Bob Dylan Finally Plays A Song Live After 6 Years, And Does It In Weirdest Way Possible

LOADINGERROR LOADINGWas “Bob the Builder” the inspiration here?On Thursday, Bob Dylan began to trend on X, formerly Twitter.Why? The 83-year-old musician decided to give a song he hadn’t played live since 2018 a very strange twist.During his Tuesday night show in Buffalo, New York, Dylan decided to finally play “Desolation Row” and accompanied it musically with a freakin’ wrench.Advertisement According to videos shared online by people who attended the show, Dylan can be seen playing the piano, picking up the tool and then proceeding to bang it against his mic in tempo.Bob Dylan performs on a double bill with Neil Young in 2019 in London.Dave J Hogan via Getty ImagesFans of the “It Ain’t Me Babe” singer had mixed reactions to Dylan’s stunt — but a good amount figured the random act was just Dylan being Dylan.“Wish I enjoyed anything as much as Bob Dylan enjoys fucking with people,” one X user said in response to the video.Advertisement “The entirety of popular culture in the year 2024: ‘Look at how much money we spend on making everything amazing and perfect!’“Bob Dylan: ‘I like to tap a little wrench on stage,’” another user joked.

“‘Hello, I can’t come to work today becasue i’m preparing a 10,000 word think piece on why Bob Dylan is smacking a WRENCH against a microphone,’” a third user said.Other X users had similar thoughts:Bob can play guitar, piano, harmonica, and now we find out he plays tiny wrench as well.Who said he wasn't a real musician? — KelvinJPerson (@KelvinJPersonMe) September 18, 2024Truly the original punk— Ethnosphere (@EthnosphereCR) September 19, 2024The sound technician pic.twitter.com/BBsBEDWJ26— Eric Scho (@ericscho) September 18, 2024Advertisement A bit too mechanical for my tastes.— Patrick Allaby (@patallaby) September 18, 2024Oh that’s wild ! And him laughing and enjoying it too… Nothing like getting old, being an icon and not caring… He can do what the h...