 Genius Meanings
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Bob Dylan – Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
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[Verse 1] / McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled / Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall / Say it to me, if you got something to confess" / I heard all about it, he was
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Bob Dylan – Mother of Muses
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In many epic poems, such as the Iliad, the poet begins by calling upon a muse (traditionally a goddess) to give the poet divine inspiration to tell the story.
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Bob Dylan – Crossing the Rubicon
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[Verse 1] / I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day / Of the most dangerous month of the year / At the worst time, at the worst place / That's all I seem to hear / I got up early
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Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul
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At midnight on March 27, 2020, Bob Dylan released “Murder Most Foul”—his first studio release since March 2017’s Triplicate and first original song release since September 2012’s
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Bob Dylan – False Prophet
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[Verse 1] / Another day that don't end / Another ship goin' out / Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt / I know how it happened / I saw it begin / I opened my heart to the
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Bob Dylan – Goodbye Jimmy Reed
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[Verse 1] / I live on a street named after a Saint / Women in the churches wear powder and paint / Where the Jews, and Catholics, and the Muslims all pray / I can tell they're
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Bob Dylan – Black Rider
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In an album that has already made reference to a number of poets and writers, “Black Rider” is likely a reference to Stephen Crane’s “Black Riders & Other Lines” (The same Stephen
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Bob Dylan – I Contain Multitudes
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On April 16, 2020, Bob Dylan teased a new work on his Twitter account with the hashtag #IContainMultitudes
https://twitter.com/bobdylan/status/1250913270933917709?s=20
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Bob Dylan – My Own Version of You
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Throughout the song, Dylan references creating a person out of disparate parts, perhaps in reference to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Bob Dylan – I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
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I'm sittin' on my terrace, lost in the stars / Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars / Been thinking it all over and I've thought it all through / I've made up my mind to give
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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