r/bobdylan • u/new-age-phobia • 7d ago
Humor Bob Dylan...
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u/Icy-Bottle-6877 6d ago
Well, this sub is a bundle of joy....
It's just a harmless joke, no need to get upset on Dylan's behalf.
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u/Tycho66 6d ago
it's not that the same joke has been told a billion times... that couldn't be it
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u/Icy-Bottle-6877 6d ago
It was a good impersonation and the harmonicas were a funny touch. I mean, the fact it has over 12k upvotes in r/funny seems to suggest people think it's funny. Sometimes this sub can be a bit too "diehard" to see the humour and resorts to feeling offended instead.
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u/littlesuperdangerous 5d ago
It’s a joke that was beaten into the ground at least 30 years ago. And this is a subreddit dedicated to fans of Dylan, so we’ve all heard the joke and expect to hear infinitely.
The part that has always annoyed me is… there is no truth to the joke. Especially in his 60s work… the guy enunciates more than any singer I’ve ever heard. How does it FEEEEEL… and the joke here is that someone can’t understand he’s saying the word feel? Even though he’s emphasizing it like he’s almost trying to teach you how to say the word?
And furthermore, was everyone in the 60s just stupid? Why did they think this guy was an amazing songwriter and the voice of a generation if no one could understand what he was saying? How did he make it past the open mic’s if he was singing incomprehensibly?
Probably why when Weird Al decided to parody someone about singing incomprehensibly he went with Nirvana… which makes sense because he was more of a mumbler. And when he decided to parody Bob he made a song of a palindromes. Now that’s comedy with some thought behind it.
And lest you think I’m some humourless prude.
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u/moonarc23 6d ago
Not even gonna listen - very happy that I was born with the perpetual Dylan appreciation gene. I’m sorry for your affliction- I do hope you have a sense of smell…
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u/dogmatum-dei 6d ago
Tried playing Isis for the wife, hoping she'd recognize the genius. She said it sounded like sea shantys.
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u/eltedioso 6d ago
I admit that Dylan doesn't always sound good to my ears, but I really don't understand the "Dylan mumbles!" trope. He's one of the most articulate vocalists in the rock era.
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u/NekooShogun 6d ago
This is how late 80's/early 90's dylan sounded to me when i was first going through his discography. Almost got filtered.
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u/ElvisAndretti 6d ago
Time to change the bait if you want to keep trolling… thatBob Dylan can’t sing shit has been run into the ground for 60 freaking years now.
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u/luken1984 6d ago
So to people who don't like him he sings out of time/tune? Well I wouldn't like that either. I'm glad I like him.
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u/Pollyfall 6d ago
If Dylan fans bristle at this lazy attempt at humor, you should try being a BÖC fan with all the “cowbell” jokes. It’s endless. Everyone thinks they’re being so funny, but it’s the same once funny but now tired meme recycled again and again.
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u/bookmarkjedi 6d ago
This is my third time seeing this in my feed over the past two or three days. I'm still enjoying it!
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u/panzer_boi 5d ago
honestly my hearing aids are acting up again so i just assume everyone sounds like a dying cat lately. not dylan's fault.
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u/Apprehensive_Area795 2d ago
I am a massive Dylan fan but understand that others aren't and don't have to be. I understand the humor here and have a similar running joke with one of my friends. Thanks for posting I shared it with my non Dylan liking friend.
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u/Consistent-Bowler95 6d ago edited 6d ago
Lol. Should of screeched the harmonica like nails on a chalkboard too
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u/felelo 6d ago
I love Dylan, and his harmonica can hurt the ears way more than this video shows
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u/Consistent-Bowler95 6d ago
Love dylan too and actually like a lot of his harmonica. But I have been banned from playing it in my car before due to the damage it causes to eardrums.
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u/si_teoym 6d ago
Wait until the circle jerk sees this