03-22-2011, 11:09 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by littlereddevil
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I think you are getting trolled my friend... and I love the youtube comments:
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"Gotta get down to the bus stop, gotta see my friends..." refers to watching your friends boarding the bus to go off to war. "kickin in the front seat, sittin in the back seat, gotta make up my mind, which seat I take." shows Dylan's conflict about the war. In one seat, he's for the war, but in the other seat he's against it. So he needs to make up his mind which seat to take. There are all sorts of references like this throughout the song. This is truly one of Dylan's finest works.
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People have started sharing their inspirational stories about the song as well:
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after my horrific genital motorbike accident in Chernobyl, i was told i would never be able to smile again, until that day during the great orphans strike when this song played over the radio in that hospital room shared with the other thirty badly mutilated patients, the only family i had left, the doctors claimed it was a miracle when we all stood together and held hands singing along to the inspirational lyrics, ever since i have waited for the day before Saturday, i thank god for this song
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During boot camp in 1968 I met a great guy named Sam. We had a lot in common and he was the best friend I ever had. He had a radio and sometimes we'd listen to it and this song would come on. We both loved this song. When we finally were sent to 'Nam, we were in different parts of the country. We sent letters regularly, then I stopped hearing from him. I didn't find out until I came home, but Sam died on Friday, July 17, 1971. Every time I hear this song, I think of Sam. Love you brother.
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This song saved my life.. it got me through my alcohol addiction back in 72....I had no friends and my wife had left me...friday was the day iŽd get drunk and violent with my children and wife so it really struck a chord with me the satirical way dylan approached that day cause iŽd never know which day it was and what day would follow, and when youre drunk its very hard to tell which seat you can take... its a reminder never to touch alcohol again and it always reminds me of that summer
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