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No one in front of me and nothing behind
There's a woman on my lap and she's drinking champagne
Got white skin, got assassin's eyes
I'm looking up into the sapphire tinted skies
I'm well dressed, waiting on the last train
Standing on the gallows with my head in a noose
Any minute now I'm expecting all hell to break loose
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
This place ain't doing me any good
I'm in the wrong town, I should be in Hollywood
Just for a second there I thought I saw something move
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag
Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag
Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too
Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
I've been walking forty miles of bad road
If the bible is right, the world will explode
I've been trying to get as far away from myself as I can
Some things are too hot to touch
The human mind can only stand so much
You can't win with a losing hand
Feel like falling in love with the first woman I meet
Putting her in a wheel barrow and wheeling her down the street
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
I hurt easy, I just don't show it
You can hurt someone and not even know it
The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity
Gonna get low down, gonna fly high
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
Mr. Jinx and Miss Lucy, they jumped in the lake
I'm not that eager to make a mistake
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
I'd think Neil Young and Leonard Cohen have been pretty prolific too, but your point is well taken.
all the truth in this world ads up to a big lie.
I'll agree that the film was excellent (using our RP ratings, I'd go with an 8.5) - and it also works both ways - the film is better with this OSCAR winning tune and the tune is better with the movie's influence too....where's that dang 11 rating at?
Long Live RP and Times A-Changin' !!
I'm not complaining at all, keep it up!

He was actually playful with the crowd.
I wish the crowd was more playful: they kept yelling at me: "sit down!"
It's as if old fat men with bad legs, don't have any rights at all! Sacre bleu!
Yep. And...
"Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through"
bump
So glad Bill keeps spinning this quirky gem.
One of Bobbie's best, for sure!
I used to care, but . . .

Genius, and what, only 38 years after he first started out? How many musical acts can say that they've won an Oscar & Golden Globe, a citation from the Pulitzer committee, and a Nobel prize? Oh....wait...I'm sure he's gotten a shit load of Grammies too.
His Nobel Prize in Literature was "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Yup, that says it all.
Except it doesn't say LONG LIVE RP!!
Proclivities wrote:
Are there still "yuppies" around? I thought they were killed off by the Y2K bug.
gmsingh123 wrote:
No, there's no more yuppies because things have changed
.........DO PLEASE TELL... just how so?
Are there still "yuppies" around? I thought they were killed off by the Y2K bug.
No, there's no more yuppies because things have changed.
Are there still "yuppies" around? I thought they were killed off by the Y2K bug.
So very true COJohn - from a likeminded WAJoe - in fact this might be my fav of Bob's tunes (an Oscar winner at that) and one that I feel I can share with others that aren't "fans" of Bob's varied work.
As one who wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan until around the turn of the century, and sure there's a lot not to like about his work/style whatever - you could spend a lot of time trying to read and interpret his lyrics. It's a very vast and deep well.
Happy Friday to all my fellow RPsters and long live BillG & RebbecaG
CONGRATULATIONS MR. DYLAN
YOU ARE THE FIRST NEW NOBEL PRIZE OF A NEW ERA ON NOBEL PRIZE.
Therefore, things are changing. It's all about space and time.
Wolford said, "And, yes, Things Have Changed is one of Bob's major songs of the past 20 years."
I fully agree and bumped it from an 8 to a 9+,...maybe a 10. Dylan at his most insightful best. Truly a comment on these perplexing times.
Can't we put his mug on the cover and just call him "Alias"? Get it?
Ha!
And, yes, Things Have Changed is one of Bob's major songs of the past 20 years.
Did you deduce the identity of the beekeeping detective?
elementary, my dear lizzy, elementary ; )
Oh, wait.... They're all my least favorite.
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection is a 2004 novella by Michael Chabon. Great Holmes-like writing, imo.. : )
Did you deduce the identity of the beekeeping detective?
Godlike, fun and alarmingly right on
Everybody in my alien space craft loves this groovy song... we be dancing cross-eyed buck ass naked and jiggling organs like Willy Shakes...
hope you be having a marvelous time these strange days, hayduke2...
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection is a 2004 novella by Michael Chabon. Great Holmes-like writing, imo.. : )
(I didn't think Telegraph Avenue was as cool)
Dylan's song is awesome
Film was good, yes. I haven't read the book. Kavalier and Klay was mostly fantastic.
The Wonderboys book was terrific--typical early Chabon with loose ends all over the place. Agree about Kavalier and Klay, an epic story where he pretty much hews to one plot line with a central theme, something he ordinarily treats casually. Summerland aims at a younger audience, but is similarly epic in scope with a wide variety of subject matter. The Yiddish Policemen's Union, The Final Solution, and Gentlemen of the Road are all great fun. I was little disappointed with Telegraph Avenue, even if it did evoke a West Oakland/East Berkeley that I know fairly well.
Was the film any good? My brother knew Michael Chabon at CMU and I've often wondered whether Wonder Boys was worth reading. "Mysteries of Pittsburgh" was, from my limited and indirect knowledge of that time and place, spot on...but then I heard too many stories about Chabon being an absolute jerk that I didn't want to read more of his stuff. And the premise of "Kavalier and Klay" sounded completely idiotic.
A good Dylan song..."I used to care, but things have changed." Yeah, know that feeling.
Film was good, yes. I haven't read the book. Kavalier and Klay was mostly fantastic.
Godlike, fun and alarmingly right on



And for those who may not have noticed, when he says "The next 60 seconds will feel like an eternity" he is counting down the remaining time in the song as there are indeed only 60 seconds left.
Having read this comment a number of times, I finally had the opportunity to confirm that the last 60 seconds does indeed finish the song.

Both of them about as good as it gets.
I gave this song a solid 7 then read the lyrics. Now it's an 8 leaning toward 9.
I know what you mean... I gave this one a big 10 at the get go...
I gave this song a solid 7 then read the lyrics. Now it's an 8 leaning toward 9.
I agree... this song is marvelous...
yeah. Met him year ago, 2011/12 summer, down here in a south american metropolis/; walkin unnoticed, being as simple as he always was.
That is very very cool...
Love this song...
yeah. Met him year ago, 2011/12 summer, down here in a south american metropolis/; walkin unnoticed, being as simple as he always was.
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
I'm not real interested in who likes Dylan and who doesn't. That debates been going on for approaching 50 years! That said, very few folks would come up with lines that warm my heart like:
Feel like falling in love with the first woman I meet
Putting her in a wheelbarrow and wheeling her down the street
You go, Bobby!
Love this song...
if you want to see data about Bob Dylan's latest album, which is called Tempest, look here...
you haven't listened to enough Cohen - I love them both but they are different
The theme for the GOP.

Well, there's always 2016............
Actually, this is one of my desert island albums. It was even before I saw the movie.
Was the film any good? My brother knew Michael Chabon at CMU and I've often wondered whether Wonder Boys was worth reading. "Mysteries of Pittsburgh" was, from my limited and indirect knowledge of that time and place, spot on...but then I heard too many stories about Chabon being an absolute jerk that I didn't want to read more of his stuff. And the premise of "Kavalier and Klay" sounded completely idiotic.
A good Dylan song..."I used to care, but things have changed." Yeah, know that feeling.
Actually, this is one of my desert island albums. It was even before I saw the movie.
Yes, I do too...
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but . . . things have changed
I think this is one of Bob's best, if overlooked, tunes.
btw, there's a great video for this song on the deluxe edition of Modern Times, or, you know, youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Amazon URL https://www.amazon.com/Things-Have-Changed-Bob-Dylan/dp/B00004U8ZE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1303176696&sr=1-2
This song is also on soundtrack of Wonder Boys...Bad movie, good soundtrack
Yes, they are pretty good poets! Good song btw!
Those of you who aren't Dylan fans will like it. Those of us who are, and aren't sensitive about it, will like it as well.

And for those who may not have noticed, when he says "The next 60 seconds will feel like an eternity" he is counting down the remaining time in the song as there are indeed only 60 seconds left.
Im sure I'm not alone in believing that Dylan is a great singer. His phrasing and timing always amazes me. I am knocked out by his intonation. Personally, I have never understood why people whinge about the sound of his voice, but I'm not sure that the sound of his voice and his ability as a singer are the same thing...
window wrote:
Couldn't agree with you more, Paul. If I picked up a 64 Strat and played a few songs, and then Mark Knopfler picked up a Mexican Squire and played a couple - gee I wonder who is going to sound better?
...And yet the way people consistently fail to move beyond Dylan's admittedly nasal voice to listen to the fantastic way he uses it with the lyrics, you would think the path to superstardom is to just drop $20K on a top-shelf vintage guitar!
Bottom line - the quality of the instrument has little relationship to how well it can be played.
Cheers to you both! It's nice to hear a thoughtful comment on Zimmy's stuff. Breath of fresh air, that is. Thanks
Im sure I'm not alone in believing that Dylan is a great singer. His phrasing and timing always amazes me. I am knocked out by his intonation. Personally, I have never understood why people whinge about the sound of his voice, but I'm not sure that the sound of his voice and his ability as a singer are the same thing...
Couldn't agree with you more, Paul. If I picked up a 64 Strat and played a few songs, and then Mark Knopfler picked up a Mexican Squire and played a couple - gee I wonder who is going to sound better?
...And yet the way people consistently fail to move beyond Dylan's admittedly nasal voice and listen to the fantastic way he uses it with the lyrics, you would think the path to superstardom is to just drop $20K on a top-shelf vintage guitar!
Bottom line - the quality of the instrument has little relationship to how well it can be played.
I couldn't recognize a single song, even though his lineup included several classics.

Just goes to show that some things haven't changed. I've seen Dylan live twice, couldn't recognize a single song. Still love his work, though.

Me too.

As calypsus_1 shares below, the man can write.
No one in front of me, no one behind
Theres a woman on my lap and shes drinking champagne.
Got white skin, got assassins eyes
Im looking up into the sapphire tinted skies
Im well dressed, waiting on the last train.
Standin on the gallows with my head in a noose
Any minute now Im expectin all hell to break loose.
People are crazy and times are strange
Im locked in tight, Im outta range
I used to care, but things have changed.
This place aint doing me any good
Im in the wrong town, I should be in hollywood
Just for a second there I thought I saw something move
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag
Aint no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag
Only a fool in here would think hes got anything to prove.
Lot of water under the bridge, lot of other stuff too
Dont get up gentlemen, Im only, Im only passing through.
People are crazy, times are strange
Im locked in tight, Im out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
Ive been walking forty miles of bad road
If the Bible is right, the world will explode
Im trying to get as far away from myself as I can.
Things are too hot to touch
The human mind can only stand so much
You cant win with a losin hand.
Feel like fallin in love with the first woman I meet
Puttin her in a wheel barrow, wheelin her down the street.
People are crazy, times are strange
Im locked in tight, Im out of range
I used to care, but things have changed.
I hurt easy, I just dont show it
You can hurt someone and not even know it
The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity.
Gonna get low down, gonna fly high
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
Im in love with a woman that dont even appeal to me.
Mr. jinx and miss lucy, they, they jumped in the lake
Im not that eager, not that eager to make a mistake.
People are crazy, times are strange
Im locked in tight, Im outta range
I used to care, but things have changed.
in album " Wonder Boys" (2000)
** 10 **
I couldn't recognize a single song, even though his lineup included several classics.

Paul Simon called Bob Dylan the greatest song-writer of all time. Now that's a hell'ava compliment, but Dylan
is an icon... I love "Modern Times" can't stop spinning that CD. He was great on Wilbury's I and II.
I guess I'm just Tangled Up in Blue. If his "Watchtower" doesn't reflect these times, I don't know what song would.
Thanks for almost 50 years of great music Mr. Zimmerman ..thanks very much..
Im sure I'm not alone in believing that Dylan is a great singer. His phrasing and timing always amazes me. I am knocked out by his intonation. Personally, I have never understood why people whinge about the sound of his voice, but I'm not sure that the sound of his voice and his ability as a singer are the same thing...
You aren't alone, digger!
I agree,
Most Dylan makes my stomach turn but there are a couple of his songs (this one and 'Tangled Up in Blue) that I actually like.

