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Lyrically Speaking: Is Bob Dylan's 'Just Like a Woman' Sexist?
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| 3RD JUN 2023
Posted on 06/04/2023 3:05:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Even Bob Dylan didn’t think he deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature.True, and any honest poet would think the same.
It reminds me of when Akira Kurosawa received his lifetime Oscar in 1990, and in his acceptance speech said, "I am very deeply honored to receive such a wonderful prize, but I have to ask whether I really deserve it. I'm a little worried, because I don't feel that I understand cinema yet. I really don't feel that I have yet grasped the essence of cinema. Cinema is a marvelous thing, but to grasp its true essence is very, very difficult. But what I promise you is that from now on I will work as hard as I can at making movies and maybe by following this path I will achieve an understanding of the true essence of cinema and earn this award."
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posted on
06/04/2023 3:55:42 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: nickcarraway
WHO is complaining about this?
That’s your answer right there, then.
Can’t stand his singing. His lyrics are epic, though.
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posted on
06/04/2023 3:55:52 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: nickcarraway
How about Billy Joel’s “She’s Always A Woman”?
Might not be true anymore, Billy.
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posted on
06/04/2023 3:57:32 PM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: chajin
Thank you! Going to look into Akira Kurosawa movies.
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:02:21 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: chajin
Watching clips on IMDb.
‘Ran’ is basically a re-telling of ‘King Lear.’
But, so was ‘A Thousand Acres’ (perennial favorite!) by Jane Smiley which won the Pulitzer.
Shouldn’t Shakespeare be getting royalties on his stories? ;)
Looks interesting, either way. Again, Thanks. :)
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:10:41 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: nickcarraway
the fect he wrote about this makes him a B*tch... I can understand minorities and women writing about what ever they feel that day, but when a man writes about basicly toxic masculinity and sexism, its pathetic...
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:11:13 PM PDT
by
sit-rep
To: sit-rep
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:11:44 PM PDT
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sit-rep
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Kurosawa used Shakespeare at least twice, the other time being "Throne of Blood" which is a remake of Macbeth.
‘Ran’ is basically a re-telling of ‘King Lear.’
Kurosawa thought about filming a sequel, "Also Ran," and then a threequel set in Persia, "I Ran."
(Yes, I'm just kidding.)
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:28:06 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: nickcarraway
Over analyzing a song is not always a good thing. Paul McCartney, in responding to a reporter who was trying to insert unnecessary depth into the lyrics if a song, once said:
”Sometimes a lyric is just a lyric. do you really think we all live on a yellow submarine. “
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:29:23 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
( Biden-Fetterman in ‘24: It's a no brainer)
To: Harpotoo
Does she make love just like a woman?
Or does she break just like a little girl?
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:34:02 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: peggybac
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:34:40 PM PDT
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Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: nickcarraway
It’s ART, that’s what it is. Don’t like it, don’t listen to it.
Big Dylan fan, that song is not a fave of mine, but so what who cares?
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:37:39 PM PDT
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jocon307
(Democrats delenda est.)
To: Michael.SF.
”Sometimes a lyric is just a lyric. do you really think we all live on a yellow submarine. “Aren't those two sentences essentially saying the exact opposite thing? No one was arguing that the Beatles were actually living in a yellow submarine. They were contending it was allusion to drugs, or some other symbolism.
To: nickcarraway
Lyrically Speaking: In what ways is Bob Dylan “Just Like a Woman”?
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:48:20 PM PDT
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x
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/04/2023 4:57:08 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
To: nickcarraway
The Left is very good at finding subtleties to show their version of reality is the "correct" one.
Reality doesn't care about the subtleties.
To: SamAdams76
I loved Harry Chapin and Al Stewart much more than Dylan, but it is notable that both of these musical musical idols of mine lionize Dylan.
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posted on
06/04/2023 5:30:15 PM PDT
by
alstewartfan
("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her lbegs crossed." Creepy Joe)
To: x
Kind of like Admiral Levine, nudge nudge!
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posted on
06/04/2023 5:31:37 PM PDT
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alstewartfan
("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her lbegs crossed." Creepy Joe)
To: alstewartfan
I’m also a huge Al Stewart fan. Harry Chapin is okay but I find his songs often overly sentimental and mawkish.
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posted on
06/04/2023 6:02:48 PM PDT
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SamAdams76
(5,301,904 Truth | 86,921,174 Twitter)
To: SamAdams76
Al is my drug of choice! I see him about twice a year, the next time will be Aug 26. My favorite song is Somewhere in England 1915, but there are about 150 others I really love. Glad to know a fellow patriot who loves Al!
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posted on
06/04/2023 6:35:59 PM PDT
by
alstewartfan
("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her lbegs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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