Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

A Live Debut! (Of His Worst Song…)

2000-10-01, Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany

Ray Padgett
Oct 01, 2025
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I’m a sucker for a setlist surprise. So you tell me at this show Bob Dylan debuts a 30-year-old song he’s never performed live before? You know I’m excited.

But then the monkey’s paw curls. Turns out he debuted my least favorite Dylan song ever. Does that outweigh the novelty factor? Is there a Dylan song that shouldn’t ever be performed live?

The song is…

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