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Offline bijou

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Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« on: April 09, 2008, 04:44:06 PM »

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Bob Dylan, singer, poet and one of the heroes of the Sixties generation, has been given a Pulitzer Prize. Dylan is the first rock artist to win the award, and was given his honorary Pulitzer for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture" at a ceremony in New York on Monday.

In the 65 years since the Pulitzer prize for music was launched, judges have tended to favour classical music, and, more recently, jazz. Previous recipients of the music Pulitzer include jazz icon John Coltrane and composer George Gershwin. Rock was dismissed as barbaric and even subversive - but it seems times are a-changing. Pulitzer official Sig Gissler said Dylan's special citation "reflects the efforts of the Pulitzer board to broaden the scope of the music prize". The 66-year-old singer was recognised for his "lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power".

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Re: Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 05:29:24 PM »
Wow, I'm a big fan. At least of his 500+ non-"protest" songs anyway.  :-)

That's two Pulitzer Prize winners I can gladly support. (about time) 
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Re: Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 05:31:40 PM »
"Positively 4th Street" is, quite simply, the greatest rock song ever.  Not just the words, but that taunting Hammond organ was just brilliant.
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Re: Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2008, 05:36:25 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on April 09, 2008, 05:31:40 PM
"Positively 4th Street" is, quite simply, the greatest rock song ever.  Not just the words, but that taunting Hammond organ was just brilliant.


One of my favs. Dylan is the master of the killer love song. (and love lost songs) I'm partial to Shelter from the Storm myself.
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"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."

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http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826

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Re: Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 05:38:22 PM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on April 09, 2008, 05:36:25 PM
Quote from: freedumb2003 on April 09, 2008, 05:31:40 PM
"Positively 4th Street" is, quite simply, the greatest rock song ever.  Not just the words, but that taunting Hammond organ was just brilliant.


One of my favs. Dylan is the master of the killer love song. (and love lost songs) I'm partial to Shelter from the Storm myself.

Another great one!  Don't forget "All along the Watchtower."

I am afraid if we start listing his great songs, we will run out of thread space! ;)
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Re: Times change as Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2008, 05:47:51 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on April 09, 2008, 05:38:22 PM
Quote from: ReardenSteel on April 09, 2008, 05:36:25 PM
Quote from: freedumb2003 on April 09, 2008, 05:31:40 PM
"Positively 4th Street" is, quite simply, the greatest rock song ever.  Not just the words, but that taunting Hammond organ was just brilliant.


One of my favs. Dylan is the master of the killer love song. (and love lost songs) I'm partial to Shelter from the Storm myself.

Another great one!  Don't forget "All along the Watchtower."

I am afraid if we start listing his great songs, we will run out of thread space! ;)


Yeah we would for sure.

I started a music thread  just for cover songs a little while ago but one could easily fill up pages with nothing but Bob Dylan songs or even pages and pages of nothing but Dylan covers. LOL
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"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."

- Ayn Rand
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826
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