden 🎉 here… ❤️
Great performance!! Lyrics still true almost 40 years on. God bless you Bob Dylan!
As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!
Frogwash Wright I am with you! As I got older I realized the Heavenly Father is the correct choice!
I saw this on TV back in '79 as an 11 year old young rock fan ... my first real exposure to Bob Dylan and his music. It was the beginning of becoming a life long fan. Great Song.
Good for You!
+Joe Orbin Yeah , I think it was the Grammy Awards . I love Bob's guts on stage telling the Record Labels and Famous Stars , " You gotta serve somebody "
+Joe Orbin yup. they don't call him "the greatest poet of his generation" for nothing!
+Joe Orbin I had a similar experience: I was 13 when I saw Dylan on SNL doing this same song. That was where it started for me.
you were a baby. glad you came in there...he's a treasure.
"...Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve....as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
I have always loved this song, Bob! If you haven't already come on back to the Lord!
+Anita Duncan Bob is STILL FOLLOWING THE LORD! Bob is SAVED FOREVER and so many of his atheists fans are very upset and confused about it but they too will face JUDGEMENT DAY!
Since Bob has become "Christian"he has started doing adverts for big corporations for many millions of $$. I don't believe it's Christian to own an immoral amount of money,Jesus hated money and the rich,how can you have millions upon millions locked away while your brothers and sisters have no home or food?
Jesus didn't hate the rich Michael, zacchaeus was rich, and had gotten rich in an immoral way, yet Jesus sought him out and zacchaeus came to salvation
Anita Duncan Bob Dylan said that he sell his soul to the devil for fame and fortune.
self-rightous much...?
I believe the Man said "Judge not, lest ye be judged"...
All have fallen short of the glory of God. It is by grace we are saved not through self assumed holiness.
Thank you for posting this! God Bless you!
Yessssssss - this performance still sparks up the universe after all the time passed!!!!!!! Love it.
This is such an epic Dylan performance. I love it. The tuxedos, the message totally alienating and shocking people, God bless Bobby Dylan.
We all have to serve Some one....tyvm Sir for the best way to serve
There he goes--speaking truth to power--once again.
Right on
His conversion produced excellent music!
Zionism toHell I tend to agree with you. At least we got a great song that contains a valuable lesson in its lyrics!
What a nice message to hear in these days of extreme individualism and 'me me me'!!
but you're gonna have to serve SOMEbody! lol
Listen to Lennon's response (Serve Yourself). It was released around the same time.
I love this because I love Jesus.
Great song!
Dylan is a true legend. The man started movements, for God's sake. How many other singers can say that? The look in his eyes says it all during this classic performance. The message is right on target. We best listen, lest we die.
He always has that look in his eyes
The man's a genius!
Ya nailed it Bobby Boy ya nailed it..
Great to see the audience so happy! Kris Kristofferson positively beams - and the dazzling lady with amazing hair a few seconds later also appears delighted. No one is looking at their phones or taking selfies - the good old days. The only less-than-impressed spectator was a certain John Lennon watching in New York.
This bloke is a genius
Why thank you (just joking...Dylan is brilliant, IMHO).
BOB DYLAN does an
outstanding version here
That time when Dylan trolled the Grammy Awards ceremony.
They knew the song was longish so they asked him to shorten it in rehearsals. He comes on live and slows it down to a funky groove and ADDS a harmonica solo! Gotta love it. Sing it Bobby~ 😎
Dylan seems like the master of writing songs other people can perfect.
Happy Birthday Bob ! ( from Serbia )
Love and respect to Dylan. I hope the ferry lights your way in honor.
In the end, we will all have to make account who we served
"Gotta Serve Somebody"
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
27 February 1980 22nd Annual Grammy Award Ceremony
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Fred Tackett (guitar)
Spooner Oldham (keyboards)
Terry Young (keyboards)
Tim Drummond (bass)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Clydie King, Regina Havis, Mona Lisa Young (background vocals) alldylan.com/bob-dylan-gotta-serve-somebody-shrine-auditorium-los-angeles-27-february-1980-video/
You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
But you have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody.
You might be a rock ‘n’ roll addict prancing on the stage,
You might have drugs in your pocket, women in a cage,
You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
You may be a construction worker working on a home,
You may be living in a mansion or you may be live in a dome,
You might own guns and you might even own tanks,
You might be somebody’s landlord, may be even own banks
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,
You may be working as a dishwasher, you may be in your prime,
You may be workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
You may be somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir
You may like to drink whiskey, might like to blow smoke,
You may have money-power or you may be broke,
You may think you’re living, you may think you’re dead,
Maybe sleeping on the floor, or sleeping in a feather bed
WOW! Very powerful rendition...puts my stuff in the rafters.
Jesus Christ this version is amazing. Thank you for posting it.
fantastica versione di una bellissima canzone!!
A..."STANDING OVATION"... before he "utters a sound"!
Well, they DID give him one after he finished the song, too :)
Beautiful song
bought and heard this when it 1st came out. still amazes me how potent it is!
Beyond amazing! Tellin' it like it is, Dylan style.
Like always..Dylan took great 'pride' that his lyrics and 'ruffled some ones feathers" you can see it in his small smiles.....right on Bobby Zimmerman aka Dylan
WE ALL GOT TO SERVE SOMEBODY ALL OF OUR LIFE
brother bob dylan!
Kristofferson is HAPPY!
Questo era veramente un Figo!
This is what you call speaking truth to power. A righteous fucking groove.
THE BEST Of THE BEST!
I think I'll serve myself some whisky.
When you gonna wake up?
When he returns.
Strengthen the things that remain...
Pay the devil his due or he'll come after you.
David Nantz me too merry xmas
nothing else but brilliant !!!!! :)
back in the day when people still wore suits and dressed classy.
The LORD told him you'll serve me better in a suit than in your old torn blue jeans from the days you were singing "everybody just gets stoned"
Gotta Serve Somebody and Everybody Must Get Stoned are practically the same song. Everybody gotta serve somebody because everybody gotta get stoned. Stoned as in stoned to death.
They don't now?
Even Dylan in a tux! The past was beautiful. Now you've got to wear ghetto clothes and a backwards baseball cap. It's all over now, baby blue:-(
Magnificent.
WAS HABEN ANDERE DAVON DASS ES MICH GIBT. Das ist d i e Devise!
His words sit true for me....
I think that's why he won the Prize! He had his finger above the pulse..I recently saw Paul Simon, he said he had his finger on the pulse of something...he was great as well, but Dylan is in his class all by himself...the Beatles too! Nobody does what they did, for a long time...they thought it was a flash in the pan...Dylan was a folky, then he went electric, many fans did NOT like that! oh well,...
What did the Beatles do?
At one point in history it was a fact that there were more Beatles fans in the world than there were Christians. i am not telling you what that means, I just thought you may not know this.
I do know what it means, meant and ever shall be, world w/out end Amen! He was just stating a fact
thank you, for that enlightening statement! I didn't know....yea, right! And prob at more than one point in history! After all, JC didn't have mad media coverage, now, did he???
It is not necessary to take literally the models of "Devil" and "Lord" to understand that we choose to serve ideas, good or bad, even if we imagine we create these ideas or control them. To evict the bad we must consciously appeal to, focus on, and act upon what is good. What we do will change what we think and feel long before the reverse will ever happen. thanks Bob, for making this message so funky and accessible.
There is God and there is a literal devil. we must choose to serve the Lord instead of the devil.
he was speaking literally in this song, which he wrote shortly after his coming to christian faith. his intention was not for you to pervert the meaning.
A-Men Brother... The Spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak... that is why we must be forgivin to enter Heaven. there is power in the blood.. Adios...
Everything you think you know to be a reality, is a model of reality.
I did not say he was not speaking literally; i said someone who had a knee-jerk reaction to religion could still get something valuable from this song. Do not tell me what Dylan's intention is.
Can I still call you Zimmy? Or is it Mr. Nobel now?????
I've seen this clip before, and to me it's the last clip that has the "touch" of the kid that turned the music world on its ear. A youthful thing in his voice, his expressions behind the mic. He seemed to grow older in dog years after this album.
After all this time, I believe Bobby is still a believer in jesus as Savior of the world.
Toss for it ...um heads...the Lord Amen
I just know as a Messianic Christian, YHWH used Bob to bring me back to HIMSELF!
True truth
OH, WAITER, CHECK PLEASE !!
Grow up
DIVINE!!!!
You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.
You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
That may be the greatest song ever written, next to the William Tell overture
youll have to serve somebody, it may be the devil it may be the lord but you got to serve somebody....
Who said America has no prophets ? eh ? eh ? George Carlin & Bob Dylan ? you' are right !
Maybe Bob Dylan NOT the atheist George Carlin although he was very talented and witty.
+MusicMC1 there is room for all beliefs in this world including atheists.
+Varuna Singh yea but the PROUD ATHEIST IS GOING STRAIGHT TO FIRE AND BRIMSTONE HELL.
Do you *REALLY* wanna go there or would you much prefer HEAVEN
TALK TO YOUR CREATOR AND ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART NOW!
You have no time to tarry!
+Varuna Singh according to you EVIL ATHEIST
or according to the CREATOR?!
My LORD is a very jealous G-D
He doesn't like people worshiping false gods.
Got that. Good! Now get out your Bible and Pray and Pray and Pray and NEVER STOP PRAYING!
+MusicMC1 when you assume you are trying to make as ass of U and me. Don't jump to conclusions . There is lots of room for everyone in the world , be it religious fanatics , religious people , spiritual people , agnostics as well as atheists . Who appointed you judge and jury to stand in judgement . My take is we can all get along if we can just keep our private beliefs to ourselves. You want to see heaven , hell , fire and brimstone ? just look back at mankind's history and our present. More miracles are wrought by deeds than prayers. Go feed , clothes or house some decent honest folk in dire need and that is the greatest prayer you can do . You folks on the high moral ground need to come down and visit reality some time .
Dylan's trademark, he never plays a song like the original cut......
Beautiful live version, too beautiful for Bob in fact who feels compelled to add a bit of chaos as usual, haha.
Mention of the personnel of this fantastic band woud be appreciated, start with the great guitar player
Also I read some of the religious debate below, and don't want to get into it except to say, MOST if not all make a choice (whether conscious or not) to serve God, the Devil, money, or power. And to me that is the point of the song -- there is no escaping the human compulsion to serve a person, spirit, or idea, so be careful which one you choose.
Serve yourself.
Ephesus is my home town Yes I am the sins of Artemis....The stars are my crown..The Stones and Rocks speak for me........
Hallelujah
Classic. Boss.
OMG... he's the sexiest man alive in a tuxedo!
Brilliant
Gotta Serve Somebody
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
You might be a rock ’n’ roll addict prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody’s landlord, you might even own banks
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say
You’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
Copyright © 1979 by Special Rider Music
genius,,,
Yep you Gotta Serve Somebody
learned something today ! David Allan Coe wrote this song
WOW!
The head rabbi of the USA had a very private talk with MR. Bob Dylan & he didn't shine any more light on the people he owes the light he received.
All those wealthy and/or famous celebrities smiling and nodding their heads like, "Oh yeah man, I know exactly what you're talking about, I had to pay an entire crew to mow the lawn of my estate yesterday." LOL.
my favorite Hebrew
John 3:16
I wish when people uploaded songs they'd tell us the specifics of where and when the particular version was performed. I mean Dylan released this in 1978 and performed it live on a regular basis from 78 - 81. So where and when was this one recorded?
+Daniel Replogle The Grammys, 1980
Just like it says in the description funnily enough...
this song has improved later on during his live
I only serve the truth. No one (or any god) has an exclusive "right" to my actions.
39 people won't serve nobody
peace out Bob
YES BOBBY,YES 420 TESTAFIE,
The belief that atheist or agnostics don't "serve" anyone is blown apart by this song. I never really thought about this until I heard Dylan's song. But, obviously we all "serve somebody" either the Lord Jesus Christ or ourselves or some talent or some false god(s) or some other idol in our lives.
bulls eye. dylan brought it all back home here in one of his most underrated songs. as joe louis once said, you can run, but you cant hide.... the old man is down the road.
Very relevant today. It's Trump or Clinton, which do you choose?
the most importend song ever………...
I serve myself most of the time: at least that's what I think. But sometimes, I serve authors who need their books edited, or readers who need a laugh, a cry, understanding, the shock of recognition. But to someone who has the grand view, who knows who I really serve? [P.S. Just a random thought; this ain't my "philosophical view."]
heck even god has given up
Impressive words. Modern, as the real world order.
Was that Kenny Loggins behind Kris Kristofferson?
Yes- and Pat Boone next to him. Boone was instrumental to Dylan's conversion...
Yes and on the other side standing with his wife is the "Man in Black"
Sure was ...
It seems as he aged, he became less intelligible. Saw his recorded performance for a grammy he won for Things have Changed. Could hardly understand a word of it. But you listen to his early stuff and he enunciated perfectly. After all, his lyrics were his genius and he made every effort to ensure you didn't miss a single word.
During an 'interview'... he admitted that he (doesn't) REMEMBER writing some of his 'earlier' songs...especially the ones that have 'strange' (off-the-wall) LYRICS!
If anyone doesn't understand he is singing about JESUS ask him.
Kristopherson, Loggins and Boone. Has anyone heard of The Second Chapter Of Acts or Phil Keaggy? It doesn't matter. We will cast down our crowns. Look at what is worthless in man.
The blues made interesting.
3:42 mistake. outstanding choir.
True lyrics
let's smoke a j again and talk Mr zimmerman
It true Gotta serve somebody