Forty years ago I was introduced to a man who claimed he wrote “Blowin in the Wind” and that Bob Dylan had stolen the lyrics and melody from him. He was a street folksinger in NYC, too.
He had the chorus as “The answer my friend is not blowing in the wind, the answer is in the hearts of men.”
Bob Dylan’s neighbors raise stink over his Porta Potty
Bob Dylan’s neighbors in Malibu are not happy with what is Blowing in the Wind from the rock icon’s outdoor portable toilet! A family living near the 67-year-old singer’s house in the posh community have complained to city officials about the Porta Potty, which is used by Dylan’s security guards. Cindy and David Emminger say the toilet wafts fumes from waste treatment chemicals, and that the smell carried by breezes from the Pacific Ocean makes their family feel ill.
It wouldn’t surprise me. Saw John Denver do the same to a college student.