Posted on 07/30/2012 3:56:56 PM PDT by dagogo redux
Bob Dylan may not be appreciated by all the folks here at FreeRepublic, but I’ll bet he is by a great many.
What songs, lyrics, or phrases of his do you find going through your minds these days as the news in America becomes darker and more twisted?
The times, they are a-changin’
A hard rain’s gonna fall if Owebama gets re-elected.
“You think that something’s happenin’ here, but you don’t know what it is — do you, Mr. Jones”
No matter the news, I never let a Dylan song ever come to mind.
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”
tangled up in blue
“Slow Train Coming” and “Neighborhood Bully”.
Dammit...that was my pick.
FMCDH(BITS)
“They stone you when you’re riding in your car. They stone you when you’re playing your guitar. But I should not feel so all alone - EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED.
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king . . .
A Hard Rain’s A’Gonna Fall
Anyone with any sense had already left town . . .
Desolation Row
Highway 61
“If Dogs Run Free”
“All my dreams pass before my eyes in curiosity. Dust in the wind. All they are is dust in the wind.”
FUBO
“Union Sundown” is one of Bob’s best, including the line, “I can see the day coming when even your home garden Is gonna be against the law.”
That day is sadly here ...
Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore My flashlights from Taiwan My tablecloths from Malaysia My belt buckles from the Amazon
You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines And the car I drive is a Chevrolet It was put together down in Argentina By a guy makin’ thirty cents a day
Well, it’s sundown on the union And what’s made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way
Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong And the pearls are from Japan Well, the dog collars from India And the flower pots from Pakistan
All the furniture, it says “Made in Brazil” Where a woman, she slaved for sure Bringin’ home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve You know, that’s a lot of money to her
Well, it’s sundown on the union And what’s made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way
Well, you know, lots of people complainin’ that there is no work I say, Why you say that for When nothin’ you got is U.S.-made? They don’t make nothin’ here no more
You know, capitalism is above the law It say, “It don’t count less it sells.” When it costs too much to build it at home You just build it cheaper someplace else
Well, it’s sundown on the union And what’s made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way
Well, the job that you used to have They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador The unions are big business, friend And they’re goin’ out like a dinosaur
They used to grow food in Kansas Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw I can see the day coming when even your home garden Is gonna be against the law
Well, it’s sundown on the union And what’s made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way
Democracy don’t rule the world You’d better get that in your head This world is ruled by violence But I guess that’s better left unsaid
From Broadway to the milky way That’s a lot of territory indeed And a man’s gonna do what he has to do When he’s got a hungry mouth to feed
Well, it’s sundown on the union And what’s made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes,
And just for that one moment, I could be you.
Yes, I wish that for just one time, you could stand inside my shoes.
You'd know what a drag it is to see you.
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Only a Pawn in Their Game
Everything Is Broken (Cover by R. L. Burnside)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhKqqYuV9MU&feature=related
Reminds me of the politicians we have today.
FMCDH(BITS)
Beat me to it.
Regards,
Mr. Jones (Jr.)
Either that or "Desolation Row"
"They're sellin post cards of the hangin.....
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