Bob Dylan Oh Sister (1975 Live) - Video and Review

‘Oh Sister is from the 1976 album ‘Desire’.
“Oh, Sister” became a concert favorite during the fall tour preceding Desire’s release. Tim Riley noted that it was the first time Dylan had invoked God as a method of wooing a woman, and that with Emmylou Harris, the song became a discourse on the fragility of love. Harris’s vocal on the final mix was actually overdubbed a day later, one of the few overdubs made during the Desire sessions.
Beautiful music.

By 1975 it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. With a cracking return to form album (Blood On The Tracks) under his belt and a triumphant tour with the Band completed, Robert Zimmerman had reclaimed his place as the acerbic crown prince of rock. Yet all was not rosy. As fans already knew, Blood…was a very personal exhumation of the troubles affecting his marriage and, at 34, it looked as if Dylan was careening into a very early mid-life crisis. What to do? Why, hit the road with a circus-style troupe of friends, old lovers and diverse musicians; play in small venues and fill the gaps between shows with improvised (and filmed) surrealism, of course. Oh, and paint your face white. Welcome to Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Tour.

Lyrics

Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms
You should not treat me like a stranger
Our Father would not like the way that you act
And you must realize the danger

Oh, sister, am I not a brother to you
And one deserving of affection?
And is our purpose not the same on this earth
To love and follow His direction?

We grew up together
From the cradle to the grave
We died and were reborn
And then mysteriously saved

Oh, sister, when I come to knock on your door
Don’t turn away, you’ll create sorrow
Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore
You may not see me tomorrow