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Dylan Week: Bob Dylan's 10 Most Bizarre Moments

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Ben Yakas

Published May 27, 2012

Modified May 27, 2012

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This slot could easily go to the entire Self-Portrait album—after all, Dylan essentially spat in the face of his own myth with that album. But barely four months after SP, Dylan quickly released New Morning, which was seen as Dylan making up for SP. It's a homey, warm record that sounds like the logical follow-up to Nashville Skyline. That storyline fits well...with one exception. "If Dogs Run Free" was Dylan dipping his toe into the waters of free jazz...spoken-word...something. It was goofy, for sure.

 

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Published May 27, 2012

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We've been celebrating Bob Dylan's 71st birthday with a series of posts this week. Because as mercurial as Dylan has always been, there is one thing we do know: for as long as Dylan has been writing songs, he has been writing to, for and about New York City.

So far, we've listed our favorite Dylan covers, looked at the Freewheelin' album cover art, explored songs written about Robert Zimmerman, seen how Dylan has been depicted in comic books, explored his love affair with NYC, and listed the worst Dylan covers ever.

We've taken a look at his New York life through video, songs, and story, and we've traced that story through a walking tour. We've flipped through the NY Times' back pages to highlight 14 vintage articles on Dylan from the 1960s and 1970s, and we've listened to him battle callers on the radio in 1966. Now we come to the end of Dylan Week with his ten goofiest moments:

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