In this entry we will listen and study in detail some of the most famous songs by Bob Dylan as a way to appreciate English language through music and learn new vocabulary and expessions.
But first of all let´s debate: Did he, in your opinion, deserve a Nobel Prize?
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel prize in literature, says the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius. Announcing the award she says Dylan ‘created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition’. He is the first songwriter to win the award and the first American to win since Toni Morrison in 1993.
Read this article published in The Guardian newspaper where you can find the lyrics of some of his most famous songs.
The New York Times also published a whole lesson plan about Bob Dylan. Follow the link to complete the activities.
LIKE A ROLLING STONE
This song was released as a single in 1965 and then included on the album Higway 61 Revisited in the same year. It lasts over six minutes and it´s probably Dylan´s most influential song- in 2004, Rolling Stones magazine declared "Rolling Stones" the greatest song of all times, "No other pop song has so thoroughly challenged and transformed the comercial laws and artistic convections of its time" (www.tuneintoenglish.com)
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