This video is strange. It seems to be about how bad life can be living on the street. How everyone doesn't have as much as the need to live. It's understandable how difficult life can be, especially on the street. An interesting thing about this video is how each sign is written differently and some of them are spelled wrong. In the end you notice the two bums who have been standing behind the man with the signs the entire time walk away in different directions with canes. This shows that the bums have no where to go but just walk away. Also the government is a reoccurring theme throughout this song. How the government is bad and not good for our country. Overall this song is strange but it takes a few times of listening to get the meanings.
Ginsberg and Kerouac both have very fluid style of writing. The break the barriers of the written word and put on paper everything that goes in and out of their head. The result is not only an incredible "painting" of the mind in it's true state, but an overall picture of society, America, nature, common personal situations, etc. Much like Walt Whitman, they mix everyday happenings and situations to make a picture of life and society. Dylan does the same for this song. He mixes things he sees everyday together to make a "painting". What made Dylan so famous was his ability to capture the feelings of his generation in his songs and poems. Hes talking about the restrictions, morals, and ideals society puts on young people. This is a kind of call to break out.
As Colin said, Dylan in this song speaks about the "restrictions" or "barriers" society puts on us in everyday living situations. The words that are painted on the boards that Dylan is showing, are all words representing some kind of symbolism of poverty, pain, our troublesome times. This video gets across the meaning of the song very well, because it picks out the most important aspects to recognize of the point Dylan is making, and highlights them for people to watch.
"Jonny's in the basement mixing up the medicine," refers to making drugs. The song talks about the establishment which refers to working hard all the time 40 hour a week jobs verses the anti establishment which basically wants to rebel against society's standers and just hang out and do drugs.
I thought that this video is cool because of Dylan hold up Cue cards with important words he wants to emphasize about his song.
I agree with Colin. A "painting" of sorts is exactly what I would call the work of Bob Dylan. I think that Bob Dylan is trying to capture his generation's feelings, but on a larger scale, he is capturing a picture of some aspect of humanity. Art in any form is an attempt to capture humanity, to define what it is to be human, to give a glimpse into the soul. I think that all artists are attempting to do this, especially Kerouac, Dylan, and Ginsberg. They are trying to approach the truth through their work.
I immediatly loved the way that they presented this. perhaps the only thing that caught my eye is SUCKSESS... because basically your sucking up to the man, the goverment, the confomity. the end. derric
I watched this video many times to have better understanding and even read comments from other classmates and youtube users, but I still don't get this video. Dylan wants to emphasize how society sucks. His rhyming skill is amazing, but it is more amazing that how he can transmit his idea with rhyming words. Ginsberg was standing on the left side of the background, and then moved to the right side of the background after the song is end.
I think that this song is all about forgetting society. Over and over again I kept hearing about how one could renew him/herself and to watch out for the MAN.
I looked further into who Allen Ginsberg was. He apparently, from many different resources, was a radical American poet, who went to study at columbia and in fact met Jack Kerouac. He later on went to work further in making more poems. A little while after, Mr. Ginsberg also helped the "Hippy movement". As said before, Bob Dylan was heavily influenced by Allen Ginsberg.
Between having Mr. Ginsberg in the background of Dylan's video, the words on the large note cards, have a repetative side to them. Some of them repeat the word "Get". For example, "Get born." and "Get blessed".
Overall I feel that it is more of a rebel cause or 'uprising' of sorts that Dylan is trying to promote.
I found this video to be very unique and creative. The way he held up signs to emphasize certain words really worked. How he spelled success "suckcess" and manhole "man whole," really show how his true feelings about society. I think he spells success, "suckcess" because he is trying to show that people who are successful are completely sucked into society. Also he spells manhole, "manwhole" because he is demonstrating how "jumping down the 'manwhole'" is like giving your whole self to society.
The song seemed to be describing all the things associated with living on the street. The signs gave the song a slightly more upbeat and funny way at looking at the life.
I agree with most of the comments above that Bob Dylan is talking about the streetlife in America. The song is kinda rebellious (if thats a word :) ) "Don't follow leaders, watch your parkmeters". Ithink Bob Dylan wants to say that people shouldnt swim with the mainstream culture but make up their own thing. He wants people to think about what they are living for; he doesnt agree with the behaviour of the 'bums' of the street
The man who flips the cards plays an important role in the video's message. He looks young, but underneath his outward confidence in flipping the cards he seems disillusioned, as if all he was brought up to believe in was a lie. I think he has discovered societies short comings and its failure to help him lead a truly fulfilling life. He grasps the cards as if they are what he believes in, he represents those ideas, those words because they were what he has to hold on to, and he has nothing else.
MIGHT I just say that this is one of my FAVORITE Bob Dylan songs and I never thought I'd be watching this for a CLASS.
I agree with Colin. His writing style is a kind of mind map chronicling life. It also has a self awareness; the writers don't seem to take themselves too seriously. '20 years of schooling and they put you on the day shift' reminds me of the end of the bear poem snyder wrote when he said something like, 'I'm not sure why I'm telling you this because you're bear poop'. He phrased it a little poetically, but essentially that's what he said. Again, it flirts with serious topics and silliness.
This video is strange. It seems to be about how bad life can be living on the street. How everyone doesn't have as much as the need to live. It's understandable how difficult life can be, especially on the street. An interesting thing about this video is how each sign is written differently and some of them are spelled wrong. In the end you notice the two bums who have been standing behind the man with the signs the entire time walk away in different directions with canes. This shows that the bums have no where to go but just walk away. Also the government is a reoccurring theme throughout this song. How the government is bad and not good for our country. Overall this song is strange but it takes a few times of listening to get the meanings.
ReplyDeleteGinsberg and Kerouac both have very fluid style of writing. The break the barriers of the written word and put on paper everything that goes in and out of their head. The result is not only an incredible "painting" of the mind in it's true state, but an overall picture of society, America, nature, common personal situations, etc. Much like Walt Whitman, they mix everyday happenings and situations to make a picture of life and society. Dylan does the same for this song. He mixes things he sees everyday together to make a "painting". What made Dylan so famous was his ability to capture the feelings of his generation in his songs and poems. Hes talking about the restrictions, morals, and ideals society puts on young people. This is a kind of call to break out.
ReplyDeleteAs Colin said, Dylan in this song speaks about the "restrictions" or "barriers" society puts on us in everyday living situations. The words that are painted on the boards that Dylan is showing, are all words representing some kind of symbolism of poverty, pain, our troublesome times. This video gets across the meaning of the song very well, because it picks out the most important aspects to recognize of the point Dylan is making, and highlights them for people to watch.
ReplyDelete"Jonny's in the basement mixing up the medicine," refers to making drugs.
ReplyDeleteThe song talks about the establishment which refers to working hard all the time 40 hour a week jobs verses the anti establishment which basically wants to rebel against society's standers and just hang out and do drugs.
I thought that this video is cool because of Dylan hold up Cue cards with important words he wants to emphasize about his song.
I agree with Colin. A "painting" of sorts is exactly what I would call the work of Bob Dylan. I think that Bob Dylan is trying to capture his generation's feelings, but on a larger scale, he is capturing a picture of some aspect of humanity. Art in any form is an attempt to capture humanity, to define what it is to be human, to give a glimpse into the soul. I think that all artists are attempting to do this, especially Kerouac, Dylan, and Ginsberg. They are trying to approach the truth through their work.
ReplyDeleteI immediatly loved the way that they presented this. perhaps the only thing that caught my eye is SUCKSESS... because basically your sucking up to the man, the goverment, the confomity. the end.
ReplyDeletederric
I watched this video many times to have better understanding and even read comments from other classmates and youtube users, but I still don't get this video. Dylan wants to emphasize how society sucks. His rhyming skill is amazing, but it is more amazing that how he can transmit his idea with rhyming words. Ginsberg was standing on the left side of the background, and then moved to the right side of the background after the song is end.
ReplyDeleteI think that this song is all about forgetting society. Over and over again I kept hearing about how one could renew him/herself and to watch out for the MAN.
ReplyDeleteI looked further into who Allen Ginsberg was. He apparently, from many different resources, was a radical American poet, who went to study at columbia and in fact met Jack Kerouac. He later on went to work further in making more poems. A little while after, Mr. Ginsberg also helped the "Hippy movement". As said before, Bob Dylan was heavily influenced by Allen Ginsberg.
ReplyDeleteBetween having Mr. Ginsberg in the background of Dylan's video, the words on the large note cards, have a repetative side to them. Some of them repeat the word "Get". For example, "Get born." and "Get blessed".
Overall I feel that it is more of a rebel cause or 'uprising' of sorts that Dylan is trying to promote.
I found this video to be very unique and creative. The way he held up signs to emphasize certain words really worked. How he spelled success "suckcess" and manhole "man whole," really show how his true feelings about society. I think he spells success, "suckcess" because he is trying to show that people who are successful are completely sucked into society. Also he spells manhole, "manwhole" because he is demonstrating how "jumping down the 'manwhole'" is like giving your whole self to society.
ReplyDeleteThe song seemed to be describing all the things associated with living on the street. The signs gave the song a slightly more upbeat and funny way at looking at the life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of the comments above that Bob Dylan is talking about the streetlife in America.
ReplyDeleteThe song is kinda rebellious (if thats a word :) )
"Don't follow leaders, watch your parkmeters". Ithink Bob Dylan wants to say that people shouldnt swim with the mainstream culture but make up their own thing. He wants people to think about what they are living for; he doesnt agree with the behaviour of the 'bums' of the street
The man who flips the cards plays an important role in the video's message. He looks young, but underneath his outward confidence in flipping the cards he seems disillusioned, as if all he was brought up to believe in was a lie. I think he has discovered societies short comings and its failure to help him lead a truly fulfilling life. He grasps the cards as if they are what he believes in, he represents those ideas, those words because they were what he has to hold on to, and he has nothing else.
ReplyDeleteMIGHT I just say that this is one of my FAVORITE Bob Dylan songs and I never thought I'd be watching this for a CLASS.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Colin. His writing style is a kind of mind map chronicling life. It also has a self awareness; the writers don't seem to take themselves too seriously. '20 years of schooling and they put you on the day shift' reminds me of the end of the bear poem snyder wrote when he said something like, 'I'm not sure why I'm telling you this because you're bear poop'. He phrased it a little poetically, but essentially that's what he said. Again, it flirts with serious topics and silliness.
:] Yay for listening to Bob Dylan in class!!!