tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post2456940711967614675..comments2024-03-21T00:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Every Bob Dylan Song: Bob Dylan Song #154: The Man In MeTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-33765413098338140292017-03-12T16:47:42.973-07:002017-03-12T16:47:42.973-07:00Hello there Tony, yes another interesting analysis...Hello there Tony, yes another interesting analysis of a song from Bob Dylan's Music Box http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/651/The-Man-in-Me Please contact us so that we can connect. Your essays are referenced via the "Additional Information" link. David George Freemanhttp://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/651/The-Man-in-Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-13972977965650950852011-07-12T00:17:32.871-07:002011-07-12T00:17:32.871-07:00Thanks for sharing the article. Great text.Thanks for sharing the article. Great text.Cialis Generika kaufenhttp://www.generictadalafil-kaufen.com/uber-impotenz-sprechen.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-62203133431255038692009-10-05T08:07:24.684-07:002009-10-05T08:07:24.684-07:00Sorry, DIG this blog so much.Sorry, DIG this blog so much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118683018014852903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-90368880579858927522009-10-05T08:06:10.571-07:002009-10-05T08:06:10.571-07:00Tony, I've been lurking and reading for months...Tony, I've been lurking and reading for months. I did this blog so much.<br /><br />This seemed like as good of a day to comment as any.<br /><br />Mark it eight.<br /><br />JoeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118683018014852903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-78954621160551527052009-10-05T05:53:31.991-07:002009-10-05T05:53:31.991-07:00JK, you're right - I have a terrible feeling I...JK, you're right - I have a terrible feeling I've messed up the name a number of other times as well, and am correcting them in the posts. My apologies to Mr. Ostrem.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-65048255162620995692009-10-05T04:47:02.871-07:002009-10-05T04:47:02.871-07:00To be honest, this song doesn't make me think ...To be honest, this song doesn't make me think of "The Big Lebowski" but of "My Fair Lady". That "fantastic part in the middle" is actually partly cribbed from "On The Street Where You Live", a song from that musical. The original lines are:<br /><br />"And oh! The towering feeling<br />Just to know somehow you are near.<br />The overpowering feeling<br />That any second you may suddenly appear!"<br /><br />So the credit of course belongs to Mr. Lerner & Mr. Loewe.<br /><br />I think it's one of Bob Dylan's best love songs. I always enjoyed it (except the "la-la's"). There were some fine live versions in 1978 (with some new lyrics) and during the NET (especially those from 2005).<br /><br />Of course it's also a song about "male insecurity". Some of the motifs used here were later revived in "Shelter From The Storm". "The Man In Me" is in some way a precursor to that song. It's not that far from "Storm clouds are raging all around my door" to "Come in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm". <br /><br />And please note: It's not Olof Bjorner, it's Eyolf Østrem.Jürgen Klosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320518895348914652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-22971879045543334572009-10-04T18:23:14.915-07:002009-10-04T18:23:14.915-07:00Sean, this is a fair point; there is certainly dou...Sean, this is a fair point; there is certainly doubt in some of the lyrics to the song. I defend my point by suggesting that while the narrator may indeed want to hide himself, it is the pure love for this woman that he feels that prevents him from doing so - this is often too good to be true, wouldn't you say?. And maybe "unencumbered" was too strong, but there is certainly joy in this song, far more than you're giving it credit for. <br /><br />After all, what do you make of "oh, what a wonderful feeling/just to know that you are near/it sends my heart a-reelin'/from my toes, down to my ears"? Does that sound like anything other than pure emotional happiness?Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-60553867788292855772009-10-04T18:19:10.734-07:002009-10-04T18:19:10.734-07:00Great song, but I actually think you misinterpret ...Great song, but I actually think you misinterpret it a bit. I really don't think it's unencumbered joy, or too good to be true. "Storm clouds are raging all around my door," "The man in me will hide sometime to keep from being seen," etc. It's a love song, yes, but it's also about male insecurity and just wanting to hide from the world. There are hints of darkness there that you didn't really touch on.Sean Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782488665479684300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-72917460138778478132009-10-04T13:27:04.219-07:002009-10-04T13:27:04.219-07:00im a huge bob dylan collector and a trainspotting ...im a huge bob dylan collector and a trainspotting reggae fan. usually i hate when the two cross..whether its bob doing reggae badly or a reggae artist doing bob badly....but i thought id share this beautiful version...can't beat it<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsXLrivjeEoiriefirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349323135371569687noreply@blogger.com