Released in July of 1965, barely four months into what would balloon into Mr. Johnson's War, in the heart of the civil rights movement, this epic 6-minute monster transitioned Bob Dylan from folk musician into rock star, and lit up a generation, rocketing to Number 2, and taking a place among the greatest songs of the century. Listen close, folks. This isn't just Dylan's mid-60s bluesy bile as the fantasy of Camelot morphed into napalming jungles. "When you got nothin' you got nothin' to lose." The song's message isn't over yet. You are seeing, and will see, this material again. "How does it feel?"
I lived it in CA in 60's. RA during TET. Couldn't say it any better.
ReplyDeleteI like to hear that song when Jimi Hendrix played his rendition of it.
ReplyDeleteFor the feelings when a young person leaves their home for the 1st time - that song tells a lot of truths. Open your eyes kids - adulting has some freedoms but it sucks in many ways too.