Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature - Page 4

**otokonomidori** · October 23rd, 2016, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

If I was in charge of awarding a musician a Nobel Prize for Literature, I'd have given it to Janis.

Or Little Richard -"A-Wop-Bop A-Loo-Bop A-Wop-Bam-Boom!"

**Wendigo** · October 23rd, 2016, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Songs - hardly "literature".

Lyrics can be seen as literature.
Often a song's lyrics can manage to capture our feelings at certain times, far more so than traditional literature.
Dylan's lyrics are more memorable than many others though, but I wouldn't say he was the greatest living lyricist. I mainly listen to rock/metal music so am probably blissfully unaware of many talented lyricists out there.
The Nobel Prize nominations committee tried something off centre to try and show they are not out of touch, did it work though?

**mizlaplan** · October 24th, 2016, 01:08 AM

Dylan is meaningless.
Nothing that he puts out punches you in the gut.
It's all just luvverly safe folk rock.
Try this to take you out of his sad media-friendly comfort zone:
The Police - Invisible Sun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VuDjJ9KIxM
Genuinely disturbing and makes you think.

**otokonomidori** · October 24th, 2016, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mizlaplan

The Police - Invisible Sun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VuDjJ9KIxM
Genuinely disturbing and makes you think.

I'd rather eat my own excrement raw than ever again hear that twat Sting's screeching voice.

**Wendigo** · October 29th, 2016, 07:35 AM

Bob Dylan: Nobel Literature Prize left me speechless
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37806639

The Committee should have done a bit of research and realised that unlike the future Nobel Peace Prize winners The Kardashians he is a very private person and does not actively seek to screw every bit of publicity he can

**mizlaplan** · October 29th, 2016, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

I'd rather eat my own excrement raw than ever again hear that twat Sting's screeching voice.

Exactly!
You've summed up Dylan.

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