From Surly Bard to Country Crooner: The Meaning Behind Bob Dylan’s “Lay, Lady, Lay”

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Imagine you’re listening to an AM radio in 1969 and, without hearing the DJ’s intro, you hear a lilting, straightforward love song with undeniable allure and the alliterative refrain of “Lay, Lady, Lay,” crooned by a voice with milky...

Imagine you’re listening to an AM radio in 1969 and, without hearing the DJ’s intro, you hear a lilting, straightforward love song with undeniable allure and the alliterative refrain of “Lay, Lady, Lay,” crooned by a voice with milky suavity. There’s no way you’re guessing that’s Bob Dylan, he who was to that point known […]

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