Link to Song: Saving Grace
Melbourne Mass Choir version: Saving Grace
What you should know about this song: When Dylan released his Slow Train Coming and Saved albums, he received an array of criticism from the public regarding his conversion to Christianity and the influence of faith on his music: “The controversy masked the power of some of his finest material, not least this superb gospel ballad from 1980’s Saved, which was enriched by some of Dylan’s most emotional harmonica playing.”*
“People came to me when he put out his Christian records and said, “This guy’s finished – he can’t speak to us anymore.’ I thought those were some of the most beautiful gospel songs that have ever entered the whole landscape of gospel music.” – Leonard Cohen*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
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