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Hugo
 Post subject: Brains in Modern Times
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 05:25 GMT 

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The word "brain" or "brains" appears in five of the songs on Modern Times.

That seems interesting to me. It's such a specific word.
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Somebody Naked
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 06:21 GMT 
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Have a listen for "heart" and "soul" too, if memory serves (and you may as well throw in "mind"); and you're on your way to getting to the, er, heart of the album itself.
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man on a bridge
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 10:36 GMT 
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She's the brains behind pa 8)

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Solo Teem
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 16:20 GMT 
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He also made reference to the world being round, and yet felt the need to remind us again in 2012. His skin turned brown in 2009 and then his baby burned her brains out in 2012. Lots of repetition of prayers among the albums, deities not otherwise specified.

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smoke
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 16:30 GMT 
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Something about how those “brains” are deployed made it stand out for me at the time, and ever since. I have never found a satisfying explanation, though.
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dylanswife
PostPosted: Tue October 23rd, 2018, 18:13 GMT 
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Hugo wrote:
The word "brain" or "brains" appears in five of the songs on Modern Times.

That seems interesting to me. It's such a specific word.



Didn't brain shown up a few times in that 1997 album too?
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yellowrailroad
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 11:11 GMT 

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dylanswife wrote:
Hugo wrote:
The word "brain" or "brains" appears in five of the songs on Modern Times.

That seems interesting to me. It's such a specific word.



Didn't brain shown up a few times in that 1997 album too?


And on Tempest according to Long And Wasted years, "the sun can burn your brains right out".
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rtocchet
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 14:17 GMT 

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Ready for this???? He also used the word "THE" in EVERY song on that album. Genius!!!!! :roll:
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Leonard
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Satanic Dylan Fan
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 17:41 GMT 

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"Hey! Who could your lover be?
Let me eat off his head so you can really see."

"Brains in the pot, they're beginning to boil.
They're dripping with garlic and olive oil."

Have any of you eaten the brains of an animal or a human? I have. The best way I can describe it is that it tastes like pork, with the consistency of creamy scrambled eggs.

Eating brains -- which contain B-complex vitamins, plus C, calcium, magnesium and zinc -- helps keep your own brain healthy and can improve specific mental tasks, such as memory and concentration.

Food for thought.
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my precious time
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 20:37 GMT 
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Solo Teem wrote:
He also made reference to the world being round, and yet felt the need to remind us again in 2012.


I wonder if there are Dylanologists in the Flat Earth Society who analyze Bob's lyrics in a way to find confirmation for their beliefs. :lol:
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mjmooney
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 20:48 GMT 

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Brains, you say? Image
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dylanswife
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 21:00 GMT 
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my precious time wrote:
Solo Teem wrote:
He also made reference to the world being round, and yet felt the need to remind us again in 2012.


I wonder if there are Dylanologists in the Flat Earth Society who analyze Bob's lyrics in a way to find confirmation for their beliefs. :lol:


Tangled live had a line about the earth being flat or round.... leaving him with a bad taste in his mouth lol
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Hugo
PostPosted: Wed October 24th, 2018, 23:24 GMT 

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rtocchet wrote:
Ready for this???? He also used the word "THE" in EVERY song on that album. Genius!!!!! :roll:


You really think the frequency of "the" and "brains" is comparable?
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rtocchet
PostPosted: Fri October 26th, 2018, 14:23 GMT 

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Hugo wrote:
rtocchet wrote:
Ready for this???? He also used the word "THE" in EVERY song on that album. Genius!!!!! :roll:


You really think the frequency of "the" and "brains" is comparable?


Do you really think It's alright Ma I'm only bleeding makes any sense???
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Narrow Way
PostPosted: Fri October 26th, 2018, 14:36 GMT 
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Do you really think It's alright Ma I'm only bleeding makes any sense???[/quote]

Uhh? Not sure where you're going with that.
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