Sunday, November 4, 2007

Bob Dylan Is Hungry

Recently, some of Bob Dylan's original studio recordings have been uncovered. On one of these recordings, it was discovered that Dylan's popular song, "Hurricane" originally had some rather strange lyrics. It seems that Dylan got extremely hungry in the middle of recording the nearly 9 minute long song, and it showed. Here are the lyrics in the final version:

Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
But he never did like to talk about it all that much
It's my work he'd say and I do it for pay
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail
But then they took him to the jailhouse
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse.

Now here are the original lyrics:

Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
Hey, why don't we go get some Chinese food for lunch?
I want some chow mein I'll say, and then I'll pay
And get it to-go so I can soon be on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail
Oh, they took Rubin to the jailhouse
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse.

Pat doesn't understand why he changed the lyrics. Pat is crazy.

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