Shelter from the Storm

"Shelter from the Storm" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on September 17, 1974, and released on his 15th studio album, Blood on the Tracks, in 1975.

For other uses, see Shelter from the Storm (disambiguation).
"Shelter from the Storm"
Song by Bob Dylan
from the album Blood on the Tracks
ReleasedJanuary 1975
RecordedSeptember 17, 1974 at A&R Recording in New York City
GenreFolk rock
Length5:02
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks track listing
10 tracks
Side one
  1. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  2. "Simple Twist of Fate"
  3. "You're a Big Girl Now"
  4. "Idiot Wind"
  5. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
Side two
  1. "Meet Me in the Morning"
  2. "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"
  3. "If You See Her, Say Hello"
  4. "Shelter from the Storm"
  5. "Buckets of Rain"

Recordings

The first take of the song, from the same recording session that produced the album track, was released on the soundtrack to the 1996 motion picture Jerry Maguire. The same take was also featured on The Best of Bob Dylan the following year. This take and three others are included in the 2018 deluxe edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks, (with Take 2 included on its single-CD and 2-LP versions).[1]

Live versions of the song appear on Hard Rain (from a May 1976 performance) and At Budokan (recorded in February 1978).

"Shelter from the Storm" was one of two songs from Blood on the Tracks (the other was "Tangled Up in Blue") selected for inclusion on the 2000 compilation The Essential Bob Dylan.

Meaning and interpretation

There appear to be no comments by Dylan on the song. The song has been interpreted as an Everyman figure, even though he sings: "She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns" (Jesus also had a crown of thorns), finding respite from emotional and physical maelstrom,[2] and as a 'tragic summing up of what once was and will never be again.'[3]

Other versions

Jimmy Lafave recorded the song on his 1992 live record Austin Skyline. The song was covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on their 1996 studio album Soft Vengeance. The song has also been covered by jazz singer Cassandra Wilson on Belly of the Sun released in 2002. Soul Flower Union as 嵐からの隠れ家 (Arashi kara no Kakurega) covered the song on their 2002 studio album Love ± Zero. Rodney Crowell covered the song, with EmmyLou Harris for Crowell's 2005 album The Outsider. In 2006, English singer-songwriter Steve Adey reinterpreted the song, slowing it down to a funeral pace. Adey's version made The Times top songs of 2006.[4] Pakistan's Sachal Jazz Ensemble,[5] with guest Becca Stevens, recorded the song with sitar and other traditional instruments for their album Song of Lahore (Universal, 2016).

Bill Murray sings along to the song in the film St. Vincent.[6] Chris Martin of the band Coldplay sang a vocal and acoustic guitar version of the song in the Saturday Night Live at Home episode of Saturday Night Live on April 11, 2020.[7]

References
  1. "More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 to Be Released on November 2 | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. The Bob Dylan Albums: A Critical Study, Anthony Varesi, p124
  3. The American Book of the Dead, Oliver Trager, p338
  4. Songs of the year - Times Online
  5. "Pakistan's Sachal Jazz Ensemble rises above the risks in 'Song of Lahore'". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 2015.
  6. "Bill Murray sings Bob Dylan's 'Shelter From The Storm' in new clip from 'St Vincent' - watch | NME". October 7, 2014.
  7. Perkins, Dennis (April 12, 2020). "The Cast and Tom Hanks Cobble Together a Scattershot But Welcome Saturday Night Live Return". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

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