08-11-2021, 06:23
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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
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.