Bob Dylan is treating his fans with some rare covers during the last couple of live shows across the United States.
After playing Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” for the first time since 1990 in Savannah, Dylan decided to surprise the fans at his show in Augusta by covering James Brown’s hit “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” This was the first time that Dylan played one of Brown’s songs at his concerts.
It was a fitting cover since Brown moved to Augusta from Barnwell at a young age and started his music career in the city.
Bob Dylan is famous for banning cellphones at his concerts, so we assumed that we missed out on this special event. Luckily, one fan managed to capture most of the song on a video with a surprising clean audio.
Hear Dylan playing “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” below.
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"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Bell Auditorium
Augusta, GA pic.twitter.com/rHVtqARkTB— mleonardtyson (@mleonardtyson) November 8, 2018
James Brown co-wrote “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” with Betty Jean Newsome and recorded the song in 1966. It became a hit on the charts, peaking at number eight on US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the US R&B Singles charts. The song became one of Brown’s most popular songs and ended up being selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
