In 1969, Harry Belafonte covered a Bob Dylan song that was created as a powerful tune about love and loneliness, telling the story of a man who feels lost because his partner is away; he can’t bear to wait another day to reunite.
Written in 1962 by a 21-year-old Dylan as he yearned for his then-girlfriend, Suze Rotolo, to return home while she was studying abroad in Italy, it was covered by other artists before ever even being released by the King of Folk Music himself. Most famously, Elvis Presley put his own spin on the tune in 1966, which Dylan called one of his favorite cover versions of his work, according to Rolling Stone. “That’s the one recording I treasure the most,” the crooner said, per the outlet.
Belafonte’s twist on the tune, however, added jazzy, soulful swing to the folk track, and was included on his 1969 studio album Homeward Bound, among other releases on the project like “If I Were a Carpenter,” “Suzanne,” “Don’t Talk Now,” “Sad Heart,” “The Last Time I Saw Her,” “Softly,” “Suzanne,” “Little Bird,” and “The Dolphin.”
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“If today was not an endless highway / I today was not a crooked trail / If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time / Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all / I can’t see my reflection in the waters / I can’t speak the sounds that show no pain / I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps / Or can’t remember the sound of my own name,” the lyrics express, per Genius.
In the comments section of the YouTube video, fans celebrated the cover. One person wrote, “Well I was certain Elvis Presley recorded the best version of this fabulous tune of melancholic love but Harry Belafonte takes it too another beautiful contemplative level of serenity.”
Dylan’s own first recording wasn’t released until 1971 on the compilation Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II. Over the decades, “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” has been covered countless times by artists including The Kingston Trio (1991), Judy Collins (1965), Odetta (1965), Ian & Sylvia (1963), Nickel Creek (2005), and more.
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