I Shall Be Released

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They say ev’rything can be replaced
Yet ev’ry distance is not near
So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

I Shall Be Released (unreleased cover)
Written byBob Dylan
Performed byBob Dylan & Elvis Costello (1995 and 1999)
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Carole King & Chrissie Hynde (1995)
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Carole King & Van Morrison (1995)
Robbie Robertson, Elvis Costello & Rita Coolidge (1995)
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, & Amos Lee (2007)
Levon Helm, Elvis Costello, & Joe Pug (2010)

First known performance:
March 30, 1995, London, England
Last known performance:
April 29, 2020, Happier Musical Hour
     (8 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
The Band  1968 Music From Big Pink
Joan Baez  1968
 Peter, Paul and Mary  1968
 Joe Cocker  1969
The Hollies  1969
Nina Simone  1969
Bob Dylan  1971 Greatest Hits Vol. II
Bette Midler  1973
 Tom Robinson Band  1977
The Flying Burrito Brothers  1988  (recorded ca. 1970)
Jerry Garcia  1991
Chrissie Hynde  1993
Paul Weller  1996
Aaron Neville  2000

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