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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Dylan Gets Nobel Prize For Literature



I do not mean to disparage Dylan. He is an extremely talented song writer and poet and has a lot of work. But the Nobel Prize for Literature?  I am going to guess there are a lot of old boomers on the selection panel.

Instapundit: Dylan wins Nobel

Mark Steyn: How does it feeeeeeeelllll?

Instapundit: SpenglerAmericans are not folk and Dylan is not our poet...

4 comments:

  1. I agree EBL. I also agree with chicklet, that lyrics are poetry and therefore literature. But now?

    I will admit, it was only a year ago that I learned from Garth Brooks (DVD Box Set, not that he sat down with me) that this Adele song was actually written by Bob Dylan. It's a beautiful song, but if the title was read aloud by Trump; you can bet it would be a point of discussion at the third debate.

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  2. "Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?"
    Honoring literature like that helps you understand Obama's Nobel for "peace"

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  3. Churchill just rose from his grave and returned his Nobel.

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  4. Here's my favorite reaction. From Irvin Welsh, author of Trainspotting:

    “I’m a Dylan fan, but this is an ill-conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.”

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