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    Hi has anyone heard the Bob Dylan song "Murder Most Foul"
    there are references to some old-time tunes among all the other references, take a listen, it's on you tube just search for it.
    What do you all think of "Murder Most Foul"?
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    Yes. I like it, although I usually prefer guitar based songs. Most think it was done some time ago, rather than being a 2020 song.

    https://youtu.be/3NbQkyvbw18


    There are several articles on the song. Here's one:

    https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rder-most-foul

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    Interesting lyrics. Supposedly recorded 8 years ago and never released. Oh yeah, it's a 17 minute song......

    Weird deadpan delivery with inflection on seemingly the wrong words, IMHO......but, I guess that is typical Dylan....

    Odd to write a song about the Kennedy assassination -- unless he was inspired/motivated by all the 50-year anniversary coverage on cable tv back then, I'm guessing.

    Doesn't really have a killer hook, IMHO, although the lyric "Murder Most Foul" could lend itself to one with a different arrangement.....of course, when Dylan plays it live it will sound nothing like the record anyway..........(that's a good thing, I'm a fan of his live shows, weird as they can be.....)

    My summary, good song, but certainly no "Tangled Up In Blue" or "Subterranean Homesick Blues".........

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    It is what it is, but it kinda sounds like a demo or work up of another song from Tempest or Modern Times. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard some of those lyrics in another song, but I could be wrong and I can’t quite put my finger on it without further investigation. Regardless, it’s definitely worth a listen.

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    This from the linked article:

    "Dylan last released original material on his album “Tempest,” from 2012."


    Dylan and original material ?

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    to me this isn't a song as much as a musical, historical tome... a darker version of "American Pie"...

    i dig it.

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    I like Bob Dylan but not this song .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glassweb View Post
    to me this isn't a song as much as a musical, historical tome... a darker version of "American Pie"...

    i dig it.
    I had that same impression...
    I, too, dig it.
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