I had the pleasure of watching No Direction Home, Scorsese’s four-hour documentary on Bob Dylan, recently. It was as good as his George Harrison film, which I saw not too long ago, too.
M. and I sat watching, deep in our own private thoughts, singing along with the familiar songs.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading about Dylan’s life in recent months, so the airing of this show was perfectly timed. But it’s definitely long. At the end, I felt like I’d been in a Bob Dylan immersion zone.
Dylan’s talent is so huge and his body of work so impressive it’s hard to pick a representative tune.
But if I had to pick one that reflects my thoughts today, this is the one. Beautifully expressive lyrics, great tune…I can close my eyes and be in the world as it was in the past. Step back with me. And, do you have a favorite Dylan tune?
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit
My love she speaks like silence Without ideals or violence She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful Yet she’s true, like ice, like fire People carry roses Make promises by the hours My love she laughs like the flowers Valentines can’t buy her
In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future My love she speaks softly She knows there’s no success like failure And that failure’s no success at all
The cloak and dagger dangles Madams light the candles In ceremonies of the horsemen Even the pawn must hold a grudge Statues made of matchsticks Crumble into one another My love winks, she does not bother She knows too much to argue or to judge
The bridge at midnight trembles The country doctor rambles Bankers’ nieces seek perfection Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring The wind howls like a hammer The night blows cold and rainy My love she’s like some raven At my window with a broken wing
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