The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
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Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#2"I just want to know how your head feels under something like that/Under your brand new leopardskin pillbox hat"
- Bob Dylan, 1966
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#3The times, they are a-changin'! Never expected to see a songwriter honored with this prize.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#4Thank goodness! He deserves it much more than Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#5Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#6"I just want to know how your head feels under something like that/Under your brand new leopardskin pillbox hat" - Bob Dylan, 1966
Was always a fan of these lyrics that are unfortunately still relevant; http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Bob_Dylan:Masters_Of_War
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatenin' my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#7Great! Funny thing, just have been talking with friend this morning about his special status as a songwriter. Very brave and I believe right choice.
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#8Fantastic! Anyone know if it's the first Literature Nobel given to a pure singer-songwriter?
Here are three Dylan songs with big literary value:
* "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts": an amazing example of musical story-telling
* "The Ballad of a Thin Man": Some of the most post-modern lyrics ever put to music...
* "Like a Rolling Stone": One of the most influential songs of all time
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#9Bob Dylan now has Nobel Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Officier de la Legion d'honneur, Pulitzer, 12 Grammy's, Golden Globe, Academy Award, ...
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#10Fantastic! Anyone know if it's the first Literature Nobel given to a pure singer-songwriter? Here are three Dylan songs with big literary value: * "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts": an amazing example of musical story-telling * "The Ballad of a Thin Man": Some of the most post-modern lyrics ever put to music... * "Like a Rolling Stone": One of the most influential songs of all time
'Hurricane' always gives me chills.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_(Bob_Dylan_song)
Here's a great video on 'All Along The Watchtower'. I'm rewatching this today to celebrate!