Tall white pines and a path that takes you. It doesn’t lead you, it takes you.
Do you know the long soft needles of a tall white pine? A pine tall enough to meet the sunny sky in the last moments of a December day. North Country meets Norwegian Wood meets what? I don’t know. It’s gentle. Or it’s pain, or it’s a place to leave behind.
When you choose your favorite lyrics to a Dylan song, it’s hard to find THE lines. I have this thing – sort of a pretty unimportant guiding principle. If I single out the same musical lyrics more than once, if it’s a sequence of lines or a few words, if those are the words I remember or I want to remember after I hear a song, then I guess I love those words.
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day
Bob Dylan works a magic with images nobody else can do. And in the middle of all that you find words you plainly love.
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I like the pine cones amid all the brown soft needles underneath a white pine. It smells so good, too. Dylan has lots of words to love and remember.
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He absolutely does!
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Absolutely! And what a beautiful story.
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Thanks.
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It’s an sight that enfolds you 🙂
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Yes, I think so too. Thanks.
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I’ve listened to Bob and Johnny sing Girl From the North Country approximately a billion times over the past year. Thank you for this.
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You know, I forgot Dylan did that recording with Johnny Cash too. He worked with such a variety of other performers over the years. I’m glad it was something you could relate to.
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Thanks for sharing this story.
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Thank YOU.
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