Bob Dylan at his most "Emo"?

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Ballad in Plaid D

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

You could be right. But I don't really know what "emo" means.

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know what emo means either; I'll just say "Sara" in case it's relevant and run away.

― de, Monday, 21 June 2004 03:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Blood On The Tracks is the only Dylan album I have/like, it's pretty emo in parts.

― Al (sitcom), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

this is one of his worst songs

― amateur!st (amateurist), Monday, 21 June 2004 05:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I swear, this is not one of his worst songs. Y'see the EMOtion there? I too, will testify that this is not one of his best ones, either.

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 21 June 2004 05:08 (twenty-two years ago)

How exactly is Ballad in Plain D EMO?

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:22 (twenty-two years ago)

it's not one of his worst songs. anyone who thinks that can't have heard, oh, 90% of what he did between 1976 and 1996.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I also think it's one of his worst, though in a sort of fascinating way.

The last verse cracks me up:

Ah, my friends from the prison, they ask unto me,
"How good, how good does it feel to be free?"
And I answer them most mysteriously,
"Are birds free from the chains of the skyway?"

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Monday, 21 June 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

it's not one of his worst songs. anyone who thinks that can't have heard, oh, 90% of what he did between 1976 and 1996.

-- J.D. (aubade8...) (webmail), June 21st, 2004 1:31 AM. (Justyn Dillingham) (later) (link)
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well, one of the worst songs from his better era, at least.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Monday, 21 June 2004 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I did read somewhere that Dylan regretted writing this song

― de, Monday, 21 June 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

This verse is total Lou Barlow:

Myself, for what I did, I cannot be excused,
The changes I was going through can't even be used,
For the lies that I told her in hopes not to lose
The could-be dream-lover of my lifetime.

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Monday, 21 June 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i gave my love a cherry etc.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Monday, 21 June 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

twenty years pass...

He genuinely loves Machine Gun Kelly, huh

lost americana the album. 8-8
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— mgk (@machinegunkelly) June 10, 2025

― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 June 2025 18:03 (one year ago)

What a weirdo (Bob, not MGK).

― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 10 June 2025 22:33 (one year ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Surprise_album_cover.jpg
Paul Simon at his most Eno

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 10 June 2025 23:00 (one year ago)

Whenever it comes to Bob Dylan's musical tastes, I always think of the first few seconds of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntGcbU3nM8

― MarkoP, Wednesday, 11 June 2025 03:10 (one year ago)

Neil Young at his most Devo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3XRlWQH54

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 June 2025 12:11 (one year ago)

"how 'bout Ratt?" is definitely in my top 5 dylan quotes

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 11 June 2025 12:45 (one year ago)

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