Song Lyrics

[Nico]

Originally Posted by 3rd World Man

Nico, now I am trying my best to get into Jakob Dylan, but not really being a Bob Dylan fan...well, that may be a stumbling block. The similarities & comparisons are inevitable, but I do agree that you have to look at his own body of work and ignore his heritage

From what I have heard, Wallflowers vs. solo stuff, I think the man needs a BAND! His lyrics in the Wallflowers were still dark, mysterious, err...depressing(?).. BUT his band was really good at developing some snappy sounds around all those melancholy words. Now we just have the depressing lyrics and no snappy sounds

SO Jakob, you DID the "Yeah-I'm-Springsteen-but-I-can-be-a-real-drag-if-I-wanna-be" thing ("Nebraska","The Ghost of Tom Joad")...now, take a couple Xanax, get back on that whorse and make something we can DANCE to!

PS...even that "Man-I-could-use-some-sleep-GODIMDEPRESSED-hey-pass-that-joint-this-way-MANIMACREEP!" Thom Yorke Radiohead dude manages to get out there and DANCE!!!

Hmm...well, I do love Thom Yorke's dance moves, gotta say.

Really, I can't defend Jakob Dylan or his music. I just like it. Could also be that he was kind of big when I was in school and that music is probably just embedded in my subconscious as part of the nostalgia trip. Or it could be that he's just a really good songwriter and I love his music & voice. Yeah, it's not innovative and it certainly isn't groundbreaking, but I like the sincerity in which he delivers his words- and I love the words he uses to tell his stories. And I love his voice. So there. Nothing more. I'm in love with his father, but I always take them as separate entities, because I do feel he has earned that right.

Now, since we may be on the topic of Bob Dylan. And forget for a minute that I was arguing the validity of Jakob being judged separately, I want to say that I am currently playing out Tell Tale Signs along with-still-Lindsey and here's one of my favorite things ever (and I love the album version just as much):

Someday Baby (Bob Dylan)

I don't care what you do, I don't care what you say
I don't care where you go or how long you stay
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

Well you take my money and you turn it out
You fill me up with nothing but self doubt
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

When I was young, driving was my crave
You drive me so hard, almost to the grave
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

I'm so hard pressed, my mind tied up in knots
I keep recycling the same old thoughts
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me me any more

So many good things in life that I've overlooked
I don't know what to do now, you got me hooked
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me me any more

Well, I don't want to brag, but I'm gonna wring your neck
When all else fails I'll make it a matter of self respect
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

You can take your clothes put them em in a sack
You're going down the road, baby and you can't come back
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

I tried to be friendly, I tried to be kind
I'm gonna drive you from your home, just like I was driven from mine
Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more

Living this way ain't a natural thing to do
Why was I born to love you?

Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry about me any more