Blowin' In The Wind

Song: Blowin' In The Wind
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Category: Folk

original album art...

Memorable Lyrics: 
How many roads most a man walk down
Before you call him a man ?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand ?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


Last Heard (other than in my head): 1 month ago - I try to take a good dose of Dylan at least once a month, for my health...


Stickyness Factor (1-10): - 5 - wish this one was a bit stickier...


Thoughts: 
I love it when this one stays with me throughout the day.  This is very often accompanied by the repetitive whistling of the melody for hours at a time.  It's a powerful song, regarded as an anthem of the civil rights movement in the 60's.  Yet another great example of a Dylan song that became world famous (and ruined) by another artist, in this case, Peter, Paul, and Mary.  There have been several other covers, including translations into Swedish, Romanian, German, Italian, French, and Bengali...


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