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Bob Dylan: Nobel Prize for Literature
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LONDON — The singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” in the words of the Swedish Academy. He is the first American to win since the novelist Toni Morrison, in 1993. The announcement, in Stockholm, came as something of a surprise. Although Mr. Dylan, 75, has been mentioned often as having an outside shot at the prize, his work does not fit into the traditional literary canons of novels, poetry and short stories that the prize has traditionally recognized. “Mr. Dylan’s work remains utterly lacking in conventionality, moral sleight of hand, pop pabulum or sops to his audience,” Bill Wyman wrote in a 2013 Op-Ed essay in The New York Times arguing the case for Mr. Dylan’s getting the award. “His lyricism is exquisite; his concerns and subjects are demonstrably timeless; and few poets of any era have seen their work bear more influence.” The New York Times <link | |
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Congratulations to Bob. I have said it many times before and I'll say it again, Bob is the greatest lyricist of our time. He has written profound songs for several decades that cover everything from religion, love, social issues. His sense of humour is terrific and his love for music continues to this day. Long live Dylan!! ---People who don't know Bob's music should make a point of listening to it while he's still alive. It wil make you think and perhaps even cry. | |
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Woody Allen made fun of his lyrics. Eat that Woodman. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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"Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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Empress said: Congratulations to Bob. I have said it many times before and I'll say it again, Bob is the greatest lyricist of our time. He has written profound songs for several decades that cover everything from religion, love, social issues. His sense of humour is terrific and his love for music continues to this day. Long live Dylan!! ---People who don't know Bob's music should make a point of listening to it while he's still alive. It wil make you think and perhaps even cry. I agree with everything you say. He kept writing great songs for 50 years. From Blowing In the Wind (1962) to the Tempest album in 2012. If any songwriter deserves it, it's him. And it shows that songs are just as meaningful as poetry or novels. Roll On Bob! | |
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NorthC said: Empress said: Congratulations to Bob. I have said it many times before and I'll say it again, Bob is the greatest lyricist of our time. He has written profound songs for several decades that cover everything from religion, love, social issues. His sense of humour is terrific and his love for music continues to this day. Long live Dylan!! ---People who don't know Bob's music should make a point of listening to it while he's still alive. It wil make you think and perhaps even cry. I agree with everything you say. He kept writing great songs for 50 years. From Blowing In the Wind (1962) to the Tempest album in 2012. If any songwriter deserves it, it's him. And it shows that songs are just as meaningful as poetry or novels. Roll On Bob! Totally agree NorthC. Bob is a phenomenal lyricist. Bob'S lyrics are a lesson in history as well as so many other subjects. I have found myself getting very emotional while listening to his music, sometimes a very haunting feeling too. | |
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Anybody disagree? All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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2freaky4church1 said: Anybody disagree? Oh, I have no doubt that there are some that will disagree. I can think of a couple that will weigh in with why they disagree. IMO, these are folks that have never really listened to Bob's lyrics or have something to say about his voice. It's too bad as it's not about his voice, it's about his phenomenal lyrics and their subject matter. | |
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Well Deserved,You'll never see another Dylan if you live another hundred years. The greatest poet of our time🌬🌬🌬 | |
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Great, him and Leonard Cohen deserve it, but you got to know when youlisten to Bob Dylan you will find yourself with a mix of sadness and heavyemotions, that he knows how to convey perfectly . To me, i don't know wheter it's his best song or not, but my favorite song is To Ramona; one of his most emotionaland sad songs. | |
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Why Bob Dylan Should'nt Have Gotten a Nobel
by Anna North, The New York Times
I agree with Ms. North | |
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TD3 said:
Why Bob Dylan Should'nt Have Gotten a Nobel
by Anna North, The New York Times
I agree with Ms. North I don't. First she is saying that Dylan doesn't deserve the award because he already has a lot of awards and then she basically says thay literature is only literature if it's in a book. But by that rationality, the works of Homer and the medieval troubadours aren't literature either because they too were meant to be sung. | |
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I knew that he had been nominated before - I was deeply into him in the early 2000s and love him. He probably couldn't care less but congrats to him  | |
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