It was announced yesterday that folk/rock music icon Bob Dylan would be this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Now, I'm not big on handing out prizes for artistic endeavors (or anything else for that matter), but this one is intriguing. The Academy stated that Dylan is worthy for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” This selection also signals a noticeable blurring of the defining qualities of "high art" (poetry, novels, etc.) and commercial art, which I tend to like.
While most young people may not know much about the legendary songwriter, perhaps they have heard of some of his most famous songs: "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Hurricane," "All Along the Watchtower," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," or "Blowin' in the Wind." But I actually prefer some of his lesser-known works. So I dug through some of my old cds (yes, those still exist) and picked out my personal Dylan favorites. I clearly have a Blood on the Tracks bias, but this offers a decent sample. Here is a playlist that I like, and I hope you will too. Happy Friday.
1. "Positively 4th Street" (1964)
2. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (1975)
3. "Most of the Time" (1989)
4. "With God On Our Side" (1964)
5. "Things Have Changed" (2000)
6. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (1965)
7. "Tangled Up in Blue" (1975)
8. "Simple Twist of Fate" (1975)
9. "If You See Her, Say Hello" (1975)
10. "Forever Young" (1974)
11. "Shelter from the Storm" (1975)
12. "Not Dark Yet" (1997)
While most young people may not know much about the legendary songwriter, perhaps they have heard of some of his most famous songs: "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Hurricane," "All Along the Watchtower," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," or "Blowin' in the Wind." But I actually prefer some of his lesser-known works. So I dug through some of my old cds (yes, those still exist) and picked out my personal Dylan favorites. I clearly have a Blood on the Tracks bias, but this offers a decent sample. Here is a playlist that I like, and I hope you will too. Happy Friday.
1. "Positively 4th Street" (1964)
2. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (1975)
3. "Most of the Time" (1989)
4. "With God On Our Side" (1964)
5. "Things Have Changed" (2000)
6. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (1965)
7. "Tangled Up in Blue" (1975)
8. "Simple Twist of Fate" (1975)
9. "If You See Her, Say Hello" (1975)
10. "Forever Young" (1974)
11. "Shelter from the Storm" (1975)
12. "Not Dark Yet" (1997)