Who Really Wrote the Band’s “The Weight”?
Even if members of the Band could speak from their graves we couldn’t trust what they said about who wrote “The Weight”.
Jim Curtis
Jim Curtis is the author of "Decoding Dylan. Making Sense of the Songs that Changed Modern Culture" (2017, McFarland). "Decoding Dylan" is his followup to his earlier book "Rock Eras. Interpretations of Music and Society, 1954-1984" (2003, Bowling Green University Popular Press).
Is ‘Murder Most Foul’ Bob Dylan’s State of the Union Address?
The implication of Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul”, expressed with an understated passion, is that in 2020, it may not be just the music or even the president that has died.