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Dignity Never Been Photographed
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Oh my, Bob.
I think I’ll weep, now.
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WTF was that???
If you read his autobiography you learn he was impressed at an early age by the self promotional skills of Gorgeous George. It is a good personal trait to a point.
Yes, I will also weep……is there no shame?….and dignity? well, she left the party long ago.
Actually, I think it’s cool that Bob’s having fun with simple, old-fashioned music that the kids can love. I figure if there’s no auto-tuning, it can’t be all bad!
for a man that revolutionized music and poetry, i am not sure i like seeing that from him.
if daniel lanois produced it, I’d probably enjoy it…
I agree, how dare an old man have fun at Christmas!
Bob has a sense of humor, hope we all do, it’s all good.
#2 yeah, IIRC Dylan basically (while having a lot to say, and doing it well if you like his style) has always had a certain amount of “let’s not take this too seriously” about him, along with the self-promotion bit. In one documentary I recall him being asked something like if he considered himself more a musician or a poet, and his answer was “Well, I’m more of a song and dance man, really,” OSLT. If you look closely (I’m sure this is not news to Radley or many others) he’s often mocking many of those who love his material/image the most.
So yeah, even if it’s Dylan, it’s only rock and roll….
I thought you opposed torture.
I haven’t looked into this song yet, but I am hoping, praying, that it was written and performed for a charity. Yes, that’s it. A charity. Just some bizarro Zydeco Christmas tune for the kiddies to benefit some poor folks needing kidney transplants.
That has got to be it.
“”As Rolling Stone previously reported, all of Dylan’s royalties from the album benefit Feeding America and other international charities. “It’s a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone — 12 million of those children — often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from,” Dylan wrote on his official Website. “I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season.”"
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/16/premiere-bob-dylans-must-be-santa-video-from-christmas-lp/
I kind of liked it.
I found that video to be wonderful.
Bob Dylan has been making music for about half a century. The tune he’s singing is rather common in areas which have a connection with polka.
This is the yin to the yang of the Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody.
I think that’s awesome.
I don’t think Bob got to celebrate Christmas as a kid. Did he?
The hair’s great too, the old greaser.
I bought the whole Dylan “Chritmas in the Heart” album and I actually enjoy it quite a bit. Now, granted, I have found I have to listen to it alone in my car when I’m driving here or there (sometimes while I’m Christmas shopping!), because I’ve found other people aren’t down with it and are all, “Is he trying to sound like the town drunk?”
So, I play it when I’m alone but it really has helped put me in the spirit of the season. I think his version of “The Little Drummer Boy” (one of my favorite songs of all time, on top of being one of my fave Christmas songs) is the best version I’ve heard. It actually almost brings me to tears.
As for the song you post, I’m a Cleveland boy and we like polka ’round here. Well, some of us anyway. It’s meant in good fun and puts a smile on my face.
On of the nice things about Dylan’s Christmas album is it’s a nice mix of songs meant just for fun and songs that are meant to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas. I think it’s a great success. But I understand many people just won’t be down with it, and that’s fine. I just wanted to put my 2 cents in and say I really enjoy the album.
It’s strange that the blogger considers this video undignified. Why? First of all, the proceeds go to a very good charity, so his heart is in the right place. Secondly, is it undignified to perform a song about Santa? Why is that? I love Christmas music!
Sure is better than the same tired Xmas Carols I’ve been hearing forever. Then again we don’t normally polka up here in New England so I never heard this particular song to start with.
What the hell was that guy escaping from?
#18, I think that’s probably Dylan’s agent.
I too thought it was pretty great. It’s nice to see that he doesn’t take himself as seriously as some people apparently do.
The best line from a review of the Dylan Christmas music CD:
When he sings “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, it comes off as a threat”
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