I think the first time Dylan played this song was at the Newport Folk Festival, and it's a slam on the folkies.
"Well, I try my best
To be just like I am,
But everybody wants you
To be just like them.
They sing while you save but I just get bored."
***Basically, screw you if you don't like me and my music.
Yes, he is tired of playing the leader of the folk movement. On another level, he is probably tired of taking crap from the press and his fans who are so smitten w/ the folk movement. All of the relatives of Maggie seem to be tied to the same thing. They are all tied to the folk movement, and he wants his freedom to be his own man/musician. Being tied to the folk movement has become a big chore, like working for a bunch of thugs on a farm. I have always wondered if the...
Yes, he is tired of playing the leader of the folk movement. On another level, he is probably tired of taking crap from the press and his fans who are so smitten w/ the folk movement. All of the relatives of Maggie seem to be tied to the same thing. They are all tied to the folk movement, and he wants his freedom to be his own man/musician. Being tied to the folk movement has become a big chore, like working for a bunch of thugs on a farm. I have always wondered if the folkies "got" this song when he went electric and played it live?
I think the first time Dylan played this song was at the Newport Folk Festival, and it's a slam on the folkies. "Well, I try my best To be just like I am, But everybody wants you To be just like them. They sing while you save but I just get bored."
***Basically, screw you if you don't like me and my music.
I like this view of teh somg, but it only seems to take the last stanza ino account.
I like this view of teh somg, but it only seems to take the last stanza ino account.
Yes, he is tired of playing the leader of the folk movement. On another level, he is probably tired of taking crap from the press and his fans who are so smitten w/ the folk movement. All of the relatives of Maggie seem to be tied to the same thing. They are all tied to the folk movement, and he wants his freedom to be his own man/musician. Being tied to the folk movement has become a big chore, like working for a bunch of thugs on a farm. I have always wondered if the...
Yes, he is tired of playing the leader of the folk movement. On another level, he is probably tired of taking crap from the press and his fans who are so smitten w/ the folk movement. All of the relatives of Maggie seem to be tied to the same thing. They are all tied to the folk movement, and he wants his freedom to be his own man/musician. Being tied to the folk movement has become a big chore, like working for a bunch of thugs on a farm. I have always wondered if the folkies "got" this song when he went electric and played it live?