Posted on 05/26/2014 5:21:04 AM PDT by don-o
Somehow, after over 40 years of evidence to the contrary, much of the world seems to continue to expect the man who is arguably America's greatest songwriter to sign on to left/liberal causes at the first opportunity. If nothing else, it is proof that in attempting to kidnap Dylan's songs (in Dylan's own words, his songs were "subverted into polemics" in the 1960s), the left succeeded in convincing the average person that both the work and the man did, indeed, belong to them.
In the summer run-up to the 2004 presidential campaign, a concert tour of anti-Bush musicians was being organized, led by Bruce Springsteen. They would perform in swing states in support of John Kerry. The advance press regarding the tour always prominently mentioned Bob Dylan as one of the musicians being talked about for the lineup. There was no surprise about this expressed in the stories; after all, campaigning against Republican presidents is what Bob Dylan has always done, isn't it? But when dates and lineups were finally announced for the "Vote for Change" tour, one name was prominently missing: that of Bob Dylan. And indeed, any scrutiny of the record would show that he has never endorsed a political candidate (although some political candidates have endorsed him). The closest he has ever come would be the statement in his memoir, Chronicles, that his "favorite politician" circa 1961 was Barry Goldwater.
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As I remember in the liner notes of the CSNY collection I bought a number of years back, Nash wanted to play original music, wasn’t interested in doing covers so much.
As for being the glue, I’d have to give that to Stills. From my recollection, on the records, he played most of the instruments and had about a creative 18 months of writing songs as anyone has had in rock n roll.
Yeah, but that high voice of Nash...really meshes everything. Like Tomato Paste in a great red sauce.
The left loves to act like Dylan is “one of them” and his music somehow “proves it”. In an interview years ago Dylan said his motivation was “earning a living”.
Cannot argue with that at all.
LOL. I have a completely new respect for tomato paste. Had a mezze at a Turkish place 2 weeks ago - tomato paste, ground walnuts and feta, and whatever seasonings they use.
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