Re: Bob Dylan-"I'm Not Supposed to Care"
I for one read a lot..a lot of variety as well.
I did not say Dylan can't sing. I said he doesn't and never did have the voice of an angel I don't like his singing. I also don't like Merle Haggards singing or several other artists I could name..like some of the country artists out now..it's a preference. I don't measure Lightfoot by anyone else..not even my beloved Kris. They are all different. Dylans lyrics are monumental, inspiring, thoughtful and soul searing..the music is wonderful..I just prefer to hear others sing his tunes. and I appreciate his admiration for Lightfoot tunes and I appreciate that he voices that admiration. No problem there..and I appreciate that Gord does the same.
Preferring Lightfoot's voice over anyone else does not diminish their value in anyone else's eyes..just as hailing Bob does not diminish Lightfoot in mine. Praise for one doesn't automatically mean scorn for another or for those who are fans of the other..
While we all have opinions and feelings about these two we don't need to be questioning what we have forgotten, what we read or if brains are stale.
The validity of one person's thoughts hold for all regardless of what they are and judgements about personal things is not required to make a point.
I know Gord hasn't kept up with social commentary..that's fine with me.. I have other ways of keeping up..and some of it is by listening to folks like Dylan and my beloved Kris etc. who do write about current events. Doesn't make them better tho..Doesn't make them worse.. Just makes them different than Gord and every other person out there entertaining the masses.....
Short story/concert trip/concert review/travel report/pictography... omigoodness.. some of my posts comprise all of them and more! lol
I don't care what they're called..I write them for me and if folks enjoy them then that's a bonus. Some call them too long, some call them other things....oh well.. c'est la vie..
It's all entertainment..
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