Bob Dylan’s ballad “Blowin’ in the Wind” is a poem set to music. It is a story about a man told through song. It has sound and rhyme, which makes my heart beat faster and faster. I would not call this ballad as important to me as bread or water, but I have discovered the sound and words are refreshing, like cool rain. I want to say that Bob Dylan is a pivotal figure in my life and a frequent source of inspiration to my work.
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
The title, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” is a metaphor for something very big and very important. But what could it be? I really did not know what the metaphor was when I first heard the song. There is also the refrain, which I really liked because its stays in my ear for a very long time.
“Blowing in the Wind” means something is blowing in your face and you cannot do much about it. It could be something very pleasant blowing in your face, which could give you some kind of relaxation after working hard in a hot day. The wind could be very brutal and metaphorical; someone could be telling you something very important to your face and you still do not believe it. I would like to catch this wind and examine and touch every word of it. It could be sweet or it could taste like sweat.I could feel the wind because each time I thought about it, I had a shiver of happiness and joy.
This is a sculpture by Witold Sliwinski
Great to read about your personal reaction to the song, but is this a singles album? Are there more songs you could cover?
ReplyDeleteI like when you wrote, "I would not call this ballad as important to me as bread or water, but I have discovered the sound and words are refreshing, like cool rain."
ReplyDeleteThe literary break-down serves the "review" well.
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