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“The "joker" here ["All Along the Watchtower" ] is the…” quote by Bob Dylan — Download Open image

“The "joker" here ["All Along the Watchtower" ] is the older [Bob] Dylan himself, whining about exploitation, and the thief's rejoinder re-contextualizes the earlier critique into the religious frames that would become more prominent as time went on.”

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