| Bob Dylan – Duquesne Whistle Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Based on the video, I think the song is about Dylan vs. music. In the video a young man tries to attract a lovely young woman (=music). In the beginning he fails and gets pepper spray in his eyes, gets beaten up (=negative reactions to starting to play electric/religious music). Finally, he succeeds and enters into his present iconic role, with people following him. He must have a complex relation to music. On the negative side all demands and impositions from his world wide audience, on the positive side his love for music, particularly american "root" music, american symbols like the train, the oak tree, the whistle. There may also be some allusions to death and transience. | |
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