Any Bob Dylan fans around ... if so, check this out.. it's outstanding!!

[RedEarth]

From Juan Cole's posting today...it's a masterpiece!

Blowing in The Wind

In the background of today's entries, Bob Dylan's "blowing in the wind" is playing.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?

In response to the call for a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by a retired marine colonel, decorated Vietnam War veteran and Democratic Congressman, John Murtha, White House Spokesman Scott McClellan implied that Murtha was advocating a "surrender to the terrorists." McClellan is not a veteran of any war, and nor are his bosses, George W. Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney (the latter actively sought 5 deferrals from serving in Vietnam).

Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?

Peace activist and mother of a GI killed in action in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan, was fined $75 for demonstrating without a permit outside the White House.

Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?

The US military is puzzled about the outcry over the use of white phosphorus at Fallujah. After all, a 500-pound bomb is also destructive. My guess? You can't go to war against Saddam on the grounds that he has stockpiles of chemical weapons, and then turn around and use incendiary bombs of a sort that much of the world regards as a form of chemical weapon. It is the hypocrisy factor. Not to mention that the international community is trying to get such weapons banned.

. . . Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?

Over two hundred years after the Founding Fathers banned "cruel and unusual punishment," the Congress is considering banning the use of torture on detainees of the US. A no-brainer? Sure. But George W. Bush is threatening to veto the measure.

Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

Some 62 percent of Americans think Bush is doing a poor job in Iraq. In another poll, A majority of Americans gives Bush a "D" or an "F" for his handling of Iraq, and only a third thinks he is doing an above-average job there. (What would establish the "average" for the US running other countries? The Philippines? Vietnam? Central America? In which of them has US imperialism not been a disaster?) A majority of Americans now wants a timetable for US withdrawal (this is the stance of the Sunni Arabs in Iraq!), while 41 percent are willing to stay "for as long as it takes." That number will shrink.

http://www.juancole.com/2005/11/blowing-in-wind-in-background-of.html

[bryant69]

1. That is a good post

And that's a great song.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[ClayZ]

2. Masterpiece Indeed!

Thank you!

:applause:


:kick:

[Arkansas Granny]

3. That's a wonderful job he's done. Thanks for posting.

[Bellamia]

4. I can hear it now.........

"Blowin' in the wind," Peter, Paul, and Mary. Yup, you posted a Masterpiece. Thanks, recommended!!!

[JitterbugPerfume]

5. Bob Dylan is

an icon

I love his work

[Wind Dancer]

6. Thank you for posting.

. . . Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?

This song brings back so many memories yet its words hold true today. Juan Cole nailed it, a sad and dangerous time in this country's history.

[phatkatt]

7. Wow! I'm even wearing my Dylan t-shirt today!

[kentuck]

8. The prophet of the Babyboom generation ?

Does that .50cents the prophet of this generation?

[hippiechick]

9. I certainly hope not.

:puke:

[SteppingRazor]

19. No. It's either Kurt Cobain or Beck...

50 Cent (love your spelling of the name by the way -- I'm guessing you're older than 40 or so? ;) ) is just another gangster in a long line of them. If you want to look at an original in that genre, just pick up NWA's Straight Outta Compton. The same gangsta mentality, only with a dose of social commentary that today's riches-and-bitches hip-hop artists lack.

To be fair, though, there's plenty of underground hip-hop that still does what it was originally intended to -- preach how it is to grow up poor and black in America, not preach what it's like to be rich and famous.
Talib Kweli comes immediately to mind.

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. ...and I'd like to dedicate this one to pRez. Shit-Fer-Brains:

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal...

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say, do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be out on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

http://bobdylan.com/songs/rolling.html

[milkyway]

15. OMG! Two lines fit bush perfectly: "You've gone to the finest school all

right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it."

Fratboy bush went to Yale and spent his time getting drunk instead of educated. Even Miss Lonely fits the increasingly disconnected bush.

Dylan is the genius of our times. "Like a Rolling Stone" is so searingly powerful I still get chills every time I hear it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. Those were the two lines that jumped out at me, too

-- and for the same reason.

Tomorrow, we'll examine the latter works of Harry Nilsson, starting with the anthem disgusted conservatives are starting to sing to pResident PoopyPants:

You're breaking my heart,
You're tearing it apart
So f**k you!

:evilgrin:

[raysr]

22. My personal favorite

"Positively 4th Street" ".........you'd know what a drag it is to see you" http://bobdylan.com/songs/

[welshTerrier2]

11. "will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls"

yesterday, i played "The Times They are a-Changin'" ...

for the first time, it seemed like our voices to end the war were finally rattling the walls of Congress ...

the Senate Dems know we're out here and we're growing stronger and stronger everyday ... still, they continue to ignore us ...

they do so at their own peril ...

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

[ClayZ]

12. HEAR HEAR!

That song has been rattling through my head too!

[welshTerrier2]

13. too bad DU doesn't have streaming audio

how cool would it be for DU'ers to be able to queue up tunes they want to share with other DU'ers ???

in fact, i could go for a little Dylan right now ... hmmmm, i think "Masters or War" might be just the ticket ...

[ClayZ]

17. My Grandson handed me his CD player and wanted me to hear

a song...

It was Masters of War.

So, Dylan is still speaking to the youth of America today!

[SteppingRazor]

18. Just listened to that one on the way to work today...

Dylan is the greatest songwriter the world has ever seen. Nuff said.


And, for the record, I'm in my 20s. Certainly nowhere near being born when he was in his prime. And yet, I've still seen him in concert half a dozen times.

[ClayZ]

20. Dylan still Rocks!

Boy Dylan has been a FAVORITE of mine 37 years.


How about Leonard Cohen?

[SteppingRazor]

21. Not so much...

I mean, he's good, but he's no Dylan. I put Bob on a pedestal above all others. The man's a freaking god.

[Talismom]

14. Thank you WelshTerrier--that's the one I've been hearing in my head!

That's the one that expresses the anger and frustration that must be there the empower a real struggle against these thugs!

[RedEarth]

23. kick for Juan Cole and Dylan

[graywarrior]

24. Dylan?

Never heard of him.