Wednesday, June 13, 2012
In the Bob Dylan video we watched in class, two of the folk artists, Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan himself, rejected titles that are typically assigned to folk artists, "topical songwriter" and "protest singer." Why do you think they did this? What does this say about how artists view themselves? How do you think artists are given these types of titles?
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I thing Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk rejected the titles because they didn’t want to be labeled or placed in a box. Some artists are given certain titles because of the style, or genre of music that they play and by the influences they have on listening audiences. Bob Dylan wanted impact the world through his music, but he didn’t want to be defined by the type music he played. He saw himself as an individual with his own unique style, and purpose and he didn’t want to be type casted in to what the media, politics or the social environment wanted him to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Izana. To elaborate I do believe that these artist wanted there songs to be judged by the lishener. They didn't want a bias opinion of their songs to be made before they are heard due to a political label placed on the artist.
ReplyDeleteBob Dylan, I believe said this about himself for the reason of not wanting to fit into a specific genre or sound like someone else. He wanted to play his music simply for the reason of playing his music. He played for people to hear and loved the music he wrote because he wrote it with such conviction and didnt want to be like everyone else, he wanted to be himself. Artists receive these labels for the way they play their music and the way they live their lives, Bob Dylan didnt do this, so he didnt want to be labeled.
ReplyDeleteBob Dylan had his own style of music. His songs were about everyday life. Some were about politics and about the issues on race.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else said, Bob Dylan didn't want to be type casted. He went about his music organically. He didn't care about poularity when he wrote his songs. So when he decided to make changes that his original folk counterparts didn't appreciate he remained true to himself.
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