If the objections to Lomax are based on his questionable ethics, the same must be applied to Dylan. Does anyone have time to list all of the the various tunes claimed as "words and music by Bob Dylan" for which he may have made new words, but he certainly had no right to claim the tunes? I'll start the ball rolling with "Nottamun Town," "Patriot Game," and "Leaving of Liverpool." Using a traditional tune for a new set of words is one thing, and quite a traditional activity. Guthrie did it all the time. Claiming ownership of melodies one did not compose, as Dylan did, is, simply put, lying for personal advantage. I find it offensive.

I'm sure this must have been the subject of an earlier thread. Am I right, Joe?

Sandy, the curmudgeon.