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| From | <zoogang@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: 25 overrated thingies |
| Date | Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:49:21 -0500 |
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---- Stewart Mason <craigtorso@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Dylan is kind of like the Mona Lisa at this point. We've always been
> told that the Mna Lisa is the best painting of all time, and most of
> us haven't bothered to investigate further to see if we really believe
> that. Similarly, if you asked someone who didn't really care about
> pop music who the best songwriter of the '60s was, most of them would
> say Dylan, just because they've heard he's the best and they haven't
> bothered to see for themselves.
>
That's pretty pathetic, but I bet it's true. Although I would be surprised if people said, for instance, Lennon and McCartney were the best songwriters of the '60s and hadn't bothered to see for themselves.
Alan
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