In I am not there, I have a deep feeling for the opening sentence, only singing can spread like wildfire.
The reason why I am moved is very simple. If the pattern of this sentence is moved to China, it will become that only gossip can spread like wildfire.
Many people despise the profession of singer and think that it is nothing more than singing. I will not comment on such a view. However, no one can underestimate songs because they despise singers.
The shock, comfort, and feeling that songs bring to people are irreplaceable by anything else.
Not to mention, Bob Dylan is more than just a singer. He is the same figure as Che Guevara and Chairman Mao as a symbol of the times.
Really understand Bob Dylan from Ma Shifang's "Book of Yesterday", the book mentioned that when he first saw Bob Dylan, he was slightly hunched over, as if the weight of the whole world was on him .
Last year, Bob Dylan's the never ending tour came to China. I don't know if the audience who listened to him live in Beijing and Shanghai can still recall his strong figure in that distant era, but his singing should always be Never grow old, like his never-ending show.
There is a German film called "The World Is Submerged at Noon", a tribute to Bob Dylan, and the title of this review is "The World Is Submerged in Songs".
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