“My Own Version of You” by Bob Dylan
Anyone familiar with the works of Bob Dylan, especially at this stage in his life, know that his songs can be filled with enough allegories and symbolisms that even dissecting the lyrics to a single track can fill a small book. However in terms of the actual title and main theme of “My Own Version of You”, the singer is fantasizing about taking certain aspects of particular individuals he idolizes and combining them into one single being. The purpose of doing so would be in the name of creating his “own version” of a particular person.
Now who the titular “you” is exactly is not specified. However, it is pretty clear that such would be a male. Owing to this, it is clear Bob isn’t fantasizing about putting together the perfect romantic interest. Indeed the most-plausible theory put forth is that he is actually referring to concocting a more-idealized version of himself.
Writing Credits
“My Own Version of You” was written and produced by Bob Dylan himself.
Release Date
And the song can be found on his 2020 album “Rough and Rowdy Ways”, which is a product of Columbia Records. The track itself was released with the album on 19 June 2020. FYI, it wasn’t a single release since said project only produced these singles:
Seems to me he is commenting on cancel culture and how dangerous it is to believe one knows exactly how the perfectly politically correct person should be.
Creating the Frankenstein monster that is ultimately your demise .
Talking about the history of humanity, break it all down and rearrange it from cherry picked parts that suit your ideals.
Slavery as far back as history. The oldest story of western “civilization “ the Iliad of homer.
They talk all night and day the talking heads of the news not believing anything they say .
Someone who feels exactly how I feel no room for constructive discussion differing opinions.
What would Julius Caesar do? He would cross the rubicon and declare war on civilization