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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
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Bless that man. It saddens me that when I finally saw him in concert his voice had long since gone.
Which voice? He's used several. His voice really changed a lot after the motorcycle wreck that about killed him.
I always love playing "Lay Lady Lay" for people and asking if they know who it is. His voice is unrecognizable due to the months in the hospital w/o cigarettes.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#33Despite being a massive admirer of Dylan's work, I'm not sure that I'm good with this > for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition There's no doubt he did this, but ... do songs count as literature? I'm not really sure they do, and much as I love the songs, the lyrics by themselves don't have anything like the impact (on me at least) of top-notch poetry
Remember the Song of Songs in the Bible.
Or the Nibelungenlied ("Lied" is German for song).
Song and story are very much related, especially since back when the people couldn't read, singing stories was more popular than today.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#34Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial
Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while
But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues
You can tell by the way she smiles
"Visions of Johanna"
I don't think that anyone in modern culture has impacted society in the ways Bob has.
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#35It boggles my mind how people still are paying attention to the nobel's price. Other examples of useless shit they done: * giving Obama the peace price after he failed to shut down Guantanamo * giving president of Colombia the peace price after he failed to make peace with FARC.
The Nobel peace prize has little to do with the 'real' Nobel prizes or Nobel committee. It's administered by an entirely different organization, in a different country and with different rules and criteria.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#36Finally some news that makes me truly happy!
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#37It boggles my mind how people still are paying attention to the nobel's price. Other examples of useless shit they done: * giving Obama the peace price after he failed to shut down Guantanamo * giving president of Colombia the peace price after he failed to make peace with FARC.
It seems right to me to applaud effort in this way even if perhaps I wouldn't make all those specific awards. Shining a spotlight on those statesmen trying to make the world a better place.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#38Well, I guess I can play a song for you
Yours truly, Tambourine Man
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#39Fantastic! 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
"Only a Pawn in Their Game" has always been super impressive to me.
Re: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob Dylan
#40Come 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'.
The rebel became part of the institution in the end. Somewhat sad if you ask me.