This song is about the Cuban Revolution, when Castro ('your orphan with his gun") and his guerillas ("the saints") tossed out the mob run casinos ('gamblers), who had to hit the 'highway', and also tossed out the US backed puppet government (baby blue), who had to 'row' to exile in Miami. Ultimately, as we know, Castro took over the govt. of Cuba ('the vagabond..standing in the clothes that you once wore.")
It's possible to come up w/ any interpretation that fits. OK, for the hell of it, I could say it is the end of a drug addicition, it is the end of an affair, it is the end of the conservative 50's establishment, it is the end of the military-industrial complex. So, yeah, it could be about Cuba. Kind of late in the game, though, right? Four years later. Why would he care about Cuba in 1965? Dylan got tired of playing w/ the political ball anyway. He no longer wanted that label....
It's possible to come up w/ any interpretation that fits. OK, for the hell of it, I could say it is the end of a drug addicition, it is the end of an affair, it is the end of the conservative 50's establishment, it is the end of the military-industrial complex. So, yeah, it could be about Cuba. Kind of late in the game, though, right? Four years later. Why would he care about Cuba in 1965? Dylan got tired of playing w/ the political ball anyway. He no longer wanted that label. His music since really wasn't that overtly political anyway. I think it is a F/U to the folk movement.
This song is about the Cuban Revolution, when Castro ('your orphan with his gun") and his guerillas ("the saints") tossed out the mob run casinos ('gamblers), who had to hit the 'highway', and also tossed out the US backed puppet government (baby blue), who had to 'row' to exile in Miami. Ultimately, as we know, Castro took over the govt. of Cuba ('the vagabond..standing in the clothes that you once wore.")
really, alt? that's interesting. did you come up with that or did you find it yrself. i dig the interpretation anyhow..whether it be true or not.
really, alt? that's interesting. did you come up with that or did you find it yrself. i dig the interpretation anyhow..whether it be true or not.
Interesting!
Interesting!
yeah right.
yeah right.
It's possible to come up w/ any interpretation that fits. OK, for the hell of it, I could say it is the end of a drug addicition, it is the end of an affair, it is the end of the conservative 50's establishment, it is the end of the military-industrial complex. So, yeah, it could be about Cuba. Kind of late in the game, though, right? Four years later. Why would he care about Cuba in 1965? Dylan got tired of playing w/ the political ball anyway. He no longer wanted that label....
It's possible to come up w/ any interpretation that fits. OK, for the hell of it, I could say it is the end of a drug addicition, it is the end of an affair, it is the end of the conservative 50's establishment, it is the end of the military-industrial complex. So, yeah, it could be about Cuba. Kind of late in the game, though, right? Four years later. Why would he care about Cuba in 1965? Dylan got tired of playing w/ the political ball anyway. He no longer wanted that label. His music since really wasn't that overtly political anyway. I think it is a F/U to the folk movement.