Annie Kapur
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Bob Dylan and Conversing with Jesus
"Dear Landlord"is one of Bob Dylan's most enduring songs and it has many messages that can be interpreted from its lyrics. It marks the beginning of a new era of folk music for Dylan and many have interpreted this song to mean something along those lines. Many have stated that there are clues in the songs of John Wesley Harding that give meaning to Bob Dylan's new semi-acoustic folk era. But, I believe that there's something more religious going on here. I know I talk a lot about Bob Dylan's religious aspects and well, I believe he is in conversation with Jesus Christ about his past and present positions. Though John Wesley Harding is known to be pretty religious, I think that there is something special about this song. "Dear Landlord" seems to be, ultimately, Bob Dylan begging for one more chance, something where he'll redeem himself.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
50 Reasons to Listen to Bob Dylan
I don't really want to do too much of an introduction and give things away, but there are certain reasons that people don't or do listen to Bob Dylan. For example: I listen to Bob Dylan because I enjoy that kind of music, and his poetry is beautiful. However, my brother doesn't listen to Bob Dylan, because he prefers other types of music, but he doesn't doubt that Bob Dylan is quite possibly the best songwriter in history. What we're going to do is go through a few reasons as to why Bob Dylan is so loved and appreciated all over the world, and by the title—you should already be able to tell that this was the case. Let us begin.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
The Sound and The Fury: Bob Dylan's "Dirge"
As we know, a "dirge" is a funeral song, and William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury is no different to a dirge in my opinion. So, is it true that there are similarities between Bob Dylan's cast-iron torch ballad, and Faulkner's prize-winning Southern gothic novel?
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
Bob Dylan's 'Time Out of Mind' and Telling Two Parts of the Same Story
The album Time Out of Mind (1997) is well-known for being one of Bob Dylan's darker albums, in which the songs, instead of depicting just the image of the American Folk Hero, tend to also depict a time extreme desperation. Even in the epic "Highlands," though of poetic genius, is darker than other Dylan epics, such as "Visions of Johanna"or even the song "Hurricane."
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
My Top Ten Favourite Songs by Bob Dylan (Pt. 11)
As we all know, I wasn't actually going to leave it at 100. Consider this to be bonus material. I am currently thinking about doing a part 12 as well, but this is what we'll have to deal with for now. Bob Dylan is a great soul, he's one of those people that you talk about when you talk about poetry. He's one of those people that you cannot mention folk music without mentioning. He's one of those people that you cannot even mention music without mentioning. Bob Dylan changed the way modern music was written and listened to, and has since become a thing of legend though, he is still alive.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
Bob Dylan's "The Vandals Took the Handles (An Opera)" and Translating the Political Nightmare of the 1960s
Sigmund Freud has stating in his works upon numerous occasions that it is the "latent" and not the "manifest" dream-thoughts that we use to decipher the meanings of dreams and of nightmares. The "manifest" content is the work itself whereas, the "latent" content is the exact thing we need to acquire meaning. Using one to receive the other is a very common practice and is often done through the translation of symbolism in literary works.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
My Top Ten Favourite Songs by Bob Dylan (Pt. 10)
Bob Dylan is like the superhero of modern poetry, his writing is phenomenal. You may not completely be on board with his singing voice (though, I am—all the time), but you have to admit that he is the greatest songwriter who ever lived. Bob Dylan didn't just spring out of nowhere though, he has many influences that we're going to talk briefly about in this introduction (or, more accurately, we're going to pick a few and talk about them). Bob Dylan's influences are some quite obvious, and some quite a bit out there. What we're going to look at are the ones that you can possibly relate to, in the world of folk, country, and rock music.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
Bob Dylan and Three Modes of Autobiography
Bob Dylan has been known to intelligently use autobiography in his songs, but there are several songs in which Bobcats and Dylanologists have no idea whether Dylan actually put himself into them, or if he was entirely separate. However, I personally believe that there are three modes to which Bob Dylan refers to himself within his songs and each one of these is entirely different to the last. They are:
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
My Top Ten Favourite Songs by Bob Dylan (Pt. 9)
Bob Dylan is many things to many people. I have already explained to you what he means to me and who he is to me in the previous section in this series. I love how many people are loving and appreciating these posts on my top 100 favourite Bob Dylan songs.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
My Top Ten Favourite Songs by Bob Dylan (Pt. 8)
Unfortunately for you, I'm no Dylanologist. I'm a Bobcat. The Bobcat is a curious creature—they appreciate Bob Dylan's music but they're not as smart as the Dylanologists who theorise and create books of extensive research on it. I would love to be one of them though, they seem real smart. Some famous Dylanologists include Harold Lepidus, Clinton Heylin, Seth Rogovoy, Scott Marshall, James Adams, and many, many more. These people are the staples of Dylanology. There are also a number of stations including: Dylan Radio, Definitely Dylan and the podcast "Is it Rolling, Bob?" that talk about various topics and play various things to do with Bob Dylan.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
My Top Ten Favourite Songs by Bob Dylan (Pt. 7)
Bob Dylan is the beacon of hope for the music of the folk revival era. He is the stance of the great lyricist, the poet who writes personally about their own time and life rather than, what came before him—a string of impersonal songs about love. Bob Dylan experiments with dark lyrics, love songs of his own life, protest songs, songs that people have worked their entire lives trying to figure out and songs about things that only Bob Dylan could know.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Beat
