I really think Bob Dylan is awesome, and so as I was laying in bed listening to some music from my playlist and this song came on it kind of reminded me of how it feels to finally have meaning come to literature.
I know that the first time I looked at Wallace Stevens "Anecdote of the Jar" I had no idea what this "crazy" man was blabbing about. But as I sat there and broke it down, every piece started making sense to me, and even though my interpretation seemed drastically different from anyone else's in the class, I was proud of what I had come up with, I even had a ball of excitement swell inside me when I finished.
Although the chronology of the song is a little backwards for this intent, I hope it has a similar effect on you because it gave me a great feeling; the end of the song describes what it feels like when you frustratingly can't find meaning for something you are trying to decipher and the beginning narrates the feeling of having it all finally make sense. So here it is: Bob Dylan's "A Simple Twist of Fate":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYybKGp1ycQ&feature=PlayList&p=6FC538DBB1A83056&index=0
(I tried my very best to even make a video of it myself and upload it, but for the life of me I could not figure it out so check out the site, its worth it!)
Simple Twist of Fate is one of my favourite Bob Dylan tracks. I listen to Blood on the Tracks (the album it belongs to) all the time. On a different note, how pumped are you for the Dylan Christmas CD thats coming out in 2 days? It should be a fun listen.
ReplyDeleteHaha I didn't even know it was coming out but now that I know I will have to look into that!
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