Jun 15, 2019 · Either way, certain aspects of the song seem generally clear. The “watchtower” is symbolic of the overall society and perhaps more-specifically the hierarchy which controls it. “The joker” and the “the thief” may represent certain types of mind frames.
Written by: Bob Dylan “There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth None of them along the line know what any of it is worth” “No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke
A classic song from Dylan’s John Wesley Harding. The meaning is cryptic; there have been theories of it being about everything from the Vietnam War to Armageddon. Some… Read More Dec. 27, 1967 1
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