Bob Dylan 73rd Academy Awards Performance 'Things Have Changed'

On March 25, 2001, at the 73rd Academy Awards, "Things Have Changed" was awarded the Oscar for Best Original Song. At the time, Dylan was touring Australia. He and his band performed the song in a segment recorded in Sydney, that was inserted into the Academy Awards broadcast via a satellite link.

[kathrynjarlov]

Bob STILL stands head and shoulders above the rest.

[chadmoore]

Take it in kids, that was the last true musical performance at any BS award

[nickcallil]

A roomful of celebrities watching a true giant

[marytorres]

I started listening to bob dylan in my 20's. I'm now in my 70's and I'm still listening to bob dylan

[tammydean]

The best acceptance speech ever. Dylan seems to be such a movie buff, winning the Oscar must have been such a thrill for him. I love his last line “God bless everyone with peace, tranquility, and goodwill “. Love it

[shelbyasch]

There's Dylan and then there's everyone else. He stands alone!

[JK-ksxq]

"People are crazy and times are strange, I'm locked in tight, I'm outta range, I used to care, but, things have changed" mindset to a T!

[dmg]

I was Security @ Channel Nine studios Artarmon AUSTRALIA. where the live-crossover was filmed that day.

My own little 'personal brag' about all this is :

I was standing 20ft away as Dylan & the band played this. & the footage here really does not capture the 'DAMN' he showed when he won, He really was stunned & was easy to see that i dont think he expected to win it.
Wasn't hard to see his pride & surprise after the cameras stopped & all his people flooded him, hugging & backslapping him.
Was pretty cool to watch as an outsider.
Prior to it all he seemed so composed & in-control.

Was a crazy day, The band/crew arrived early & were busy setting it all up in Studio 2. Very outta the ordinary 'Sunday'

We'd been advised by my boss, THE legendary Mr John Bennett
( Y'all Nine Staffers will remember John & his equally awesome brother, Wayne- 'The Kray Bro's :D ),
that we were not to engage the 'artist' in conversation nor request photographs or autographs.

At some point before Dylan arrived we were outside having a ciggy when some of the crew walked up & said 'G'day', Top fellers, Charlie Sexton was amongst them & he was a great guy, I've said -
' Wow... Charlie Sexton, I bought your record' & the cheeky bastard FLOORED me when he grinned & said-

"So.... You were the one" ....
:D

AWESOME

[lhcarter]

Contains my favorite Dylan line of all time, that sums up his life experience: “ all the truth in the world adds up to one big lie”.

[Victorwater]

This is the best vocal performance I've ever heard from Bob. Amazing interpretation

[michaelmueller]

Bob looks like a he's trolling the audience from deep within the soul of a David Lynch film. Wild-eyed, twisted, menacing. It's FUCKING GLORIOUS.

[russellcampbell]

About the most real thing that has happened at the Oscars in the last 30 years.

[RubenCastilloGomez]

"A song that doesn´t pussyfoot around or turn a blind eye to human nature", so it was perfect as a sort of an epilogue to "Wonderboys". And to me, right up there in the top 20 or 30 of his best songs

[danzinski]

Only one of those songs still matters two decades later. And it's the one that won. Well done Academy.

[andrewchilton]

“God bless you all with peace tranquility and good will”

Bless you Bob. A True Poet of our times.

[corneliakapelinski]

What a performance come from a million miles away and with a presence that takes over everything. . You can feel that most of the audience wants to be like him but they are what they are, and Bob holds the mirror- great that Oscar is little for it.

[deejay]

Bob Dylan sang my life. There he is, getting awarded for it. I can't imagine a world without Bob Dylan.

[daurikretsch]

There is NOBODY like Bob Dylan...I was lucky to have seen the legend in the 80’s performing with Tom Petty...fan since a wee lil girl...my older brother loved him and would play the guitar...I was hooked...a little obsessed with him these days...his music is like an opera...you may not hear every word, but you understand the meaning...

[alonzobishop]

If there was ever a man I’d want to share a Whiskey or two with, it would be Mr. Dylan...

[emilysentertainment]

Bob is bob, you have to listen and take hats off, he’s the best