Link to Song: Jokerman
What you should know about this song: “Jokerman” went through a series of revisions in the early 1980s before it was chosen as the opening track for Infidels. Throughout his 1984 tour and again in his 1994 tour, Dylan regularly opened his shows with this song.
“‘Jokerman’ came to me in the [Caribbean] islands. It’s very mystical. The shapes there, and shadows, seem to be so ancient.” – Bob Dylan, 1984*
*Source: “Dylan: 100 Songs and Pictures” by Fine Communications
Photo Source: Lynn Goldsmith, 1983
