Wow! What a Tuesday evening at Beans & Leaves. The house was full and we commenced to “do philosophy”
Peter dispenses tasty Burgundy
sparked by the lyrics of Bob Dylan. Dylan is iconic of a time, and of a generation. We all pass, but our work lives on if we are lucky.
Peter, a serious fan of Dylan’s work reminded us of a lyric line referencing Burgundy. Thus encouraged, libation was distributed from an ample jug.
A evening of conversing, ideas that are inscribed into many of our lives, demanded a first hand experience of the music. Osvaldo and Jeff accommodated.
So now as I’m leavin’ I’m weary as Hell The confusion I’m feelin’
Osvaldo soulfully covers a Dylan tune.
Ain’t no tongue can tell The words fill my head And fall to the floor If God’s on our side He’ll stop the next war – With God On Our Side
It would be unaccountably weird to mention our evening without hearing from the master, Bob Dylan himself. Music is a visceral experience, and one can talk meaningfully only after having the experience.
Jeff closes the evening with another sublime cover.
So here is a youtube URL that will allow you to hear and ponder for yourself Dylan’s performance of the song written in 1964, the third track on his album, The Times They Are A-Changin.
