What Dylan Is Not - Poet Laureate of the left, for one.

The Weekly Standatd ^ | October 2, 2006 | SEAN CURNYN

[don-o]

Dylan’s Chrysler commercial

[SamAdams76]

Pretty much album Dylan ever put out is great, with the possible exception of that Christmas album a few years back. Even the much-maligned "Self-Portrait" album, that many assumed was a joke, yielded up some good things.

I actually think his recent work (post 1990) are better than most of his 1960s albums.

I like how he always snubbed the dirty, smelly hippies and yet like a jilted woman, they keep coming back for more abuse.

[GSWarrior]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_covered_Bob_Dylan_songs

[lefty-lie-spy]

Tangled up in Blue is one alltime favorites. I also love the Mountain Dew version with Johhny Cash. And many, many more...

[Vaquero]

this was a take on Subterranean homesick blues...some would say, in the early 60s, that Dylan was sophomoric.

http://www.myplay.com/videos/bob-dylan/subterranean-homesick-blues

watch the video.... (Homo pedophile and marxist Alan Ginsberg is in the background....weird Al used a look alike Ginsberg ) not a big fan of Yankovich...but this and a few takes on rap, are pretty good.

[major-pelham]

Tangled is A+ but I love love love Dylan - there’s a great song for every topic, every issue. I seem to always go to Hattie Carroll and Masters of War.....with a good dose of Davey Moore thrown in too....

[MNnice]

I travel Highway 61 in Minnesota weekly and every time I’m on that road “Desolation Row” begins playing in my head. I guess you could say it’s become my theme song.

http://vimeo.com/11222889

[nikos1121]

Although, I wouldn’t buy a GM or Dodge car, I admire his ad. Was this during the super bowl?

[don-o]

Yep

[nikos1121]

Which was several times longer than my post of his songs.

[don-o]

http://www.dylanradio.com/

[don-o]

Again...whatever.

[driftless2]

A co-worker and I used to exchange verses of that song for laughs during work hours. “They’re selling postcards of the hanging....”

[nikos1121]

Which really goes to show above all else that the less you know about any artist the better.

I used to like Ed Asner and even Jane Fonda’s work until I learned of their politics, now I wouldn’t walk across the street to see their work.

I try to not listen to the liberal ramblings of Harrison Ford and GEorge Clooney, esp the latter, because I like their movies, but it gets harder every year. Ford is turning into the poster child for exlax in the elderly.

I think Dylan tries not to be identified with anyone, and by that is embraced by every one. Kinda like the current Pope.

Dylan’s recent album is really great, I think it’s just about all New Orleans sounding. Genius, absolute genius.

[nikos1121]

BTW how successful was the Vote for CHange tour?

[don-o]

I have heard a few clips from his most recent tour in Japan. Elegant ensemble, restrained instrumental work, does have a somewhat jazz vibe - yet another presentation of his art.

[Mike Darancette]

What has pisses the lefties off most is Dylan’s deeply pro Israel position.

[GSWarrior]

I added two names to that list: Giant Sand and Buddy Miller.

[Mike Darancette]

His songs were not widely accepted until other artists did them..

I can't conceive any other voice doing "Desolation Row".

http://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Dylan/_/Desolation+Row

[ncfool]

Maybe he will do a song on Jerusalem sometime as part of his continual spiritual journey between the Jewish / Christian he has traveled throughout his lifetime.