Posted on 08/05/2005 8:50:42 AM PDT by nuconvert
Dylan Song 'Changed the World' - Poll
Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" topped a poll on Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians, actors and industry experts.
Dylan's 1965 single beat Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" into second place in the survey for "Uncut" magazine.
Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Robert Downey Jr, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and Lou Reed were among those who gave their views for the poll.
"I absolutely remember where I was when I first heard it. It got me through adolescence," rocker Patti Smith said of the winning song.
Ex-Beatle McCartney picked "Heartbreak Hotel" as his number one choice.
"It's the way (Presley) sings it as if he is singing from the depths of hell," McCartney said. "His phrasing, use of echo, it's all so beautiful. Musically, it's perfect."
The Beatles' song "She Loves You" ranked at number three, followed by the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" emerged as the most influential film at number five, followed by "The Godfather" and "The Godfather II" films in sixth place.
"The Prisoner" was the top-ranking TV series at number 10, while Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" was the highest-ranking book, in 19th place.
Actor Edward Norton and ex-Beach Boy Brian Wilson also took part in the poll, marking the magazine's 100th issue.
Duty, honor, country.
I agree. Stevie Wonder absolves a lot of Gordy sins.
That's funny. I was just thinking the other day how pitch-perfect he was, underneath all that style.
I think Star Trek was the church of the 1960s rads and was far more influential than Star Wars in terms of shaping a world view. Star Trek was about the only theology the '60s Left was ever taught.
Everybody Wang Chung Tonight was not on the list? I can't believe it!
How about Don Mclean's "American Pie?"
Bought the DVD the day it was released!
"You correct, but if that is all you "hear" you don't understand Dylan."
People like Dylan, Van Morrison, Clapton, Stones were influenced by American Blues, or earlier decades.
John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, etc.
He should have given all his material to real singers and save those of us with a sense of melody and pitch years of agony.
save=saved
Amen!
Star Trek wasn't even all that popular in the 60s was it? It was only on for 3 years. It graudally developed a cult throuought the 70s.
Never too late. He is still touring and making new music for an elite and very sophisticated audience.
I was blinded by the devil,
Born already ruined,
Stone-cold dead
As I stepped out of the womb.
By His grace I have been touched,
By His word I have been healed,
By His hand I've been delivered,
By His spirit I've been sealed.
I've been saved
By the blood of the lamb,
Saved
By the blood of the lamb,
Saved,
Saved,
And I'm so glad.
Yes, I'm so glad,
I'm so glad,
So glad,
I want to thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord,
Thank You, Lord.
By His truth I can be upright,
By His strength I do endure,
By His power I've been lifted,
In His love I am secure.
He bought me with a price,
Freed me from the pit,
Full of emptiness and wrath
And the fire that burns in it.
I've been saved
By the blood of the lamb,
Saved
By the blood of the lamb,
Saved,
Saved,
And I'm so glad.
Yes, I'm so glad,
I'm so glad,
So glad,
I want to thank You, Lord,
I just want to thank You, Lord,
Thank You, Lord.
Nobody to rescue me,
Nobody would dare,
I was going down for the last time,
But by His mercy I've been spared.
Not by works,
But by faith in Him who called,
For so long I've been hindered
For so long I've been stalled.
Chorus. Copyright © 1980 Special Rider Music
Exactly how did this song 'change the world'?
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own."
Well, they got The Prisoner right.
In the sense, having a large demographic move in and through the society simply had to have an effect and "change the world". But it was our collective development and changing technology that changed the world and led our artists to produce the songs and films, not the other way around. (*Trying to imagine the show, "Connections" here.*)
It changed pop muisic. Songs could be much longer and express emotions and ideas that were previously out of their range. And of course that led part and parcel into the 60s youth movement.
whatever I can do to help out a fellow freeper... : )
Carolyn
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