Some of us are more tightly connected to Dylan’s music than others. There aren’t many fans of his conduct back in the day but the guy’s been consistently independent.
The idiot communists, laborites, pinko-commie progressives and every other hard left loony group have long been gaga over his early songs and heartbroken that the boy and man were steadfastly apolitical. He’d sing at your gathering but ignore your glorious cause.
This year, Dylan agreed to perform in China – a very good thing – but had to once again endure all the loony lefties coming out of the woodwork.
· Reuters reported that he performed in China despite being censored – he denies that the Chinese censored anything.
· The awful Maureen Dowd castigated the man for going to China and not mentioning Weiwei’s detention.
· They all demanded that he sing the old songs – which he doesn’t do anymore – because they would offend Chinese Officials.
· Dowd compared Dylan’s performance in China to Beyoncé crooning to Qaddafi and Elton John serenading Rush Limbaugh’s forth wedding.
· In a rare move, Dylan responded to all this on his website. The link is below – it has a very Dylanesque closing paragraph.
A pox on all lefty morons. Happy birthday Mr. Zimmerman. Rock on.
P.S. Dylan was never for everyone while for old fans like me, making a list of favorites is just too hard a task – there are just too many. But if anyone thinks he stopped writing and singing decades ago, think again. Even those who never believed he could sing might try this cut from the fabulous, must-see, 2000 movie The Wonderboys.
His Love and Theft album from about 2001, ranks up there with all of my favorites. Unfortunately there are no YouTube videos for Bye and Bye which might be his best cut ever. It certainly compares to his 1963 version of Corrina, Corrina for which there is also no video. You can hear snippets here or buy the cuts for a buck.
Any cut on Love and Theft is good but after Bye and Bye, try Lonesome Day Blues, Cry a While and Mississippi.
Poor N, this week porch night may have to include playing all of the Dylan I own. Maybe I’ll give her a break and just play this album over and over.
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