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    1. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      As for the lyrics, they're a mixed bag. Obviously Forever Young is a timeless classic and a few other songs are nearly as good. But quite a bit is weirdly lazy. There are at least two lyrics about not being able to come up with words. You're Bob Dylan! Come up with words! #BD969pic.twitter.com/dZdUCBXhtt

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    2. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      I can see why Bob wanted to include both versions of Forever Young. The fast one definitely rocks. But the slow take suits the beautiful lyrics so much better. And if you have kids, this is a nice book for them. #BD969 https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Young-Bob-Dylan/dp/1416958088 …

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    3. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      Guys I'm almost certain there was an Apple ad featuring the demo version of Forever Young but I can't find it anywhere! Is this my own personal Mandela Effect? There was a boomlet of acoustic demo releases in the 80s &90s and FY, on Biograph, was one of the best of them. #BD969

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    4. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      If there's one obscure Dylan song I'd urge any more casual Dylan fan to check out, it's Dirge. It's a classic ball of Bob: Vicious and vulnerable, swinging from self-regard to self-pity, a perfect cataloging of post-breakup emotion. And again, the music is a coiled spring. #BD969pic.twitter.com/ZYLRBZQP8Q

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    5. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      Addendum: the actual line as sung is "I've paid the price of solitude, but at least I'm out of debt." Which is much better. Man, I comforted myself a lot with that line as a younger person. #BD969

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    6. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      Planet Waves' other lyrical masterwork is Wedding Song, which I hope nobody ever plays at an actual wedding. I'm a sucker for anything that sounds like a love song but is really a catalog of desperate obsession. It's a cookie full of arsenic. #BD969https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ijATg1HfM …

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    7. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      I realize that makes Wedding Song sound like Every Breath You Take, but it's much more subtle than that. Because it does evoke emotions of genuine love. "When I was deep in poverty, you taught me how to give" is a profound (and deeply Christian) sentiment. But then you get:pic.twitter.com/Kx4h8dbdfx

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    8. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      And the overwhelming effect of the song, especially with the monotonous rhythm, is a smothering intensity. I mean, at first glance this seems amazing, but what is someone supposed to say in response? "Uh, I love you too, Bob?" #BD969pic.twitter.com/fhtiSMqXY1

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    9. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      I'm sorry, I just reread "I love you more than money and more than the stars above." What a perfect, high wire lyric. #BD969

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    10. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019

      #BD969 outtake time! Earlier I said I wish I'm Not There had been properly recorded. Nothing 'Cept You is perfect bc of its flaws. The band stumbles around b4 locking into a groove on verse 2 then Bob's voice rises to the challenge. The process is the joy.https://vimeo.com/235139289 

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2019
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      These Dylan tweets are reminding me that I read somewhere that your dad was in the Wisconsin folk scene in the 1960s -- am I remembering this right?

      6:43 PM - 13 Mar 2019
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        2. Daniel Radosh‏ @danielradosh 13 Mar 2019
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          Daniel Radosh Retweeted Daniel Radosh

          You might have even read it on my TLhttps://twitter.com/danielradosh/status/1104776819792855041 …

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          Daniel Radosh @danielradosh
          Here's an aside for the #BD969 fans: My family connection to Mr. Dylan. I used to tease my parents that Bob wrote Dear Landlord about them after they kicked him out of their apartment. pic.twitter.com/U5B2BWdrcl
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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2019
          Replying to @danielradosh

          Ah, I knew I read this somewhere.

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