I lived with them
on Montague Street
In a basement , down the stairs,
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution
in the air.
Dylan has written a lot of music, but this is the song that stays with me
Plaintive is an adjective that is overused with music, but some songs grab your heart and won't let go
no matter how many times I hear it- it is that sort of song
There is much that fans and critics have said about this song-
but one notable thing is that Dylan keeps changing it
various writers/websites say he has done dozens of different versions - keeping the chords,
but changing the pronoun of the narrator (he, she, I) the locations mentioned- Sante Fe, The West coast, South, etc
Maybe Dylan is just a creative guy
or maybe he is singing the song in a way that reflects how life changes
a constant swirl of past and present
interwoven imperfectly with relationships- good and bad
Our lives are, of course not straight lines,
they are circles and loops
in and out of each other,
knotted; tangled
Amen to all that