Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal
People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal
How does it feel, how does it feel?
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to make a deal?
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to make a deal?
Should have posted 4 days ago Cro!
ReplyDeleteNever was a big Dylan fan much more of a Leonard Cohen person.
Apparently, Cohen was once asked by Bob Dylan over lunch how long it took for him to write biblically-imbued Hallelujah. The songwriter lied and said two years. He then asked Dylan how long it took for him to write I and I, one of Cohen's favourites of the American. Dylan told the truth – around 15 minutes.
Yes, I'm a bit late, but better late than never. LC depresses me; I cannot see the appeal. I wouldn't say I'm a Dylan 'fan' as such. There are plenty of his songs that I like, but it's mostly his lyrics that I admire.
DeleteFunny you should say that I have always thought of Cohen as a poet first.
DeleteHis final album was, I think, superb...this is one line
“As he died to make men holy, let us die to make things cheap’
I'll have to look at his lyrics; I'm sure I'd enjoy them more than his melancholy voice.
DeleteReading the words allowed me to re-realize that he is a poet first and foremost. The music is merely a vehicle to bring that poetry to the masses.
ReplyDeleteI think he was a major lyricist of the 20th C.
DeleteI was always A Bob Dylan - still am. Somebody in blogland said he was a rotten guitar player - I wouldn't know about that but I loved his lyrics - Yesterday's Papers with Yesterday's News - Hey Mr Tambourine Man and I always admired the simplicity of the music
ReplyDeleteIt hardly matters if he was a good guitar player or not, he never pretended to be a genius. It was the whole package that was important; and he was one of the best.
DeleteDylan typically writes lyrics that have deeper meaning about life. I'm not a fan of the timbre of his voice, but I like the songs. No frogs in your pool this spring, Cro?? -A.K.
ReplyDeleteActually there was one small Frog. I fished him/her out and all was OK.
DeleteUnfortunately many people only admire Dylan because of the obvious songs such as Blowing in the Wind and Tambourine Man. Ask them about songs such as Sad-eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Every Grain of Sand, Chimes of Freedom, for example and they wouldn't have a clue. I've been following Dylan since seeing him at the Albert Hall in May 1966 and still never miss his concerts.
ReplyDeleteMy very favourite song of his is 'If dogs run free'. I have never met anyone who knows of it!
DeleteAh, from the New Morning album. My favourite from that album's recording, though not released on it was Wallflower.
ReplyDeletePlenty of Dylan on BBC4 tonight
ReplyDeleteHe deserves it. A major, but solitary, figure of the music scene.
DeleteLicorice McKechnie "Likky"
ReplyDeleteIncredible String Band.
Mi música favorita.