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Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' lyrics sell for $2 million

2014-06-25 138 Dailymotion

Rolling Stone voted it the number one rock'n'roll song of all time.<br/> <br />And now it's also got the most expensive lyrics ever to boot.<br/> <br />The original handwritten manuscript for Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" has just sold at auction for a cool $2 million.<br/> <br />Richard Austin is from Sotheby's.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Sotheby's Head Of Books And Manuscripts, Richard Austin, saying (English):<br/> <br />"The previous record was a $1 million hammer, held by 'A Day in the Life' Beatles manuscript, so '60s lyric manuscripts are doing very well in the current market."<br/> <br />Dylan's words were part of Sotheby's "A Rock and Roll History: Presley to Punk" - the auction houses first dedicated music history auction in more than a decade.<br/> <br />Outside of Dylan's own enthusiastic fan base, there was huge interest in an Elvis Jumpsuit from his days performing in Las Vegas - that sold for $245,000.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Sotheby's Head Of Books And Manuscripts, Richard Austin, saying (English):<br/> <br />"It wa

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