What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BOB DYLAN "oh mercy" cd, 1989

his twenty-sixth...
barely scraped the top30 in US,AU,CAN but a top ten album in the UK...
a decent rockin' album from Mr.D...
nothing bad on here but at the same time nothing i would consider 'classic dyaln',
just an allround consistent effort.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

the lead off single:






We live in a political world
Where love don't have any place
We're living in times where men commit crimes
And crime don't have a face.

We live in a political world
Icicles hangin' down
Wedding bells ring and angels sing
And clouds cover up the ground.

We live in a political world
Wisdom is thrown into jail
It rots in a cell misguided as hell
Leaving no one to pick up the trail.

We live in a political world
Where mercy walks the plank
Life is in mirrors, death disappears
Up the steps into the nearest bank.

We live in a political world
Courage is a thing of the past
The houses are haunted, children aren't wanted
Your next day could be your last.

We live in a political world
The one we can see and feel
But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck
We all know for sure that it's real.

We live in a political world
The cities are a lonesome fear
Little by little, you turn in the middle
But you're never sure why you're here.

We live in a political world
Under the microscope
You could travel anywhere and hang yourself there
You've always got more than enough rope.

We live in a political world
Turning and a-thrashing about
As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take
What looks like the easy way out.

We live in a political world
Where peace is not welcome at all
It's turned away from the door to wander some more
Or put up against the wall.

We live in a political world
Every thing's hers and his
Climb into the flame and shout God's name
But you're not even sure what it is