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Tombstone Blues
“If Salvador Dalí or Luis Buñuel had picked up a Fender Strat to head a blues band, they might have come up with something like ‘Tombstone Blues,’” writes critic Bill Janovitz. “Like the work of these surrealists, Dylan’s song is rich with non sequiturs like ‘The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly / Saying, ‘Death to all those who would whimper and cry’ / And dropping a barbell he points to the sky / Saying, ‘The sun’s not yellow / it’s chicken’,’ and takes irreverent jabs at religious… , political, and bureaucratic figures (‘The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits / To Jezebel the nun she violently knits / A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce’).”
“If Salvador Dalí or Luis Buñuel had picked up a Fender Strat to head a blues band, they might have come up with something like ‘Tombstone Blues,’” writes critic Bill Janovitz. “Like the work of these surrealists, Dylan’s song is rich with non sequiturs like ‘The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly / Saying, ‘Death to all those who would whimper and cry’ / And dropping a barbell he points to the sky / Saying, ‘The sun’s not yellow / it’s chicken’,’ and takes irreverent jabs at religious… , political, and bureaucratic figures (‘The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits / To Jezebel the nun she violently knits / A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce’).”
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ACDCfuckinrocks wrote:
Swallow your pride, you will not die, it's not poison!
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crawlpalmetto wrote:
Yeah this is pretty amazing far-out songwriting going on right here. <3 This is messed up and beautiful and flies along at an incredible rate. "The sun's not yellow, it's chicken" is wonderful wordplay.
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AceOfSpades24 wrote:
“If Salvador Dalí or Luis Buñuel had picked up a Fender Strat to head a blues band, they might have come up with something like ‘Tombstone Blues.'" Sounds pretty accurate to me.
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Sandman2527 wrote:
Some of Dylan's best lyrics, hot damn...
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SpaceHeathen wrote:
The sun's not yellow, IT'S CHICKEN [2]
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Krasow wrote:
http://widespreadconfusion.blogspot.com/2005/06/suns-not-yellow-its-chicken.html
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r_m wrote:
This came out in 1965, think about it. Dylan was a true pioneer.
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Reuve wrote:
как обычно, бездельник еще тот
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Nakkinak wrote:
i can't get over the chicken line
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TaxMonkey wrote:
Swallow your pride, you will not die, it's not poison!
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Nakkinak wrote:
the sun s not yellow it's chicken! [2] THE FUCK?
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arsham_sh wrote:
the sun s not yellow it's chicken!
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eWarning wrote:
"My advice is to not let the boys in"
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blebbio wrote:
"swagger"
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Jasper_South wrote:
mike bloomfield is a damn god on this track!
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whitelotus66 wrote:
Doesn't get any better than this. Wish someone would come close though...
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helloimjoshua wrote:
it's chicken
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sumidiotdude wrote:
The sun's not yellow, IT'S CHICKEN
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ankur13 wrote:
@KingHeff - I think 'Sun's not yellow, it's chicken' is genius stuff.
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radioheadism wrote:
completely epic
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