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I saw a thread on another songwriting web site about Dylan's song You Ain't Goin' Nowhere. Somebody started a thread asking what that song was about. Most people said they didn't know. I have not heard of any quote by Dylan explaining it. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere happens to be one of my favorite Dylan tunes and I don't know what it means either. I just know it makes me feel something.
I think songs are like paintings or any other art form. Sometimes you have a Jackson Pollack and sometimes you have a James Whistler. I think a good song achieves a magical marriage of words and music and makes you feel something. Most people who write are just responding to the voice or music they hear in their head and heart. I don't think there are many who want to be vague, they are probably just rolling with the muse.
I often read the Tibetan Book of the Dead, while standing on my head, thinking about the making of Demi-glace when I write too..
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