Actually, "Leaving On A Jet Plane" was recently covered in a new version by some girl singer, and has been polluting the airwaves in Canada on a regular basis...AAAAARRRGGGHHH!!! It's even more insipid than the original PPM version was. Being a recent recording, they do the obligatory thing and repeat certain key phrases many, many times...just so they do not escape the listener's attention.

As for "Waltzing With Bears", there are at least two, maybe three people who insist on singing that one now and then at the Orillia Song Circle (sigh!). They think it's cute and whimsical. I usually counter this by singing a Dylan song that's 7 or more minutes long when my turn comes...one that's loaded with mysterious symbolism and allegory. Drives 'em nuts. :-)

- LH