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Ode To Dylan by Annie Calder.
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I wrote Ode to Dylan on a “dare” from my attorney a few years back. We’d been discussing how Dylan had been recently awarded the Nobel prize and how he was the first songwriter to receive one. My attorney, who also knows I love a challenging writing assignment, suggested I write a song about Dylan’s refusal to show up in person to accept his award (although he did accept the prize money). The song starts out with my thoughts about Dylan in this situation, then they sort of morph into my thoughts about politics and the American presidential election and on to broader social and environmental issues facing humanity.
I’m basically an acoustic folk singer-songwriter, from California but currently based in the NYC/CT area, who’s been actively writing and performing songs over the past 15 years. I’ve released 5 CDs to date, both as artist Annie Calder and with my band, Endorphin Annie. My music is available on Spotify, AppleMusic, AmazonPrimeMusic and http://Soundcloud/anniecaldermusic”. Below are a few links for the listening. My website, anniecaldermusic.com, and my YouTube channel are both currently under revision.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tH2RJr9jHDKdv6xJiXucP?si=KknhRfciR0OpDqt5WJiagQ&dl_branch=1
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/annie-calder/476834397
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0063M9W80/annie-calder
Looking forward to listening to the published compilation, thanks for including me’ Annie
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Ode To Dylan lyrics
WAITED TWO WEEKS TO ACCEPT
TOOK HIS TIME, WHAT YOU’D EXPECT
DYLAN NEVER CARED ABOUT SOME PRIZE
PLAYED COACHELLA PUSHIN’ TUNES
TO DESCENDANTS OF THE BABY BOOM
NOT TOO BAD FOR OVER 75
SPEAKIN’ OF GREAT SONGS OF PAST
NOW MUSIC’S FREE BUT IT’S ALL CRAP
CREATIVITY’S A LOSIN’ CAUSE
COME TO THINK, BOB D’S A GOD
ONLY SONGSTER TO GET THE NOD
KINDA MAKES YA STOP, THINK ‘N PAUSE
‘CAUSE DYLAN IS AS DYLAN DOES
WHAT THE MATTER, WHAT THE FUSS
THANK YOU, TAKE THE MONEY, SHUT THE DOOR
GUESS THE NOBEL AIN’T SO NOBLE ANYMORE
USED TO BE WE TOOK TO TASK
TALKING HEADS, QUESTIONED FACTS
SEARCHING FOR A PURE ‘N SIMPLE TRUTH
USED TO BE WE HAD RESPECT
FOR PRESIDENTS THAT WE’D ELECT
NOW THAT LOGIC’S TOTALLY ASKEW
YEAH, POLITICS DWELLS FAR BELOW
VIDEO GAMES AND REALITY SHOWS
BOOKS ‘N VINYL TOSSED INTO THE FIRE
AND NO ONE READS AND NO ONE WRITES
WE DO WHAT TAKES US THROUGH THE NIGHT
‘TIL THE DAY WE DIE OR RETIRE
WHAT WE HAVE IS WHAT WE GET
NO VOTE’S A VOTE, WHAT’D YOU EXPECT
AND PROTESTING WON’T EVEN OUT THE SCORE
‘CAUSE THE GOVERNMENT CAN’T GOVERN ANYMORE
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GLOBAL WARMING, TOXIC WASTE
ENTIRE SPECIES GONE, ERASED
MOTHER NATURE’S BIGGER THAN US ALL
STILL WE FIGHT AND STILL WE BOMB
NOT SURE IF WE’LL BE ‘ROUND FOR LONG
LOVED THE RISE BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO FALL
YES, TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ SURE
BUT LET’S NOT FORGET WHO WE WERE
WHEN LOVE AND CARING WERE A WAY OF LIFE
FROM CITIES LARGE TO CREATURES SMALL
LET CHARITY BE OUR FINAL CALL
IF LOVE IS ALL WE NEED, LET’S GET IT RIGHT
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED
CARELESS IS THE HUMAN RACE
FORGETTING WHO WE’RE DOIN’ THIS ALL FOR…
NO HUMANITY’S NOT HUMANE ANYMORE
THE GOVERNMENT CAN’T GOVERN ANYMORE
AND THE NOBEL AIN’T SO NOBLE ANYMORE
Annie Calder, ASCAP
PRS Tunecode 477099EV
ISRC QZK6F2188366
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