tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post1566931948915073495..comments2024-03-21T00:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Every Bob Dylan Song: Bob Dylan Song #36: Restless FarewellTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-50444436233401422222018-10-03T02:50:55.544-07:002018-10-03T02:50:55.544-07:00Hello there Tony, Thank you for posting this analy...Hello there Tony, Thank you for posting this analysis of a song from Bob Dylan's Music Box: http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/520/Restless-Farewell Come and join us inside and listen to every song composed, recorded or performed by Bob Dylan, plus all the great covers streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and SoundCloud plus so much more... including this link.Music of Bob Dylanhttp://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/520/Restless-Farewellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-49068841972819233072009-07-10T11:19:44.026-07:002009-07-10T11:19:44.026-07:00Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 09:35:01 -0600
To: Karl.Eri...Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 09:35:01 -0600<br />To: Karl.Erik.Andersen at nb.no<br />From: markg at leland.stanford.edu (Mark Gonnerman)<br />Subject: "Restless Farewell"/ 4 November 1963 Newsweek<br /><br /> <br />"Restless Farewell"/ 4 November 1963 Newsweek<br /><br /><br /> Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time<br /> To disgrace, distract, and bother me.<br /> And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,<br /> And the dust of rumors covers me.<br /> But if the arrow is straight<br /> And the point is slick,<br /> It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.<br /> So I'll make my stand<br /> And remain as I am<br /> And bid farewell and not give a damn.<br /><br /> --Bob Dylan, "Restless Farewell" (1963)<br /><br />(As several rmders have noted in posts past, "Restless Farewell" is based on "The Parting Glass," a traditional Irish song.)<br /><br />"'Restless Farewell' was Dylan's immediate reaction to the 'dust of rumors' a Newsweek reporter had attempted to bury him in the previous week and was probably written at the same time as the eighth and ninth outlined epitaphs <br />(Clinton Heylin, Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions [1960-1994] [New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995]), pp. 26-27).Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062180895899998738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-35418779821224542392008-09-24T17:51:00.000-07:002008-09-24T17:51:00.000-07:00Thank you all so very much for the comments and th...Thank you all so very much for the comments and the compliments. It's an honor to be on Expecting Rain thrice a week, and without them I wouldn't have anywhere near the readership that I do.<BR/><BR/>Cody, reviewing <I>Another Side</I> is gonna feel like a day at the beach for me after the last album. And I happen to like it quite a bit as well, so you will not be disappointed by the opinions I hold. The other stuff I write about, on the other hand...<BR/><BR/>Thank you all once again!Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-44175075964368564372008-09-24T14:37:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:37:00.000-07:00Another nice read. You definitely made analyzing ...Another nice read. You definitely made analyzing "The Times" album more fun than most people could have. I'm looking forward to the next batch of songs from one of my favorite Dylan album, "Another Side".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-74891777272298515372008-09-24T11:26:00.000-07:002008-09-24T11:26:00.000-07:00This is a fantastic series. Lots gets written and...This is a fantastic series. Lots gets written and spoken about His Bobness, but your balanced approach is a great read. Look forward to much more of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-87627635868209167982008-09-24T08:30:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:30:00.000-07:00Good stuff.Regards from a fellow BobCat...http://w...Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Regards from a fellow BobCat...<BR/><BR/>http://www.jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.comJohnnyRussiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762519937853743386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-27928102106986444442008-09-24T08:24:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:24:00.000-07:00tony, i know you're probably a busy young lad,...tony, i know you're probably a busy young lad, but you should really try to do one song a day. this way it won't be 2034 by the time you get to "love & theft". obviously i'm jesting but i enjoy reading your posts so much that everyday i go on the front page of Expecting Rain and hope to see an update. you're a great writer, keep up the magnificent work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com