"Tangled Up In Blue": What's the Best Version?
About the Song Alright, alright, we all know that "Tangled Up in Blue" is Bob Dylan's magnum opus. It tells a hell of a story, it's in the third person, first person, and zooms through the past, present, and future. It's a life simultaneously observed from the ground floor and from above, and perhaps, stands as the ultimate statement about Bob Dylan's romantic life. True to it's never ending and kaleidoscopic nature, there are dozens of versions of this tune available for listening. The genesis of this evolving song is the first cut off of 1975's Blood on the Tracks . It's not the best version of the song, but it does set a baseline standard of excellence in which all subsequent versions of this song are judged. Time to rank 'em: 1. "Tangled Up In Blue": Real Live , 1984 Somehow, burned out 1980's Bob pulled more emotion out of this song than ever before during his 1984 tour of Europe. Lucky for us, this version saw the li
The point is, North Korea never seems to change. The unimaginable repression. The anti-American rhetoric. Threats of war. The malnourished, isolated, and information poor populace.
President Trump is the only wild card in this equation, a joker that risks a dangerous war with the most predictable regime on the planet.
I am dismayed that Mr. Kristof is sounding the drums of war based on his "feelings" regarding the first visit he's had to North Korea since 2005. President Trump has already jeopardized a stable situation. No need to legitimize his talk of war further but claiming that it is inevitable.
Certainly, it's ok to feel "discomforted" after a visit to the most repressive regime on earth. But is war is the only likely outcome here when deterrence has worked for over 50 years?