Bob Dylan accepts award Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1988 

"I wanna thank Mike Love for not mentioning me" Boom! Roasted!

Songwriting genius, but I always loved his voice above anything else; it may sound terrible, but I just love his rusty, nasal voice, it just rolls and hugs you and carries the song; best bad voice ever

Nice shot of the back Dylan's head>>>>

The ultimate poet.

Considering Mike Love was ripping on everyone and being an asshole, I think Dylan is glad Love forgot him.

Thank you Bob Dylan. You said it best. It is not the place to put down other people when you are accepting an award. Mike Love added to Brian Wilson's stress going on the road and must have made just singing with Mike Love stressful. The Beach Boys sound like the Beach Boys even with out Mike Love. Someone else can sing his part.

I'm surprised Mike never tried to spin this into a flex like "Hey, Bob Dylan himself cited me as an inspiration."

Bob is so fucking good....

Simply full of class ...and such beautifully brutal honesty ...Bob is ....😎👌🤣🤗😍👌

Just checked it out now.Its great,sounds like a lost Beach boys classic from the hey day and kinda reminds me a bit of "Cottonfeilds"thanks for opening my eyes to that

I agree totally. Glad Brian had the Beach Boys recorded it and didn't just give it away like Bruce has done with a load of his tunes. .... Bruce's "Thunder Road" is 2nd most played on my IPod's Top 200 list >>> drum roll please for the #1 most played on my IPod >>> "Don't Worry baby". : )

How does it feel?

Bruce Springsteen's mother said Bob Dylan can not sing I wish I could not sing just like Bob Dylan. Yes that would suit me just fine, I would be happy with that, what a greater world this would be if we had 2 Bob Dylans,

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valid point it was a team effort but when Brian lost interest they lost direction.They made some great lps from 67-73 but for me only "Sunflower" comes close to being comprable to anything after "Pet Sounds" that was their peak and of course "Smile' as we have it in the present day.You cant really call "Smile" a legit LP because it wasnt released in the day and even the version that is available now is a snap shot of what might have been but nonethe less,I do respect your opinion

only the back? WTF?

Who cares about Mike Love? I love Dylan!

@bobshenix Love's voice is the Beach Boys sound, just no getting around it, like him or not.

Ive heard nothing but good things about bruce Live so i can understand what your saying.Just so happens I like most of your choices as well.I also like alot of UK Stuff Beatles,Stones,Kinks,Small Faces,manfred mann,Pretty Things,Savoy Brown ,Groundhogs,Chicken Shack,Fleetwood mac(W/Peter Green)Hawkwind,Edgar Broughton band,Atomic Rooster,Sex Pistols,Damned,Sham69,Stranglers and I could be here all night but i think you get the idea

this is just to show how classy dylan is, in just 1 minute he shut up the crazy waterfall of bullshit that mike love was

intresting camera angles poorly shot

which isnt difficult considering what a putz Mike Love is.I felt so sorry for the rest of the beach boys.Brian later said in an interview that he was embarrased for mike because he mad such a fool of himself

Correction,was a drug abuser and has long since seen the light and has put out some damn fine music on his own.Perhaps you should listen to his solo effort"That Lucky Old Sun"you'd find alot to like and realise drug past aside,he hasnt lost a thing

Unfortunatley,Biology has no control over these things

and it took less than thrty seconds to do it LMFAO

I want to thank Mike Love for not mentioning meeee......... omg I love you Bob Dylan! You are my dream baby:)

I love that Bob mentions Muhammad Ali, Little Richard, and Alan Lomax. Put those three together and you get a pretty good explanation of what Bob Dylan is.

The way Dylan slapped mike love was incredible. He did it with class and it only goes to show how much of an artist and how much of a genuine person he is. Truly one of the greats, you can bury the rest

So beautiful and amazing how he acknowledged Little Richard, he deserves more recognition truly great acceptance speech

If ever I needed another reason to love and respect Dylan, it's the way he verbally bitch slapped Mike Love.

There is Bob Dylan and then there is everybody else.

I wish I could have seen Mike Love's face. Mike Love has really done his best to destroy the Beach Boy's reputation.

So perfect. Springsteen delivers a long, verbose recitation he probably spent 5months writing..to which Bob responds.."Thanks, Bruce." lol. And his line about Mike Love (who had delivered a lunatic rant earlier) is vintage Dylan.. His Bobness. Accept no substitutes...

Watch the Beach Boys acceptance speech - Mike takes the microphone off Brian, then goes into a huge rant at everybody more successful than him.

“I’d like to thank Mike Love… for not mentioning me.” Gotta love Dylan and his dry humor. What a legend

After watching mike loves speechify just made bob Dylan's so much better

Why is this shot like a scene from Forrest Gump

A truly class act. Thank God for Bobby Dylan.

One dislike? Anyone know Mike Love's screen name on RU-vid? :)

lol just watched that Mike Love dude's speech. hahaha Dylan is such a badass

It is so interesting, this man literally made other people's brains grow in a way they didn't know they could.

So fucking great i love dylan there's no pretentious cheesy crap with him plus everyone respects bruce, real sees real

perfectly put...forgiveness mike love...forgiveness...with all that harmony and TM mike love has...he has not an ounce of compassion or forgiveness

Dylan, with a few words, demolished everything Mike Love said!

Bob at his wordsmith best. If you have watched The Beach Boys induction, Bob's comments were so spot on, without being as nasty as Mike Love.

@killthephonies Hm. He admired him. A lot. Probably more than any other contemporary. I know John said some shit about Dylan after the Beatles broke up, but Lennon said shit about everyone during that period. He continued to mention Bob in some of his songs & songs like Working Class Hero are obviously Dylan-influenced. And he quoted Dylan songs in interviews, too. And I know Dylan's Christian conversions probably turned him off, but I don't think he ever lost his respect & admiration of Dylan.

That was the best acceptance speech EVER.

I've never heard bob dylan speak so openly to people

An universal poet, thorough and thorough 🍂

This guy is just sooo cool

Why does the sound suck on this, and why is the camera on Dylan's back? Is this at Dylan's request?

I was there that night. Truly amazing. Bob signed my program on Woody Guthrie's page. ❤

God he's an enigma

Dylan is the greatest!

why is the camera angle from behind? why not show bobby from the front? btw, why do awards shows always have to play such cheesy versions of songs? probably the worst little musical cover of "like a rolling stone" ever.

Now it has been said that they need to watch Mike Love's speech that happened earlier in this ceremony. Then you will truly recognize how subtle yet hilarious and then finally insightful Bob's final comments were. He did what the Brits call "taking the piss out of someone".

Yeah perhaps he is but who put him there??? The Wilsons without whom there would be no beach Boys let alone Brian Wilsons coat tails for Mike to ride on.Everything the man has is down to the Wilsons,hed of been nothing without them

This would of been a heck of a lot better if the cameraman wasn't filming from behind the stage. Great speech, horrible camera work.

The song which plays at the end is like a rolling stones, right? Does anyone know which version?

I don't know why the Wilson's didn't kick Mike Love's ass out in the seventies.

I wish I had half of his confidence to rock curly hair like him

Nice comeback to Mike Love

Anyone know the song name that plays at the end?

All their voices were the sound.Mike was just part of it,he is not all of it and if it werent for the Wilson Brothers he'd still be pumping gas...End of

love you Bob...always and forever.....and thank you!!!!!!!!

Genius. The 1st lp i ever bought was his Greatest Hits in the mid-60s - it cost 13 shillings and sixpence - a small fortune in those days. I was 12. Just the first of many from this genius.

First word I would say to Bob would be "Thank you" And then go from thee.

Bob Dylan's back head accepts award*

i don't know either... i sortof fell like i would lose it... he's just a guy that writes songs and loves music , but having a conversation with him would wreck my mind.. i saw him last year in north carolina and it was a trip just to be in the same building as him..

Is this his entire speech?? I thought for sure I read somewhere that he also thanked Jimi Hendrix who did more to promote Bob’s rock music status than any other pop musician

Bob never honors Bruce the way Bruce honors him. Reminds me of the way Woody Guthrie really didn't think much of Dylan.

i don't think i could even talk to him.. i'd trip out and waste his time rambling about how much he inspires me...

Mike Love’s speech for true Rock N Roll!!! xoxo The Clarences

Wow! Congrats Bob! How come we couldn't see your pretty face! this video was taken from the back side. Not good.

MAESTRO DE MAESTROS.

Bob Dylan showing Mike Love how it's done.

"Don't Hurt My Little Sister" brings to mind for me Elvis's "Little Sister" which I think is one of his best. Elvis isn't known for song writing by any stretch but for his image, influence, voice and style he brought and this can't be denied for so many of the greats from Springsteen to Dylan to Bono to the Beatles to Joel to Elton to Page & Plant (this list has been shortened do to lack of space) grew up idolizing him. Check out Bono's poem to Elvis called "American David". It's on RU-vid.

His voice is definitley an acquired taste.I personally like it but then Im not everybody

Oh I see. Thanks for your reply, I get the back story now.

Good glad you agree.i couldnt see anyone overlooking That Lucky Old Sun.Its such a beautiful record

I even like the Ronnie Spector version of "Don't Worry Baby". Great cover.

damn he kinda put mike love in his place

i dont know the back story for this bitch slap. Can you please explain to me what Bob meant when he said 'for not mentioning me and we gotta have forgiveness too' please?

I wish they'd put up Simon & Garfunkel's induction

Hey man, that's your opinion. I love hearing Dylan's voice.

"Muhammad Ali" Bob and Ali - the Greatest

haha the bulb flashes didn't even seem real..

Cant see his face

Worst singer I've ever heard

Stage presence is nerve-raking to this man...people sense it and they laugh it’s annoying (when not mentioning humorous remarks). Peace, love harmony is my motto cool coming from him 💕😇👍🏻

HADOOOUKEN! FINISH HIM, BOB!

What's with these behind the stage shots? I've seen lots of clips of this speech with a front-on camera view. Why the RnR HOF have to select the worst clip is strange.

Dylan My love my master in a lot of ways...

Exactly,it was his version of the truth and not THE TRUTH.Mike Love would be NOTHING without the wilsons espcailly brian

Oh name calling is it.Oh your sooo Mature and yes I was born in 1962 and have been a fan since 1971 after hearing `Dont Worry Baby`` on my friends brothers car stereo.Yes I do have a serious dislike for Mike Love because he has been nothing but an embarrasment to the group since 1967 starting with Beach Boys Today which he complained to Brian that it wasnt Beach Boys enough all the way to the collapse of `Smile(Please see next two Posts)

OK Mick J. what ever you say but I've been a fan of the Beach Boys since "Surfing Safai" which would be about the same time you started to breath if I'm guessing your name correctly. You sound like you have a personal grudge with Love. Do you Micky J.? How would you know Brain regretted it ever since, when Brain was so drugged out for most of the bands "Glory Days" as Springsteen would say?

beautifully done

Well then we obviously have alot more in common thaqn in thought."Dont Worry Baby"is my personal fave but your still being childish because you cant take what you dish out so whos the baby then????

Yep the Wilson Brothers did because Mike had the best voice. OMG, WTF is all this who's who in the Beach Boys? Who really cares? I'm a fan and glad their still around. You sound like youre Mike Jagger and still pissed off at Love because of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame out burst.