Interesting note here.....or not............

We have talked for years about the importance of making a song your own and also how difficult that can be with many of today's singer/songwriters because they are so deeply navel gazing.

Alan just gave an example of and then said how this song works for him. While many are turned off (justly) by the background of this song, Dylan always had an amazing ability to "navel gaze" in such a way that many of his songs are wide open for other interpretation. We ran a long thread discussing "Don't Think Twice" for instance and all the ways we saw it differently.

I remember hearing this song for the first time and thinking it was a wonderful piece about a love gone tragically wrong and lost forever. And before I ever learned what Dylan really was saying for himself, I had experienced something of the sort my own self. So whether you see the cruelness or the tragedy or whatever, this song has the aura of truth and I can ask no more of any song.

Just a thought...........

Spaw