Bob Dylan Endorses Hussein, Says America “Poor”
His 1964 track ‘The Times They are a-Changin’ became the anthem for his generation, symbolising the era-defining social struggle against the establishment.
Now Bob Dylan - who could justifiably claim to be the architect of Barack Obama’s ‘change’ catchphrase - has backed the Illinois senator to do for modern America what the generation before did in the 1960s.
In an exclusive interview with The Times, published in T2 today, Dylan gives a ringing endorsement to Mr Obama, the first ever black presidential candidate, claiming he is “redefining the nature of politics from the ground up”.
Dylan, 67, made the comments when being interviewed in Denmark, where he stopped over in a hotel during a tour of Scandinavia.
Asked about his views on American politics, he said: “Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can’t expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.
“But we’ve got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up…Barack Obama.
“He’s redefining what a politician is, so we’ll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I’m hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to.”
He added: “You should always take the best from the past, leave the worst back there and go forward into the future.”
Dylan’s endorsement contains much symbolic significance. The legendary singer-songwriter, who has an art exhibition opening in London next week, became a focal point for young people worldwide when he released the album ‘The times they are a-changin’,” including the famous song of that name, in 1964.
The track, which he wrote as the social liberation of the ’60s astonished politicians and parents, included lines urging people to accept and embrace what was happening around them.
Memorable lines included: “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call. Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall,” and: “Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, and don’t criticise what you can’t understand. Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command. Your old road is rapidly agin’.”
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What a f’ing surprise. Dudes a talentless hack. Screw him.
June 5th, 2008 at 2:39 pmYes, we’re all poor aren’t we? A nation where all the “poor” people are fat and have roofs over there heads and cars to drive, computers, and cable TV. They sit around on entitlements and maybe work a part time job and spend at least 40 hours a week playing video games. Now that isn’t quite what I would define as poor.
Poor is living in a cardboard box drinking and washing your hands in the same river you shit in, like 1/2 of the 3rd world.
June 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pmI have heard better music from a toilet flush.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:47 pmHe’s not wondering why all those Mexicans and South Americans are risking life and limb to cross our borders illegally to live in a poor country such as ours. Stick to writing poetry genius!!
June 5th, 2008 at 4:11 pmWell Bob, heed the call. You can start by giving away all your fortune…
An old hippie who’s day has long been over. Hey Bob?
♫♫ How does it feel ♫♫
June 5th, 2008 at 4:18 pmHow does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
♫♫ Like a rolling stone? ♫♫
STFU.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pmAnd your music sucks, never did like it.
You are a phoney.
dylan is an amazing talent and compared to him we are all poor
June 5th, 2008 at 6:38 pmDid he mumble his words like he does with his music? Dylan is an idiot. He only did one thing right in his whole freaking career. In the 1980’s he came out with a song that for the first time in his weasel of a life he actually stumbled onto the truth. Here’s the words:
“You have to serve somebody. It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna have to serve somebody.”
Since then, he’s gone back to being just another irrelevant Joan Baez moron.
Bye Bob. Other than that one song…I never liked your mumbled singing style.
June 5th, 2008 at 9:29 pmRedefining the politician? Obama is the textbook politician
June 6th, 2008 at 3:19 amhook line and sinker (all of ‘em)
June 6th, 2008 at 3:24 am“They say Pat Garrett is coming to get ya”
June 6th, 2008 at 7:22 amHamas wants Obama to win enough said.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:14 pm