A simple desultory philippic

I’ve been blogging for 17 straight days! (A new personal record)

If you’re wondering, my musical muse Paul Simon’s song “A Simple desultory Philippic” really captured my mood today!

This is a spoof on Bob Dylan, specifically, his song "Subterranean Homesick Blues," which is sung in a similar talking blues/rapping style.

Written in 1965, Bob Dylan was at that time the be-all-end-all for folk music fans - he was being called "a genius,” the "spokesman of a generation," etc.

Paul Simon may have been more than a little frustrated that he- the guy who comes up with a lyrical masterpiece like "The Sound of Silence" is overshadowed by the guy who writes lyrics like "Your dancing child with his Chinese suit, He spoke to me, I took his flute, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?"

Is this Paul saying, "See how easy this Dylan shit is? I could do it too if I wanted."

And

T H A T is the mood I am in today!