![]() ![]() And then to sing the last line of the 8 unaccompanied is just so everyday, so much what everyone would do in the middle 8 of every song of this type. Fine – that’s ok if it were to be the nighttime that was the right time to … something very unexpected. Which is about as hackneyed as you can get. Dylan can and does use platitudes and common phrases, but he gets away with it usually by being unexpected in the music, or having given us the everyday phrase, takes us off to somewhere unexpected. If you listen to the first two verses which are taken in a slightly lighter manner than what happens later, before the middle 8 starts to stretch the simplicity and instead gives us what everyone else would have done, then you can have the feeling that despite the simplicity this really could actually turn into a beautiful or at least memorable love song.īut where it all goes wrong is in the middle 8. To be Alone with You is a dead simple song that sticks to the standard format of chords and structure, and it has been suggested in an interview by Dylan that it was part of an experiment musically to grasp something new, but in which that “something” remained forever out of reach.Īnd yes the song does degenerate into, well, not the ordinary, because Bob is never that, but less than it might have been. They say that nighttime is the right timeĪnd oh… I find that hard to take from a man who has given me so many phrases that have peppered my life from teenager to pensioner. Which always makes me think this could have been a delightful song, worthy of Dylan – or at least worth playing once in a way just for old times sake.īut then, talk about throwing it all away we get It’s not brilliant, it’s not a revelation. In 2008, Dylan was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." Previous recipients of this award include Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.There is something really rather charming, slightly unexpected, a little unusual in that verse. He has been nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In January 1990, Dylan was made a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Culture Jack Lang in 2000, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and in 2007, Dylan was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in Arts in Spain by the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. In 1999, Dylan was included in TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and in 2004, he was ranked number two in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "Greatest Artists of All Time", second only to The Beatles. His records have earned Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards, and he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Over many years, Dylan has been recognized and honored for his songwriting, performing, and recording. Although his accomplishments as performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally regarded as his greatest contribution. ![]() Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the "Never Ending Tour". While expanding and personalizing musical styles, he has shown steadfast devotion to many traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to gospel, rock and roll and rockabilly, to English, Scottish and Irish folk music, and even jazz and swing.ĭylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. album chart at number one, and that same year was named Album of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.ĭylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture. His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. Much of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. Too many thoughts get in the way in the dayīob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and a poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. They say that nighttime is the right time ![]()
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