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lickinganorchid
bob dylan could really write a song like this for joan baez and still cheat on her
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A_Raging_Bull
Used to recite the lyrics aloud upon waking from night terrors as a self-soothing technique.
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Joseolvera013
The country music station plays soft, but there's nothing, really nothing to turn off.
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Zhanteimi
And then there is the pure word painting, where the music comes to life in frightening clarity: "the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face" or "the harmonica plays skeleton keys in the rain". And through it all, the visions of Johanna haunt him. He cannot be free of her, no matter what he does, no matter where he runs, no matter whom he fucks. Every day the sun sets, the world quiets, and he is left alone with his thoughts, full of visions of Johanna. All night long. I don't know a more perfect song. If "Desolation Row" is a world unto itself, "Johanna" is the world of one man's mind, and that is just as vast.
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Zhanteimi
"Visions of Johanna" is everything I have ever wanted a song to sound like, what I've wanted a song to say to me. It is my favorite song of all time, across all artists, time periods, and genres. "Visions of Johanna" is a masterpiece of symmetry, returning to its main theme just when it's supposed to, neither a moment too soon nor too late. It is a song wherein the present wrestles with the past, where mundane life struggles against (and ultimately loses to) shining memory. It possesses some of Dylan's most unforgettable and most poetic lyrics, simultaneously clear and inscrutable, such as "Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles" and "Little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously." It's like Dylan is talking about something particular and universal at the same time.
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Zhanteimi
"Visions of Johanna" is everything I have ever wanted a song to sound like, what I've wanted a song to say to me. It is my favorite song of all time, across all artists, time periods, and genres. "Visions of Johanna" is a masterpiece of symmetry, returning to its main theme just when it's supposed to, neither a moment too soon nor too late. It is a song wherein the present wrestles with the past, where mundane life struggles against (and ultimately loses to) shining memory. It possesses some of Dylan's most unforgettable and most poetic lyrics, simultaneously clear and inscrutable, such as "Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles" and "Little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously." It's like Dylan is talking about something particular and universal at the same time.
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oliver____
i used to listen to this and stare up at the ceiling and think about how FUCKIN REAL it all is, man. sublime. [2]
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venicechance
Once I began to recognise this song's qualities, I also began to appreciate the Blonde On Blonde album more and more.
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FoolmeThrice
If I think about how important this song is to me, it makes me emotional. I will never stop learning new things about it. God bless.
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MisterJunior
One of my favorites from Blonde on Blonde. Has a really special atmosphere that transcends its rather simple structure. I particularly employ the solo acoustic guitar & harmonica versions of this from the 1966 tours.
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