Say what you want about Empire Burlesque -- at the very least, it's the most consistent record Bob Dylan has made since Blood on the Tracks, even if it isn't quite as interesting as Desire. However, it is a better set of songs, all deriving from the same place and filled with subtle gems -- the most obvious being "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)," but also "Emotionally Yours" and "Dark Eyes" -- proving that his powers are still there. The rest of the album may not be as graceful, but it's still well-crafted songwriting that never fails to be interesting. The record's biggest flaw is its state-of-the-art production; this is every bit as slick as Street Legal, but now sounds more focused and more of its time -- thanks to a reliance on synthesizers and mildly sequenced beats -- than it did upon its original release. All this makes Empire Burlesque seem more transient than it actually is, since -- discounting the production -- this is as good as Dylan gets in his latter days.
Come baby, find me, come baby, remind me of where I once begun.Come baby, show me, show me you know me, tell me you're the one.I could be learning, you could be yearning to see behind closed doors.But I will always be emotionally yours.Come baby, rock me, come baby, lock me into the shadows of your heart.Come baby, teach me, come baby, reach me, let the music start.I could be dreaming but I kee...
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For me this is the only song that remotely comes close to what I feel about the people,and so many things that I have lost over the years it is a beautiful song I love the song.
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