first off, i strongly believe that this about Edie Sedgwick and Bob Dylan. It has been said that Blonde on Blonde was mostly inspired by edie. I think maybe because she dyed her hair blonde so many times, repeatedly dying over the hair that was already dyed. The songs that are most said to be based off of her are "like a rolling stone" "leopard skin pill box hat" and "just like a woman." they all portray a poor little rich girl character living off of dad' pocket book. a very vulnerable, sensitive, confused girl. i beleive this song "4th time around" is about their 4th time sleeping together. dylan denies it, but it widely recognized that they did have a little love affair. little, but nonetheless intense. and inspiring to dylan as a poet. it's rumored that she ended up aborting a child by dylan. the clue might be that it says the picture of you in your wheelchair and i never asked for your crutch. very shortly after edie met dylan for the first time late december 1964, she got in a car accident leaving her with a broken leg and lacerated forehead. she was in a wheelchair and had crutches for awhile, like till february. so the affair with dylan came about spring 65' so she might of had a picture of herself in a wheel chair and some crutches. the main story is the "morning after" story. they've made love and this is how they interact in the morning. it seems that this guy is actually Dylan. he is not really serious about this relationship. the whole she put on her boots and straightened her suit. very edie. edie loved wearing tall leather boots. she worked on his face (slapping) before breaking his eyes (black eye). she asks whatelse you got left as in she sees this as a fight, dylan probably wasn't hitting but flinging his arms out to keep from getting hurt. when she says everyone must give something back for something they get, she was angry and saying like fine. if you're gonna treat me like a hooker, you got to give me something in return. and when he says why? it's a sly way of saying why do you have to get something in return in this relationship. isn't this enough? just having a good time. it's also him being smartass like he doesn't understand how prostitutes work, and she says don't be cute. and he being the smartass that he is gives her his freaking gum. she gets offended by the fact that she is only worth a stick of gum to him so she throws him out. and then he knocks on the door for his shirt. in the process the jamaican rum gets out, and being drunk edie forgives dylan for everything and takes his gum and basically compromises with that because she's sad and lonely and desperate for affection. the whole tantrum where she turns red and rolls on the floor definitely sounds like edie drunk and getting frustrated because she can't speak clearly to dylan because she's plastered and chewing gum. basically she ends up passing out on the floor and dylan decides to cover her up and look through her drawers. i mean, who doesn't look through their boyfriend's/girlfriend's drawers when their drunk? she took him in (sex) didn't waste time meaning she was very aggresive. and the whole crutch thing is i never asked for your help so don't ask me to be your aid. you're too needy. i can't take it anymore.
first off, i strongly believe that this about Edie Sedgwick and Bob Dylan. It has been said that Blonde on Blonde was mostly inspired by edie. I think maybe because she dyed her hair blonde so many times, repeatedly dying over the hair that was already dyed. The songs that are most said to be based off of her are "like a rolling stone" "leopard skin pill box hat" and "just like a woman." they all portray a poor little rich girl character living off of dad' pocket book. a very vulnerable, sensitive, confused girl. i beleive this song "4th time around" is about their 4th time sleeping together. dylan denies it, but it widely recognized that they did have a little love affair. little, but nonetheless intense. and inspiring to dylan as a poet. it's rumored that she ended up aborting a child by dylan. the clue might be that it says the picture of you in your wheelchair and i never asked for your crutch. very shortly after edie met dylan for the first time late december 1964, she got in a car accident leaving her with a broken leg and lacerated forehead. she was in a wheelchair and had crutches for awhile, like till february. so the affair with dylan came about spring 65' so she might of had a picture of herself in a wheel chair and some crutches. the main story is the "morning after" story. they've made love and this is how they interact in the morning. it seems that this guy is actually Dylan. he is not really serious about this relationship. the whole she put on her boots and straightened her suit. very edie. edie loved wearing tall leather boots. she worked on his face (slapping) before breaking his eyes (black eye). she asks whatelse you got left as in she sees this as a fight, dylan probably wasn't hitting but flinging his arms out to keep from getting hurt. when she says everyone must give something back for something they get, she was angry and saying like fine. if you're gonna treat me like a hooker, you got to give me something in return. and when he says why? it's a sly way of saying why do you have to get something in return in this relationship. isn't this enough? just having a good time. it's also him being smartass like he doesn't understand how prostitutes work, and she says don't be cute. and he being the smartass that he is gives her his freaking gum. she gets offended by the fact that she is only worth a stick of gum to him so she throws him out. and then he knocks on the door for his shirt. in the process the jamaican rum gets out, and being drunk edie forgives dylan for everything and takes his gum and basically compromises with that because she's sad and lonely and desperate for affection. the whole tantrum where she turns red and rolls on the floor definitely sounds like edie drunk and getting frustrated because she can't speak clearly to dylan because she's plastered and chewing gum. basically she ends up passing out on the floor and dylan decides to cover her up and look through her drawers. i mean, who doesn't look through their boyfriend's/girlfriend's drawers when their drunk? she took him in (sex) didn't waste time meaning she was very aggresive. and the whole crutch thing is i never asked for your help so don't ask me to be your aid. you're too needy. i can't take it anymore.
wow. where did you get all that information from? i understand the song so much better, i mean i got it, but not how it related to him and his life.
wow. where did you get all that information from? i understand the song so much better, i mean i got it, but not how it related to him and his life.
two thumbs up. :)
two thumbs up. :)
@me4th you left out the fact that the melody and lyrics were satirizing John Lennon’s ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)...
@me4th you left out the fact that the melody and lyrics were satirizing John Lennon’s ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)...