Bob Dylan is a legendary songwriter poet starting in the 60's. So many great songs such as "Blowin' In The Wind", "Like A Rolling Stone", "Mr. Tambourine Man", "Shelter From The Storm", "Lay Lady Lay" etc. In 1988 he joined the supergroup the "Travelling Wilburys" which included George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty.
Dylan is a national treasure (He was awarded the NOBEL PRIZE for literature!! He's playing guitar AND playing harmonica AND singing. It is wonderful, but I was a member of a folk trio in the mid-Sixties and our lead member did her Dylan stuff all the time. Love Dylan! I saw him perform twice, once he was PRIME and the second time, he was so incoherent , my friends and I kept asking each other what the heck he was singing-- Eventually, we figured out it was "Tambourine Man." But Dylan was out of it!! What fun!
I am portuguese... Learned english in high school and have 2 books with (almost) all of Bob Dylan's lyrics... In my opinion, the Nobel Prize for literature he was awarded was one of the most well deserved Nobel prizes ever given! And although Guns n'Roses 'Knocking on Heaven's Door' is a great cover, there's no one who can sing Dylan's songs as himself!
Just before Monterey Pop in '67 which rocketed so many careers, my buddy sold this model $20.00 bag of pot. She said her boyfriend was Bobby Neurwith, who was a friend of Dylan. He was mentioned on a couple of Dylan albums and on the credits for the Movie of Monterey Pop, he helped produce it. Pennypacker, who made the movie was also Dylan's first manager. Anyway, this gal had an one room apartment with piles 'n' piles of flyers saying "Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan". The nasal tone it to make people think he sounded like a dust bowl Okie, like his hero Woody Guthrie.
I played this LP endlessly and nearly drove my parents insane. My mother said he sounded like an old drunk at turning out time ... she wasn't a fan! :D He was more of a poet than a singer, and the poster boy of the protest movements around the world. Also a Travelling Wilbury in his later years, a legend!
This is one of the hardest songs to play on guitar for me your fingers have to be a blur on both hands. This and "Hurricane" are my personal favourites of Bobs.
He's still producing albums and touring. He's 82 now I think. Yes...he does process frigging wisdom. No deeper well of a catalog in existence and constantly changing. Mainly a poet and he's also an artist as in drawing, painting and sculpture. Bob Dylan is fascinating. He could also be a REAL jerk. It's not overstatement to say he changed music and influenced plethora of musicians. You will hear his 'voice' pop up time after time in other musicians. His styling, his perspective and artistic bravery.
My favorites from Dylan are Subterranean Homesick Blues, Tangled Up in Blue, Knocking on Heaven's Door, Shelter from the Storm, Hurricane, Highway 61 Revisited, Tight Connection to My Heart, Things Have Changed, Stuck Inside of Mobile, Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine, She Belongs to Me, New Pony, A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall, Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, All I Really...., well, that's enough for starters.
Bob was/is a genius poet and musician and you've just started exploring his amazing body of work. You've got an amazing and satisfying journey of discovery.
Bob Dylan is the jester in the song "American Pie" that you reacted to. This is the picture of him in a James Dean coat on the cover of Freewheelin'. "When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me"
Dylan's great, thanks for the reaction! If anybody says he can't sing, I'll stand on their coffee table and tell them they're wrong. There's great material of plenty of different genres from throughout his career. "What Can I Do For You" live in Toronto is probably some of the better gospel you'll hear in your life. "I Feel A Change Comin' On" is a great blues song with a fantastic backing bank. "Like A Rolling Stone" was a game changer when it came out, and has a rock-n-roll feel to it. He returned to his folk music roots with Tempest in 2012, and the headlining song on that album is very good folk music from a much older Dylan. The man's proven way more times than anybody could ask, that he's got what it takes.
I'd divide the singers on two subspecies, the technical ones, from Rock to Lyrical, Celine Dion type, who can run leaps around the music sheet, and then there's the ones who actually have something to say, Dylan, Waits, Cohen. And there's room for both, if it's Schubert I'd go for the first kind, but most of the time I'm on the second group
He plays the harmonica too I believe. I read that this song was when he and Joan Baez broke up. She wrote and sang Diamonds And Rust from her point of view. I cannot verify any of this. Just read it somewhere.
If you like King Dylan check out Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes! Hes like Dylan and Leonard Cohen mixed together with a folk style and sometimes electronic, or sympathy all together with lyrics that come from a place 99% of musicians wish they could obtain. One flaw many find is his voice, it is a lot like dylan, a little better but wavering with true emotion. Lastly, he's been writting and recording since around 13 back in the early 90's and you can see the progression of a lyrical genius develop from songs about teenage angst all the way to an adult depressive with substance issues that are relatable from his start up until now.
Not only did he write the music & lyrics, but sang, played the guitar & harmonica at the same time. A total genius, Your next Dylan song should be It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
Find Dylan is one of the best lyric writers, poets and musician! He was awarded the Nobel Prize a few years back for his writing. He's engrained in musical history.
Stay in this "rabbit hole" so much more to hear and experience. You must hear Positively 4th Street, Just Like A Woman, Stuck Inside Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again, Tangled Up In Blue, One More Cup Of Coffee, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Lay Lady Lay, you just can't go wrong...
The girl on the cover is Suzie Rotolo. He met her when he came to New York and fell madly in love with her. She was very artsy and knowledgeable and taught him a lot. When she left to spend some time in Europe, that was kind of the end of it for them. (See "Boots of Spanish Leather"). Sadly, she died a few years ago. Nice reaction.
There was a period in the 60s when it seemed everyone was recording Bob Dylan songs, such was his influence. Here he's not only playing the guitar but also a harmonica attached to a neck/shoulder rig. Songs in a similar vein to this in terms of subject matter include "Positively 4th Street" and "It Ain't Me, Babe"
This book is a must have: The Philosophy of Modern Song, by Bob Dylan Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan’s unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work’s transcendence. In 2020, with the release of his outstanding album Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years, and like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.
"I offered my heart, but you wanted my soul. Don't think twice it's alright". Peter Paul & Mary did a pretty version of this. His lyrical body of work won a Nobel Prize. dagmars.6954 has a starter list. 'Hurricane' is another classic
There is another song that rivals Positively Fourth Street. It's a song by an Australian artist called Pete Murray, the song is called So Beautiful. It's brutal.
Love your Dylan reactions. It would be awesome to hear you react to "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding." So many songs deserve the title of "best Dylan song" (he has about 100 genuinely 'best' songs) but, to me. that song was his crowing achievement. Regardless of where you go next, you're in for a ride like you wouldn't believe. Welcome. The water is wide.
Dylan shares that particular talent (Great songwriter and wordsmith, not a great voice but great emotion in the performance) with other wordsmiths Willy Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Which explains why their songs get covered so many times by so many singers.
"I ain't saying you treated me unkind. You coulda done better but I don't mind. You just kinda wasted my precious time, but don't think twice it's alright". What a stone cold relationship break up line. Maybe the best ever. Peace ❤
Joni Mitchell rivals it with "You say you're as constant as the morning star. I say, constantly in the darkness, where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar"
If you want a bit of Bob Dylan humor and historical content, which I guess also has a messages, try out Bob Dylan's 115th Dream. Don't we all have dreams like this? Enjoy!
Dylan was given the Nobel prize for poetry. A contemporary would be Donovan. Listen to Hurdy Gurdy Man. Try Janis Joplin for incredible blues. May try Piece of My Heart For jazz try Nina Simone maybe Mississippi Goddamn.
Look at Red River Shore. It is not about Bob, who was about 47 when he wrote it, it's about another much older man. The singer is from another place and time. One of his best vocals. Lyrics are fantastic. Perfection. Not good enough to make the upcoming album. Finally showed up on a bootleg. UA-cam: Red River Shore (Outtake from 'Time Out Of Mind' Sessions, Version 1)
Yeah now you got it Michael If you decide to go down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole All will be clear to you He is one of the big headed geniuses of the 20th century really of all time but I’m bias I know the truth Wordsmith and more Winner of Noble Prize
He is a poet. You want something crazy fun to react to? 2cellos "Trooper Overture". The official video, not the live versions. Classical music meets Iron Maiden. These guys are brilliant.
Some of Dylan's best collaborations were with Peter, Paul and Mary. Try their cover of this song. I can listen over and over to them because of their incredible (and unexpected) harmonies. You don't need to react to it, but do yourself a favor and at least listen. There is so much more to these lyrics than you had time to go into. Dylan was perhaps our generation's greatest poet. (I was a teenager in the 60's.) The confusion of the sexual revolution had set many of my generation adrift, forcing everyone to rethink the nature of love., because the Pill had made sex without consequences possible. There was a tension between those who wanted to explore love without strings (often, though not always, men), while others (often, though not always, women) still dreamed of happily ever after. There's the underlying sense of alienation, separation from traditional values and beliefs, that was so much a part of 60's folk music. The narrator has, he says, given her his heart but he's already disengaging as he walks away, so had he ever truly done so? Or was his soul being smothered by the woman's emotional demands? "I once loved a woman, a child I'm told." A child's love is grasping, he seems to say, wanting more than can be given, whereas a mature, adult love permits boundaries. The person is free to "move on" when those boundaries aren't respected. Listen to the imagery: It won't do her good to turn on her light, he's on the dark side of the road. There's a part of him that will always remain hidden from her view, and it's not that she can't see it, it's that he won't let her. We discussed, dissected, and debated Dylan's lyrics endlessly back then. And they deserved it.
hi michael, good sunday ? dylan is a great musician and songwriter, but, and i'll probably upset a lot of people, i don't know who said he could sing but they lied. i do like a lot of his songs, when someone sings them. lol
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Bob Dylan is a legendary songwriter poet starting in the 60's. So many great songs such as "Blowin' In The Wind", "Like A Rolling Stone", "Mr. Tambourine Man", "Shelter From The Storm", "Lay Lady Lay" etc. In 1988 he joined the supergroup the "Travelling Wilburys" which included George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty.
Dylan isn’t for everyone, but if you are someone who gets it, you are blessed. You have a lifetime to enjoy these incredible songs.
Dylan probably recorded this live, in one take, holding his guitar, harmonica strapped on around his neck. That's the way he performed it live.
Dylan is a national treasure (He was awarded the NOBEL PRIZE for literature!! He's playing guitar AND playing harmonica AND singing. It is wonderful, but I was a member of a folk trio in the mid-Sixties and our lead member did her Dylan stuff all the time. Love Dylan! I saw him perform twice, once he was PRIME and the second time, he was so incoherent , my friends and I kept asking each other what the heck he was singing-- Eventually, we figured out it was "Tambourine Man." But Dylan was out of it!! What fun!
This song is one of Dylan's most heartfelt, touching works.
Another winnah Michael! You always pick the good stuff! He's a great harmonica player too. 👍😎😁
I am portuguese... Learned english in high school and have 2 books with (almost) all of Bob Dylan's lyrics... In my opinion, the Nobel Prize for literature he was awarded was one of the most well deserved Nobel prizes ever given! And although Guns n'Roses 'Knocking on Heaven's Door' is a great cover, there's no one who can sing Dylan's songs as himself!
Just before Monterey Pop in '67 which rocketed so many careers, my buddy
sold this model $20.00 bag of pot. She said her boyfriend was Bobby Neurwith,
who was a friend of Dylan. He was mentioned on a couple of Dylan albums and
on the credits for the Movie of Monterey Pop, he helped produce it.
Pennypacker, who made the movie was also Dylan's first manager. Anyway,
this gal had an one room apartment with piles 'n' piles of flyers saying
"Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan". The nasal tone it to make people think
he sounded like a dust bowl Okie, like his hero Woody Guthrie.
Thank you for playing Bob Dylan we love him always 💕
That's Dylan, lyrics, guitar, and harmonica. So many nights listening.
I played this LP endlessly and nearly drove my parents insane. My mother said he sounded like an old drunk at turning out time ... she wasn't a fan! :D He was more of a poet than a singer, and the poster boy of the protest movements around the world. Also a Travelling Wilbury in his later years, a legend!
The next one should be Like A Rolling Stone. Dylan started in the 60s. Keep it coming! Nice reaction
It's the "I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul" that has always stuck with me from this song. Bob Dylan has earned his place in history
This is one of the hardest songs to play on guitar for me your fingers have to be a blur on both hands. This and "Hurricane" are my personal favourites of Bobs.
He's still producing albums and touring. He's 82 now I think. Yes...he does process frigging wisdom. No deeper well of a catalog in existence and constantly changing. Mainly a poet and he's also an artist as in drawing, painting and sculpture. Bob Dylan is fascinating. He could also be a REAL jerk. It's not overstatement to say he changed music and influenced plethora of musicians. You will hear his 'voice' pop up time after time in other musicians. His styling, his perspective and artistic bravery.
My favorites from Dylan are Subterranean Homesick Blues, Tangled Up in Blue, Knocking on Heaven's Door, Shelter from the Storm, Hurricane, Highway 61 Revisited, Tight Connection to My Heart, Things Have Changed, Stuck Inside of Mobile, Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine, She Belongs to Me, New Pony, A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall, Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, All I Really...., well, that's enough for starters.
Bob was/is a genius poet and musician and you've just started exploring his amazing body of work. You've got an amazing and satisfying journey of discovery.
Positively 4th Street is another song whose lyrics are genius. I highly recommend you give it a listen!
Bob Dylan is the jester in the song "American Pie" that you reacted to. This is the picture of him in a James Dean coat on the cover of Freewheelin'.
"When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me"
Dylan's great, thanks for the reaction! If anybody says he can't sing, I'll stand on their coffee table and tell them they're wrong.
There's great material of plenty of different genres from throughout his career. "What Can I Do For You" live in Toronto is probably some of the better gospel you'll hear in your life. "I Feel A Change Comin' On" is a great blues song with a fantastic backing bank. "Like A Rolling Stone" was a game changer when it came out, and has a rock-n-roll feel to it. He returned to his folk music roots with Tempest in 2012, and the headlining song on that album is very good folk music from a much older Dylan.
The man's proven way more times than anybody could ask, that he's got what it takes.
I'd divide the singers on two subspecies, the technical ones, from Rock to Lyrical, Celine Dion type, who can run leaps around the music sheet, and then there's the ones who actually have something to say, Dylan, Waits, Cohen. And there's room for both, if it's Schubert I'd go for the first kind, but most of the time I'm on the second group
@@paulojcduarte good way of putting it
Give 'It's alright ma,(I'm only bleeding)' by Mr. Dylan a listen, I think you will find it interesting!
Great reaction to one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs.
One of my favorites of his!! Keep goin!
"Boots of Spanish Leather" is a beautifully crafted love song
My friend, I jumped into this when I saw the song. It's a legendary song. Congratulations for your sharing and sensibility 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for playing Bob, we love him💕
Love dylans music❤
Great great critique. Your honest admiration and enjoyment was a joy to see
He plays the harmonica too I believe. I read that this song was when he and Joan Baez broke up. She wrote and sang Diamonds And Rust from her point of view. I cannot verify any of this. Just read it somewhere.
Loved the reaction. There's so much more to explore with Dylan. Looking forward to sharing the journey!
@ DYLAN: THOUGHT IS WHERE WISDOM IS. BORN
If you like King Dylan check out Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes! Hes like Dylan and Leonard Cohen mixed together with a folk style and sometimes electronic, or sympathy all together with lyrics that come from a place 99% of musicians wish they could obtain. One flaw many find is his voice, it is a lot like dylan, a little better but wavering with true emotion. Lastly, he's been writting and recording since around 13 back in the early 90's and you can see the progression of a lyrical genius develop from songs about teenage angst all the way to an adult depressive with substance issues that are relatable from his start up until now.
Dylan was a great folk artist. My favorites are Lay Lady Lay and Knocking on Heavens Door.
Not only did he write the music & lyrics, but sang, played the guitar & harmonica at the same time. A total genius, Your next Dylan song should be It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
Dylan went very deep very early. Masters Of War was written in 1963!!
Find Dylan is one of the best lyric writers, poets and musician! He was awarded the Nobel Prize a few years back for his writing.
He's engrained in musical history.
Word smith yes, that is why he was awarded the NOBEL PRIZE for literature
Yes, one man and a guitar
...and a harmonica
Stay in this "rabbit hole" so much more to hear and experience. You must hear Positively 4th Street, Just Like A Woman, Stuck Inside Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again, Tangled Up In Blue, One More Cup Of Coffee, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Lay Lady Lay, you just can't go wrong...
Bob played a guitar with a harmonica attached. He played the guitar, harmonica and sang all on a song.
The girl on the cover is Suzie Rotolo. He met her when he came to New York and fell madly in love with her. She was very artsy and knowledgeable and taught him a lot. When she left to spend some time in Europe, that was kind of the end of it for them. (See "Boots of Spanish Leather"). Sadly, she died a few years ago. Nice reaction.
''It ain't me babe'' and ''It's all over now baby blue'' by Dylan are nice compliments to this one ,too ...
There was a period in the 60s when it seemed everyone was recording Bob Dylan songs, such was his influence. Here he's not only playing the guitar but also a harmonica attached to a neck/shoulder rig. Songs in a similar vein to this in terms of subject matter include "Positively 4th Street" and "It Ain't Me, Babe"
Cool to hear you not only like Dylan but Hemingway as well!
Wait till you hear, “it’s All Right Ma ((I’m Only Bleeding)”, “My Back Pages”.
This book is a must have: The Philosophy of Modern Song, by Bob Dylan
Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan’s unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work’s transcendence.
In 2020, with the release of his outstanding album Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years, and like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.
"I offered my heart, but you wanted my soul. Don't think twice it's alright". Peter Paul & Mary did a pretty version of this. His lyrical body of work won a Nobel Prize. dagmars.6954 has a starter list. 'Hurricane' is another classic
You got me on the Hemingway comparison! Great reaction, you really get Dylan!
Thanks for that!
His song “Positively Fourth Street” is the ultimate “call -out to your face” song.
There is another song that rivals Positively Fourth Street. It's a song by an Australian artist called Pete Murray, the song is called So Beautiful. It's brutal.
Love your Dylan reactions. It would be awesome to hear you react to "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding." So many songs deserve the title of "best Dylan song" (he has about 100 genuinely 'best' songs) but, to me. that song was his crowing achievement. Regardless of where you go next, you're in for a ride like you wouldn't believe. Welcome. The water is wide.
Dylan shares that particular talent (Great songwriter and wordsmith, not a great voice but great emotion in the performance) with other wordsmiths Willy Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Which explains why their songs get covered so many times by so many singers.
Try Mr. Tambourine Man, and Blowin’ in the Wind.
"I ain't saying you treated me unkind.
You coulda done better but I don't mind. You just kinda wasted my precious time, but don't think twice it's alright".
What a stone cold relationship break up line. Maybe the best ever.
Peace ❤
Joni Mitchell rivals it with "You say you're as constant as the morning star. I say, constantly in the darkness, where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar"
Dylan is the Poet Laureate of his generation.
If you want a bit of Bob Dylan humor and historical content, which I guess also has a messages, try out Bob Dylan's 115th Dream. Don't we all have dreams like this? Enjoy!
More Bob Dylan -- A Hard Rain Is A Gonna Fall
Also- I think Dylan is underrated as an acoustic guitarist. He did some serious finger picking I. His time, as this sign shows.
This song has been covered by many, including a bluesy version by Eric Clapton
Dylan was given the Nobel prize for poetry.
A contemporary would be Donovan. Listen to Hurdy Gurdy Man.
Try Janis Joplin for incredible blues. May try Piece of My Heart
For jazz try Nina Simone maybe Mississippi Goddamn.
All three of these are incredible. Would definitely throw in Joni Mitchell & Rodriguez too!
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature, so yes, a wordsmith indeed.
Listen to "Tangled up in Blue" because it is much deeper. He succeded in creating a gestalt of emotional sound.
Dylan is one of the great American poets
A lot of people would agree with you that Bob Dylan is the Ernest Hemingway of folk music. Maybe I would, too.
Perhaps try John Prine. Sam Stone is perhaps the most moving song ever written.
Prine would be a great choice. Not a bad song in his portfolio.
He’s a wordsmith … he’s a Nobel laureate … no, really!
"Wordsmith" is the best term. He couldn't sing worth a damn, but his lyrics are legendary.
Try Dylan’s song
Hurricane. A true story about Rubin Carter, a black boxer who spent way too much time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Look at Red River Shore. It is not about Bob, who was about 47 when he wrote it, it's about another much older man. The singer is from another place and time.
One of his best vocals. Lyrics are fantastic. Perfection. Not good enough to make the upcoming album. Finally showed up on a bootleg.
UA-cam: Red River Shore (Outtake from 'Time Out Of Mind' Sessions, Version 1)
Yeah now you got it Michael
If you decide to go down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole
All will be clear to you
He is one of the big headed geniuses of the 20th century really of all time but I’m bias I know the truth
Wordsmith and more
Winner of Noble Prize
"like Ernest Hemingway" - there you go brother - nice.
“All right”
He is a poet. You want something crazy fun to react to? 2cellos "Trooper Overture". The official video, not the live versions. Classical music meets Iron Maiden. These guys are brilliant.
Some of Dylan's best collaborations were with Peter, Paul and Mary. Try their cover of this song. I can listen over and over to them because of their incredible (and unexpected) harmonies. You don't need to react to it, but do yourself a favor and at least listen.
There is so much more to these lyrics than you had time to go into. Dylan was perhaps our generation's greatest poet. (I was a teenager in the 60's.) The confusion of the sexual revolution had set many of my generation adrift, forcing everyone to rethink the nature of love., because the Pill had made sex without consequences possible. There was a tension between those who wanted to explore love without strings (often, though not always, men), while others (often, though not always, women) still dreamed of happily ever after. There's the underlying sense of alienation, separation from traditional values and beliefs, that was so much a part of 60's folk music. The narrator has, he says, given her his heart but he's already disengaging as he walks away, so had he ever truly done so? Or was his soul being smothered by the woman's emotional demands? "I once loved a woman, a child I'm told." A child's love is grasping, he seems to say, wanting more than can be given, whereas a mature, adult love permits boundaries. The person is free to "move on" when those boundaries aren't respected. Listen to the imagery: It won't do her good to turn on her light, he's on the dark side of the road. There's a part of him that will always remain hidden from her view, and it's not that she can't see it, it's that he won't let her.
We discussed, dissected, and debated Dylan's lyrics endlessly back then. And they deserved it.
hi michael, good sunday ? dylan is a great musician and songwriter, but, and i'll probably upset a lot of people, i don't know who said he could sing but they lied. i do like a lot of his songs, when someone sings them. lol
Hahaha he definitely has a rugged sound to him 😆
@@michaelwduffy you should hear him live, when he really lets go they have to put up fences to keep the animals out,,,,,,,lol
He is a Woody Guthrie style. In my humble opinion.
Dude you have to react to It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding), it will blow you freaking mind
If you do like RRShore, listen to some great live performances: UA-cam: BOB DYLAN - May 5th, 1966. Dublin, Ireland.
Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen the poets!
Do you have any mayonnaise?
Sad song.
Funny part is, he makes it clear that he’s not “alright”. The guy is bitter as hell.
Wowor a lot of good times two songs LOL Are you in for lots of good times