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| bobcat1963 (the netherlands) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 01:50 workingman's blues... funny in a live concert back in 1964 a girl shouts " what do you do for a living" dylan: "I hope i never have to make al living" |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 04:34 That's not an easy one... I am biaised because it's Bob Dylan, and the hudge talent of the man. But... There is something about this song that just doesn't work. May be the music, the pum, pum, the heaviness which was not necessary, the too much something. The "arrangements". Couldn't it be better with just an acoustic guitar and his voice? |
| kurtster (Area code 216) | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 19:01 One thing for sure about a Dylan song, you never wonder who is singing. |
| TanteJensen (one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:48 Bosami wrote: I don't care what anybody else thinks. This later phase of Dylan's material is as comforting as a hot cup of coffee and a slice of pie.  You got that right! |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:44 I don't care what anybody else thinks. This later phase of Dylan's material is as comforting as a hot cup of coffee and a slice of pie. |
| natalita (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:44 Are you knocking sesame street? I hope not. PembrokeRoad wrote: What Grade are you in ? |
| Pyro | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:43 I'm not a huge fan, but I really like this cut. You can understand every word, he's singing in tune, and the lyrics are (as always) great. I gave my boss this CD and he loves it. |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:43 NickDanger wrote: Anyone hear the cuts from Dylan's Christmas album on NPR this morning? Made my ears bleed. I'm a Dylan fan through and through, but even I have limits. Not so sure I want to hear it. I don't have a good feeling about that one.  |
| NickDanger (Athens - not that one, the music one) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:41 Anyone hear the cuts from Dylan's Christmas album on NPR this morning? Made my ears bleed. I'm a Dylan fan through and through, but even I have limits. |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 07:38 peter_james_bond wrote: Agree with you. Great lyrics and the gravelly vocals are quite appropriate in a song about a weary working man. Excactly. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 06:46 dolfan wrote: I don't really get all the hate here. This one works for me beyond the norm. The lyrics transcend the vocals, and I don't mind the vocal stylings. Agree with you. Great lyrics and the gravelly vocals are quite appropriate in a song about a weary working man. |
| suebee3 | Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 06:35 Willie Nelson paid him off to do an impersonation. |
| MrJames (NY) | Posted: Jul 11, 2009 - 15:01 I've not historically been much of a Dylan Fan, but I like every single song I hear from this album. I figure there's no reason to ignore good music just because I wasn't a huge fan of earlier stuff. |
| dolfan (Kingsland, Ga./Jacksonville, Fl) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 20:37 I don't really get all the hate here. This one works for me beyond the norm. The lyrics transcend the vocals, and I don't mind the vocal stylings. |
| jameshay (Wokingham, UK) | Posted: May 09, 2009 - 02:26 PembrokeRoad (Dublin Ireland) Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:56 < Reply > wferrier wrote: Sounds like something I heard on Sesame Street.
dmax wrote: It's OK to criticize the song, but can we not attack people whose opinions differ from ours? Defend the song, not attack the critic. dmax, I agree with your sentiment. In this case however, dont you feel PembrokeRoad's question was pertinent to the comment from wferrier?  |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 12:41 Cant find the 11 up there. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 10:44 bizon wrote: Dylan sounds tired and bored in this. Not the man at his best. Yep.. and he succeeded in transferring both feelings to this listener with this track. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 10:42 Just about the most annoying drivel I've heard in a while. And that includes my comments... |
| Pyro | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 10:39 I find it a nice change of pace that you can actually understand the lyrics. His "unintelligible period" is over, apparently. |
| dogpound (the island on which I belong) | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 10:37 wow 2 really crappy songs in a row. |
| (former member) (A land called Hanalee) | Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 14:57 PembrokeRoad wrote: What Grade are you in ? It's OK to criticize the song, but can we not attack people whose opinions differ from ours? Defend the song, not attack the critic. |
| andrewimft (North Californie) | Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 23:09 In his autobiography Chronicles, Dylan tells a funny true story about how, when he had a serious arm injury and thought he might have to give up guitar, writing songs, and his music career, tried to look into other careers. One of the careers he looked into, among many different others, was selling real estate. He instructs his personal assistant to get all the info about it he can and then educate him on the subject. Shortly after about an hour or two into the presentation by his assistant, Dylan says bluntly, I can see I am just not cut out for selling real estate. Forget it." The way he tells the story and how he tries looking into all sorts of other professions without finding any remotely suitable is quite funny. This song about working people's plights makes me think about that part of the book where Dylan considers working some kind of regular job like most people. Dylan manages to heal his arm, and after about a year hiatus from song writing (this was just before the Oh Mercy record), he has a dramatic dream that he's compelled to write down, and from that, writes his first song in a year, and is able to play it on the guitar for the first time since his arm injury. All of this leads to full healing of his arm to the surprise of his doctors, and in his words creative renewal, with the songs written for the Oh Mercy record which Dylan felt was more inspired than the work he had done for several years prior. It's a very compelling read, Chronicles, and Dylan is quite humorous in describing his struggles. |
| tiggers | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:56 auburntigerrich wrote:   |
| PembrokeRoad (Dublin Ireland) | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:56 wferrier wrote: Sounds like something I heard on Sesame Street.
What Grade are you in ? |
| bizon (Victoria, BC.) | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:56 Dylan sounds tired and bored in this. Not the man at his best. |
| tiggers | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:55 wferrier wrote: Sounds like something I heard on Sesame Street.
It's not that good, at least they could actually sing on Sesame Street. |
| joshfm (Laramie) | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 09:55 "...low wages are reality if we want to compete overseas..." Bob's still got a tinge of politics in 'im, even though he's pimping himself out for Cadillac Escalades. Anomaly. |
| wferrier (Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory) | Posted: Apr 25, 2008 - 11:02 Sounds like something I heard on Sesame Street. |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: Apr 25, 2008 - 10:59 |
| lemmoth | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 14:54 black321 wrote: Saw Bob last week at Nassau Coliseum. This was the fifth time I saw him: once in mid 80's (bad), late 80's w/ Dead (OK), mid 90's (great rockin show), and about 3-4 years ago (great jammin show). This last time was a real sleeper. Perhaps a smaller venue would have been more appropriate/intimate given the style of the new album...There just was nothing going on, musically, and any attempt to create this mellow vibe as in this song fell flat in the huge coliseum. Bob's vocals were also way TOO LOUD. Oh well, keep trucking Bob, but play smaller venues please. Totally agree - had same set of recent experiences - Beacon Theatre - very good show, another tiny standing only theater - great show - Nils Lofgren showed up and the band and Bob picked up great energy - Woodstock - outdoor - mediocre show |
| majdim7th (The Lineup) | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:32 On_The_Beach wrote: I love Dylan, but this is one of his weaker moments, IMO.
Try on the Mother Hips' take; they spice it up a bit. (Indeed, IMHO) |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:28 OldFrenchie wrote: Or, we get it that this song sucks. It's nothing personal, it's a sucky song is all. It's as simple as that. It may be an affliction that cannot be cured, this tendency to call a song that does not work for you "sucky", or some similar weak and mindless epithet. OK, but all this accomplishes is to show those who appreciate the artistry in this work that anything else you say is likely to be equally unworthy of serious consideration. But, maybe those who consider their opinions to be so valuable don't care if anyone takes them seriously. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:28 Gourd wrote: Can anyone recommend /covers/ of Dylan's stuff? |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:26 I love Dylan, but this is one of his weaker moments, IMO. |
| Wisecrowe (York, PA) | Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:23 Great song. Great album, front to back! But I love the man and think him untouchable. |
| rockasaurus | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:25 I "get" Dylan. I've even learned to appreciate his singing, um, "style". But this one just leaves me cold. |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:25 neat... |
| Martino (http://www.mmgzegwaard.nl) | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:24 this reminds me of "paul de leeuw" - ughhh |
| xc_para_puravida | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:23 How do you rate a song with such brilliant lyrics but with vocals so completely lacking virtuosity? |
| onerb | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:22 very nice tune |
| whelan00 | Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 10:20 what a lovely song. |
| jadedragon (in the Brady basement) | Posted: Dec 19, 2006 - 18:49 C57BL6 wrote: meet me in the middle of the day let me hear you say everything's ok
a little afternoon delight ...  |
| Gourd | Posted: Dec 18, 2006 - 21:01 tiggers wrote: FIne with them, just would like them sung rather than delivered via Dylan's nose Sums up my feelings /exactly./ Like the lyrics. Hate the performance. Can anyone recommend /covers/ of Dylan's stuff? |
| OldFrenchie | Posted: Dec 18, 2006 - 20:50 zensend wrote: If you dont get Dylan, you're just not going to get it.
But let's be clear: He doesnt suck. The song doesnt suck. It's Dylan and you don't get it. It's as simple as that. Or, we get it that this song sucks. It's nothing personal, it's a sucky song is all. It's as simple as that. |
| zensend (Minnesota, USA (a blue state!)) | Posted: Dec 11, 2006 - 01:39 If you dont get Dylan, you're just not going to get it. But let's be clear: He doesnt suck. The song doesnt suck. It's Dylan and you don't get it. It's as simple as that. |
| Waybo (Northern California) | Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 05:12 Sucks. 1. Can't believe this is the same guy who created Nashville Skyline. |
| KateD (PHX - Its Hotter than Hades!!!) | Posted: Dec 04, 2006 - 07:00 tiggers wrote: FIne with them, just would like them sung rather than delivered via Dylan's nose Right On!!!!  |
| tiggers | Posted: Dec 04, 2006 - 06:58 wally42 wrote: Not much for well crafted and intelligent lyrics are we? FIne with them, just would like them sung rather than delivered via Dylan's nose |
| savoyard (Indiana) | Posted: Dec 04, 2006 - 06:58 How does he sing with so many marbles in his mouth? |
| donpdonp (Portland, Or) | Posted: Nov 20, 2006 - 14:52 first time ive heard anything off of Dylan's latest album. great song. |
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