tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post6234409240802224919..comments2024-03-21T00:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Every Bob Dylan Song: Bob Dylan Song #100: This Wheel's On FireTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613923038816299394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-76987718608140239622016-11-13T21:17:59.002-08:002016-11-13T21:17:59.002-08:00Hello Bob Dylan fans... Want to listen to Every Bo...Hello Bob Dylan fans... Want to listen to Every Bob Dylan Song, and every version, and lots more? Then finish reading this fine essay and then come inside Bob Dylan's Music Box http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/670/This-Wheel's-on-Fire David George Freemanhttp://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/670/This-Wheel's-on-Firenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-87489042155211544122012-03-20T06:07:41.243-07:002012-03-20T06:07:41.243-07:00I get the sense that the "wheel" that...I get the sense that the "wheel" that's "on fire" is the wheel of life - or kharmic wheel - that spins us around eternally. And, as long as we're alive (caught in the field of time) our "plans" will almost certainly always "fail.". Billy Joel hit on a similar idea with "We Didn't Start the Fire".<br /><br />This implies that God is talking to the narrator in the verses, promising the protagonist that - no matter what - once he jumps off the "wheel" (of time), he'll meet God "again" in Eternity. "You'll remember you're the one That called on me to call on them To get you your favors done" seems to make an implication about answering prayers - or, about deliberately not answering them. <br /><br />The narrator (Dylan) gives a defiant, tongue-in-cheek reply in the chorus, promising to set the wheel on fire... destroying it... ending his kharmic journey of rebirth. Or, in other words... If life's just going to suck all the time... to hell with it. lolScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682506529806963426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-91441980500750580902009-06-01T11:01:35.142-07:002009-06-01T11:01:35.142-07:00Every song on Bob Dylan's album Basement Tapes...Every song on <A HREF="http://www.tweedlr.com/albums/19/the-basement-tapes/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Bob Dylan song ratings">Bob Dylan's album Basement Tapes rated & commented</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-70345248747821130382009-06-01T03:30:45.433-07:002009-06-01T03:30:45.433-07:00You can rate this song here: http://www.tweedlr.co...You can rate this song here: http://www.tweedlr.com/songs/376/this-wheels-on-fireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-51966150948532551112009-05-18T04:11:00.000-07:002009-05-18T04:11:00.000-07:00Happy Tony's centennial, TONYHappy Tony's centennial, TONYJustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-40422566193025706992009-05-16T16:55:00.000-07:002009-05-16T16:55:00.000-07:00The "if your memory serves you well" line is taken...The "if your memory serves you well" line is taken straight from Arthur Rimbaud's poem "Une saison en Enfer". And yes, as haunting as it sounds, it's obviously one of the many times when Dylan decided to "borrow" something from someone else.<br /><br />Another interpretation of the song points toward a western narrative (writen from a vengeful gunman's point of view).<br /><br />Great blog, by the way, and greetings from Bolivia!Javier Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274850656154318221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-84301886081705085502009-05-06T09:31:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:31:00.000-07:00In 1971, while I was discussing AMERICAN PIE with ...In 1971, while I was discussing AMERICAN PIE with a successful songwriter, he told me, "You can say any nonsense you want in the verses, as long as you have a killer chorus." This song further validates his assertion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-19169049204719617132009-05-06T09:14:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:14:00.000-07:00Great post, man. Excellent breakdown for the most...Great post, man. Excellent breakdown for the most excellent song on the album. What a closer...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448601238585270507.post-77251939005115474082009-05-05T23:01:00.000-07:002009-05-05T23:01:00.000-07:00i think your post hit it pretty close.nice series ...i think your post hit it pretty close.nice series on these songs.it could be the notes by greil marcus mentioning of jerry lee lewis or levon helms book and what rick and richard etal were up to,this song makes me think of driving while uh,drunk or on pills etc,(dont know about last part as such ahem)among other things. thanks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com