Bob Dylan fick inte nobelpriset i år heller. Det kanske inte
var att vänta eftersom en annan poet fick priset förra året.
Som tröst lyssnar
jag på hans senaste album Tempest, som kom ut precis 50 år efter hans första
1962. Titellåten "Tempest", som är hela 14 minuter lång, handlar om
Titanics undergång. Roll on John är en tribute till John Lennon.
Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of day
Another bottle's empty
Another penny spent
He turned around and he slowly walked away
They shot him in the back and down he went
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
From the Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg streets
Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen.
Playing to the big crowds
Playing to the cheap seats
Another day in your life until your journey’s end
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Sailing through the tradewinds
Bound for the sun
Rags on your back just like any other slave
They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth
Wasn’t no way out of that deep dark cave
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
I heard the news today, oh boy
They hauled your ship up on the shore
Now the city’s gone dark
There is no more joy
They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Put on your bags and get ‘em packed.
Leave right now you won’t be far from hine
The sooner you go, the quicker you’ll be back
You’ve been cooped up on an island far too long
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Slow down you’re moving too fast
Come together right now over me
Your bones are weary
You’re about to breathe your last
Lord, you know how hard that it can be
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow
Take the righthand road and go where the buffalo roam
They’ll trap you in an ambush before you know
Too late now to sail back home
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Tyger, Tiger burning bright
I pray the lord my soul to keep
In the forest of the night
Cover him over and let him sleep
Shine your light, move it on, you burn so bright, roll on
John
Jag lyssnar även på de tre närmast föregående, ”Love and
theft” från 2001, Modern Times från 2006, och Together Through Life från 2009
och så den nyutkomna Tempest. Rösten blir hesare och hesare för varje album. Han
kör vidare med sin egen stil, lite raspig countryblues som är Bob Dylan. Varje album innehåller några toppar. Så
även nu efter 50 år.
När får Bob Dylan Nobelpriset?