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~~Flower Child~~ · 10-03-2009, 08:14 PM

SONG: Subterranean Homesick Blues
ARTIST: Bob Dylan
ALBUM: Bringing It All Back Home

I would just like to note that Bob Dylan truly deserves all the admiration, praise, and reverence he gets. He really is a musical wizard.

Normally, I go for Bob's more subdued music like "Its a Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall" or "The Times They Are A-Changing", but a soon as I heard this spirited and gritty beat, my ears were glued. Its been one of those songs for me that I listen to, can't get enough of, and play it over again. Love how he plays that wangy tangy acoustic guitar but it's those humorous unpredictable lyrics that really get to me. I have so much adoration for someone who can think this stuff up.

things like this:
"Johnny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he's got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off"

and this:
"The man in the coon-skin cap
In the pig pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten"

and this:
"Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid"

and the whole song, really. Finally, this tune wouldn't be feel right without Bob's trademark voice. No, sir.

10-03-2009, 08:14 PM	#107 (permalink)
~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	SONG: Subterranean Homesick Blues ARTIST: Bob Dylan ALBUM: Bringing It All Back Home I would just like to note that Bob Dylan truly deserves all the admiration, praise, and reverence he gets. He really is a musical wizard. Normally, I go for Bob's more subdued music like "Its a Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall" or "The Times They Are A-Changing", but a soon as I heard this spirited and gritty beat, my ears were glued. Its been one of those songs for me that I listen to, can't get enough of, and play it over again. Love how he plays that wangy tangy acoustic guitar but it's those humorous unpredictable lyrics that really get to me. I have so much adoration for someone who can think this stuff up. things like this: "Johnny's in the basement Mixing up the medicine I'm on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off" and this: "The man in the coon-skin cap In the pig pen Wants eleven dollar bills You only got ten" and this: "Don't steal, don't lift Twenty years of schoolin' And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid" and the whole song, really. Finally, this tune wouldn't be feel right without Bob's trademark voice. No, sir. Last edited by Flower Child; 10-03-2009 at 08:19 PM.