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“Goodbye Jimmy Reed” by Bob Dylan

This song serves as a tribute to a late, great blues’ musician by the name of Jimmy Reed.  But the way Bob Dylan goes about doing so is not by talking about the man himself, at...

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“Mother of Muses” by Bob Dylan

It has been noted that the “mother of Muses” is actually a figure from Greek mythology named Mnemosyne. And in this song Bob Dylan indeed refers to her as a deity, if you will. In earlier parts...

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“Key West (Philosopher Pirate)” by Bob Dylan

Key West is actually a city in Florida. But more to the point of this song it represents the singer’s dream residence – the place where he has retired, if you will. As such, there are two sentiments...

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“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...

False Prophet

“False Prophet” by Bob Dylan

This is another deep, indeed we can even say esoteric song from Bob Dylan. For example, it is obvious at certain points that he is speaking to the concept of the afterlife. Also he delves into...