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| - %22Love Minus Zero/No Limit%22 (read %22Love Minus Zero over No Limit%22) is a song written by Bob Dylan for his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music). The song was originally written as a tribute to Dylan's future wife Sara Lowndes. Its main musical hook is a series of three descending chords, while its lyrics articulate Dylan's feelings for his lover, and how she brings a needed zen-like calm to his chaotic world. The song uses surreal imagery, some of which recalls Edgar Allan Poe's %22The Raven%22 and the biblical Book of Daniel. The style of the lyrics is reminiscent of William Blake's poem, %22The Sick Rose%22.Dylan has performed %22Love Minus Zero/No Limit%22 live on several of his tours. Since its initial appearance on Bringing It All Back Home, live versions of the song have been released on a number of Dylan's albums, including Bob Dylan at Budokan, MTV Unplugged (European versions), and The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, as well as on the reissued Concert for Bangladesh album by George Harrison & Friends. Live video performances have been included on the Concert for Bangladesh and Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963–1965 DVD releases. Artists who have covered %22Love Minus Zero/No Limit%22 include Ricky Nelson, The Turtles, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Fleetwood Mac, and Rod Stewart. Eric Clapton played it at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration.
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