Tuesday, May 18, 2010

No. 99

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan (1965) - A song covered by The Stones (Video) and Hendrix that is probably way too low on the list, the lyrics alone place it among the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th Century,

"Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?"

A generation that couldn't be told anything was finding out that there was more to life than sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. This was 1965. The worst was yet to come.

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