Why Dylan won the Literature Nobel prize.

[Ishmael]

A lot of people around here don't know Dylan for shit. That's ok, people pay attention to what's popular in their time.

Dylan first and foremost is a poet. He uses music as the means of delivery, but a poet nonetheless. There are others out there, Paul Simon comes to mind, and to a lesser extent Don Henley. But Dylan's work is timeless. By that I mean that what he wrote/writes means one thing today and another tomorrow.

So I'm going to use this thread to go through some of the works he's churned out over the years. I'm going to try to save his Magnum Opus for later and I hope that those of you that know what it is do likewise.

Life, love, and movin' on.

Ishmael

 

[pointless]

we mustn't forget that the rolling stones got their name from.... oh, right. never mind.

 

[Ishmael]

And then there was the anthem of the '60's terrorist's. One of Obama's mentors.

It's all about the weather

Ishmael

PS Bonus points for guessing the name of the terrorist group.

 

[Disgustipated]

we mustn't forget that the rolling stones got their name from.... oh, right. never mind.

He must've erased that embarrassment from his brain.

It's all about the weather

Ishmael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEsgUiF2jGk

 

[Ishmael]

I call this my $1000 dollar song. Some one once bet me Hendrix wrote it. Some think this is his Magnum Opus. And it is probably the tightest 'tone poem' he wrote. No wasted words.

All Along the Watchtower

Ishmael

 

[Ms_Ann]

Hitler discovers Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature

 

[Ishmael]

I've always advocated that the following be adopted as Lit's official 'theme song.'

Desolation Row

Ishmael

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Dylan first and foremost is a poet...Dylan's work is timeless.

And then there was the anthem...One of Obama's

Two great men who shaped America. Thanks for acknowledging their respect for each other and contributions to the greater world, Ish.

http://static.spin.com/files/121107-bob-dylan-barack-obama_0-640x426.jpg

http://38.media.tumblr.com/fb938d78e57575916eb47d2e78a6cf1c/tumblr_inline_nvrt0fxv3t1qa74ih_500.gif

 

[Ishmael]

Lies, drugs, and rock 'n roll

How many great artist have died with the help of their physicians? Then again, if you're hell bent on suicide..........have at it.

Ishmael

PS. Bonus points for recognizing the backing band on this one.

 

[pointless]

nope, that's not lits theme.

the following is:

She's posting all the time but the boards are down
It's a burned out building
He's spending all his time on his back
Staring at the ceiling

They spend themselves that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You arent. You are alive, damn it

Gnawing on the prey
I think about you some
Where to put you
All backed up data for a raining time
Insulate a fragile mind
Capsulize a broken find

Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning

She just ignores the time that the boards came down
It's a numbed out feeling
He just accepts that pain with a hate mantra
A spiritual killing

They just relax that way
I'm with that, I'm with them
You arent. You are alive, damn it

Crayon past the line, stay after school
Crossword filled in non-photo blue
So they'll never find you

I get the same result
We get the same effect
I get the same result
We get the same effect

Cant go through this now
I'm leaving a message
Stapled on your head

Don't do this man
There's another one off behind
Breaking down the door without warning

 

[Ishmael]

A double header.

Mr. Tambourine Man

My Back Pages

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

Did I mention timeless?

Adele covers Dylan

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

It's all in the words.

It's alright ma.

Ishmael

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Willie Nelson wrote better, and as much.

 

[Ishmael]

A ditty I've made reference to with regard to some litster's.

Idiot Wind

Ishmael

PS. Bonus points for recognizing another song that the Bass line was used in.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Most writers today come from the whores and queers who loiter at the docks hoping for a boat fulla sailors to come.

 

[Ishmael]

Everyone does Dylan.............eventually.

Highway 61

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

Watching the River Flow

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

Even song fragments from decades ago resurface.

This one started out as a fragment from some sessions back in the late 60's. Got turned out as a bootleg recording (Robert Zimmerman Basement Tapes?). Damn near 50 years later it was picked up and completed as a song by the Old Crow Medicine Show as a bluegrass release.

Wagon Wheel


Darius Rucker (Hooty and the Blowfish) picked it up.

Wagon Wheel

Ishmael

 

[juttjaw]

How can it be possible that some one can't read Dylan as a poet? To reiterate what you said, music is mearly a vehicle to deliver his words.

 

[Ishmael]

Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

Boots of Spanish Leather

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

Love Is Just a Four Letter Word

Ishmael

 

[Radiohead]

How can it be possible that some one can't read Dylan as a poet? To reiterate what you said, music is mearly a vehicle to deliver his words.

I was backward discussing this just tonight.

How could Trent Reznor release Nine Inch Nails Hurt, and for idiots to only applaud it years later when Johnny Cash covered it.

 

[Jacques_Corbin]

Very true. Reznor is very edgy, but also quite deep. Also, phenomenally talented. He composes his own music, then records each instrument, and vocals in studio himself. The band is just there for tours. The only other artist I have ever heard of doing that is the late Prince.

That said, Dylan deserves the honor. Shame he was not recognized before now. I was aware of most of his hits, even those recorded by others, but now, after doing my own research,and discovering just how prolific he was,I must say that I am richer for it.