17 MONDO SCRIPTO
Like A Rolling Stone One of Dylan’s best-known songs kicks off what may be his most influential album, Highway 61 Revisited; when released as a single in 1965 it became the longest one, at nearly seven minutes, ever played on pop radio up to that point. Like a number of Dylan’s most characteristic songs, such as ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ and ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’, this hinges on a repeated question – ‘How does it feel?’ – directed to a person who ‘used to laugh about’ the less fortunate, and who now has to reckon with a harsh comeuppance.
First album release: Highway 61 Revisited, 1965
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