but the whole song is performed as an exaggerated version of dylan's music (including harmonica); it uses dylan's style of making enigmatic repetitive rhymes and turning proper nouns into verbs in a ridiculous, meaningless way; simon ends his sentences with an overdone version of dylans drawn-out nasal lilt... i do agree that he's also mocking the cult followings of these pop-culture icons and events, but to say it's NOT directly mocking dylan is a stretch for me. you can't parody someone's music without in some way making fun of them; and the title itself is an indirect reference to dylan's style
but the whole song is performed as an exaggerated version of dylan's music (including harmonica); it uses dylan's style of making enigmatic repetitive rhymes and turning proper nouns into verbs in a ridiculous, meaningless way; simon ends his sentences with an overdone version of dylans drawn-out nasal lilt... i do agree that he's also mocking the cult followings of these pop-culture icons and events, but to say it's NOT directly mocking dylan is a stretch for me. you can't parody someone's music without in some way making fun of them; and the title itself is an indirect reference to dylan's style