| Bob Dylan – You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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To me the lyrics for the greatest hits version are more interesting because of the personal references. The "McGuinn" that Dylan mentions is likely be Roger McGuinn from The Byrds. It is documented that that there was rivalry between Mcguinn and Dylan because of the vast amount of his songs that the Byrds covered. The Byrds changed the tempo and style of his melodies for a more commercial performance which takes away all true meaning of the songs. There's also the reference to the "Gunga Din" film. Originally it was a poem by Rudyard Kipling. In the film he is a Hindu slave who wants to join the Brittish Army. Gunga Din works for them faithfully but never recieves much respect in return. For his last act before he dies he saves the entire army by sounding a bugle to warn them of enemies planning an ambush. As he is laid to rest the colonel makes him a corporal of the regiment and speaks some of the words from Kiplings original poem. |
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