>the king of the philistines his soldiers to save>puts jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves>puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves>then sends them out to the jungleDamn bro them some motherfuckin bars
>>127766406https://youtu.be/9u5x9pdInTU
Do people unironically think shit like this is deep? Serious question.
>>127766484He wasn't necessarily trying to be deep. He wanted to be understood at least. And lot of what he said is still relevant. He wrote this in his early 20s, but everything in it is still relevant to you and me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CJHbfkROow
>>127766406My absolute favorite bit of Dylan lyricism from this period is a discarded line from one of the alternate versions of it takes a train to cry where he says>I've been into the baggage room where the engineer has been tossed.>I stomped out 40 compasses, God knows what they cost.It's such a neat slice of imagery and tends to float around in my head every once in a while. I couldn't give less of a shit about supposed depth as >>127766484 says, as that's not really the point of this kind of poetry anyway. It just drives my soul forward, in a playful, lively, funny, colloquial way. As far as ''''''deep'''''' Dylan lyrics go, you're better off looking at some of the John Wesley Harding stuff, as that's definitely more philosophically complex.This Wheel's on Fire is also notable for its very vivid haunting imagery.
>>127766484It's not supposed to be deep, not the verses at least. There's obviously some intent to some of the lines, but I always thought the juxtaposition of the verses' chaotic, surrealistic non sequiturs with the unchanging destitution of the choruses was a very deliberate effect: the absurd sideshows that distract us from the real injustices in the world.
>>127766484Fucking dweeb
>Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son">Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"Love these Dylan lines. He brings such levity and humour to his literary and biblical references.
>>127766406I'm the same age as all these acclaimed artists were when they released their best albums. Makes me feel like shit.
>>127769062Me too ;_;
>>127768380The whole album is funny which I feel like most people don't appreciate now. Some of the 1965 performances of Desolation Row the audience is laughing through the song at all the funny lines.
>>127769152They were not laughing
>>127771764He probably means in that silly movie with Ed Norton
>>127766484Skin color status?
>>127766484it's deep once you understand the point of symbolist poetry
>>127768380the sun's not yellow, it's chicken!
>>127766431dylan cucks in shambles.their hero is so easy to parody.
>>127771812Not jewish
>>127766484You're brown
>>127775312
>>127775312>is able to see through the charlatanry of postmodern jewish slop>must be brown
>>127766431song is pretty good tbqh
>>127771764>>127771799There was an early performance where the audience were laughing at some of the lines-don't remember which one it was
>>127766484>Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin wrote that musician Tony Glover stopped by Dylan's apartment in September 1963, picked up a page of the song Dylan was working on, and read a line from it: "Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call." Glover asked, "What is this shit, man?" Dylan shrugged and replied, "Well, you know, it seems to be what the people want to hear."
>>127769062>>127769138You may not have released Highway 61, but at least you got to play video games and have fun online.
>>127766508>but everything in it is still relevant to you and meelaborate ?
>>127766597are you that impressed for that non sequitur?
>>127766406where did you find that jacket back in the day? it looks very modern
>>127769062The other day I was watching that video of Metallica playing Enter Sandman to a million people in Russia, and I realized I'm the same age as every member of the band at the time of that show. Fuck.
