I heard somewhere that it referred to JFK. The 'fire on main street' that he shot full of holes - thus showing he'd lost control - was the Bay of Pigs. Kinda makes sense in that 'everyone still talks about how badly they were shocked' - everyone knew where they were when it happened (JFK's assassination) - and, for good measure he mentions 'the senator' in the next verse. Ever since hearing this, the song makes sense - it's about power, greed, politics, warpedness... etc.
I heard somewhere that it referred to JFK. The 'fire on main street' that he shot full of holes - thus showing he'd lost control - was the Bay of Pigs. Kinda makes sense in that 'everyone still talks about how badly they were shocked' - everyone knew where they were when it happened (JFK's assassination) - and, for good measure he mentions 'the senator' in the next verse. Ever since hearing this, the song makes sense - it's about power, greed, politics, warpedness... etc.
When the Dead played it in the late eighties it took on renewed meaning, as...
When the Dead played it in the late eighties it took on renewed meaning, as the Noriega thing in Panama was boiling over at that time... but Panama is a metaphor for US imperialism, if anything is... carving out a little zone of another country, installing your control there. One of the other commenters talked of Dylan being prescient - I'd agree, and, it's not too much of a stretch - he and Hunter S. Thompson were astute observers of the ugly underbelly of U.S. reality...
Maybe, maybe he is just being silly. He may be getting the biggest laugh right now w/ a big glass of bourbon laughin hysterically at these comments! Abbey road--the VW license 28if...uh huh, right.
Maybe, maybe he is just being silly. He may be getting the biggest laugh right now w/ a big glass of bourbon laughin hysterically at these comments! Abbey road--the VW license 28if...uh huh, right.
anybody have a clue on the dead grandpa? difficult song
I heard somewhere that it referred to JFK. The 'fire on main street' that he shot full of holes - thus showing he'd lost control - was the Bay of Pigs. Kinda makes sense in that 'everyone still talks about how badly they were shocked' - everyone knew where they were when it happened (JFK's assassination) - and, for good measure he mentions 'the senator' in the next verse. Ever since hearing this, the song makes sense - it's about power, greed, politics, warpedness... etc.
I heard somewhere that it referred to JFK. The 'fire on main street' that he shot full of holes - thus showing he'd lost control - was the Bay of Pigs. Kinda makes sense in that 'everyone still talks about how badly they were shocked' - everyone knew where they were when it happened (JFK's assassination) - and, for good measure he mentions 'the senator' in the next verse. Ever since hearing this, the song makes sense - it's about power, greed, politics, warpedness... etc.
When the Dead played it in the late eighties it took on renewed meaning, as...
When the Dead played it in the late eighties it took on renewed meaning, as the Noriega thing in Panama was boiling over at that time... but Panama is a metaphor for US imperialism, if anything is... carving out a little zone of another country, installing your control there. One of the other commenters talked of Dylan being prescient - I'd agree, and, it's not too much of a stretch - he and Hunter S. Thompson were astute observers of the ugly underbelly of U.S. reality...
Maybe, maybe he is just being silly. He may be getting the biggest laugh right now w/ a big glass of bourbon laughin hysterically at these comments! Abbey road--the VW license 28if...uh huh, right.
Maybe, maybe he is just being silly. He may be getting the biggest laugh right now w/ a big glass of bourbon laughin hysterically at these comments! Abbey road--the VW license 28if...uh huh, right.