Bob Dylan

When i first listened to Bob Dylan I thought to my self why is this guy recording music while being strangled to death. That being said Bob Dylan and his music has grown on me over the years, even his newer stuff is pretty good, I never listen to his religious stuff though. My favorite song by Bob Dylan would have to be Hurricane, that song just has a great real story behind it, and to this day it is one of my top favorite songs of all time. I hope Bob Dylan is with us for years and keeps making great music.

What to say about bob Dylan. I think that he was one of the most controversial artist of all time. With his music stemming about poltical view, about our world and much more. He changed the standard for music we call "folk rock", even if he didn't considered him self as a folk singer. He had and still have many hits. My favorite song from him is Mr. tamborine man and Don't think twice, Its alright. Those songs i can relate to the most. When you listen to dylan's lyrics it just speaks out to you. Then you start to understand a little bit of how his mind works. For me the all time best.

I think that "The Times, They Are A Changin'" is Bob Dylan's best song. I like his earlier sixties songs the best (Blowin' In the Wind; Mr. Tambourine Man; Like a Rolling Stone; All Along the Watchtower), his seventies songs were pretty good (Knockin' on Heaven's Door; Tangled Up in Blue; Hurricane), his eighties songs weren't very good (Jokerman) and he went through his reborn Christian phase (which sucked), but he came out of his rut with his album "Modern Times." Now I wish Eric Clapton would come out of his musical drought.

Johnny's in the basement

Mixing up the medicine

I'm on the pavement

Thinking about the government

The man in the trench coat

Badge out, laid off

Says he's got a bad cough

Wants to get it paid off

Look out kid

It's somethin' you did

God knows when

But you're doin' it again

You better duck down the alley way

Lookin' for a new friend

The man in the coon-skin cap

In the big pen

Wants eleven dollar bills

You only got ten



Maggie comes fleet foot

Face full of black soot

Talkin' that the heat put

Plants in the bed but

The phone's tapped anyway

Maggie says that many say

They must bust in early May

Orders from the D. A.

Look out kid

Don't matter what you did

Walk on your tip toes

Don't try "No Doz"

Better stay away from those

That carry around a fire hose

Keep a clean nose

Watch the plain clothes

You don't need a weather man

To know which way the wind blows



Get sick, get well

Hang around a ink well

Ring bell, hard to tell

If anything is goin' to sell

Try hard, get barred

Get back, write braille

Get jailed, jump bail

Join the army, if you fail

Look out kid

You're gonna get hit

But users, cheaters

Six-time losers

Hang around the theaters

Girl by the whirlpool

Lookin' for a new fool

Don't follow leaders

Watch the parkin' meters



Ah get born, keep warm

Short pants, romance, learn to dance

Get dressed, get blessed

Try to be a success

Please her, please him, buy gifts

Don't steal, don't lift

Twenty years of schoolin'

And they put you on the day shift

Look out kid

They keep it all hid

Better jump down a manhole

Light yourself a candle

Don't wear sandals

Try to avoid the scandals

Don't wanna be a bum

You better chew gum

The pump don't work

'Cause the vandals took the handles