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(“…… the men who were haters of war are mounting the platform./An idiot wind blows; the conscience dies.” – Weldon Kees.1940) “IDIOT WIND” recorded by Bob Dylan December 27, 1974 50 years old today. A masterpeice a messterpeice of fractured emotions and traces of deep love (“Sweet lady ……. a lone soldier on the cross…
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Paul McCartney’s homespun classic album, Ram, is my favourite Symphony. It has all the grandeur, playfulness and adventure of the Beatles at their best but, unlike any Beatles album, is a total embodiment of love, celebrating his life with his wife Linda partially replacing his former partner John Lennon in his music.. Notes on the…