The Viet Nam war was a horritlle mistake, but Dylan, Joan and others opposed it because they were opposed to just about any war - they just happened to be on the right side. This should not be the basis for iconic status.
He did write good songs that stick in the mind, even when sung by him. But, on this basis the guy who wrote the Oscar Meyer jingle should get a PHD.
I'm hoping that Positively 4th Street will be a movie -- very funny I thought.
All that said, if I could only sing one song, it would might be Don't Think Twice, but then did Dylan really write that??
Chris in Wheaton.