Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 for Bob Dylan

[Love Expresso]

I think it's well deserved if you look at a life time of great art and poetry. I guess Mark will be pleased, too.

LE

[quizzaciously]

I rushed to post it there, too! What a legendary appreciation for a legendary man! The news itself is 'Enough said" situation.

[quizzaciously]

The question is, is Mark going to write another song, but this time titled "Dylan"?

Dylan is on another level
When he got his Nobel Medal
He will do even more
After all he gave
After all he gave

[tunnel85]

Krusty is more or less dead in the grave as well, isn't he ? 

[Love Expresso]

MK also gave a statement (not so disrespectful as the one from Tunnel85):

"Bob Dylan has been a great songwriter since he was a teenager and nothing has stopped him in continuing to write and bring his gifts to the world. There aren’t many honours which Bob hasn’t earned already. I’m delighted for him." MK

[dmg]

Nice to hear from you again Tunnel.  It's been too long.

[Lis]

And nice to hear him called Krusty again -- it's been awhile since I heard that.   

And now I am feeling a bit nostalgic, thinking about the 2012 NA concerts with Krusty and Mark...  My first ever MK concerts!!

[Pottel]

I think it's well deserved if you look at a life time of great art and poetry. I guess Mark will be pleased, too.

LE

fully agree.

[Pottel]

The question is, is Mark going to write another song, but this time titled "Dylan"?

Dylan is on another level
When he got his Nobel Medal
He will do even more
After all he gave
After all he gave

lol

[Marijo58]

MK also gave a statement (not so disrespectful as the one from Tunnel85):

"Bob Dylan has been a great songwriter since he was a teenager and nothing has stopped him in continuing to write and bring his gifts to the world. There aren’t many honours which Bob hasn’t earned already. I’m delighted for him." MK

Very nice statement from MK!! And I think that Bob Dylan deserves this Nobel Prize!!!

[binone]

I still have nightmares listening in my dreams his voice in 2011.

If you want to listen him, better choose the old days.

There should be a Nobel categorie for the music, or at least, the art.

[border_reiver]

Meh, my money was on Thomas Pynchon for his contribution to the making of STP.

[shangri la 1]

Great choice for this years Peace prize:-

This track says it all IMHO:-
 

I beleive that EVERY one of us need to contribute to denouncing the way we have been played by our "leaders" in some way....

Bob does it so well!

Masters of war

Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you sit back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
While the young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good?
Will it buy you forgiveness?
Do you think that it could?
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
By the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
Singer/Songwriter/Nobel Laureate 2016: Bob Dylan

 

[herlock]

No doubt that his Bobness is one of the greatest lyricists of all times.

But... Nobel prize of literature ?? Isn't overkill ? Is he akin to Dostoyevsky, Hemingway, Goethe, Victor Hugo ? Where are his books ? Is it relevant to mix things like this ? If it goes on we may one day give the prize to Justin Bieber...

Again, although I don't like the guy I recognize his genius as a songwriter. But Nobel prize of literature ? C'mon !

[quizzaciously]

No doubt that his Bobness is one of the greatest lyricists of all times.

But... Nobel prize of literature ?? Isn't overkill ? Is he akin to Dostoyevsky, Hemingway, Goethe, Victor Hugo ? Where are his books ? Is it relevant to mix things like this ? If it goes on we may one day give the prize to Justin Bieber...

Again, although I don't like the guy I recognize his genius as a songwriter. But Nobel prize of literature ? C'mon !

Last year Prize was given for a non-fiction book... and everybody seems to appreciate the choice.

The thing with Dylan is, he really changed the course of history of music, how dramatic it might sounds, he's like Hendrix for guitar players, but only Dylan for lyricists.  Even if The Beatles looked at him and decided to rewrite all their music, isn't this is a real honour?

And also it's amazing that for doing so he take prizes one after another. He already for decades was ?1 in any best songwriters lists, now you can might as well just count other guys to the number one without him, because everybody know who's the boss in songwriting.