Er werd beweerd dat de songtekst van “The Boxer” van Paul Simon een aanval was op Bob Dylan. Dylan op zijn beurt nam de song op voor zijn “Self Portret” album, waarbij het woord “glove” verving door “blow”.
3 opmerkingen:
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"In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminder of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'Til he cried out in his anger and his shame I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains Yes, he still remains ...”
If the boxer ,taking the count, is still down when the referee calls the count of ten , the referee shall wave both arms indicating that the boxer has been knocked out. 10...? 10 cc But it’s only 3 instead of ten 0 with a Steely Dan Counting Crow said in Hard Candy: Got a message in my head That the papers had all come Richard Manuel is dead.
3 opmerkingen:
"In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder of every glove that laid him down or cut him
'Til he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
Yes, he still remains ...”
“Hurricane” van Dylan is een protestsong over Rubin Carter, een bokser die onterecht (vanwege zijn huidskleur) is veroordeeld voor moord.
If the boxer ,taking the count, is still down when the referee calls the count of ten , the referee shall wave both arms indicating that the boxer has been knocked out.
10...?
10 cc
But it’s only 3 instead of ten
0 with a Steely Dan
Counting Crow said
in Hard Candy:
Got a message in my head
That the papers had all come
Richard Manuel is dead.
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