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  2. Dylan just dropped a new song, the first since 2012.

    MONUMENTAL.

    A 17 minutes elegy to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the 60s as a whole.

    Wow.

  3. Lyrics (there are books shorter than this):


    Twas a dark day in Dallas, November '63
    A day that will live on in infamy
    President Kennedy was a-ridin’ high
    Good day to be livin' and a good day to die
    Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
    He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"
    "Of course we do. We know who you are."
    Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
    Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
    Was a matter of timing and the timing was right
    You got unpaid debts; we've come to collect
    We're gonna kill you with hatred; without any respect
    We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face
    We've already got someone here to take your place

    The day they blew out the brains of the king
    Thousands were watching; no one saw a thing
    It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise
    Right there in front of everyone's eyes
    Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
    Perfectly executed, skillfully done
    Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howl
    Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul

    Hush, little children. You'll understand
    The Beatles are comin'; they're gonna hold your hand
    Slide down the banister, go get your coat
    Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat
    There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags
    Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
    I'm going to Woodstock; it's the Aquarian Age
    Then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stage
    Put your head out the window; let the good times roll
    There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll

    Stack up the bricks, pour the cement
    Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr. President
    Put your foot in the tank and step on the gas
    Try to make it to the triple underpass
    Blackface singer, whiteface clown
    Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
    Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat
    Living in a nightmare on Elm Street

    When you're down in Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe
    Don't ask what your country can do for you
    Cash on the ballot, money to burn
    Dealey Plaza, make left-hand turn
    I'm going down to the crossroads; gonna flag a ride
    The place where faith, hope, and charity died
    Shoot him while he runs, boy. Shoot him while you can
    See if you can shoot the invisible man
    Goodbye, Charlie. Goodbye, Uncle Sam
    Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn

    What is the truth, and where did it go?
    Ask Oswald and Ruby; they oughta know
    "Shut your mouth," said the wise old owl
    Business is business, and it's a murder most foul

    Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
    I'm riding in a long, black limousine
    Riding in the backseat next to my wife
    Heading straight on in to the afterlife
    I'm leaning to the left; got my head in her lap
    Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap
    Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give
    We're right down the street from the street where you live
    They mutilated his body, and they took out his brain
    What more could they do? They piled on the pain
    But his soul's not there where it was supposed to be at
    For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that

    Freedom, oh freedom. Freedom cover me
    I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free
    Send me some lovin'; tell me no lies
    Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
    Wake up, little Susie; let's go for a drive
    Cross the Trinity River; let's keep hope alive
    Turn the radio on; don't touch the dials
    Parkland hospital, only six more miles

    You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy. You filled me with lead
    That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
    I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline
    Never shot anyone from in front or behind
    I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear
    I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier
    Zapruder's film I seen night before
    Seen it 33 times, maybe more
    It's vile and deceitful. It's cruel and it's mean
    Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
    They killed him once and they killed him twice
    Killed him like a human sacrifice

    The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son
    The age of the Antichrist has only begun."
    Air Force One coming in through the gate
    Johnson sworn in at 2:38
    Let me know when you decide to thrown in the towel
    It is what it is, and it's murder most foul

    What's new, pussycat? What'd I say?
    I said the soul of a nation been torn away
    And it's beginning to go into a slow decay
    And that it's 36 hours past Judgment Day

    Wolfman Jack, speaking in tongues
    He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
    Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack
    Play it for me in my long Cadillac
    Play me that "Only the Good Die Young"
    Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung
    Play St. James Infirmary and the Court of King James
    If you want to remember, you better write down the names
    Play Etta James, too. Play "I'd Rather Go Blind"
    Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
    Play John Lee Hooker. Play "Scratch My Back."
    Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
    Guitar Slim going down slow
    Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe

    Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
    Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling any good
    Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey
    Take it to the limit and let it go by
    Play it for Karl Wirsum, too
    Looking far, far away at Down Gallow Avenue
    Play tragedy, play "Twilight Time"
    Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
    Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust"
    Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"
    Ride the pink horse down the long, lonesome road
    Stand there and wait for his head to explode
    Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery
    The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree
    Play it for the Reverend; play it for the Pastor
    Play it for the dog that got no master
    Play Oscar Peterson. Play Stan Getz
    Play "Blue Sky"; play Dickey Betts
    Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk
    Charlie Parker and all that junk
    All that junk and "All That Jazz"
    Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
    Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd
    Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd
    Play the numbers, play the odds
    Play "Cry Me A River" for the Lord of the gods
    Play Number 9, play Number 6
    Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
    Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy"
    Play "Down In The Boondocks" for Terry Malloy
    Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"
    There's 12 Million souls that are listening in
    Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death"
    Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth

    Don't worry, Mr. President. Help's on the way
    Your brothers are coming; there'll be hell to pay
    Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell?
    Tell them, "We're waiting. Keep coming." We'll get them as well

    Love Field is where his plane touched down
    But it never did get back up off the ground
    Was a hard act to follow, second to none
    They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
    Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"
    Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June"
    Play "Lonely At the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"
    Play it for Houdini spinning around his grave
    Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille"
    Play "Deep In a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel"
    Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
    And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp
    Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums"
    Play darkness and death will come when it comes
    Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell
    Play "The Blood-stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul"
  4. And another new song out of the blue, again full of social and cultural references.

  5. Yeah...amazing

  6. I didn't know Bono can pull out such a fantastic Bob Dylan impersionation

  7. If it wasn't so good, it wouldn't be so funny. Bono is King, seriously.
  8. Very good impersonation by Bono, more like a tribute, actually.
    I love Dylans singin style and phrasing and if Dylan sang AOH like that I'd dig it.
  11. Yep I love that recording! On a sidenote Bono does an amazing Mick Jagger impression too - wish I could remember where I've heard him do it, maybe an interview or something, but its very funny and aside from Phil Cornwell's legendary Mick Jagger impersonation on 'Stella Street', it's probably the best Mick Jagger vocal impression I've heard anyone do.
  12. I guess we can expect to hear the likes of 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' on TV commercials for washing powder or whatever now.