Dylan Strikes Again

[Selene]

From the New York Post...

What happened to Bob Dylan - rebel folk-rock hero?

Not only is the '60s anti-establishment icon appearing in a commercial for Victoria's Secret (search), but now he's reportedly interested in being a guest judge on "American Idol." (search)

Entertainment Weekly reports that Dylan's "people" contacted "Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe about The Mumbling One appearing next season as a guest judge.

"Idol" producers have already put the call out to Paul McCartney (search) to be a guest judge next season, and EW says he's mulling the offer.

In the Victoria's Secret ad, "Angels in Venice," Dylan, 62, is seen ogling a scantily clad woman wearing angel wings and stiletto heels while his song, "Love Sick," plays in the background.

That's quite a departure for the musician, who's railed against corporate America for over 40 years now...

[Martin/12]

From the New York Post...

What happened to Bob Dylan - rebel folk-rock hero?

Not only is the '60s anti-establishment icon appearing in a commercial for Victoria's Secret (search), but now he's reportedly interested in being a guest judge on "American Idol." (search)

Entertainment Weekly reports that Dylan's "people" contacted "Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe about The Mumbling One appearing next season as a guest judge.

"Idol" producers have already put the call out to Paul McCartney (search) to be a guest judge next season, and EW says he's mulling the offer.

In the Victoria's Secret ad, "Angels in Venice," Dylan, 62, is seen ogling a scantily clad woman wearing angel wings and stiletto heels while his song, "Love Sick," plays in the background.

That's quite a departure for the musician, who's railed against corporate America for over 40 years now...

[joveski]

i wonder if the contestants are allowed to sing out of time and occasionally out of tune?

[Borderstone]

What do mean...."occasionally???"

As for Bob,you got to admire a man with the guts to sound like Big Bird on a bad day and still be thought of as an icon by the masses!

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As for his supposedly "corporate" endeavors,so what? I hardly believe that underwear and under-experienced singers will tarnish his image!
If people make too big a deal out of this,maybe they are the ones who need to look at their own lives. Dylan's earned his life and paid more than his dues. He owes no explanation to anyone. Later!
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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!

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[Auburn Annie]

From the Entertainment news section on CHUM-FM's internet station:

"Entertainment Weekly" reports that Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney may join the next season of "American Idol" as guest judges. Wouldn't it be ironic for Dylan to criticize someone for singing out of key?

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BTW there was also a lengthy cover article on Bob D in last Sunday's STARS magazine entitled "Bob Dylan: A legend finally speaks." No mention of Gord but interesting reading anyway. It was written by Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times. Some quotes:

"It's only natural to pattern yourself after someone," he says, opening the door on a subject that has long been off-limits: his songwriting process. "If I wanted to be a painter, I might think about trying to be like Van Gogh, or if I was an actor, act like Laurence Olivier. If I was an architect, there's Frank Gehry.
"But you just can't copy somebody. If you like somebody's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years. I go back to Stephen Foster."

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There follows a long section on his admiration of Woody Guthrie:

"To me, Woody Guthrie was the be-all and end-all ... Woody's songs were about everything at the same time ... he was saying everything in his songs that I felt but didn't know how to. It wasn't only the songs, though. It was his voice -- it was like a stiletto -- and his diction...."

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More on his craft:

"... his sense of tradition is strong. He likes to think of himself as part of a brotherhood of writers whose roots are in the raw country, blues and folk strains of Guthrie, the Carter Family, Robert Johnson, and scores of Scottish and English balladeers.
....the process he describes is more workaday than capturing lightning in a bottle. In working on "Like a Rolling Stone," he says, 'I'm not thinking about what I want to say, I'm just thinking - is this OK for the meter?'"

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It's a surprisingly good article.

[This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited May 05, 2004).]

[Auburn Annie]

From the Entertainment news section on CHUM-FM's internet station:

"Entertainment Weekly" reports that Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney may join the next season of "American Idol" as guest judges. Wouldn't it be ironic for Dylan to criticize someone for singing out of key?

*******************************************

BTW there was also a lengthy cover article on Bob D in last Sunday's STARS magazine entitled "Bob Dylan: A legend finally speaks." No mention of Gord but interesting reading anyway. It was written by Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times. Some quotes:

"It's only natural to pattern yourself after someone," he says, opening the door on a subject that has long been off-limits: his songwriting process. "If I wanted to be a painter, I might think about trying to be like Van Gogh, or if I was an actor, act like Laurence Olivier. If I was an architect, there's Frank Gehry.
"But you just can't copy somebody. If you like somebody's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years. I go back to Stephen Foster."

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There follows a long section on his admiration of Woody Guthrie:

"To me, Woody Guthrie was the be-all and end-all ... Woody's songs were about everything at the same time ... he was saying everything in his songs that I felt but didn't know how to. It wasn't only the songs, though. It was his voice -- it was like a stiletto -- and his diction...."

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More on his craft:

"... his sense of tradition is strong. He likes to think of himself as part of a brotherhood of writers whose roots are in the raw country, blues and folk strains of Guthrie, the Carter Family, Robert Johnson, and scores of Scottish and English balladeers.
....the process he describes is more workaday than capturing lightning in a bottle. In working on "Like a Rolling Stone," he says, 'I'm not thinking about what I want to say, I'm just thinking - is this OK for the meter?'"

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It's a surprisingly good article.

[This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited May 05, 2004).]

[Rosanna]

Bob and Paul guest judges on American Idol.
I love it. At least now we'll have someone
to keep that idiot Simon in line!

[Doug Letcher]

Bob and Paul guest judges on American Idol.
I love it. At least now we'll have someone
to keep that idiot Simon in line!