a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature. Did anyone know he was nominated for it? If they gave it to a singer, what about Vince Gill or Tone Loc?
Bob Dylan wins
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The reason he didn't win it earlier is because, until recently, they weren't able to decipher what he was saying.
Wow, I think we have a generation or 2 gap here. Vince Gill I know but WTF is Tone Loc? Let me guess, a rapper or hip-hop artist. It's all good for those who like to listen to that, but man seriously. Dylan came into fame in the 70's, but essentially I believe he represented the 60's. If you didn't live through them then I guess there's little chance you'll understand. I've never been asked to vote on Nobel prizes, but I'm OK with his.
He's making a joke about an early 90s rapper/actor. He was the black guy in Ace Ventura.
I saw Bob open for the Grateful Dead... quite possibly the worst live performance I have ever seen... I wished he fell off the stage.
You would not think to look at him but he was famous long ago, for playing the electric violin on desolation row.
Nobel Peace Prize in Literature? Did his songs lead to Israel and Palestine signing a treaty or something?
I saw him in concert 25 years ago. It was terrible. Even though I knew the lyrics to many of the songs, I couldn't tell what he was singing. And he would talk in between songs and nobody could understand what he was saying.
But I'm glad I went.
But I'm glad I went.
Not sure what you're talking about here. Dylan's "fame" comes from his work in the 60s, and much less so the 70s. Were it not for Dylan, I doubt that the Beatles and others would have shifted when they did to more "serious" subjects and music.
This pick is controversial, because Dylan is not a "writer" per se. On the other hand, the poets of the middle ages that are so revered (Chaucer, anyone?) were popular in nature and fulfilled a role similar to popular music today. Indeed, "lyric poetry" is similar to song "lyrics".
I still have 2 weeks. He's gotta go some time, and I still get credit from the wife.
When I saw him in 2005 he played a bunch of songs off of his newest album (that no one cared about) then he played "Mr Tambourine Man", "Highway 61", and "All Along the Watchtower" but he played them totally different than they used to sound so they were barely recognizable.
Willie Nelson on the other hand was awesome.
I'd argue that the majority of winners of the Nobel Prizes of Literature, Chemistry, and Physics had accomplished something.
I like Dylan's music but IMO the best thing to come from the early Dylan era is one of his back up bands, The Band. The Last Waltz was one of the best concert videos every made, Again just my opinion.