My new favorite song: Dylan's The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. I heard this song a long time ago with my dad, and I loved it. We heard it on the radio; my dad's Dylan collection did not include this number. I never forgot it, though, the slow paced beauty of the sweet melody contrasted with the horrific tale of Hattie Carroll. My friend Eric gave me a CD recently which included this pearl. The song is sorrowful and paced, as contrasted to Dylan's more famous song of the American justice's system injustice, whose angry passion is driven into one's soul with such force as to make one upset. Hattie Carroll, though, is truly tragic. A beautiful, true, and sorrowful song. Everyone should listen to it.
"But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the time for your tears."
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