Dylan reached people
Posted by Pikes Peak 14115
on August 19, 2026, 9:07 pm, in reply to "
I love this "
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He was able to put into words what millions of young people felt. He became their voice. When Roger McGuinn of the Byrds met him, McGuinn was afraid he'd not like what the Byrds did with Turn Turn Turn and other Dylan songs. Dylan said he liked it. McGuinn put a beat people could dance to. You can't dance to Dylan unless your drunk, high, or incredibly awkward.
Dylan's protest songs drew a line between support and opposition to the Vietnam War, and they could do that now with proliferation of the Iran War.
We occasionally sang a Dylan song in church, immediately linked to a protest hymn about the life or work of Christ.
I have highest respect for Dylan.
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You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
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- I love this - Trudy August 19, 2026, 4:10 am
- Dylan reached people - Pikes Peak 14115 August 19, 2026, 9:07 pm
- His music and lyrics are top shelf IMHO, but his vocals are less than stellar - Sia August 20, 2026, 2:08 pm
- His voice was expressive - greenman August 20, 2026, 4:20 pm
- Positively 4th Street, Like a Rolling Stone, Just like a woman, Lay lady lay, - Sia August 20, 2026, 5:39 pm
- I love his voice. Truly. - Trudy August 20, 2026, 5:05 pm
- A Stratocaster with distortion can be expressive - Pikes Peak 14115 August 20, 2026, 4:28 pm
- Agreed - Pikes Peak 14115 August 20, 2026, 4:04 pm
- Love and Theft, released on 9/11 - Trudy August 19, 2026, 10:12 pm
- Dylan was always a must-buy for me - greenman August 19, 2026, 10:04 am
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