The inspiration for Bob Dylan’s song “Idiot Wind”:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot_Wind
“”Idiot Wind" was a derogatory phrase employed by Raeben and this may have inspired Dylan's use of it, although the term also appears in
Weldon Kees: "An idiot wind is blowing".
reddit.com/r/bobdylan/com…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot_Wind
“”Idiot Wind" was a derogatory phrase employed by Raeben and this may have inspired Dylan's use of it, although the term also appears in
Weldon Kees: "An idiot wind is blowing".
reddit.com/r/bobdylan/com…
2/"the poem June 1940 by Weldon Kees and that may have been the reference point.”
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind (Audio)
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind (Audio)
3/‘Not Without Violence’: The Disappearing World of Weldon Kees
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“…Like many left-leaning intellectuals of his age, Kees opposed America’s involvement in the Second World War. Raised by a generation of the wounded, his horror at the possibility of joining
…io.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/users/171/uplo…
“…Like many left-leaning intellectuals of his age, Kees opposed America’s involvement in the Second World War. Raised by a generation of the wounded, his horror at the possibility of joining
4/"another war – any war – was and ends with one of Kees’s most memorable lines:
[...] It is summer again, the evening is warm and silent.
The windows are dark and the mountains are miles away.
And the men who were haters of war are mounting the platforms. An idiot wind is
[...] It is summer again, the evening is warm and silent.
The windows are dark and the mountains are miles away.
And the men who were haters of war are mounting the platforms. An idiot wind is
5/"blowing; the conscience dies.
It was one of his early hits. Following its newspaper publication, he even began to receive fan-mail. That last line would inspire a well-known classic by a later writer – Bob Dylan’s Idiot Wind.”
It was one of his early hits. Following its newspaper publication, he even began to receive fan-mail. That last line would inspire a well-known classic by a later writer – Bob Dylan’s Idiot Wind.”
6/It is the eve of a possibly a new American president,
Relations between North Korea and the U.S. are stagnant.
And the hawks and defense contractors are strategizing.
An idiot wind is blowing; the spirit of peace could die.
Unless we stand up for the rights of North Korea,
Relations between North Korea and the U.S. are stagnant.
And the hawks and defense contractors are strategizing.
An idiot wind is blowing; the spirit of peace could die.
Unless we stand up for the rights of North Korea,
7/Acknowledge their sovereignty and right to defend.
The most powerful nation on Earth must surely be able
To co-exist with a smaller power that only wants to live in peace.
The most powerful nation on Earth must surely be able
To co-exist with a smaller power that only wants to live in peace.
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