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All Along The Watchtower gone Psychedelic Transylvanian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5632OeGZ4 ^ | BEJ

Posted on 11/27/2018 3:44:47 PM PST by BEJ

A friend of mine has posted steampunk version of "All Along The Watchtower", written by Dylan and covered by Hendrix. I like the Transylvanian accent and the sub theme of the Dragon. What does the dragon mean? Actually, what does the song mean -- I don't think anyone has figured it out! He just started the Youtube website so feel to subscribe.


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1 posted on 11/27/2018 3:44:47 PM PST by BEJ
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Enjoyed it ... despite the junior high level guitar work. :-)
Thanks for posting.


2 posted on 11/27/2018 3:51:25 PM PST by plain talk
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Besides Hendrix, I think Dave Mason also did a great version of this song.


3 posted on 11/27/2018 3:52:09 PM PST by Ammo Republic 15
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Yeah, um, not my cup of tea.


4 posted on 11/27/2018 3:52:45 PM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Ammo Republic 15

Dave Mason, Neil Young, Chrissy Hyde...


5 posted on 11/27/2018 3:59:46 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Sucked,thanks


6 posted on 11/27/2018 4:08:56 PM PST by Bell Bouy II
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I liked it. It should have been out there for halloween.


7 posted on 11/27/2018 4:28:53 PM PST by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: Ammo Republic 15

A friend of mine remastered Dave Mason’s album with “All Along The Watchtower” and burned a copy for me direct from the raw studio master tapes - music is great and the sound quality is phenomenal!


8 posted on 11/27/2018 4:33:26 PM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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What does the dragon mean?

Since it mentions "Transylvania" I'll say it means "dragon".

Prince Vlad of Wallachi was nicknamed "Dracula" which means "son of the dragon"
9 posted on 11/27/2018 4:36:46 PM PST by RedMonqey ("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
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Actually, what does the song mean -- I don't think anyone has figured it out!

This may help:

https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/bob-dylan/all-along-the-watchtower

10 posted on 11/27/2018 4:48:12 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: plain talk

Yes, no Mixolydian, Dorian or Carolinian forest mode. No tapping, sweeping, scraping — those skills guitarists used around the home and garden. But you know, if high school students can play Hendrix you can ask how great was Hendrix? And if high school students can do calculus then how great was Newton and Leibniz? My only criticism is that he starts with octaves in both the second and third solo. It’s repetitive and some other technique could have been used... or maybe do it with a wah wah pedal to break up the sound.


11 posted on 11/27/2018 5:24:33 PM PST by BEJ
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I should check it out. I never heard it. I know Mason played on Hendrix’s version, I think it was 12 string.


12 posted on 11/27/2018 5:26:02 PM PST by BEJ
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To: dynachrome

That’s great!


13 posted on 11/27/2018 5:26:45 PM PST by BEJ
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To: RedMonqey

Yes, Dracul, the dragon!


14 posted on 11/27/2018 5:28:11 PM PST by BEJ
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To: BEJ

By the way, today is Jimi Hendrix’s 76th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Jimi.


15 posted on 11/27/2018 5:29:34 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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That song derailed the reboot Battlestar Galactica series with weirdness


16 posted on 11/27/2018 5:30:34 PM PST by montag813
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Jimi Hendrix: 101st Airborne (1961-1962). Met longtime bassist Billy Cox there too.



17 posted on 11/27/2018 5:34:09 PM PST by montag813
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Thanks for that. It never occurred to me that the joker could have been Jesus. The joker is the truth teller because he doesn’t care about his worldly status in society. Jesus also says he is the TRUTH. But the second verse the thief seems to have a lot of wisdom and maybe that’s why he saw what he saw...


18 posted on 11/27/2018 5:40:12 PM PST by BEJ
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He is a crap player and covering that up by using a wah wah pedal isn’t going to help... and no he can’t play Hendrix.

I did enjoy the video. The transylvania angle was cool.


19 posted on 11/27/2018 6:30:11 PM PST by plain talk
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Well, it’s great that we all see what we see.


20 posted on 11/27/2018 6:46:16 PM PST by BEJ
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