tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post5072748639172483164..comments2024-03-28T12:15:59.787+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Bookish Thursday – The Nobel PrizeDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-85537578455937119422016-10-16T22:34:36.224+02:002016-10-16T22:34:36.224+02:00Simon & Garfunkel were my No 1 favourites as w...Simon & Garfunkel were my No 1 favourites as well, and probably always will be, because I've listened to them so much through the years, and still keep returning to those albums :) (and I've followed Paul's solo career since then as well and have every major album)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-91725266804290048782016-10-16T19:29:22.128+02:002016-10-16T19:29:22.128+02:00As I commented on your Facebook entry, Dylan and S...As I commented on your Facebook entry, Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel were a major part of my youth.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-1595895930673011232016-10-15T20:11:04.622+02:002016-10-15T20:11:04.622+02:00Of the albums that I own (the 'Best Of' ex...Of the albums that I own (the 'Best Of' excluded), the ones 'closest to my heart' are New Morning (because it was my first)(1970), Slow Train Coming (1979), and Modern Times (2006). I guess because each of them (or at least some of the songs on each of them) happened to be in tune with "where I was with myself" at the time I came across them!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-18220727262165092982016-10-15T19:38:20.521+02:002016-10-15T19:38:20.521+02:00Graham, for me some of Dylan's lyrics (and mus...Graham, for me some of Dylan's lyrics (and music) reach both mind and heart :) But yes, I do think that people listen in different ways, and to some the lyrics matter more than to others. (With me, I think words often stick better than tunes in my memory; but that said, it is also true that music/rhytm make it easier to remember lyrics/poetry.) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-49247076505763397592016-10-15T19:22:54.238+02:002016-10-15T19:22:54.238+02:00Thanks Sandra. I'm happy that you are happy fo...Thanks Sandra. I'm happy that you are happy for me that I'm happy that... (LOL)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-33673867290455546742016-10-15T19:22:00.897+02:002016-10-15T19:22:00.897+02:00Meike, I think Dylan has always been a bit of a di...Meike, I think Dylan has always been a bit of a divider in the sense that people either like him or they don't. For me, there are a few of his albums and songs that have meant a lot to me; but even more that I've never even heard, and probably never will :) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-21357751248752842182016-10-15T19:08:20.459+02:002016-10-15T19:08:20.459+02:00Well Louise, I don't think anyone has yet got ...Well Louise, I don't think anyone has yet got the Nobel prize by claiming their own right to it :) What everyone is still wondering about is what Dylan himself is thinking about having been awarded it - as far as I know he's still not said a word!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-32620870825585083122016-10-15T19:03:31.566+02:002016-10-15T19:03:31.566+02:00Yes Terra, that's probably what caused the mos...Yes Terra, that's probably what caused the most discussion in the media here (people in general thinking of Dylan as a musician, and not of his lyrics being poetry as well)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-43721652807459162512016-10-15T09:22:10.549+02:002016-10-15T09:22:10.549+02:00Dylan's music wasn't my music and I can re...Dylan's music wasn't my music and I can recall few of his lyrics. Louise said that he composed lyrics that reach inside the mind rather than the heart. That may have something to do with it in my subconscious. For me music is primarily an emotion. Whilst song lyrics are obviously very important it is the musical expression that talks to me rather than the words. Which is probably why I love opera so much.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-16601449747484196532016-10-14T18:11:21.308+02:002016-10-14T18:11:21.308+02:00Hugs♥ Enjoy your weekend♥Hugs♥ Enjoy your weekend♥Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285118206749258377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-88847441855504953572016-10-14T12:40:31.599+02:002016-10-14T12:40:31.599+02:00I am happy for him and even happier for you that t...I am happy for him and even happier for you that this makes you happy... MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-84681313757481820332016-10-14T07:41:42.926+02:002016-10-14T07:41:42.926+02:00I must admit that Bob Dylan has never featured in ...I must admit that Bob Dylan has never featured in my musical universe, at least not consciously. My parents' musical taste influenced mine when I was little; they (esp. my Dad) were listening to the Beatles, and when I was 8 or 9 years old, my Mum started bringing ABBA albums home from work - she worked at the library, where (just like you describe) they put on LPs on request, to be listened to with headphones.<br />Dylan's style has of course significantly influenced other musicians, but I was never drawn to his songs; I am too shallow, I guess.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-81153296233137287542016-10-14T03:26:47.251+02:002016-10-14T03:26:47.251+02:00How shocking! At first, Phil did not believe me. B...How shocking! At first, Phil did not believe me. But we both love Dylan. Some of my favorites are Sarah and Tales of Yankee Power.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-33485117255766380282016-10-14T01:59:17.427+02:002016-10-14T01:59:17.427+02:00I am extremely pleased that Bob Dylan has been awa...I am extremely pleased that Bob Dylan has been awarded this Nobel Prize. <br />My reasons are not yours. I do not like his music at all. BUT I appreciate that he turned songs in a new direction away from the traditional ballad. <br />He composed lyrics that reach inside the mind rather than the heart, and that is wonderful. He went in a direction that nobody else saw, and then thousands followed him. <br />I do not know much about the chords and intervals in his music but his music also sounds to me unlike what had gone before. Those long, long compositions. The prize is for the literary genre, not the tunes.<br />Now I am a trifle concerned that some egocentric photo-hungry nobody will demand that he deserves a Nobel Prize next year for composing a nothing rap. Arrgh!MLM247https://www.blogger.com/profile/06365562372896637044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-80793855757203258512016-10-14T00:00:06.315+02:002016-10-14T00:00:06.315+02:00Your last sentences speak for me too. I grew up fe...Your last sentences speak for me too. I grew up feeling he was my older brother and he remains my favorite singer/musician/songwriter. Nice of the prize committee to think outside the box.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com