One Final Serenade: Songs of Billy Joel
Music video for "To Make You Feel My Love." If this does not work, watch it on My Play Direct.
© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment. Watch more videos on BillyJoel.com, Sony MyPlay or Vevo YouTube channel.
© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment. Watch more videos on BillyJoel.com, Sony MyPlay or Vevo YouTube channel.
 Download "To Make You Feel My Love"
I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue Billy recorded three covers of songs to include on Greatest Hits III, including a cover of a previously unreleased Bob Dylan song "To Make You Feel My Love." Dylan had not even recorded it yet (Dylan's version came out a few years later).
Billy does the song ample justice. The song is a raw, meaty, pained dirge about the lengths one will go through to show their love. The imagery of crawling down the avenue, storms raging, and going "black and blue" for love are very powerful. In addition to this imagery, the organ in the background and the harmonica and organ bridge give the song its emotional balance and weight. The Rascals' Felix Caviliere plays the organ on the album and video. And the rolling snare drum propels the song forward. The song has been covered by several other artists including Dylan himself (Garth Brooks, Adele, Trisha Yearwood), but Billy's version is the most raw and urgent, befitting the theme of the song. He owns it. The official music video (a live performance) was sometimes hard to find online, but is now on YouTube and can also be found on the video for Greatest Hits III and the Essential Video Collection too. |
(Words and music by Bob Dylan)
When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love When the evening shadows and the stars appear And there is no one there to dry your tears I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love I know you haven't made your mind up yet But I would never do you wrong I've known it from the moment that we met No doubt in my mind where you belong I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue I'd go crawling down the avenue There's nothing that I wouldn't do To make you feel my love The storms are raging on the rollin' sea And on the highway of regret The winds of change are blowing wild and free You ain't seen nothing like me yet I could make you happy, make your dreams come true There's nothing that I would not do Go to the ends of the earth for you To make you feel my love There's nothing that I would not do To make you feel my love Billy performs "To Make You Feel My Love" on Late Night with David Letterman. Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is on the organ. The talented Mark Rivera, who usually plays sax, is on the harmonica. Go to the Greatest Hits III main page to see the full interview.
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