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190: Bob Dylan, ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’
Kids, be careful! One little romp in the back seat, whoops, you’re a parent forever. One untimely text while driving, you’re limping through the Pearly Gates at 21. Write a Protest Song at 22, you’re a Protest Singer forever.
Continue reading...152: Sam Cooke, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’
The unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Second in a series of three death-premonition songs.
Continue reading...127: The Band, ‘Tears of Rage’ (“Music from Big Pink”)
As intimate as lovers, as self-effacing as monks, as synchronized as guys who have been on the road together for six years.
Continue reading...126: Bob Dylan, ‘Tears of Rage’ (The Basement Tapes)
Dylan’s “King Lear”–a daughter’s love denied.
Continue reading...141: Joni Mitchell, ‘I Don’t Know Where I Stand’
Joni’s second album. She knows where she stands.
Continue reading...145: Peter, Paul & Mary, ‘Early Morning Rain’
“Hi, I’m Peter, but I’m no saint.”
“Hi, I’m Paul, and I’m no saint.”
“Hi, I’m Mary, and I’m no virgin.”
307: Bob Dylan, ‘Living the Blues’
How I met Dylan backstage at The Johnny Cash Show in 1969–the ‘true’ story.
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