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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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same desert
What does "we are on the same desert" mean?
In this context: “Now that years have gone by, I see that the message must have been his message through and through, not that I ever could articulate the message that well myself, but in hearing Jimi cover it, I realize he must’ve felt it pretty deeply inside and out and that somewhere back there his soul and my soul we’re on the same desert…It’s not a wonder to me that he recorded my songs but rather that he recorded so few of them because they were all his.”
Thanks in advance. : )
In this context: “Now that years have gone by, I see that the message must have been his message through and through, not that I ever could articulate the message that well myself, but in hearing Jimi cover it, I realize he must’ve felt it pretty deeply inside and out and that somewhere back there his soul and my soul we’re on the same desert…It’s not a wonder to me that he recorded my songs but rather that he recorded so few of them because they were all his.”
Thanks in advance. : )
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Apparently this is Bob Dylan talking about Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower". According to the link below, "desert" may be a reference to the setting of the song. Otherwise, if it means nothing specific, it may be just a poetic statement, and your image of it, given that you understand "soul" and "desert", is as good as anyone's.
- Apparently this is Bob Dylan talking about Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower".
- According to the link below, "desert" may be a reference to the setting of the song.
- Otherwise, if it means nothing specific, it may be just a poetic statement, and your image of it, given that you understand "soul" and "desert", is as good as anyone's.
- However, something has gone wrong with the transcription of the sentence.
- Either the punctuation is wrong, or "we're" should be "were".
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Apparently this is Bob Dylan talking about Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower". According to the link below, "desert" may be a reference to the setting of the song. Otherwise, if it means nothing specific, it may be just a poetic statement, and your image of it, given that you understand "soul" and "desert", is as good as anyone's. However, something has gone wrong with the transc
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Thanks a lot, I need it because I am writing an article about Dylan's influence on Hendrix, and I need to translate it. : )
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