50 seconds of the second song from “Tempest” got dropped on YouTube.
Some pundits have been hyping “Tempest” as Dylan’s last CD. Don’t count on that. Bob Dylan shows no signs of ending his 50 year recording and performing career. I expect he will be performing into his 90s.
With a tune taken straight from Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man”, Bob Dylan has created another Dylan classic with “Early Roman Kings”.
The lyrics are nothing like what one might think about “Early Roman Kings” and follows Dylan’s penchant for songs with multiple meanings.
The title is a word play on the Roman Empire and the Bible with the Books of Kings and Romans. What the song is about is for you to decide. Continue reading