23 Jan 00 - 12:28 PM (#167134) Subject: The Mighty Quinn From: Captain Swing I'm currently learning The Mighty Quinn. Does anyone have any idea what it's about |
23 Jan 00 - 01:50 PM (#167152) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: GUEST,_gargoyle In an interview Bob Dylan once explained in relation to this song.
"Some songs come on a stream of consciousness. They just come out because the words sound good, and then later on you can find meaning behind them, but I'm not one to explain the songs I write." |
23 Jan 00 - 01:56 PM (#167153) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: Malcolm Douglas This came up on one of the folkmusic newsgroups a few months back; from what I remember, Dylan is supposed to have seen a film in which Anthony Quinn played an eskimo! (There really was one -or possibly two). I'm afraid I don't recall the title, but someone round here is bound to know. Malcolm |
23 Jan 00 - 01:57 PM (#167154) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: fulurum from his Biograph box set liner notes. "I don't know what it's about. I guess it was some kind of nursery rhyme." |
23 Jan 00 - 01:59 PM (#167155) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: fulurum from his Biograph box set liner notes. "I don't know what it's about. I guess it was some kind of nursery rhyme." |
23 Jan 00 - 02:30 PM (#167172) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: McGrath of Harlow "The Savage Innocents" 1959. Sometimes known as "Zorba the Eskimo". For a review, click here
Whether it's got anything to do with the song, God alone knows. There certainly aren't any pigeons in it. |
23 Jan 00 - 02:34 PM (#167174) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: GUEST,_gargoyle Quinn, was in over 300 films....one role could easily have been as an Eskimo....There is a film from the 1980's which has this for a title....however, the song is credited to Dylan in 1970. |
23 Jan 00 - 02:53 PM (#167181) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: GUEST,_gargoyle PARODY - Bill Gates "The MIGHTY QUINN"
Ev'rybody's building spreadsheets, games, and remotes,
Come for the take, come for the kill,
I like my code just like the rest, to come in lean and low,
Come for the take, come for the kill,
Come for the take, come for the kill,
© 1997 Lincoln Spector Gigglebytes colomnist for Computer Currents
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23 Jan 00 - 04:13 PM (#167203) Subject: RE: The Mighty Quinn From: Captain Swing Oh good, I'm glad Dylan hasn't a clue what it's about either - I thought I was missing something. Many thanks. Captain Swing |