Songs I Love, Episode 1

After a few friends told me they've been buying music I suggested here, I thought I'd start a new feature. In yet another brilliant stroke of creativity, I've decided to name it "Songs I Love". I don't know how often I'll post one or anything, but here's the first one.

I figured the inaugural song should be a classic - something by an artist I will never grow tired of. I'm in a revolutionary type of mood tonight, so here it is... The Times They Are A-Changin'. I love every word of this song, and the context in which Dylan wrote it was a little different than the big issues we're facing today, but it's still completely relevant. "Come senators, congressman, please heed the call / Don't stand in the doorways, don't block up the hall". And my favorite line: "And don't criticize what you can't understand." Ahhh! Ol' Bobby gets me every time. I've listened to this record a hundred times and every single time, his wonderfully mediocre voice and ridiculously simple strum pattern pour out of my turntable and absolutely flood my soul with emotion. Inexplicable emotion. Something like simultaneous hope and despair. Oh, the things this man has seen in his life! And the precious words he's given us! There are no words to communicate to you how much I love this man and his music...


So now that I've gotten all worked up, I'll leave you to be moved by this beautiful song.


I'm not sure, but this link might play the full song for you.