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"Love And Theft", Track #2

SCOTT H: In a very strange way, this song is a "Visions of Johanna" of the later period. Very different songs, of course...similar impact on the listener. I think this is due to the power of the lyrics. Word paintings abound...the most powerful to me is "My clothes are wet, tight on my skin...not as tight as the corner that I've painted myself in..." This song will stand as a Dylan classic. (10/05/11)

CHUCK: I think this song comes closed than any other to being Dylan's autobiography. It's my #1 (barely ahead of "red River Shore" @ Bill Cohen: Great observation! (08/30/11)

KEVIN: Top-notch song. I have my own interpretations of its meaning, but don't well all. One of his best in my eyes (05/19/11)

DIANA: My favorite one on this album. Well, I think Bob has probably done his share of not respectable actions but he has been fairly successful keeping them out of general public knowledge. Not to imply he is a bad person, just flawed in some areas as are we all. (09/15/09)

TJ: Very nice song. I also like the slower version just as much (07/11/09)

ANDO DOUGLAS: At times I agree that Dylan's lyrics are almost ridiculously bleak ("Every moment of existence seems like some dirty trick"). Here, though, the narrator's hopeless predicament is portrayed with enough expansiveness, nay humour, that even if every moment of hope gets dashed one line on, it still holds together as the floating thoughts of some grizzled seafarer. (08/07/06)

ANNA SCHUMACHER: It's just a great song, great ambiance (04/08/06)

BILL COHEN: Dylan says "The only thing that I did wrong, was to stay in mississippi a day too long". One of his backup singers became pregnant with his now teen age daughter. Dylan married her mother, and seems to be in touch with his teen-age daughter. No matter what happens, Bob Dylan always does the respectable thing. There is never a scandal regarding his behavior. He never appears in gossip rags. He is a true gentleman. (02/03/06)