tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post114419350522338278..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Bob Dylan’s best linesBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-33488397850975590412016-09-10T21:15:00.999-04:002016-09-10T21:15:00.999-04:00skeleton keys AND the rain...skeleton keys AND the rain...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-16190928945543937302011-08-15T23:08:12.230-04:002011-08-15T23:08:12.230-04:00I reckon Dylan's finest lines are often found ...I reckon Dylan's finest lines are often found in his song titles:<br><br>All the Tired Horses, Gates of Eden<br>It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Boots of Spanish Leather - all the mystery of a vanished poetic age meets with a sensibility that is at one wary, contrarian, earnest and seeking.David Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15336069872848288062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1144266720293471652006-04-05T15:52:00.000-04:002006-04-05T15:52:00.000-04:00Say for me that I'm all right though things get ki...<I>Say for me that I'm all right though things get kind of slow<BR/><BR/>She might think that I've forgotten her, don't tell her it isn't so.</I><BR/><BR/>I've had something of a man-crush on Dylan for several years. Right now I'm hooked on "If you see her, say hello".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1144228871428691602006-04-05T05:21:00.000-04:002006-04-05T05:21:00.000-04:00I reckon Dylan's finest lines are often found in h...I reckon Dylan's finest lines are often found in his song titles:<BR/><BR/>All the Tired Horses, Gates of Eden<BR/>It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Boots of Spanish Leather - all the mystery of a vanished poetic age meets with a sensibility that is at one wary, contrarian, earnest and seeking.David Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336069872848288062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1144194738069650152006-04-04T19:52:00.000-04:002006-04-04T19:52:00.000-04:00Hi Jim: This line about harmonicas is one of Dylan...Hi Jim: This line about harmonicas is one of Dylan's most profound and poetic lines -- and it's the best description of harmonica-music that has ever been written by <I>anyone</I>.<BR/><BR/>Next time you hear someone playing a harmonica, ask yourself what it sounds like -- and the answer will be: "skeleton keys in the rain." It's impossible to imagine a more perceptive description of the sound of a harmonica.<BR/><BR/>Still, I'm glad you liked the line about Hattie Carroll: "She never sat once at the head of the table." This is perhaps my favourite line by Dylan -- every time I hear it, I find the sadness nearly unbearable.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1144193904152652672006-04-04T19:38:00.000-04:002006-04-04T19:38:00.000-04:00Huh? The only two I even remotely understand are ...Huh? The only two I even remotely understand are the last. The rest are baffling. Was he stoned or something?<BR/><BR/>And on this one-<BR/>Best metaphor<BR/>“The harmonicas play the skeleton keys in the rain.”<BR/><BR/>double huh?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.com