His Bobness doesn’t mention shrimps though, so I’m not entirely convinced yet.
“Workin’ for a while on a fishin’ boat”
All right, now you’ve convinced me. That makes sense.
i said loosely, but things kinda match up:
“There was music in the cafés at night
“And revolution in the air”
The Black Panther scene
brilliant observation Uli – but you ruined one of the only two Dylan songs I own !
I assume the other was “Blowin’ in the Wind” which got ruined when it was used in “Forrest Gump”. ;)
haha – Shelter from the Storm is the other one.
Very loosely.
Considering Forrest Gump is Conservative propaganda I think the inspiration/large coincidence is wonderfully ironic.
@ Matt Very loosely.
We just saw it from a different point of view
I like the point of view of the violent, drug addicted, selfish, counter-productive whores who deserve to die from AIDS.
:P
A lot of Dylan’s audience in the ’60s and early ’70s went on to become conservative propagandists, Drew . . . even, at times, Dylan himself.
Speaking about violent, drug addicted, selfish, counter-productive whores, I highly recommend this film.
Drew, the book and the film are a little different. And Peabody, they are two of my favorite tracks by Dylan as well
There’s nothing but greatness on Blood on the Tracks.
Ok, but did anybody make a movie using “Subterranean Homesick Blues” as the outline for the script? I’d probably want to see that.
We just saw it from a different point of view
Ha, good one.
“Some are mathematicians/Some are carpenters’ wives” is my favorite line. well, that and him wondering if her hair was still red.
I’ve always taken that line as saying some are all about facts and others are lost in religion.
On another note, there appears to be two different films and one tv pilot with the title Tangled Up In Blue (The son of a world renowned Iraqi writer faces the aftermath of his father’s assassination in Baghdad, and his undeclared love for his best friend., Rosanna Arquette plays a broad version of herself in this comedic look at a life in show business and rock and roll, The misadventures of four childhood friends living in the middle of nowhere, USA. All of them in their post high school phase must now decide what’s next..).
I really dislike the idea of cannibalizing song titles for film titles. But I guess there’s no copyright violations in that. I wonder how many other Dylan song titles have been used for films. I can think of Simple Twist of Fate.
I think we’ve seen more R&B songs used as titles for films than any other type
Not Beatles songs? I guess I like films named after pop songs when Wong Kar Wai does it so maybe I’m hypocritical.
Beautiful thread, the Forrest Gump part notwithstanding.
Uli³Cain
Give it a listen and read the lyrics, I’m not saying Winston Groom blatantly ripped Bob Dylan off, but there was some definite impressions — check out some the events in the song and the events in the film.
Early one mornin’ the sun was shinin’
I was layin’ in bed
Wond’rin’ if she’d changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like Mama’s homemade dress
Papa’s bankbook wasn’t big enough
And I was standin’ on the side of the road
Rain fallin’ on my shoes
Heading out for the East Coast
Lord knows I’ve paid some dues gettin’ through
Tangled up in blue
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam, I guess
But I used a little too much force
We drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out West
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
She turned around to look at me
As I was walkin’ away
I heard her say over my shoulder
“We’ll meet again someday on the avenue”
Tangled up in blue
I had a job in the great north woods
Working as a cook for a spell
But I never did like it all that much
And one day the ax just fell
So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I happened to be employed
Workin’ for a while on a fishin’ boat
Right outside of Delacroix
But all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind, and I just grew
Tangled up in blue
She was workin’ in a topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept lookin’ at the side of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on as the crowd thinned out
I’s just about to do the same
She was standing there in back of my chair
Said to me, “Don’t I know your name?”
I muttered somethin’ underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit I felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe
Tangled up in blue
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
“I thought you’d never say hello,” she said
“You look like the silent type”
Then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century
And every one of them words rang true
And glowed like burnin’ coal
Pourin’ off of every page
Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Tangled up in blue
I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafés at night
And revolution in the air
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
And when finally the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin’ on like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
So now I’m goin’ back again
I got to get to her somehow
All the people we used to know
They’re an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenters’ wives
Don’t know how it all got started
I don’t know what they’re doin’ with their lives
But me, I’m still on the road
Headin’ for another joint
We always did feel the same
We just saw it from a different point of view
Tangled up in blue